Captaincy recap
We just got back from Winter’s Gate’s Captaincy. A great time was had by all. Olivia played in the creek and promised that she wouldn’t get wet– she was soaked through within thirty minutes of our arrival. Fortunately, all the mud came out of her garb. Huzzah for the linen-cotton blend!
On Saturday, I got to do some field heraldry during the tournament, I had a lot of fun doing it, and probably should do a bit more of it. I also taught my Viking Embroidery class on Saturday to the group, and on Sunday to an individual. Most of the students came in with a knowledge of how to buttonhole or stem, so the majority of the class was spent on the Mammen stitch and on how to finish up the pouch. That really is a tough stitch to “get”. But once you’ve laid down the first three stitches, the stitch starts to fill itself in. By about stitch number five, that’s usually when the students have their “A-ha!” moment, which is always great to see. I taught a few people how to do Viking Whipcord, and got some string so I can help make the Principality/Kingdom cords for Purgonet in August.
I won a competition for a new Viking item. It was for my rust-colored linen apron dress that I’ve been working on. The dress is done, but the seam embroidery is still a work in progress. I’m decorating the seams in Greenlandic seam treatments, which I found in Woven into the Earth. I documented my spaghetti straps from Viking Clothing. My pattern for the dress is one that I modified from the Historiska Museet in Sweden, and I documented my false seams on the gores from Woven again.
I also took Morgana’s class in Flame Bargello. Great class. I’ve done some bargello work many years ago, and I’ve always loved it. I’m about halfway done with my piece, and I intend to use it to cover up my Altoids tin that I use to hold my sewing pins.
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