Broider Me 'Bethan

Several of my chemises and smocks need replacing, so earlier this year I made a new gathered chemise. It was made from a nice, soft recycled...

 Here is a beaded necklace I strung back in May as a gift for a friend. Glass beads and natural pearls on tiger tail with a purchased enamel...

I decided to do this little fish because it reminded me of a Dr Zeuss fish. It's pictured next to the original piece which I haven't...

I love frogs, and I found this cute little frog on Pinterest. I had to try and make a scribal trading card with froggie on it.  I'm not ...

Tadpole Dog found in the Maastricht Hours (housed in the British Library; Stowe 17, folio 192r). This manuscript was created in Leige in aro...

Another cute weird little guy; this time from the St Omer Manuscript held in the British Library, Add MS 36684.

  Another weird little guy from a medieval manuscript. This one is from a manuscript held in the Morgan Library. He is from a Psalter, Frenc...

I couldn't resist this strange little dog bird from the Bestiaire of Pierre Beauvais, Bibliotheque Nationale de France, NAF 13521. 

 Another phoenix, inspired by folio 24r, Bibliotheque Nationale de France, lat. 6838B [Bestiary Second Family]   Medieval Bestiary : Manuscr...

 Here is another one. This depressed duck is actually a phoenix. (Grootseminarie Brugge, MS. 89/54 [Ter Duinen Aviary], folio 77v)

Oh my! It has certainly been a very long time since I posted.  I have been very busy over the last several months with multiple projects tha...

 Wishing you all a prosperous and peaceful holiday season!

Here are the devices I worked on the Lochac Order of Defence cloak for some of the local members of the Order. The devices are worked in bla...

I recently had the privilege of adding the devices of local members of the Order of Defence to the Lochac Order of Defence cloak. The cloak ...

After jet setting for more than four months (returned to India for incorrect postage and re-posted,) my gold work embroidery threads have fi...

I made another split stitch heraldic badge this year, for a friend. Instead of working the white split stitches in an oval shape around the ...

I needed some little baggies to keep some metal girdles in so that they don't tangled up and damaged, so I was very happy when I found a...

I recently was surprised to find a folder on my computer with notes on old projects and research notes that I meant to blog about. I hope yo...

I made this embroidered band last year thinking I might use it on the front of a chemise. I had a big SCA event recently, and I decided to u...

 It has been a hectic couple of months between health issues and lots of SCA projects. I have changed shape, and recently discovered that a ...

I finished this large embroidered heraldic device last year. It is worked in wools, predominantly in split stitch. I traced the heraldic des...