Broider Me 'Bethan

 Some pictures of the new bonnet with one of my embroidered coifs. (My actual head is a lot bigger than this foam hat form, so the bonnet an...

 I have been feeling more motivated and enthused to create lately. With the SCA in many parts of Australia starting to get back to normal, t...

  Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums, Nanas, Foster Mums, Step Mums, Pet Mums, Bereaved Mums and people who wish they could be Mums!

This is a guide to some terms which may be confusing to cooks who are new to SCA period recipes. The list is by no means exhaustive, and ter...

I have a lot of projects on the go which are going to take a LOT of time, and I have been feeling a bit unenthusiastic for the last few mont...

 A new family member has been keeping me very busy the last several weeks, and bringing that special level of insanity that only a puppy can...

I'm still not getting much done at all except for puppy related activities. Lack of sleep is not helping either. It's hard to imagin...

  There are still a few days to go on this Challenge, but I *know* I won't get my projects finished. My plans have been completely derai...

Once again, the month got away from me and I didn't achieve what I had planned. I didn't beat myself up about it too much because De...

 December and January have been very busy. A small, portable project that I was working on in December was making some bound buttons (as per...

 Wishing you all a safe and happy year in 2021.

 Compliments of the season to you all. Stay safe and have a much better year in 2021!

  In July I attended Polit Uni online and was lucky enough to see Mistress Miriam’s embroidery class. Mamluk and Middle-Eastern embroidery...

I'm trying to keep track of different types of embroidery motifs for easy reference. Here are some strawberry designs; I plan to keep up...