Becoming a Scribe! If I can do it, you can too!
A journey of becoming a Scribe and an introduction on how to start.
Exhibit Category: 2020
Henna and Thread, Music and Dance
A look at four different arts…because why choose just one?
Solbella’s Geekery
Creativity and madness are all apart of the process.
All The World’s A Stage
I am setting myself the task of designing and creating 12 Shakespearean characters + Shakespeare himself in the styles they would likely have been first presented wearing between 1595-1607
Transitional Hennin
Research and creation of a couple of hennins as true to period as I could make them.
This Dragonfly’s Clothing and Scribal Projects: A Collection from Three Master of Defense Elevations
A doublet and two scrolls.
Art and Resources from the Scribalcorn!
Welcome to my little corner of Athenaeum!
The Art and Science of Throwing
Research into and experimentation with a thrown weapon that was designed to be used in combat situations: specifically a weapon that the Romans used in the 3rd – 5th centuries AD, called a plumbata.
Early Period Armenian Needle Lace
Armenian needle lace is reputed as having the oldest history of pure lace.
Danse Macabre Game, Coptic Tunic and Persian Calligraphy
Like most of us in the Hobby of a Thousand Hobbies, I have more irons in the fire than I had time to explain.
Foray into Period Embroidery
These projects have a broad range of historical accuracy but always with the intent to become more knowledgeable and move towards creating items that could have been found in our past.
Dressing up the Rapier
Recreation of three period Rapier hilts and how they were constructed.
Toothaches, Anesthesia, and Fertility Control – pre-1600s European Medicines
Some research in medieval medicine.
Isabella Whitney, Poetess
A new rabbit hole for a Bard.
Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: folio 44 Reproduction
Highlights from my project to reproduce one page from the Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta using the same tools and materials a 16th century scribe would have.
Bliauts and more: 12th Century Women’s Clothing
A selection of 12th century women’s garments including bliauts, a chemise, and other styles of dresses.
Silverpoint Drawings in the 16th Century Italian Style
An exploration of the challenges of drawing with silverpoint.
Accessories: Hoods & Hats
Several “mini” projects from 2020 in the realm of hats and accessories to work on my tailoring skills.
Reconstructing a Roman Dish: Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces of “Beans, Another Way”
An in-depth examination of a reconstruction of a Roman recipe.
Tools for escaping your Manor
First exhibit pieces representing an escape toolkit useful throughout history. Each kit contains a book, a story, a vessel, and a drink found in that period and location.
Paint on Silk
In the beginning Well- the beginning of my story anyway, It was not until a little less than 4 years…
Mobilier Medieval: Domestic and Vernacular Furniture
Why domestic furniture? As we learn about the people of the Middle Ages, we inevitably seek to discover how they engaged with their domestic environment. How did they physically approach their work? How did they sit and sleep? Did use of furniture reflect place in family, community, or society? What can materials and styles tell us about trade and the exchange of knowledge?
Applying Image Analysis to an Original Design in Opus Anglicanum
As I begin the journey to a Kingdom A&S entry, I would value feedback on my most complex entry, focused on analyzing Opus Anglicanum images.
I am just beginning and seeking insights on my concept, feedback on my planned process and early research, and tips for moving forward.
A Bycocket Fit For A Queen & A Honeycomb Smocked Apron
Nothing quite makes an outfit complete as having an amazing accessory that makes you feel great. This exhibit features two such accessories – a peacock feather and minivar bycocket, and a honeycomb smocked apron.
Hiding Modern Items Using Period Techniques
A look at an embroidered journal cover and a cart caparison
A Medieval Medicine Chest and A Garden of Herbs
Tools of the healer’s art, remedies, and bringing an herb garden to a Crown event.
So Many Hobbies, So Little Time: Crafty Times with Claire
A small selection of work I have done in various types, because I’m a squirrel and it’s too fun to stick to one hobby!
Aliter Dulcia
Experimentation and redaction of ‘Another Sweet’ from De Re Conquinaria, a 5th Century Roman Cookbook.
Teaching Tablet Weaving During the Plague and Beyond
Exploration of the Oseberg 12L1 woven band, the pattern, fibers, and theories about what it may have looked like in period. I have also been using modern technology to make learning more accessible to beginning tablet weavers.
How I Spent My Spring Pandemic
A sharing of some of the woodworking projects I have undertaken in the past year. Covering online classes, furniture making, and a walk through of bentwood boxes from log to finished box..
Knitting in the Baltic States: The Latvian Mitten
Research and Re-creation of a Baltic States mitten based on extant fragments from Estonia.
Late 14th Century Tabby Weave Plaid Fabric
A sample of wool cloth based on an extant textile excavated from Baynard’s Castle.
Embroidery in silk based on extant finds in the eras around the Song Dynasty.
Practical Research into San Gong Chuangzi Nu, the Three Bow, Little Bed Crossbow
San Gong Chuangzi Nu appears in a Song Dynasty document. There is a good bit of talk about it but no consensus as to how it worked. This project seeks to remedy that.
The Rise of Fashion: Italian and French Garb for 1385
I am fascinated by the history of fabrics and the stories we tell with clothing. My goal was to research and make two sets of garb that reflect the story of our SCA personas– an Italian merchant widow remarried to a Frenchman from a minor noble family.
Fairy Tales, Frame Stories, and The Quarantamaron
An overview of research into the history and evolution of fairy tales; a brief study of frame story narratives; and an introduction to an original project, Quarantameron.
Scandinavian Cuisine During the Vendel and Early Viking Age
In 2013 I decided to do a year of Viking food for events to match my persona. A short time later, after digging into research I realized this was not going to be a short term project. There are very few primary sources, arguably there are none. Everything that we have is secondary or tertiary and undoubtedly wrong. This presentation is my evolving work at becoming steadily less wrong.
Cartography in the SCA
A discussion of cartography, both historical and modern, my experiences in map making, and what was involved in my current project.
Disability in the Middle Ages and other projects
Disability in the Middle Ages research and other projects.
Laminated Leather Cases (Etui), based on 14th-16th century examples
Leather is a fantastic and underused material, and I am excited to keep learning about it. I hope other people want to learn about it, too.
Get more leather! Carry around your stuff!
Finger Loop Braids by Deorwine aet Earneleia
This exhibit includes some finger loop braids, some uses that I have put them to and PDFs with instructions to make them.