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The Evolution of Russian Kokoshniki

The kokoshnik was a tall rounded or triangular traditional hat which was worn ceremonially in 19th century Russia, and was…

Medieval Russian Men’s Headwear, 13th-17th Centuries

It has been a while since I posted or worked on a translation. But, after a recent event with the…

Forging a Medieval English Pen Knife

Introduction Today I am displaying a pen knife, intended to be used in scribal arts for cutting quills from goose…

11th-century Russian-style Crossbow Quiver

Introduction Today I am displaying an 11th-century Russian-style quiver for crossbow bolts. The piece was constructed using woodworking, leather carving,…

Deciphering Medieval Cyrillic for Russian SCA Calligraphy

I often get asked how to find medieval versions of Cyrillic letters to map to modern Russian texts for the…

Adding categories to your EK Wiki Page

I was recently involved with an effort to update the list of Arts and Sciences categories available on the EK…

EK Wiki, ye saga continues!

In a previous post, I talked about how to create a page on the East Kingdom wiki site. In this…

Creating an EK Wiki Page

The SCA’s East Kingdom has a wiki where members of the populace can set up their own pages. This site,…

At Great Northeastern War XXXIII this year, I took on my first apprentice in the SCA, Caitrìona O’Siodhachain. As part of the ceremony, I wanted to give her a gift that related to her areas of interest, which include nature, illumination and embroidery. After thinking for a while, I came up with the idea of giving her a box to keep her embroidery materials in, and decorating it with an illuminated image.

Goldwork Embroidered Laurel Circlet, part 2

In my previous post, I talked about how I started creating my leather laurel circlet. Now that the leather was…