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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.

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Forging a Medieval English Pen Knife

11th-century Russian-style Crossbow Quiver

Deciphering Medieval Cyrillic for Russian SCA Calligraphy

Adding categories to your EK Wiki Page

EK Wiki, ye saga continues!

Creating an EK Wiki Page

Box Decorated with Cranes

Goldwork Embroidered Laurel Circlet, part 2

Goldwork Embroidered Laurel Circlet, part 1

An April Revel