And now for the part *I* really want to blather about - MY team's entry!
We did Pictish, of course. My team this year was the apprenti (HRM Elizabeth, AEthelwahl, and Katlyn) and my Mama. This is sort of cheating, since my Mama is pretty much a human sewing machine and we were in the Pyxis division and were not supposed to be using anything mechanical. ;)
The Inventory:
Pre-made or purchased:
Bronze Mirror and Bone Comb - gifts, not made on site, but critical to the image of a Pictish Woman
Large brooch - St Ninian's Isle Treasure reproduction from Raymond's Quiet Press
Small duck-headed brooch - from The Crafty Celts - ducks like Pictish Brooch in the Met
Belt Buckle - also from Raymond's Quiet Press - Anglo-Saxon design with a pelta on the end, a motif common in Pictish art
One shoe - premade by AEthelwahl
Lampworked beads on necklace - by Moira nic Connell the Strongbow
Hairpin - purchased bead epoxy'd to a pin by Mr. S
Made or Assembled on site:
Coat - green and white handwoven wool tabby - wool trim cardwoven on site - handsewn and seams finished
Gown - brown wool twill - wool trim cardwoven on site - neckline embroidered with linen - handsewn and seams finished
Undergown - yellow linen twill - seam embellishment in blue linen - handsewn (seams not finished yet)
Belt - wool, cardwoven on site - assembled with purchsed belt buckle
One shoe and embroidery on both shoes' openings
Amber and Jet necklace
I was pretty happy with the outcome. I would like to have done more embroidery and maybe some more accessories. I did not account for how long it was going to take to do the cardweaving with the wool. It kept wanting to felt to itself and tangle and...ugh! PITA! But, this was my very first and second cardweaving projects (coat trim and belt), so I'll tak it as a win that I powered through it and got enough of it done for this project. Maybe next time I will try waxing the wool first...
We did get a few comments about no head covering, so I guess I need to revise my documentation to be clearer - There are examples of Pictish headcoverings, but they are only hooded short capes on crossbow hunters and hooded long tunics on monks - no individual hats or veils or hoods on women. (The only maybe veils appear on three women at the bottom of a crucifix - probably the three Marys, so probably not more widely applicable.)
And then there was that big fat meanie judge -![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
cassbunny ! She gave me negative wow! points because I would not let her keep my bling. *pout* ;P
All in all, a good time. There was that 6am "what insane sadistic bastard thought this was a good plan?... Oh. Yeah." but it is cool to look at the final product and see that wow, we did this really awesome thing. :)
We did Pictish, of course. My team this year was the apprenti (HRM Elizabeth, AEthelwahl, and Katlyn) and my Mama. This is sort of cheating, since my Mama is pretty much a human sewing machine and we were in the Pyxis division and were not supposed to be using anything mechanical. ;)
The Inventory:
Pre-made or purchased:
Bronze Mirror and Bone Comb - gifts, not made on site, but critical to the image of a Pictish Woman
Large brooch - St Ninian's Isle Treasure reproduction from Raymond's Quiet Press
Small duck-headed brooch - from The Crafty Celts - ducks like Pictish Brooch in the Met
Belt Buckle - also from Raymond's Quiet Press - Anglo-Saxon design with a pelta on the end, a motif common in Pictish art
One shoe - premade by AEthelwahl
Lampworked beads on necklace - by Moira nic Connell the Strongbow
Hairpin - purchased bead epoxy'd to a pin by Mr. S
Made or Assembled on site:
Coat - green and white handwoven wool tabby - wool trim cardwoven on site - handsewn and seams finished
Gown - brown wool twill - wool trim cardwoven on site - neckline embroidered with linen - handsewn and seams finished
Undergown - yellow linen twill - seam embellishment in blue linen - handsewn (seams not finished yet)
Belt - wool, cardwoven on site - assembled with purchsed belt buckle
One shoe and embroidery on both shoes' openings
Amber and Jet necklace
I was pretty happy with the outcome. I would like to have done more embroidery and maybe some more accessories. I did not account for how long it was going to take to do the cardweaving with the wool. It kept wanting to felt to itself and tangle and...ugh! PITA! But, this was my very first and second cardweaving projects (coat trim and belt), so I'll tak it as a win that I powered through it and got enough of it done for this project. Maybe next time I will try waxing the wool first...
We did get a few comments about no head covering, so I guess I need to revise my documentation to be clearer - There are examples of Pictish headcoverings, but they are only hooded short capes on crossbow hunters and hooded long tunics on monks - no individual hats or veils or hoods on women. (The only maybe veils appear on three women at the bottom of a crucifix - probably the three Marys, so probably not more widely applicable.)
And then there was that big fat meanie judge -
cassbunny ! She gave me negative wow! points because I would not let her keep my bling. *pout* ;P All in all, a good time. There was that 6am "what insane sadistic bastard thought this was a good plan?... Oh. Yeah." but it is cool to look at the final product and see that wow, we did this really awesome thing. :)
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