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Cathelina di Alessandri | A place on the web for my 15th century alter ego!
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A place on the web for my 15th century alter ego! Clothing– A 15th Century Italian Wardrobe. Clothing- A 15th Century Burgundian Wardrobe. Kathelyne’s Wardrobe- Post 15th Century and Non-Historical Pursuits. Welcome to my little spot on the web for my 15th century persona, Cathelina di Alessandri. For those of you who have visited me recently at the Abbey Medieval Festival, hello again! To those who have stumbled upon this page via other means, welcome! Looking to buy reenactment and crafting supplies?
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Spinning | Cathelina di Alessandri
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A place on the web for my 15th century alter ego! Clothing– A 15th Century Italian Wardrobe. Clothing- A 15th Century Burgundian Wardrobe. Kathelyne’s Wardrobe- Post 15th Century and Non-Historical Pursuits. Throughout history and around the world there have been many forms of handspinning but they can be divided up into three main types:. Suspended spinning, where the spindle dangles from the thread it forms. Supported spinning, where the spindle rests against a surface. Grasped spinning is still seen i...
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Arachne's Blog: Weaving Vadmal IV - Fulling
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Thursday, 1 January 2015. Weaving Vadmal IV - Fulling. Two days before the vadmal weaving class were suppose to go the fulling mill in Skrekarhyttan. I realised had woven a lot less than I thought I had. A lot less as in only about half of what I had in the loom. Six metres of fabric do not a medieval dress make (well, it does actually, but I wanted all. Two hours before my ride to the fulling mill came to pick me up, I cut the fabric out of the loom. The fulling mill ( link to photos. My real name is Vi...
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Arachne's Blog: October 2013
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Monday, 28 October 2013. These Boots Are Made for Walking - a very, very late report from the Winter March. When it comes to reenactment, few things are as effctive as a planned event to get me working on Stuff I Need. In February 2013, it was time for Albrecht Bössor. This post deals with the boots and the winter march. The next one will be about the pilgrimage! The boots are the fourth pair of shoes l've made and I based them on a find from the ubiquitous Shoes and Patten. Boot in the making. The finis...
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Late 15th Century White Hood or Coif – Transition Period / War of the Roses | sevenstarwheel
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Meanderings through the 15th century. Mary Rose Leather Bottle 81A2218. February 1, 2012. Late 15th Century White Hood or Coif – Transition Period / War of the Roses. I’ve been pondering this hood for the past couple of years and even made several different patterns for it. Frustratingly, none of them ever looked quite like those depicted in illustrations. The explanation often given for this problem is, it’s the artist’s conception, it didn’t/couldn’t really look like that . Artwork in the 15. This brin...
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Taschen: Progress all around
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My exploration (and attempts at reconstruction) of Early- through Late-Medieval purses, pouches, and bags with a focus on embroidery and other methods of surface decoration. So it appears that long swaths of time between posts are just going to have to be the norm. But, dear readers, I have been making progress (albeit slowly) on a few things:. First, the blue lattice-work purse, the embroidery portion of which I had finished late in August of 2010 (post here. Post I think this will be the last bit of Ge...
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A Frolic through Time: Weaving Handspun Yarn: Increasing Fascination, Research Extension
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Costuming Blogs and Sites. Full Text Fashion Magazines. Friday, December 05, 2014. Weaving Handspun Yarn: Increasing Fascination, Research Extension. Measuring out 50 yards on the homemade skein winder. Christopher and I spin together. Now we are weaving together. Months ago we made yarn from Tuesday the alpaca's so-soft-you-bury-your-face-in-it hair. Since his brother has a woolen scarf I knit for him, Christopher has been agitating for one too, and we've agreed to learn to weave it together. Christophe...
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The Underdress Only Theory | 15th Century Sewing
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A Blog for my 15th Century Sewing. The Underdress Only Theory. April 1, 2016. March 12, 2016. Support for the Chemiseà Kirtle à Gown theory can be seen in any painting that shows the undergown’s hem being the same colour as the v of fabric showing under the neckline of the gown. 1450s and c. 1480, UNKNOWN MASTER, Flemish, Last Judgment and the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Staatliche Museen, Berlin (detail) Here you can see the the gown is worn over a red kirtle. The Open Front Two Kirtle Theory. On Picture ...
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Arachne's Blog: Weaving Vadmal I - Getting started
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Sunday, 7 December 2014. Weaving Vadmal I - Getting started. After years of staring miserably at my empty loom, I finally decided what I needed to get weaving again: set deadlines and external pressure. That might not sound like much fun, but when it comes in the form of a parttime, wool-themed weaving class, it is! They have such classes and in February this year I enrolled in one called "Vadmal and Tweed". Normally, it would have cost at least ten times as much! Obsessive Sampling Disorder - Sett: Even...
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Arachne's Blog: The Historical Sew Fortnightly: Challenge 1 & 4
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014. The Historical Sew Fortnightly: Challenge 1 and 4. The Historical Sew Fortnightly. After some internal debate ('I don't need more things to sew. Or time constraints! Yes, you do. Besides the Facebook group is really nice with lots of interesting stuff and knowledge going on there.'), I joined the The Historical Sew Fortnightly. A couple of weeks ago. I had already finished the first challenge by then ( Make Do and Mend. An apron for the late 14th century. After looking at the f...