Good Morning- Finally finished smilant snail *without *the braid-posted a photo in the egroup section. Appreciate everyone's help with the braid and will be ...
Most Blessed Greetings to You I am in search of Rosewood beads for a 12th Night gift I am constructing. I live in the lower Sacramento area but am willing to ...
My dear lords and ladies, I apologize for the bandwith but I would like to invite you to join my walk through the Schatzkammer (Treasury) in Vienna, Austria...
Thank you to everyone who contributed info on metal threads for braidwork. I finished the design work on the pouch last night and am about to start the...
Hi, I know the Elizabethan used 2 threads of different colours in their needles for some embroidery, (there's one really good picture of a man's cap shown in...
371 is fairly fine - fyi but does do a lovely braid. You can also do braids in passing threads- #4 does a nice braid with #5 and #6 doing much heavier braids. ...
oh my....decided I wanted to do some plaited braid work on a piece that needs a little more 'spiffy39;. Found Sabrina's article and she mentions using Benton...
Good Morning I'm working on a piece for a friend and think it needs a little more spiff. The 4.5" design is on a red silk pouch. I used jap thread # 3, purl #...
For those who weren't able to attend the Intensive Needlework symposium this past September in L.A., you can see photos of the display that were uploaded to...
Hello, all! I'm Lady Aeruin as Sruth Waleis (mka Carin Huber), just getting back into the SCA after a hiatus of several years. I currently reside in the...
The following needlework classes will be taught at Fall Collegium in Vallejo next Saturday, October 23rd: ===================================== Title: Themes...
During her reign, Countess Eilis ni Roibeard O'Boirne commissioned a set of summer cloaks to be made for the Western Royalty to wear each year when they visit...
The book - Emblems for a Queen: The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots by Michael Bath can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com for $ 37.80 with free shipping ...
We had a productive (and thankfully dry!) meeting at October Crown on Saturday. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed: The Guild...
Fwd'd from another list - thought it was of great interest, Astridhr ... Emblems for a Queen: The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots by Michael Bath Paperback...
The Needleworker39;s Guild & Arachne's Web invites all interested parties to participate in the following activities on Saturday at October Crown: All activities...
wanted to send an update on the textured silk I mentioned a while back.... Found a few photographs of textured silk pieces which led me to look for others....
Following the Guild meeting, to be held in the sunshade of Guild Minister Felicia, is the class being hosted by Arachne's Web. The class is Introduction to...
Years ago, upright cross was listed as an approved stitch for the WKNG, and I completed a bookmark for adjudication. The upright crosses look like little plus...
**This is only slightly different than the previous message, just a bit more info and approved by the Crown.** Populace of the West! Pay Heed! Their Majesties...
Posted on behalf of the Office of Arts and Sciences (His Majesty said to post it everywhere we could): Their Majesties, with the aid of their Arts and Sciences...
(please excuse the bandwith, folks) Narita, I emailed you the other day about the scissors case project. Wanted to be sure you got it, as your email address...
Good morning, I just wanted to let you know that registration for the first Inter Kingdom Needlework Symposium will close on Labor Day. There is still a little...
Narita is my BFF :>) We've known each other over 30 years. I am a Rennaisance Faire fan and have known about the SCA for ages, but never joined. I do all kinds...
BTW, here's something interesting I ran across while researching the blackwork article. This wasn't particularly relevant to the article, so I left it out. But...
Greetings! Wow, what a great article about Blackwork. I really appreciated reading it and thought put into it. It made me think of great site that I have...
We still need 6 volunteers for the Guild’s 2009 Service Project. If you are interested in signing up to make a scissors case for the Royalty to give at...
... The manuscript for the next volume of Medieval Clothing and Textiles is on its way to the publisher, so I can now report on the contents. The volume will ...