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Flat caps, what all the cool kids are wearing!
“…he is no account or estimation amoungst men, if hee have not a velvet, or a taffetie Hatte, and that must be pincked and cunningly carved of the beste fashion…” (Phillip Stubbes, The Anatomie of Abuses, 1583) Having always considered flat-caps the coolest of hats, I finally decided to look into some of the ways……
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An Attempt at a 13th Cent. Rus Gown
This is the documentation for an outfit I entered into an Arts and Sciences competition in March of 2020. The event was The Tournament of the White Hart, and is one of my all time favorite events that I look forward to every year! White Hart is built around the theme of a classic medieval……
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The 4000 Year Old T-Shirt
The following is the documentation for the Arts and Sciences Project I entered in the 2022 7 Pearls Championships. 7 Pearls is an event in the SCA Kingdom of Aethelmearc were the Champions of each of the Kingdom of Aethelmearcs seven Baronies compete against each other to see which Baronies gets bragging rights for the……
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Historically inspired 13th Century Tunic and Coat
This is the documentation for a men’s outfit loosely based on art from the 13th century . This outfit was originally made as part of a custom clothing order for an excellent young man I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for years and years. He did the best thing an artist can ask for, and……
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A fun SCA interview I did awhile back!
Populace in Focus – Lady Rannveig Hraejshvelgsneys Alfvinsdottir (https://aethelmearcgazette.com/2022/01/30/populace-in-focus-lady-rannveig-hraejshvelgsneys-alfvinsdottir/) Real Name (optional): Renee Schmutz-Sowards SCA Name & title: Lady Rannveig “Hraejshvelgsneys” Alfvinsdottir Years in the SCA: Active since 1996/ Anno Societatis 30, so…wow…26 years now! How did you find out about the SCA? When I was 13 I went for a bike ride to the……
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Welcome to my blog! Let’s make stuff!
Who am I? Hello and welcome! I’m Renee, and I really really like to make stuff. Most the time the stuff I make revolves around garments sewing and costuming, but every now and then I’ll branch out to other crafty and creative fun! What do I do? Most my sewing revolves around my *other* big……
About Me
Hi! I’m a largly self-taught seamstress with a particular love for historical fashions, although I do occasionly delve into fantasy, cosplay, and even modern fashion now and then. The majority of my historical sewing revolves around the Society of Creative Anachronism, a historical reenactment group with a delightfully broad time range, and in the society I am known as Lady Rannvieg Hrajshvelgsneys Alfvinsdottir.
Anything I Can Make 