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The BBQ chest as it currently stands

We use all of this to cook with out at Faire of Champions.

#woodworking #ren faire #renaissance faire

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forbidden knowledge

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So I was running some tests at a remote site and stumbled upon a massive field of dewberries - felt like a kid again stuffing my face with wild berries. I also mustered the courage to try dandelion flowers and young leaves - yeah they were pretty good and I got none of the bitterness in the leaves that I've read about.

#5am thoughts

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“As per my last correspondence-”

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I love social media

#lotr

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I think the most unintentionally pretentious part of me is I genuinely forget that most people do not have a near-encyclopedic knowledge of mythology and folklore. I literally just assume most people know at least the name of every Greek god. My mom and I were watching the Banshees of Inisherin and at the start, she asked "Do you know what a banshee is?" and I was so stunned because it would never occur to me to ask that question because I would never assume the average person doesn't know what a banshee is. The average person knows what a banshee is right. You know what a banshee is right. You know the names of the greek gods right. You know that norse myth where loki fucked the horse right. Right. RIGHT

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While rolling the seam of the lining, I found a couple of holes that needed a mend before I put them inside

Will add more waterproofing wax to the cloth once I get home

It's beautiful outside, but I got super sick last night and am pretty weak, so it's time for inside activity. Putting the pieces together for an oversized Gokstad Pouch that I started at the last SCA a&s meeting. The plan is to make an early medieval/viking bag to reduce the weight on my belt. I have this chrome tanned leather that I made into a hnefatafl board, but I didn't like the end result so I'm recycling it. I also have this lovely yellow cotton that I had planned to turn into a kaftan, but I have plenty of material to spare and this will give me some good practice before I start on that project. This is mostly experimental for me. I'll be turning the access hole in the lining like the paneling in a keyhole neck on a tunic, so im starting the assembly there. Jasmine has decided to serve tea and cake while I work.

Starting with a basting stitch to hold it in place

Followed by a back stitch in my contrasting thread where the panel will turn, and then cutting out the hole

And after ripping out the basting stitch, I've turned the panel into the hole and flattened the seam with an iron. Next step will be stitching it to the showy piece.

#wip

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every Ian McKellen character should have big naturals imo

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Leather and lining are stitched

Time to roll the lining seam to keep it from fraying

It's beautiful outside, but I got super sick last night and am pretty weak, so it's time for inside activity. Putting the pieces together for an oversized Gokstad Pouch that I started at the last SCA a&s meeting. The plan is to make an early medieval/viking bag to reduce the weight on my belt. I have this chrome tanned leather that I made into a hnefatafl board, but I didn't like the end result so I'm recycling it. I also have this lovely yellow cotton that I had planned to turn into a kaftan, but I have plenty of material to spare and this will give me some good practice before I start on that project. This is mostly experimental for me. I'll be turning the access hole in the lining like the paneling in a keyhole neck on a tunic, so im starting the assembly there. Jasmine has decided to serve tea and cake while I work.

Starting with a basting stitch to hold it in place

Followed by a back stitch in my contrasting thread where the panel will turn, and then cutting out the hole

And after ripping out the basting stitch, I've turned the panel into the hole and flattened the seam with an iron. Next step will be stitching it to the showy piece.

#my crafts #wip

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It is the middle of a Sunday afternoon. You have nothing on, and aren't expecting visitors, deliveries or post.

Unexpectedly, there is a knock at the door.

you are greeted by...... her

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Anyone else having a problem where reblogs intended for main show up on the wrong side blog?

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The lord at his desk

Totally got busy with life and forgot to post the last batch of pictures before Tostin headed back up to northern lands. Gods this desk is beautiful

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It all went downhill when we stopped worshiping trees

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i feel like a lot of the 'i hate kids' crowd would be more tolerant if they understood that due to a kid's limited experience of the world that 4 hour flight might just be the longest they've ever had to sit still for or that trapped finger might literally be the most pain they've ever felt in their short life or they might not have ever seen a person with pink hair ever so of course they want to touch it or nobody's told them yet that they can't run around the museum and they only just learned cheetahs are the fastest animals so of course they want to put that to the test. how were they supposed to know etc etc.