Click thumbnail for large image. Mordant Dye 3 Tbsp alum dissolved in boiling water 2 gallons tap water Pre-wet the fibers. Add to mordant bath. Heat to just below a simmer. Stir frequently for half an hour. Turn off heat. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Experiments in Natural Dyeing: Purple Cabbage 2
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Linen Cotton Click thumbnails for large images. Mordant Dye 1 cup vinegar copper scouring pad – if new, pound the pad to crack the coating that keeps it from oxidizing in the store Soak for several weeks, then add: Alum … Continue reading
Experiments in Natural Dyeing: Hazelnut Hulls
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Linen Cotton Click thumbnails for large images. Mordant Dye 1 cup vinegar steel wool pad Soak for 4 hours. Strain. Add 1 Tbsp Cream of Tartar 3 cups hazelnut hulls 1/2 gallon water Boil for several hours, replenishing water as … Continue reading
Experiments in Natural Dyeing: Beets 2
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Linen Cotton Click thumbnails for large images. Mordant Dye 1/2c vinegar Steel wool pad Soak for 5 hours then remove pad. 12 Beets – root only – chopped 1/2 gallon water Boil until color leave beets. Remove beets. Add mordant … Continue reading
Experiments in Natural Dyeing: Beets
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Linen Cotton Click thumbnails for large images. Mordant Dye 1Tbsp Pickling Alum 1 Tbsp Cream of Tartar 1 cup warm water 12 Beets – root only – chopped 1/2 gallon water Boil until color leave beets. Remove beets. Add mordant … Continue reading
Experiments in Natural Dyeing: Turmeric
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Linen Cotton Click thumbnails for large images. Mordant Dye 1 Tbsp Pickling Alum 1 Tbsp Cream of Tartar 1/2 gallon tap water 25g (1 oz) ground turmeric Heat to light boil. Add mordant and fibers. Simmer 1/2 hour. Allow fibers … Continue reading
Experiments in Natural Dyeing: Purple Cabbage
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Linen Cotton Click thumbnails for large images. Mordant Dye 12 Tbsp Pickling Alum 1 tsp Cream of Tartar 1 cup boiling water 1 large purple cabbage, chopped 4 quarts water Boil for 1-1/2 hours, strain, then added water to bring … Continue reading
Experiments in Natural Dyeing: Pomegranates
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Linen Cotton Click thumbnails for large images. Mordant Dye 1 cup vinegar steel wool pad Soak for 4 hours. Strain. 8 pomegranates – pulp and shells 4 quarts water Boil for 1/2 hour, strain, then added water to bring total … Continue reading
Welcome to my Blog
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Well, I’m going to dive in and try blogging… again. While this blog is specific to my experiences in the SCA, it is not an official SCA blog. Everything here is just my thoughts, my experiences, and my two-cents. Take it for what it’s worth. You are welcome to link to here or ignore my blog. Mostly, this is a place for me to brain-dump. Sometimes it will be information people keep asking me about, sometimes it will be my ramblings, and often it will be information about my projects. So, dear reader, it is up to you is you wish to stay or go. Either way, I wish you joy and happiness in your life’s endeavors and I look forward to seeing you at SCA events.
What happens after I submit an award recommendation?
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There are no state secrets about how the award recommendation process works in this Kingdom but neither are there a binding set of rules that each Crown follows. This is written to pull back some of the curtains to help … Continue reading
Royalty is Coming to Your Event. Now What?! — Miscellaneous
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(This is a series of posts from a class I taught at R.U.M.) Retainers: Most of the time, the royalty will bring at least one set (two people) of retainers with them. These retainers are to be considered the “head” … Continue reading
Royalty is Coming to Your Event. Now What?! — Food
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(This is a series of posts from a class I taught at R.U.M.) Morning Food (Food in the royalty room when royalty arrive i.e. breakfast/brunch): It is usually very welcomed. Whether or not to provide food in the royalty room … Continue reading
Royalty is Coming to Your Event. Now What?! — Court
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(This is a series of posts from a class I taught at R.U.M.) Court Preparation Royalty will need to start preparing for court one to two hours before court. If one or both of them has been fighting, they will … Continue reading
Royalty is Coming to Your Event. Now What?! — The Presence
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(This is a series of posts from a class I taught at R.U.M.) Presence for the Day The royalty will need a place to set up “The Presence” during the day. If you are going to make an assumption, assume … Continue reading
Royalty is Coming to Your Event. Now What?! — The Royalty Room
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(This is a series of posts from a class I taught at R.U.M.) The first place the royalty will need to go when they arrive at your event is the Royalty Room. Royalty Room Location Preferably, it is close enough … Continue reading
Royalty is Coming to Your Event. Now What?! — Communications
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(This is a series of posts from a class I taught at R.U.M.) Your group is hosting an event and the autocrat receives a communication from Their Royal Majesties’ chamberlain informing you that TRMs will be attending your event. In … Continue reading