The Many and Varied Works of Mariana

January 2025: Camel Car Parka And Other Class Related Thoughts

November 2024: More Little Things

October 2024: Little by Little

July 2024: Pennsic Approaches (Well.. Approached)

June 2024: Back In The Saddle

March 2024: Now What? Turns Out, Quite A Lot

February 2022 Recap: And This Is How We Get Sh*t Done
February 2022 recap: camisas, plates, and spices

July 2021 Recap: If It Sounds Simple, You’re Doing It Wrong
July 2021 Recap: headwear, underwear, and emotional labor wear on a garment I STILL do not understand.

The One Where Mariana Posts Her Underwear on the Internet
One woman’s quest for underwear continues.

June 2021 Recap: Ooo Pretty-Shiny!
June 2021 recap: choosing a new SCA name and lots of other little stuff.

May 2021 Recap: Moving Right Along
May 2021 recap: I move apartments, finish the gray saya, and once again reevaluate my priorities.

April 2021 Recap: Still Chugging Along
April 2021 recap: the beginnings of the Domingo Ram saya, some knitted stockings, and musings on moving.

March 2021 Recap: Getting Back on the Horse
March 2021 recap: camisas, cofias, and apartment leases.
February 2021 Recap: Heck Your Cutlery Metaphor
February 2021 recap featuring: not much of anything, including energy and motivation.

Redoing the Camisa
Re-construction a camisa, one failure at a time.

I’m Still Making Undergarments: The Birth of My Spanish Kit
Little did I know this would be the birth of an entire persona reinvention.

Step 4 In Avoiding Heat Stroke: Finishing the Forest Smock
The completion of the Forest Smock project.

Step 4 In Avoiding Heat Stroke: The Forest Smock So Far
Trials and tribulations in an embroidered neckline.

Step 2 In Avoiding Heat Stroke: The Motif Smock
Revisiting body garments and blackwork techniques.