The Many and Varied Works of Mariana
Headwear Is My Nemesis- Usually
My first attempt at a cofia y tranzado
Heraldry Update: We’re Trying Again
Resubmitting my arms
Fall University 2020: My First (Real) University Class!
Teaching my first class at Atlantian University on monochrome embroidery throughout the world!
An Exercise In Project Management
A guide to my project management style for A&S purposes.
The Spanish Saga Continues: Making a Saya
Making my go-to foundational piece for Spanish.
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.
The Other Me: Making a Dress Form
The makings of a custom dressform for better fitting garb.
Sof’ia’s Birthay Present
The design and execution of a cup cover for a Rus persona.
Step 4 In Avoiding Heat Stroke: The Forest Smock So Far
Trials and tribulations in an embroidered neckline.
A Knitter Learns to Nalbind
Adventures in nalbinding by a skeptical knitter
Stash Busting a Shawl
Attempting and failing to stash bust a shawl.
Heraldry: I Did A Thing!
I submit the first draft of my personal arms.
Time to Accessorize!
Trying out a variety of accessories with a variety of success.
All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go: The Red Dress Returns
The red 14th C cotehardie is completed.
Try, Try Again
A disappointing but edifying competition experience.
Step 2 In Avoiding Heat Stroke: The Motif Smock
Revisiting body garments and blackwork techniques.
Step 3A In Avoiding Heat Stroke
A first experiment with 14th century.
Marion and Sof’ia Get Lost in the Met
Step 1 In Avoiding Heat Stroke: The Teal Dress
An alternate form of English, with some success.