Last year, I took upon myself a task, a challenge, you may say, to make three necklaces from the pre-Tudor and Tudor time period. All three had different skills, materials, and techniques I planned to use. I discussed the ideas with the customer and got to work. It took about 6 months from the beginningContinue reading “Tudor’s necklaces adventure in 2024”
Author Archives: Helga_Phoenix
The most dificult – the first 10 years
I have been going through quite a rugged slope in my life and a lot of self-reflection. Last weekend I went trough my drafts and papers and found a print out I made for myself about a decade ago. I stuff it in every project book but never pay attention to it. Once I indeedContinue reading “The most dificult – the first 10 years”
Tudor’s Pelican Necklace
Background In October, my friend’s peer contacted me and informed me that my friend, Mistress Adair, would receive her Pelican, first peerage, on Twelfth Night, a January event in Atlantia, which is like a prom.I could not be more honored to complete that task, but I needed some guidance. Where do I start? It wasContinue reading “Tudor’s Pelican Necklace”
Cap of Maintenance
Let’s talk about some caps. Ok, not just some caps, quite important caps. I have been given a task last September to create two maintenance caps that used for elevation in SCA for two amazing people in the last moment, and I ran into two problems. The first problem is the cap of maintenance isContinue reading “Cap of Maintenance”
Most common beading techniques I use for my works
Seed bead embroidery with cabochon There are two main techniques I use for embroidery with cabochon. “Stem” stitch. Fasten the thread, string the bead, put the needle on the fabric, pull the needle behind the beaded string, and go through the sewn bead again. String the second bead, put the needle into the material behindContinue reading “Most common beading techniques I use for my works”
Documentation for SCA Displays and Competitions (tangible arts and research only)
Gerdan
Gerdan is one of the most fun items I worked with involving seed beads. It’s like you beading but with the LOOM! However, loom weaving is an adaption of the ancient technique beading technique that was actually used to make the necklaces-amulets. Gerdan is a Turk word from a nation living in the southern regionContinue reading “Gerdan”
Persona Pentathlon – Spindle
This blog post is a documentation adaptation of my entries for the Kingdom Arts and Science Festival 2023 persona pentathlon. The series will have 5 blog posts for each item separately. Spindle. A spindle is a tool to spin the wool to speed up the highly manual process. Usually, the unspun wool would be placedContinue reading “Persona Pentathlon – Spindle”
Persona Pentathlon – Buckwheat
Buckwheat with mushrooms and onions. Buckwheat is one of the most popular Wheats available in the European part of Eurasia. However, the Fagopýrum (Latin name for the plant) was probably domesticated in southwest China and then was adopted by northern tribes and was carried to the western land over 3000 years ago, before Slavs settledContinue reading “Persona Pentathlon – Buckwheat”
Persona Pentathlon – Paneva skirt
This blog post is a documentation adaptation of my entries for the Kingdom Arts and Science Festival 2023 persona pentathlon. The series will have 5 blog posts for each item separately. Paneva. Paneva is a skirt worn by town citizens during the warm summer month and during work around the house. Visual anthropology analysis showsContinue reading “Persona Pentathlon – Paneva skirt”
Phoenix Safe Place 