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”
Category Archives: Garb
Persona Pentathlon – Belt
This is the second post in the series about the townswoman clothes accessories. To read about the first post, please, click here. Belt. In the rich burials of pre-Mongolian Rus, the belts were repeatedly found. V.V. Hvoyko reports findings in the graves of the Middle Near-Dnieper (in Sharqi, in Belgorod) silk belts with Byzantine andContinue reading “Persona Pentathlon – Belt”
Viking Hood
This is my adapted variation of the Norwegian Skjoldehamn hood found in 1936. A pattern is a simplified form of Løvlid, D. H.’s research. Production Before cutting them from the fabric, I sketched the progress and how the pieces shall align. I have used black 100% linen in both cases. After cutting the pieces out, I aligned them asContinue reading “Viking Hood”
Persona Pentathlon – Tunic
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. Tunic The tunic is the main clothes of eastern Slavs that men and women wore. The difficulty in researching the pattern is that manyContinue reading “Persona Pentathlon – Tunic”
Beadwork and reenactment
Beadwork “Beads are not period.” “Beads are not the best way to replicate the accessories; you should use metal.” I heard it a lot. And I am afraid I have to disagree. I hope my display will change your mind too. Or will inspire you. Or will you enjoy it? The items selected for thisContinue reading “Beadwork and reenactment”
Early Rus Garb
Lecture I gave on the Early Rus Garb for members of Ponte alto and its guests.
Rus Noble Woman Headwear and accessories
Rus Noble Woman Outfit and accessories – X-XII century The following research represents the archeological findings, including examples of visual representation of the period and different archeological resources for Noble Rus female headwear. Even though Rus was not mainly Orthodoxies Christian until 988 (and let’s be honest, even after that), Byzantine significantly influenced the clothes,Continue reading “Rus Noble Woman Headwear and accessories”
East Slavs Towels
Introduction Quite some time ago, I was challenged with a task – create towels for a knight’s vigil that a historically accurate for the future knight persona – Rus Woman, XII century. This request came from a good person for a good person, and I certainly did not want to disappoint them. However, I hadContinue reading “East Slavs Towels”
The BEAST
Let me tell you the Story of THE BEAST. No, not that beast. But the beast I had been fighting for over a year.Where do I begin?For several years now, I have been in love with baltic weaving. It is the most fun type of weaving. In 2019 I took the opportunity and experimented withContinue reading “The BEAST”
Schembart Carnival – White Bycocket Hat with hand stitch embroidery and central seed beads embroidered jewel.
Short Summary Period: late XV century – early XVI century Place: Germany Source of inspiration: Nuremberg’s Schembart Carnival (fig. 1) Materials used in the original (probably): wool felt, gold, silk ribbon Materials used in replica: Opal cabochon, Gold and silver seed beads (sizes 11/0, 15/0, 6/0), Duo seed beads, wool, cotton, silk ribbon My goalContinue reading “Schembart Carnival – White Bycocket Hat with hand stitch embroidery and central seed beads embroidered jewel.”
Phoenix Safe Place 