About the Mob
Well, really it's a mob of one, but you get the idea. I'm just me, in Hotlanta, but through me there are many others (yes, we are numerous), and we have teh pointy sticks (fear them), and besides that, we make pretty things. Mostly.All Them Thangs
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Tag Archives: bookbinding
New Book, Part 2
So with the block completed, the block is ready for covering. Which is infinitely more difficult than I had anticipated. European-style binders, I respect you in new ways now. Anyway, first came lacing the covers onto the block, via the … Continue reading
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Tagged book, bookbinding, craft, gothic, medieval, sca
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New book
More different than before. As in, this time it’s European! Gothic, to be precise. And I’m kind of loving the process. Anyway, short story is that Baroness Marie, my one-time apprentice sister, is being elevated to the Order of the … Continue reading
The softest of owls
I didn’t finish my book before Kingdom A&S. I had very noble intentions! And I worked very hard! But the book became a book display, and while I got some flack for entering it in the open (hello, personal standards … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, arts and sciences, bookbinding, books, islamic books, Kingdom A&S 2012, meridies
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Bad at estimating
I am terrible at estimating the time it takes to do things. Last time I bound a complex book, it took me a full day to do the tooling. And then another to do the gilding. So when I set … Continue reading
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Tagged bookbinding, crafts, egypt, islamic books, medieval books, sca
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Back from Gulf Wars
The past two weeks have been all Gulf Wars, all the time. Between prep and travel and going there, I’ve been doing not much else. So now that I’m back I can take a breather and slow down a bit. … Continue reading
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Tagged bookbinding, dyes, Gulf Wars XXI, herbs
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Actual crafty-type stuff!
I so wanted to post this sooner, but it was supposed to be a surprise, and now it has been gifted, so there you have it. I have a very dear friend who was elevated to the Order of the … Continue reading
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Tagged book, bookbinding, costume, embroidery, india, mewar, painting, silk, tassels
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Book, right?
Yes. Now that I’m not binding it, I can talk about it. (Will be a series of two posts today.) I bound a book a couple of years ago and have been doing mad research since then to improve my … Continue reading
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Tagged bookbinding, crafts, egyptian, islamic, leather, medieval, sca
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[SCA] Another recap
Yeah, I know I never got around to Thanksgiving. Well, suffice to say there was sari shopping and we found a chaat place local to my in-laws and then we didn’t do a lot because folks got sick. Anyhoo. Magna … Continue reading
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Tagged bookbinding, books, competitions, crafts, events, Magna Faire, persian, sca
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Booooooooook.
Hee hee. See what I did there? I made a bad pun. I know you’re super impressed.Anyway. I am frantically scrambling to make my house presentable for many costumed folks (not superheroes, though that would be totally awesome) and so … Continue reading
I can sleep now, I think.
Which is weird to say on a Tuesday, but there you have it. What I did this weekend: 1. The Little 5 Points Halloween Parade. Oh, man. Oh, man oh man. Please remind me next time that I decide to … Continue reading
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Tagged bookbinding, cold, crafts, hoopty, parade, persian, sca, shrek, stuff, things, weekend
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