Category Archives: sca

Yeesh.

Posted on July 26, 2013 by HappyGoth

I’ve been falling down the tumblr rabbit hole and I totally forgot about this thing. So anyway, here’s what I’ve been doing lately: That’s a 15th-century Mamluk book binding, based on a group of books in an exhibition at the … Continue reading →

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Thank you thank you thank you.

Posted on November 19, 2012 by HappyGoth

(This post is heavily SCA-based, and because Facebook won’t let me post it due to length, so apologies to those for whom this will be confusing). I think it’s appropriate that Castle Wars comes before Thanksgiving, because I am full … Continue reading →

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New Book, Part 2

Posted on August 29, 2012 by HappyGoth

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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The softest of owls

Posted on June 8, 2012 by HappyGoth

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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Dye all the things!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by HappyGoth

Last weekend was a total blur. Actually, the whole week was kind of like that. A big project popped up at work, and a friend decided that it was high time to tie the knot, and then there was the … Continue reading →

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Dye all the things!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by HappyGoth

(All the thanks ever to THL Jerusha for taking the photos in this post; I am most often taking the photos, and therefore I don’t appear in many, so I am immensely grateful to friends who are shutterbugs.) I now … Continue reading →

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Back from Gulf Wars

Posted on March 20, 2012 by HappyGoth

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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Not so scary, actually.

Posted on September 21, 2011 by HappyGoth

My photoless project du jour is for an upcoming SCA event, and is allowing me to do some pattern testing. I did my Mughal angharka in four different ways for myself (each time learning valuable info), but then found a … Continue reading →

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Actual crafty-type stuff!

Posted on September 12, 2011 by HappyGoth

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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Kingdom A&S 2011

Posted on June 6, 2011 by HappyGoth

Last Kingdom A&S was hot and pretty good. I entered things in the open A&S category, got some good feedback. All in all pretty decent. This Kingdom A&S was also hot, but so much more excellent. Best one yet, I’d … Continue reading →

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