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Embroidery is the primary form of embelishment for costume for most of the period recreated in the SCA. I figured after almost a decade in the club that I should probably learn how to do it. I decided to start small and work on favours to begin with.


Here is the first piece of embroidery I ever completed. It is an embroidered IR favour I made for a friend, though I never delivered it. Belt favours of this type (the type often worn in SCA combat) are aparently a creation of the SCA with no evidence having been found yet in period for this kind of sign of affiliation. Affiliation in period was most often shown by heraldic costume, while personal favours would more often have taken the form of either useful or personal items, ribbons from a lady's dress, her glove or scarf or a pouch.

That is what I've been told anyway. I'll be going for what I believe are more period favours in the future.


Okay, so I kind of lied. One more finger-tip towel favour. But it is for a one-day tournament and might not see the light of day after that, so I'm not too concerned about it.


Neckline for a chemise to be worn under a bliaut. This was my first real piece of embroidery and I am pretty happy with it.


Neckline and cuffs for a chemise to be worn under a Tudor gown. My first attempt at blackwork (not counted thread work, just following lines) and I am pretty happy with this too.

The full Tudor chemise can be seen here.


Embroidery on the back of a wool coat I sewed for a friend.

Cottolin (Cotton linen blend thread) embroidered on a wool blend, applied to the coat as a patch for durability. The yellow is a stem stich, the red I believe is split stitch, but it's been a while since I finished it and I'm writing this with only the picture to look at, so it may be chain stitch. The image is the symbol of our household, The Lost Vikings.

Pay no mind to the white beagle hairs, there's no way I can keep them off the wool.

Completed August 2006.

Last updated April 5, 2008

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