Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave
So I’ve tried my hand at blacksmithing, casting, cold forging, metal cutting, shaping, and soldering. I’ve carved metal, bone, wood, and even some stone. I’ve worked with materials from glass to horn. I’ve made pendants, earring, rings, brooches, and even a pair of things that no one has yet to figure out how they are used.
I’ve done a lot of things, taught myself a lot of skills, and can handle a multitude of materials – but now I am going into such uncharted territories, even the dragons have ‘Here be Monsters’ on their charts.
That’s right …. I’m going into the world of String!
To be more accurate, I’m getting into the world of Embroidery.
Why, a most reasonable person would ask?
And my answer is – A few reasons. I am getting into string because it is so very different than what I usually do. This is both a personal challenge – to push my limits and get far out of my comfort zone – as well as it is something I feel, as A&S officer for my Barony I should do, to be better versed in all things A&S. I can’t do ALL things covered by in the field of A&S – my term is only a number of years not lifetimes – but I can stretch out occasionally and play at something entirely new.
I choose embroidery, specifically, because it is one of the skills that evokes such a wide range of reactions. Some people love it, others hate it – they love to hate it, and hate to love it. It is one of those arts that always seems to evoke a strong reaction. It is also one of those skills that is so important to garb, all through the centuries and thus no one can really escape it. So – I figured this was the best path to take in my foray into string.
I have bought the floss I decided was the colours I’d like to work in, I know what image I am going to attempt, and I even know what I will make from the embroidered piece…assuming it actually gets finished and looks like something other than this 
I have hopes that the item I make with the embroidery, can be one of the things I enter into the Pentathlon this Kingdom A&S. Five different skill sets – five different projects – one clearly crazy person.
Filed under: MIscellaneous, SCA Tagged: A&S, Arts & Sciences, blacksmithing, bone, brooches, casting, cold forging, earring, embroidery, garb, glass, horn, Kingdom, metal, pendants, Pentathlon, rings, soldering, stone, wood
