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Gullinkambi crows!

With the last of the hemming completed, and the final stiches of the embroidery finished, Team Gullinkambi has finished! All of the pieces have been completed, all embroidery and weaving have been finished, and Lady Gwen even wrote her first … Continue reading

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Gullinkambi Documentation

For our entry into the Ethereal Seamstress Challenge, Lord Ciaran ua Meic Thire and I (Lady Gwenhoivar of Lindley) decided to make a Viking apron dress complete with hood, woven belt and hedeby bag.  The apron dress was worn by … Continue reading

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Sew-a-polooza commenced!

As the einherjar await ragnarok, so we waited for this weekend! A full weekend of all the crafting and fun and it did not disappoint. Going into this weekend, we had sewn together the shift and the underdress with everything … Continue reading

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Danger looms but does it weave?

As we prepare for sew-a-polooza this coming weekend, the end is in sight though there’s still plenty left to do. The good news is the big loom for weaving the belt has been warped. There is no bad news but … Continue reading

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A shift in the project

We finally were able to rearrange a few things and managed to get started with all of the cutting and some of the sewing! We managed to sew together the first layer, the shift as well as cut out the … Continue reading

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And the rooster takes a tumble…

There’s not much to report in terms of progress for this as we aren’t able to get together to start sewing until this coming Saturday but we did hit a bit of a stumble. I’ve managed to warp the first … Continue reading

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Slow and steady completes the project

Team Gullinkambi (named after the golden rooster of Valhalla in honor of the mascot of the college the members of the team met at and joined the SCA in) is off and running though not as quickly as most teams/individuals. … Continue reading

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