The Medieval Diva

“The Secret of Kells” Film Trailer

Gypsy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:25:19 +0000

The animation looks intriguing.Â If it catches you’re fancy, plan to fly across the pond to catch it on the big screen. Unfortunately, they have not announced a US release.

The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript of the Gospels of the New Testament.Â I REALLY hope they don’t harry potter Jesus out of it!

Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts

Gypsy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:02:37 +0000

Oh, happy dance!Â Authenticity aficionados rejoice!Â Through dedicated scholars and generous grants, UCLA has created the free “Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts.”

Step through the doors into the past that these manuscripts open, or use a targeted search to uncover specific subject matter.Â Let us know your discoveries!

Gore-y Details: Machine Sewn Gores

Gypsy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:28:52 +0000

A great tutorial on machine-sewn gores from Morrghan O’Siodhachain’s blog, The Fabric of My Life.

Muromachi Period (16th Century) Garb

Gypsy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:11:43 +0000

Genre Scenes from the Twelve Months at the Tokyo Museum.

A Symple Pavylion

Gypsy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:09:31 +0000

Fantastic plans for making a dayshade: On mayking of a symple Pavylion fore the ladyes whereby they maye vew thereby the tourney.

Wm. Shakespeare’s Five and Twenty Random Things Abovt Me

Gypsy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:49:51 +0000

The Medieval Diva is not the only web-savvy time traveller!Â Our dear friend Will just posted his response to Facebook’s “25 random things about me”

Check him out!

Another Neat Site

Gypsy — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:56:26 +0000

I literally stumbled upon Medieval Garb and Such tonight looking for substance to back a Valentine’s idea.Â I know I’ll be able to use her tips for sewing fur.

Can’t wait to see what comes next! As to the Valentine’s surprise, my husband reads this so you’ll have to wait a few weeks!

Dressmaking Basics

Gypsy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:37:27 +0000

Thanks to Mathilde Bourette for her wonderful site!Â Costly Thy Habit guides the novice seamstress through the steps of drafting and creating a passably period dress.Â Plus, she shares her keen insights on wool

Build Your Own Ballista

Gypsy — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:19:21 +0000

I don’t know if the siege engine posted on Ebay ever sold.Â But for those of you not willing to fork over big bucks for a broken ballista, here is a high schooler’s do-it-yourself graduation project:

SCA Heavy Fighting Pictures

Gypsy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:26:46 +0000

We’re doing some updates at our natural horsemanship training site and our horse boarding and training site.Â Digging through old harddrives, I did not find the photos I was looking for, but did find some more pictures of Siege of Glengary in 2007.

The full Gallery can be found at Laughing Gypsy Photography: http://www.thelaughinggypsy.com/gallery/3530788_FRRNT