• Girdle Purse – Making test pieces

    Finally clearing the work bench to work on the girdle purses. Starting with the simple efficient design that I’ll be referring to as the Square Body design. It’s a simple rectangle that 8.25 inches by 18ish inches. Three sides are straight and one narrow end can be left as the natural edge of the hide.…

  • Because I needed a larger and more practical pouch I went looking for a pattern for what I knew as a “Kidney Pouch”. More accurately termed a girdle purse. For modern life I need it to fit a cell phone, an battery bank, car keys, wallet, field notebook, writing implements, and have room for more…

  • A Return to the SCA – Basket Weaving

    Basket weaving was a topic that stuck with me after the after the event. Thanks to Thais the Weaver for their class Stitching a Coiled Basket for unlocking this rabbit hole 🙂