an up date of the year since I posted bunches of things to FB but not here

An up date of the year since I posted bunches of things to FB but not here but really check out my Instagram for things with out politics mixed in really.
https://www.instagram.com/strawberryholt/

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I am working on gifts for the crowns' largess. I have created, what to date may be my favorite stamp, the Midrealm Dragon stamp along with the pale stamp. I stamped the gules pale (the red stripe) then when it was dry I stamped the Vert (green) Dragon. On a long strip of white fabric. The fabric was then finished on the edges so that when sewed there would be chanels for draw strings. And a loop over, so that the bag becomes a belt pouch. In the pouch is bubbles (a period past time). With it is a copper with glass beaded bubble wand. The idea is children grow, and if they manage to not lose it then they shall have a belt favor that is also a pouch. Practical and ornamental with some fun bubbles. Forget the kids lets go play with bubbles.

July

Here i replaced the gromit of the side wall part of the roof. Using a tack harness ringi make a facing this time and then f
Flipped it and put the rung enclosed in the fabric. Then sewed the while thing to the top of the tent.

1 of the 2 roof center pole gromits pulled out. And started to rip our tent roof at sca 50th year. I am finaly getting around to fixing this and a diffrent gromit. Her are the steps that i took to make a replacement for the gromit using a tack harnis ring. I could have used hemp rope to do this also both are period methods of making gromits.

Here we have to tools used to fix my tent. Canvas from a inconspicuous section of wall that wont miss it. Scissors to use can vas and thread. The threads one is waxed linen for book binding and the ither is quilters hand stitching thread. Sailors palm which is a thimble for your hand. Plyers to help pull the needle though the canvas. Needle. Tack and harness ring and a double sided tape that is heavy duty. You can see how i just used the tape to seal a hole half the size of a pencil with just the tape on both the inside and out side then tent because the backing is red. If i was doung it on thw white part of my tent i would have added a peice of white tent canvas over it instead

June

Here are the other things I made at Lillies. A saw a marking tool and another brass bell. The shop was closed to wood working during the bell class so i killed time making a bell. Why not? I have a block of wood to make a plane also i hope to work on that though out the year.

I didnt up date you all i made things at lilies. This is an ever green medallion, i had a few days before my tool class started so to kill time i learned chasing and repose' i might do it again but only so i can then add glass to it. In fact i might still add glass to this. This took 12 hrs. Great class learned from a master for sure.

Barony did a basket class. So i thought why not. I am thinking of carrying something to hand out during the pride parade. I am hoping my mom hugs shirt will be in by then.

New year new goals.

2020

As part of my 2020 Goals is to post to one of my 4 blogs every week Right now I am thinking that I may try and post on this one the link to the new posts so that people can check here to find out which blog is up dated. For new people this is one of the 4 blogs "Strawberry's Blog spot" Stuff I haven't sorted out to go any were else Largess, Class, Calligraphy, Modern crafts, just life and art. "Cooking with Strawberry" Every day cooking with me trying to keep the house low carb also camp cooking low carb, and healthy. "The Rampant Strawberry Inn"- A place for medieval games and how to play them including me making them. "As the World Burns" the melodramatic life of Strawberry. A overly melodramatic telling of life events in the life of Strawberry (Our Heroine) in her daily trials and tribulations. I did 2 blog entries this week However it will more then likely be, a one a week thing, and if there is more well bonus. right? (under promise over deliver) Remember I AM DYSLEXIC. if something is glaring mis spelled let me know. HOWEVER if you pull grammar jerk on me I don't want to know you. think eecummings. punctuation is not my friend, but if you are you will be kind. And if your name is Sarah and I love you as only an SCA sister can I will give you my pass words and you can fix them yourself so you dont keep twitching. (though it is kind of funny how my spelling and grammar make you twitch ;) This weeks up dated Bloggs are

As the World Burns https://asstrawberrysworldburns.blogspot.com/2020/01/as-word-burns-new-year-of-reflection.html Cooking with Strawberry http://cookingwithstrawberry.blogspot.com/2020/01/cooking-with-strawberry-my-italian.html

(Un)Official Gaming Authorization Card Midrealm Challenge

The challenge is put forth to the Kingdom of the Midrealm to go forth and learn and teach games, fill this card out as you go for each game you play (Past plays do not count) Play all the begining games (and two of the Tafl games) plus one advanced game in the categories that have them.

Your prize awaits you a lovely handmade pin 

(Un)Official Gaming Authorization Card

Dice Games - Beginning

☐ 5’s & 9’s

☐ Ship, Captain, Crew (NP)

☐ Knuckle Bones

☐ Cowry Shells

☐ Sticks (NP)

☐ Hazzard

                        Advanced

Card Games  -  Beginning

☐ As Nas (NP version we play in MR)

☐ 31(NP)

☐ Piquet

☐ Noddy

Advanced

☐ Tarocchi

☐ Poch

☐ Alouette

Board Games -  Beginning

☐ 9 Men's Morris

☐ Fox Games

☐ Goose

Tafl Games:

☐ Hnefataf,   ☐ Ard Ri

☐ Brandub     ☐ Tablut

☐ Tawlbwrdd ☐ Alea evanglii

☐ Nards, ☐ Tables, ☐ Backgammon

☐ Dice Chess

☐ Parcheesi

☐ Chess

☐ Gluckshaus

                        Advanced

☐ 4 or 7 player Backgammon,

☐ Rithmomachy 

☐ Bagh Chal

☐ Shtapada

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­(NP) Means I don’t have a period source for this game

 Created by THL Mwynwen Ysginid Called Strawberry

for her 2018 Midrealm Challenge

not hlass things I made Feb and March

I made 3rd place in a 5k in my age group

I made a water mixer for the English style faucet in the basement for my daughters aptment

I made a t-totem and a pouch for a gambling set I donated for a charity fund raiser

Marzapain

the pouch again

I only have a kitchen aid since the fire and the daughter needed a mixer. lol I made the person over 21 years ago too

made some sewing thimble rings pewter mold and such

made a puch madialion

I found rocks with garnets in them

coal on the shore washed up from the scranton new york habor canel closed

Just beads I have made lately

Just glass things I made.... in March.

some pony beads my first bottle and a memorial bead

univers bead

beads for the challenge pins

challenge pins

I ran a 5K these are a gife for the group I ran witg montra is we are fluffy clouds

frogs one to represent a Master friend of mine who made buttons for a lauraling cloke

more challenge pin beads

these went on a laural madalion necklace

back half of a dabber for my daughter

Swiss, German,Spanish & Italian, and frencf playing card suits. and one extra cup/ challace

wax stamp for The Barony of Shatted Crystal

signiture beads for lauraling cloak

Just photos of beads and glass things I made in March

strawberry glass buttons

memorial bead. Cremated remains added to glass

glassbeads in use.

I am making some of these every day 2 to 4. 

not bead Blown glass bottle over flame

frog

not beads, Mazapain

Dragon

Stirling and lampworked beads for Heather Hall my favorit artist and reseracher

SCA Glassworking flame station

I have decided to make a glass station that I can take camping that might be as theyvused in 1500's based on my research

Traditional Glassworking Techniques page 17

For the bellows I will more then likely try and figure out a side by side or over under set up. If I do side by side I will use a piston based on the ones use for mining and smelting from Georgius Agricola De Re Metallica. 

Georgius Agricola De Re Metallica
page 180

a close up of page 180

Georgius Agricola De Re Metallica
page 365