Back from the nether...

Guten Tag! It has been a LONG time between posts hasn't it? *sound of crickets chirping, tumbleweeds rolling*.

Why so long between posts? Laziness? Ennui? Well yes, but also being Seneschal of a large and active Barony (who was running November Crown this year!), breaking my foot, suffering diverticulitis and a partridge in a pear tree :)

But I'm back! And I've made some small progress towards my garb, YAY! With more than a little help from my Lady Cinara I have finished an unadorned surcoat, which is just waiting for the embroidering. Now, step 2, learn embroidery :)

Oh, here's the surcoat in all its glory (thought I'd wear the green shirt underneath to get in the festive spirit). You can see the delightful cast on my foot as well. Doesn't quite work with the surcoat does it? Then again, neither does the wrist watch...

I've also included some of Cinara's embroidery work so you can imagine what I hope to do to my surcoat. Somehow I think my design will be less grandiose.

Here's hoping embroidery is slightly easier than it looks. Although perhaps I should work on an undershirt first. The t-shirt under tunic look doesn't really do it for me anymore. Such snobbery I've developed in my three years of SCA life.

Until next time,

Bechtold (the broken footed).