Pre-update

Yes, I am back from Double Wars. I am a little tired, but not too bad. I don't seem to have been struck by the after-event sniffles and I am not sure if I will ever manage to catch up on postings I missed while I was away.

However, it was a fantastic event. In many wonderful ways, I was reminded why I like the SCA and what I would like it to be. I talked to many interesting gentles from around the Kingdom, and I connected many new names to faces.

I had one or two deja-vu experiences which were wierd and excellent in that order. The weather mostly cooperated with us, and I came home a happier person - hurrah!

I took over three hundred photos, but so far have thrown out over a third, and am in the process of going through the remaining ones in detail. I will be uploading the first batch today.

English fitted gown pictures

Taken at Double Wars, on Thursday. I like it lots, and I was complimented a number of times on it.

However: I really need to move sleeves further in, the shoulder seam is too long. And the kirtle underneath no longer supports me like it did upon making so there is some, er, sagging, going on. I don't know how much weight I have lost, but there's definitely more room in the kirtle than there needs to be. It's also quite warm, all I need are gloves for night-life 1580's style.

I have not yet edited the photos of me in my Bob outfit (definitely Bob, and not Lionel or Leonard). I expect to do an update on that further on. Know that it was a fantastic success and I loved every second of it. I don't know when I have been more amused by an outfit.

Double Wars Pictures, part 1

Double Wars, the first few days, can now be found in my online gallery. More pictures will be coming, in a few days. I also need to add captions to the pictures. Anyway, a few of them are good, most are just documentary.
The link: http://swein.campus.luth.se/gallery/2007DW

I also shot a couple of short videos, crap quality, but moving and with sound! They can be found on my YouTube channel, along with the one video from last years Double Wars, and a military band playing Abba music:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=LiaThornegge