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2009-01-05 12:28 pmIt's 2009 and this past weekend Drachenwald witnessed the coronation of our new Majesties, Marcus and Cecilia. Getting to the event was quite convenient, more so than I was expecting, and we arrived on site around 5.30 pm.
We could set up in our room and get changed and had plenty of time to mingle and greet friends. I took delivery of a dress on Friday evening: Helwig had gotten me the German dress made by Aleydis. I don't know what to say. With only a few minor alterations it will work very well for me I think. It has the length needed and I only have to take up the shoulderstraps, move in the hooks on the brustfleck and straighten out the waistline on the dress itself. The sleeves were on the other hand much too tight, so I will have to let them out or insert a strip of fabric in the seam depending on how much seam allowance there is.
I also received two other gifts. First a sheet of the vellum Nerissa had brought to the event was generously given to me by Mistress Jaelle. Secondly, our new Countess, Fiona Wiggins, found me in the afternoon and gifted me with a brush-rest she made herself. It's basically a shallow rectangular pool which goes from shallow to deep and you pour some water in the deep end and lay your brushes so the bristles are in water.
The Queen's Order of Courtesy scroll I made was not finished, but I told you that already. But it was there and got a signature, and Lady Trinite was completely surprised as was the plan - hee. She had given me the assignment, after all, and eventually she also gave me a name to go with the award. However, not long after I also got a message from her then Majesty Fiona that the name I was given was only a distraction for Trinite and that it was her name that was to go on the scroll instead. I have the scroll back in my care, along with Trinite's address. I shall be working on finishing the scroll as soon as I can so I can ship it out to the worthy recipient and add another tick in the finished items list.
Our new Queen looked absolutely gorgeous in her coronation gown, Åsa and Felicitas really outdid themselves, and the choker collar made by Baroness Estrid was just magnificent.
Lord Edricus has already posted his photos from the event, and they can be found on flickr as usual. There you can see for yourselves how good our new Royals look.
My photos are still in the camera, and there are not so many of them. I'll try to get them online asap.
Although there was a large contingent of Nordmarkers at the event I also got to meet many new people and put many faces to old familiar names. Amongst others I chatted happily with Katherina Mornewegh whose scroll I had made two years ago. She and her boyfriend were most beautifully dressed by her own hand.
We could set up in our room and get changed and had plenty of time to mingle and greet friends. I took delivery of a dress on Friday evening: Helwig had gotten me the German dress made by Aleydis. I don't know what to say. With only a few minor alterations it will work very well for me I think. It has the length needed and I only have to take up the shoulderstraps, move in the hooks on the brustfleck and straighten out the waistline on the dress itself. The sleeves were on the other hand much too tight, so I will have to let them out or insert a strip of fabric in the seam depending on how much seam allowance there is.
I also received two other gifts. First a sheet of the vellum Nerissa had brought to the event was generously given to me by Mistress Jaelle. Secondly, our new Countess, Fiona Wiggins, found me in the afternoon and gifted me with a brush-rest she made herself. It's basically a shallow rectangular pool which goes from shallow to deep and you pour some water in the deep end and lay your brushes so the bristles are in water.
The Queen's Order of Courtesy scroll I made was not finished, but I told you that already. But it was there and got a signature, and Lady Trinite was completely surprised as was the plan - hee. She had given me the assignment, after all, and eventually she also gave me a name to go with the award. However, not long after I also got a message from her then Majesty Fiona that the name I was given was only a distraction for Trinite and that it was her name that was to go on the scroll instead. I have the scroll back in my care, along with Trinite's address. I shall be working on finishing the scroll as soon as I can so I can ship it out to the worthy recipient and add another tick in the finished items list.
Our new Queen looked absolutely gorgeous in her coronation gown, Åsa and Felicitas really outdid themselves, and the choker collar made by Baroness Estrid was just magnificent.
Lord Edricus has already posted his photos from the event, and they can be found on flickr as usual. There you can see for yourselves how good our new Royals look.
My photos are still in the camera, and there are not so many of them. I'll try to get them online asap.
Although there was a large contingent of Nordmarkers at the event I also got to meet many new people and put many faces to old familiar names. Amongst others I chatted happily with Katherina Mornewegh whose scroll I had made two years ago. She and her boyfriend were most beautifully dressed by her own hand.
