I haven't written for a while, as I decided to only write when I have something worth writing about. I am planning to make several costumes/ pieces for costumes with embroidery on them so I have been drawing plans and practicing blackwork. I want to make an Elizabethan shirt and a Viking dress/apron. These are … Continue reading Embroidery plans
Seed cake is a British cake with caraway seeds in it, it is mentioned in the the Hobbit which is why I made it in the first place. This version is based on the traditional seed cake with the addition of poppy seeds and milk instead of brandy. 250g butter1 cup sugar3 eggs3 T caraway … Continue reading Seed cake
So yesterday I made the undershirt. I didn't take any photos because it was pretty boring. It turned out reasonably well except for the part where the pattern had a different seam allowance than I'm used to which I didn't realise until halfway through. It only affected the collar though. I am going to dye … Continue reading Pern Costume
This past week and this coming week have been and will be very busy because I am going to a Regency ball, which means I need to make my dress, finish my short stays, and hopefully make a chemise and petticoat. I am also attempting to make comfits, basically sugared caraway seeds and almonds, and … Continue reading Regency ball
This dress has been on hold for a while because I am going to a Regency Ball and am making a dress for that (which I might do a post on), but this is what little progress I have made.I attached the shoulder overlay, and finished the neckline with fancy blanket stitch. I thought it … Continue reading Pern Dress
The Queen let another drop fall from her bottle on to the snow, and instantly there appeared a round box, tied with green silk ribbon, which, when opened, turned out to contain several pounds of the best Turkish Delight. Each piece was sweet and light to the very center and Edmund had never tasted anything … Continue reading Turkish delight
For these letters it was a bit harder to come up with foods that I thought fitted them, I didn't want them all to be baked or sweet, this is what I decided on. D I decided on Danish pastry because it begins with D and I had no clear idea for what else it … Continue reading The Edible Alphabet; D, E and F
"So who does that wonderful pie you send up here sometimes, with the cheese pastry and the hot pickle layer?" "The Plowman's pie? Me, sir. My own recipe." "Really? How do you manage to get the pickled onions to stay so hard and crispy in the baking? It's just amazing!" Unseen Academicals The Plowman's pie … Continue reading Plowman’s pie
Menolly wildly grabbed for her carry-sack. With one hand she snatched a fire lizard back from the entrance, and with the other, a spiderclaw from the sack. The little bronze screeched once and then bit the spiderclaw behind the eye, neatly killing it. Dragonsong, chapter 5 Spiderclaws are a crab-like life form indigenous to Pern. … Continue reading Spiderclaws
"These are for people who like to make their own words" the man in charge informed him. "You can pick any assortment you like or buy a special box complete with all letters, punctuation marks, and a book of instructions. Here, taste an A; they're very good." The Phantom Tollbooth, Chapter Four, Confusion in the … Continue reading The Edible Alphabet; A, B and C
Here be Dragons 