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 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
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
...matters improved when someone considerately passed around water and red fruit juice, and later meatrolls. All the Weyrs of Pern, chapter 1 Redfruit, according to the Pern fan wiki, is a tree that bears a delicious red fruit which is good for quenching thirst. It likes a tropical climate so can be found in abundance … Continue reading Redfruit juice
This is a collection of ideas for costumes I would like to make. I'll start with dragon riders. Riding outfits For riding outfits the important components are: riding jacket, wide belt (probably with clips or buckles to attach to the riding harness), fur-lined boots, helmet, trousers (maybe chaps?), a quilted waistcoat or vest for warmth. … Continue reading Costume Ideas: part one
Then Sebell handed Piemur a dried meat roll of the sort that was standard journey rations, and Piemur began to view the imminent day in a much improved frame of mind. Dragondrums, chapter 6 These are inspired by Russian piroshki which are bread buns with stew in them. Meat rolls are ubiquitous on Pern they … Continue reading Meat Rolls
Rukbat, in the Sagittarian Sector, was a golden G-type star. It had five planets, two asteroid belts and a stray planet that it had attracted and held in recent millennia.
" Just take a bite, Piemur. You'll see. Get a bubbly or two inside you, and you'll feel more like your self. Imagine! Piemur not wanting all the bubblies he can eat.!" Dragondrums, Chapter 2 I always liked the idea of bubbly pies. They sound so delicious, but then I discovered that bubbly pies are … Continue reading How to make Bubbly pies
This week I did not get as much done on the dress as I hoped. This, however, is what I did accomplish. I sewed the shoulder seams together flat because they will be hidden by the shoulder overlay. Then I cut out the shoulder overlay and embroidered it with fly stitch. The fly stitch was … Continue reading Pern Dress
She [Menolly] went to the clay deposits that Half-Circle Hold used and got sufficient clay to make herself several cups, plates and rude containers for storage, which she hardened in the ashes of her fire. Dragonsong ch. 7 Recently I have become interested in pottery and how it's made, particularly whether you can fire it … Continue reading Clay pots
Here be Dragons 