
Alison Kannon is an avid costumer and a rabid historical martial arts and fencing enthusiast. She has been studying and teaching Sixteenth Century European martial arts since 2001. She is an enthusiastic historical re-enactor and created Elizabethanmafia.com in order to share her research of the fashion, culture, and martial arts of Early Modern England.
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Embroidery Tutorial
Well we didn’t make it out to Fort Raleigh after all but my tutorial on Elizabethan Monochromatic Embroidery is now available in the tutorial section of my website.
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New Tutorial and Promised Links
My Recreating Elizabethan Bodies tutorial is now available in the tutorial section of my website. I got it uploaded over the weekend. Grettir has also made the class notes for is I.33-Liechtenauer Symposium available online. You can download them here. … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabethan Fashion, Events, Foundations Revealed, Project, Tutorial, Website
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Thankfully We’re Still in Kansas
Some of you have probably heard that we had some pretty nasty weather here in the Raleigh area on Saturday. Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and the like. Thankfully it was pretty mild at our house. We lost some good sized limbs … Continue reading
Historical Fashion Program at the Raleigh City Museum
For those of you in the Raleigh Area the Raleigh City Museum is hosting a historical fashion event on April 16th focusing on the 18th -20th Centuries. While not my main areas of interest I can’t give up an opportunity … Continue reading
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A Waist Band!
Last night I finished cartridge pleating my venetians onto the waist band. The original ones were gathered but I decided to try cartridge pleating in the hopes that it would help replicate the awesome puffiness seen in the De Ghyen … Continue reading
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New Venetians
Since I posted a tutorial on incorporating pockets into venetians and trunkhose yesterday I thought I would post a bit today about the pants the tutorial is based on. I had posted recently that the first project of my great … Continue reading
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Adding a Pocket to Your Trunkhose or Ventians
One of the things that has always attracted me to late 16th Century menswear is their pockets. There are several examples of trunkhose and a pair of venetians depicted in Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion that include pockets. Until recently though … Continue reading
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16th and Early 17th Century Cloth Stockings Tutorial Coming Soon
Just a short post this morning but I wanted to let you all know that my 16th and Early 17th Century Cloth stocking tutorial (the one that was published at Foundations Revealed this past May) is going to be available … Continue reading
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5 Patterns from Reconstructing History that I Absolutely Love
Looking for a pattern for a new project? Here is a list of 5 patterns from Reconstructing History that I totally love: The Geoffrey Nightcap Embroidery Pattern: Created by Laura of Extreme Costuming this nightcap pattern is simple and elegant. … Continue reading
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14th Century Hosen Article Available at Foundations Revealed
Two posts in one day! I just wanted to share with you all that the article I was working on last month for Foundations Revealed has been published! Please feel free to visit their site to see my new tutorial … Continue reading
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