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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Category Archives: Goals
Goals and Plans for 2012
I never know whether to set goals or resolutions. It always seems to me like the verdict is split down the middle on the two with half saying you should always make resolutions because you will stick the them better … Continue reading
2011 Retrospective
If I was going to describe 2011 in three words those words would have to be: unfinished, unfocused, but hopeful. 2011 was a very odd year. Our dog Fozzy was very sick with a massive antibiotic resistant staph infection (think … Continue reading
How to Tell When a Project Just Needs to be Shelved
Sometimes it happens. You had this fab idea for a project. It was exciting and it really got your juices flowing. But once you got further into it you realized that it wasn’t quite what you had had in mind … Continue reading
Posted in Ebooks, Embroidery, Fighting, Goals, Sewing
Tagged 2011 Goals, 2011 Project Plans, Embroidery, Etsy Shop, Fencing, Fighting, Flanders Gown, HMA, Project, The Jacket Project
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Getting in the Groove of the New Year
It’s the Monday after New Year’s and I’m back at work. It was a truly lovely holiday. After posting my 2010 retrospective Saturday I spent the rest of the day relaxing with my hubby and friends. It was wonderful. Over … Continue reading
2010 Retrospective and 2011 Plans
It’s New Years Day which means it’s time look back on the projects I’ve finished and the goals I set for myself over the last year and start planning out the ones I want to work on this year. 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, 2011 Goals, 2011 Project Plans, Embroidery, Fencing, Fighting, Project, Sewing
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In Between Projects the 2010 Review Begins
This week I start to find myself between projects. My last article was published and I’ve started writing the next next one. I’ve finished a couple of sewing projects and I’m getting ready to start a new commission. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery, Fighting, Goals, Sewing, Tutorials, Website
Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, Embroidery, Fencing, Fighting, Foundations Revealed, Project, Tutorial
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Finially Starting Guitar Class!
Yep, you read that correctly. After months of saying I was going to start I have finally signed up to begin weekly classical guitar lessons every Friday. My first one is tonight! One of the big reasons why … Continue reading
2010 Goals: February and March Review
The past few weeks have been completely insane! I have to admit that I’m really looking forward to a long holiday weekend and a little R&R. I have a date with warm sunny days, my sewing, a couple of good … Continue reading
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Accomplishment
From 12:00 noon until 4:30pm today I turned off all my social sites and email and wrote. I made very good headway on my article for Your Wardrobe Unlock’d: the Costume Maker’s Companion and I’m pretty please with what I … Continue reading
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Tagged Project, Weekend, Your Wardrobe Unlock'd
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Making Time
I have quite a lot I am trying to accomplish at the same time. I know that I have a tendency to take on several projects at once. It’s just part of my nature. I like having multiple things that … Continue reading