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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Tag Archives: 2010 Goals
Mutinous Thoughts
Share Last night while doing some work on my embroidered jacket I had the mutinous thought that I could just stop with the sleeves. They really would look lovely with my Flanders Gown. I would be done so much sooner! … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery, Sewing
Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, Elizabethan Fashion, Embroidery, Flanders Gown, Project, Sewing, The Jacket Project
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Finially Starting Guitar Class!
Share 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 … Continue reading
Why Do I Feel Like I’m Not Accomplishing Anything?
Share I’m not quite sure what the issue is but lately I’ve found that I’ve been feeling very distracted with regards to my various projects and I haven’t been feeling like I’m really getting a lot done. Oddly I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery, Fashion, Fighting, Sewing, Tutorials
Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, Embroidery, Etsy Shop, Fencing, Fighting, Flanders Gown, Forehead Cloth, Foundations Revealed, George Silver, HMA, Joseph Swetnam, Project, Sewing, Swetnam, The Jacket Project, Tutorial, Vincentio Saviolo, Wool Hosen
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2009: A Year in Review
Share I can’t believe it is December 16th. A lot of people review the previous year at the beginning of the new one but I like to take a look at things a little earlier. This allows me to evaluate … Continue reading
