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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A Weekend in Beaufort
Share A Saturday afternoon on the Spar. This past weekend we went down to Beaufort, NC to enjoy some excellent Coastal NC wreck diving.
Left Sleeve and First Gore Complete!
Share I’ve finally started rededicating time each week to work on my embroidered jacket last month and I finally completed the outlining on the first sleeve of my embroidered jacket last week. I also finished the first gore are started … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Project Plans, Embroidery, Pictures, Project, The Jacket Project
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A Flander’s Gown: Kirtle Pictures
Share Last week I finally got off my bum and finished hemming my kirtle and I thought I should post some pictures. I’m still debating what color I want to use for my guard but otherwise it’s finished! Pictures are … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabethan Fashion, Flanders Gown, Pictures, Project, Sewing
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Grey Wool Hosen
Share Pictures of the grey wool hosen I made for my husband for Ymir are up in my gallery.
Frustration
Share I spent all weekend working on my Flanders gown. I completely finished pad stitching all the fur to the linen lining. I cut out the new interlining. I cartridge pleated the kirtle skirt to the bodice. In other words … Continue reading
A Flanders Gown: Completing the Kirtle Interlining
Share Sunday morning I sat down to work on kirtle bodice. Many thanks to all of you for weighing on whether to bone them or make a separate pair of bodies. In the end though I did decide to bone … Continue reading
Holiday Project
Share I’ve been pretty quiet for the past several days. Technically I’m still on holiday until the 4th and I’ve been spending my time working on one of my goals for 2009. I’ve been working on a new sewing project. … Continue reading
Wow!
Share Wow! I knew the jacket pictures were popular but not quite how popular they really were. Elizabethan Mafia had more unique visitiors Tuesday coming to see the new jacket pictures than I have ever had before! You guys are awesome and I just … Continue reading
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Tagged Embroidery, Pictures, Project, The Jacket Project, Website
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Pictures are up!
Share Current pictures of the Jacket project are finally up! Check em out! And for all you patience please enjoy bonus pictures of our Christmas tree.
October Blackwork Jacket Update and Assessing Projects for PerCoFiMo
Share With October ending and November beginning I wanted to take some time update everyone on my Jacket Project progress, asses the status of my PerCoFiMo projects, set some priorities*, and estimate the amount of time I think each will … Continue reading
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Tagged Embroidery, PerCoFiMo, Pictures, Project, The Jacket Project
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