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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Fencing Videos from Midnight at the Oasis Part 1
I’ll bet you all thought that I had forgotten. I didn’t, it’s just taken me longer to go through them that I had originally thought. Here are the first three videos from Midnight at the Oasis.
French Knot Tutorial
The French Knot was one of those embroidery stitches that really gave me a tough time while I was trying to figure it out. It’s used a lot in finishing thread wrapped buttons so I definitely wanted to master it. … Continue reading
Plaited Braid Stitch
My beloved husband and I will be heading to the beach for the holiday weekend to spend some time with my family. We plan to do some diving and hopefully get a chance to see the 17th Century shipwreck that … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabethan Fashion, Embroidery, Project, The Jacket Project, Tutorial, Video
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