My next piece was a pouch large enough to hold our camera when we took it to events. For my theme, I chose a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry. The embroidery is done in laid and couched stitch. I discovered in this piece how difficult it can be to depict human subjects. The man is supposed to be caressing the face of the woman, but some people have thought on first glance that he's punching her... I added the yellow diapering effect in the background to lighten up the piece a bit. Cotton on wool background. Click here for a close-up.

More trim I made in order to have some "heraldic" garb. In the SCA, my registered device or coat of arms is Vert, a bee proper winged between three octofoils Or, or in English, a bee on a green background, surrounded by 3 yellow 8-petalled flowers. I decided to make some trim for garb that had my 8-petalled flowers prominently displayed. The design was cut out and appliqued to the ground fabric using running chain stitch. Suedecloth and cotton perl floss on linen/cotton. Click here for more pictures (coming soon).

In 2004, as Northshield approached its first Coronation, needleworkers from across the Principality were invited to contribute to the Northshield cope project, a pair of cloaks for Their new Majesties which display the badges of the various groups of Northshield along the bottom edge. I volunteered my time and ended up working on the pair of devices of the Barony of Jararvellir. The style and materials were pre-selected to ensure a level of consistency across the copes (I personally would have outlined the catfish details in a darker color to make them easier to see), but I was happy with the end product and the final copes were spectacular. Split-stitch, silk on linen. Click here to see a close-up picture.