Elisabeth is making great progress on her Dorothea Sabina dress. She's nearly finished the petticoat, and has begun cutting and fitting the bodice and sleeves, with Caterine's help. With luck (and lots of sewing) it will be wearable at St Catherine's Feast.
The rest of us worked on less exciting things: Eleanor felling seams, Marie naalbinding a hat and embroidering a tunic for Olaf, Katherina edging her arming cap, and William planning a new fencing suit.
Matt teaching beginners; David teaching this portion; Katherine's notes.
We revised the 8-part sequence we've been working on for the last few weeks.
Matt teaching beginners; David teaching this portion; Katherine's notes.
Back and forth across the room, making cuts instead of our usual thrusts / plain steps; first advancing directly, then moving off-line for each cut.
Katherine's notes; Matt and David teaching (mostly).
That's all so far: we worked through the first play in the second part of Meyer's rapier section. It's really long (about 8 moves each), and falls into two main parts. All the usual confusions apply: he tells you what "you" are doing, but not so much about what "they" are doing; we'd like more detail on the footwork; he often leaves out the instruction "while rocking back".
More detail later.
Barony of Ildhafn Council Meeting
Sunday 26th September 2010
Meeting opened: 7.35pm
In attendance: Katherine Davies (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (A&S), Phil Mason
(Constable), Patrick Bowman (Herald), Nicola Haliday (Rapier Marshall), David Robb
(Chronicler)
Apologies: Vanessa Atkins, Matt Mole (Baron), Bea Mole (Baroness),
Absent: Everybody else
Officer Reports:
Chatelaine came in by email.
