Posted by: Alysten on: February 17, 2012
I love my crown, kingdom and society. To help the East recover costs from the lawsuit settlement I will be working on a few limited production rapier cloaks, balanced for non-rigid parry. I will only be making 10 cloaks, at 100 a piece, with all 100 going directly to the East Kingdom. If you wish [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: February 9, 2012
I recently purchased some loaf sugar. The purveyor is doing the refining herself. She has several different sizes. I have been experimenting with making powdered sugar, gum paste and tonight I used it to make Manus Christi confections. Boiling the sugar is a very different experience compared to using modern granulated sugar. It was more [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: February 6, 2012
HRM Gregor’s cote has been completed. 45 man hours 205 applique parts Blue, black and gold linen, lined with black 5 spools of yellow thread 30 1/2″ metal buttons In progress: Completed image
Posted by: Alysten on: February 1, 2012
Manus Christi, or “the hand of Christ”, was a confection used as a preventative, similar to a vitamin. There are many different recipes some which include crushed pearls, cinnamon, flower essence, gemstones, gold and silver leaf.1 In the 16th century Manus Christi was a delicate crystallized sugar wafer, flavored with rose water. But more importantly, [...]
