Belt Pouch Mock Up

If I learned anything about my kit at Birka, it was that 1.  I do not need to bring my cloak since the event is inside all day and 2. I need a belt pouch.  Badly. 

So many little things - my phone, my keys, my wallet, any of the potentially dozens of little things the kidlet will inevitably ask for/ask me to hold - just need to have a home somewhere on my person.  My first time through the SCA, the belt pouch was about my only accessory.  I don't know why I haven't made one yet though.

I searched around for a design that intrigued me and found these.  They are beautiful, but the maker is in the UK and I have leather in the basement.  I haven't worked with leather in years, so rather than build something I dislike later, I figured I'd do a mockup.  Someone suggested using duct tape covered paper as a "leather substitute".  It's not as thick as leather, but it behaves in a roughly similar fashion. Good enough for doing a mockup of a belt pouch anyway.

Scroll for Johannes filius Nicholai

My first official kingdom-level scroll!  I was assigned a backlog AoA for Johannes filius Nicholai, a man from Bergental who was given a promisary scroll for an AoA at Bergental Yule.  The information I was given about him was that his persona was roughly 13th century.

Since All Things Scribal isn't until this weekend, I scooted over to Honig's for a quick lesson in proper gilding.  It's sooooo much easier with the proper tools and sizing!

The piece was inspired by a 13th century Bible, with select Masses, in Latin, Illuminated in the style of, and perhaps by, William de Brailes.  I was fortunate that this Lord had regestered arms already, and so was able to complete the scroll.  I remembered to "sign" it this time with my crane and martlet and hopefully, it will bring him much joy to look upon.