Sweet Bag documentation

Here's a link to my revised Sweet bag documentation: link.

At Kings and Queens Arts and Sciences competition, I had a long talk with Sir Mord, also OL, who really helped me figure out what was missing from my documentation. And although I am a constructivist by nature as an educator, I was completely failing to include ANY sort of context in my documentation. While I would reference extant pieces, I wasn't communicating that I understood anything about late 16th century English embroidery, other than "how-to" make it. Which really isn't enough- anyone can be a skilled embroiderer, and know how to do specific techniques. What separates the scholar from the craftsman is a fuller understanding of just why these pieces came to exist, and what meaning and place they had in their society.

It's also why I plan to teach at Pennsic, but not "hands-on". There are some really great videos out there that teach stitch techniques; what is missing is the "why" of Elizabethan embroidery, which I feel able to do.