Unleash Your Creativity with Medieval Crafts

Welcome to my How-to HQ! I'm a long time maker and a Laurel in the SCA with lots of things to share with you. I'm going to be updating fairly regularly, and adding guides for a wide variety of medieval projects and crafts.

Hope you enjoy!

Septentrian Sword Scabbard

October 1, 2018, I was given the privilege of refurbishing the scabbard of Septentria’s Sword of State, which was in a very poor...

Leatherwork

Deb Mattingly

Jan 13, 20242 min read

SCA Feast Spreadsheet Template

I made a Feast template that I find very useful for cooking feasts for SCA events. Feel free to use and share!

Deb Mattingly

Jan 13, 20241 min read

The Eltham Ordinances, The Spreadsheets

Here's the spreadsheets from the Eltham Ordinances Project. I find these just as interesting as the text itself. I gleaned the data...

Henry VIII

Deb Mattingly

Jan 13, 20241 min read

The Eltham Ordinances, a New Interpretation

Here's a copy of the Compleat Anachronism I wrote about the Eltham Ordinances. The neat thing is these Ordinances have not been unrolled...

Henry VIII

Deb Mattingly

Jan 13, 20241 min read

Block Printing How to Guide

Making Lino Block Stamps Materials: • Carving tools • Carving knives • Mounted Linoleum Block (lino) • Drawing and transfer tools • Piece...

Deb Mattingly

Jan 13, 20242 min read

Illumination Class Notes

Here's a brief intro to illumination, from a class handout I regularly teach. Paper · Calfskin vellum, or a vegetable substitute...

Research

Deb Mattingly

Jan 13, 20242 min read