I adore block printing. It's been too long since I've played with those tools. I like to attach my blocks (before I start carving) to a flat, stable surface like a painting MDF board. Wood glue can survive the washing. I'm drinking a manually ground Harar coffee. It was grown, picked and processed by a woman's collective in Kenya (the burlap bag made by a woman's collective in India). Hints of chocolate and blueberries. I _may_ have just spent too much on a manual Italian brass coffee grinder... I likely have family rights to heraldry for the Isle of Lewis, clans MacDonald, or McLeod in the Scottish Hebrides. No idea how to research that. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

My heraldry passed just this month, so I'm still super excited about that (my garb chest is currently being painted to go obnoxiously well with my arms): Or, on a bend azure voided three cats passant sable. Obviously because of the many void kitties who have adopted my family.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Yusssss void sable!

I only had to design heraldry once for a game, and knowing nothing about it (and being limited to premade embroidered iron on patches) it ended up being a coat of arms style thing with a white stag and a black unicorn flanking a crowned heart. I'm always impressed and slightly mystified by all the intricacies of heraldry and the people who've made their own

Bran: "Co-star? Really...I am the star of anything I deign to show my tail in." I'm drinking Kama Sutra Chai mixed by a local tea place here called Market Tea. Lovely blend of spices with a hit of lavender. My heraldry would probably have a cat, music notes and, perhaps, a spindle all on an indigo blue. Nothing as beautiful and bold as that printed tunic made for your knight by his lady fair. It looks marvelous. What a wonderful gift for his special day. Cheering on vaccinations so things can start happening again. Thanks for sharing your project. Take care.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Bran's just mad that he got demoted to Production Assistant from Co-Star.

This is a fortunate knight!

loving how that stamp dried, it pops a lot more than i thought it would at the start. For those who do not have handy gaudy wool, perhaps use pizza boxes under, or some other box cardboard that is large and semi sturdy. now i have to watch that neck lining bit again. I never remember to do that ahead of time, always fighting that fight the hard way. but in general i love making this kind of tunic, the satisfaction of the sleeve gusset and the cuffs and collar if you make one, never disappoints. Congrats to SO for the level up.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Cardboard would work okay, but be careful that your print doesn’t pick up the coronation lines from it as it starts to break down from the print pushing. You want a dense, untextured surface underneath with just a little give. So a fleece blanket you don’t mine sacrificing would also be good.

It turned out so well!!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely, and thank you!

My heraldry in the SCA: Or, a chevron gules between two roses proper and a pen sable. (A yellow shield with a red chevron across the middle, two red roses above the chevron and and black quill pen below). My badges are currently in process. Not drinking anything, but working on embroidering my husbands heraldry

That is such a thoughtful and custom gift! It looks wonderful and comfortable!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I like making things for appreciative people.

This came out amazing 🤩 your partner is so lucky!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

That pattern made the fabric look so much more expensive and luxurious ! :o The end result is really cool

Saturday morning coffee....Wow, a lot of work, but it really was worth it. And that little tornado dancing through your fitting 😍.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

They’re such a ham for the camera! ❤️❤️❤️

This was juicy and delicious. I love longer videos and I love that purple. The tunic came out great and now I want my own

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

That color purple-grey is my faaavorite color

Oh this is magnificent. What a wonderful tunic! How lovely to have such a tunic for his elevation. All this talk of heraldry has me itching to get back into it again.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

You should! Heraldry is fun (says the heraldic scribe)

This turned out fantastically! Chef’s kiss for the dragon-headed triskelion!

I am currently waiting for my heraldry to pass, a reremouse maintaining in its claws a pomegranate. I have so many projects to greenlight as soon as it goes through! Lol

If I passed him in the market place I'd definitely think 'ooh there goes a knight' 😊 currently drinking peppermint tea by the Carslake Tea Co based in the next village here in North Wales. Very happy with the longer video - your background music is so lovely to listen to whilst I'm sewing. Sometimes I watch again..... 😁

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and that local tea sounds delicious! I’m glad you like the music, I spend a long time picking it, I’m glad it pays off.

Oh wow, I do not get to complain about hand-finishing seams taking too long! This is gorgeous!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! (Hand finishing seams so take forever though)

Wow! What a magnificent undertaking of the task. He looks great in his tunic.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

I think so too! (It helped that I think he’s handsome)

Wow, that's some dense placement! That dark metalic on matte dark effect is delectable. Congrats on finishing the project!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think next time I’ll go for something a little airier

Device: Vert, a turtle and on a chief argent three roses proper Family Badge: Gules, two elephants combatant argent

Excellent tip about marking the gore height! That will save me so much stress next time I'm trying to level a kirtle hem

Wow! That is amazing, I love all the detail you put into it. He is one lucky knight.

It turned out fantastic. I love it. He looks so tough.

Merry resident of Windmaster's Hill in Atlantia here, persona in submittal process so preliminarily known as Elizabeth Riverwood with my device blazon being "Argent, a tree stump eradicated with two oak branches leaved and fructed issuant to chief within five otters courrant in annulo vert" ( for those who don't know how to read herald: basically a ring of 5 otters running around an oak tree stump that's sprouting new branches with leaves and acorns. All green on a white background). I'm still trying to decide what badge I might want to use. Personally I like this as it is and would love to just use this as a badge, but since all these pieces don't touch.... *sigh*

Perfection! He looks incredible in it too❤️

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think so too but I admit my bias 😉

Thank you for explaining and showing the gusset construction. Also, my SCA heraldry is currently in the last stages of the registration process. It is: Per chevron flory counterflory per pale vert and azure and argent, two oak leaves argent and a fox sejant proper

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Your heraldry is FANCY!

Production assistant Bran, ‘You do realize I must absolutely bless this project with all the cat hair, yes?’

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

It’s even better because Partner is allergic.

I applaud you! I once had to draw stripes on fabric....and...it was...rather exhausting! So, very cool! I also love the slight metallic effect.

This would be a really good way to fake embroidery for a stage costume look! Also, we've never considered using linoleum for block printing but it makes perfect sense

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! My friend plays Winifred Sanderson at a faire and did repeated stencil printing (similar visual result, different process) for all the embroidered motifs. The Lino I’m using is a printmaking material, not just tiles (which is absolutely what I though it would be the first time we did it in class...)

@MuseAndDionysus

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae *removes linoleum from the Lowes shopping cart*

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

@@MuseAndDionysus 😂😂😂😂

I'm also an amtgarder. My heraldry is a red flower in front of a silver full moon. I love your videos. Thanks for making them!

* You asked about heraldry: Azure, an ewer bendwise within an orle argent * You use different scissors in various videos - what are the factors that make you choose one type over the other?

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Good heraldry! Nice and simple. I use a bunch of different scissors, it’s true. Some of them cut fabric really well (ginghers and guggenhein), some are easier on my hands (the spring loaded one and rotary cutter), and some have the period aesthetic. It mostly depends on which this is most important to me at the moment.

Device: Or, three lobsters within a bordure embattled gules. Totally want to do block printing now!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Dooooo eeeeeeet!

You had me with the furball... but taking the time to make the print block... twice... and then kneepading it to print and set... and handstitching... only the way it was done.. KUDOS Spectacular. Oh do remember to offer your colors to that most established knight! Without those I fear he might stumble. Be blessed

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And don’t worry, he wears my favor.

It looks amazing. So brave to tackle such a big project. I remember learning block printing in school, but nothing the scale of what you accomplished. Also those boots deserve a shout out. They really make the outfit.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

He designed those himself and had them custom made! Aren't they great?

@lajoyous1568

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae I love them! He's got talent.

Long time Scadian here: The following device associated with this name was registered in April of 1990 (via the East): Azure, a crescent inverted between two piles inverted argent, each charged with a crescent inverted azure.) And yes you def want th sturdier Lineolium if doing more than a few motifs. Bran is wonderful :P SO HELPFUL! See the frugal fabric using medievalist in me would have taken a quick clip on the edge of the neckline and taken that whole circle in one bit to make into a seal bag or somesuch. I also cut all my sleeve and hem facings on the straight caue I'm too cheap to but extra ;P Tell you boy to smile more, it suits him more. It looks wonderful! Excellent work and may he do well in it!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic arms! I keep all my neckline scraps for buttons and trim and appliqués.

@blktauna

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae thank you and Awesome! I still have some scraps of 40 year old silk off cuts I need to use up :P Lovely work and I like the extra long vid.

That was such an amazing project! The amount of work you put in O_O= The block print looks so neat, I actually imagined it to be less dense before you started. Love it!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I apparently don’t know how to do thinks by halves.

@selkiemorien9006

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae If you enjoy doing it, why not spend more time ;)

Amazing!

I crewed/played a game called Empire in the UK and am part of the nation called Highguard. Our group uses golden crossed keys for its emblem and our military unit has crossed keys underneath a golden skull. I even embroidered it on my bedding - I have an in-character sleeping tent so that if I am having a bad CFS/ME day I can literally sit in bed and still roleplay by inviting people to come and sit in my tent.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

That heraldry sounds amazing (I’m partial to keys myself), and I love the way you’ve incorporated accessibility into your character’s kit!

Lovely!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

SO DANG COOL! I'm a wee bit sad I didn't take any cool art classes in school, but thankfully can get a glimpse of it through your videos! Blown away by how awesome that block print turned out.

I loooove the way block pruning looks! And that heraldic device is so cute! I think if I had to pick some heraldry id go with a doofy looking salamander. I really love how cute they are in heraldry!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man I love derpy heraldry!

So many youtubers I follow posted today but I put them all on "watch later" so I can watch you lol. It turned out fabulous, I love the dragons! I just watched again because I was distracted earlier by my own production assistants, but I wanted to say that adding the front and back gores after the first fitting was a great idea! Never seen that technique in all my tunic and kirtle sewing tutorial watching. Super handy if you're sewing for someone else.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Aw I’m so honored!

Very cool!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is really fabulous!

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That turned out amazing. I love it.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love the block printing you did. It is gorgeous!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

oh this was AWESOME.

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent extra long making vid. Just what I needed. Love the way the tunic came out. Looks fabulous. Adore your other halfs boots.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Arent they great? He designed those too!

I'm drinking polar fire tea. I'm really awful at blazoning heraldry, but I can explain mine badly. "V" shaped field division with the upper portion white, lower in blue. The middle of the white section has a purple heraldic lily. I have used my SCA heraldry as the logo in the bottom right of my videos for a while. This project looks so cool!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely! Tell me more about polar fire tea, I’m intrigued!

If I were to have my own heraldry, I might go with 5 raccoon pawprints arranged pointing away from each other in a sort of star arrangement, in black on red. Or maybe just four of them arranged like compass points.

It's not common to watch a vídeo about the construction of man's medieval clothing, thank you so much for this! 🥰 Now I know how I can improve last week's 12th century dress/tunic (?) but this one, instead of front and back gores, has slits for horseridding.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

It’s true, our KZread niche is definitely geared toward the feminine. I do have plans to make myself some masculine clothes, just to have them, and Tornado has requested some too so there will be some more coming!

@anaisabelsantos4661

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae if I show this to owner of the dress I made he'll ask me for a new one with his dragon stamped. A new skill for me to learn 🤔.

🤤 Soooo awesome! This is goals. I need to design my own, so that i can stamp it on everythin!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss, heraldry on everything!

I was so thrilled to see this video especially after you answered my comment about whether you used wood or Lino! I’m very curious to know though if the chalk lines you used for placement effected the fabric paint or not. I’d love to use a similar method when I finally make a dress but print a boarder on the hem. I would most likely use wood or wood backed Lino to print with though. I always love watching your videos and Bran always makes me laugh especially when he gets my cat’s attention. I find it a super bonus when the videos are even a little longer than normal!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

The chalk didn’t affect the paint at all!

Wow! Great job. He looks stunning for his elevation ceremony.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This turned out so well! It also reminded me that I have random wood carving tools that I've never really used and maybe I could do some fun little prints with them. Hmmm. Perhaps a new hobby for when it is too hot in the summer to be outside

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Wood blocks were definitely used (and are still in printing houses in India) to print fabric.

Tunic you made looks so nice and it suits the soon to be knight so well. The herald printing looks so good that I start to wonder should I desing one of my own and make a kirtle or tunic thats printed with it.

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And you totally should!

That's a frigging cool heraldi, not gonna lie I'm jealous AF :D ... oh the tunic is really awesome too, I'm happy to have found your channel.

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

Croeso! My partner’s been interested in heraldry since he was 8 so he takes it Very Seriously.

@nicnaknoc

2 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae Did He design his own? if so plz tell him its extremely jealousy-inducing :D

What a beautifully made project! I'm sticking with water tonight, as I had my cup of cocoa earlier in the day.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Hydration is good!

Really good job! I have done fabric printing, both block and silk screen. Then I had a kid.... it is very finicky and time consuming but becomes like a moving mediation when you are doing yards of it. Of course it helps to have the tables for it. The tunic looked stunning on your partner.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was a HUGE project that I couldn't have done before Tornado was old enough to be self-entertaining.

Currently drinking plain ol' Folgers with hazelnut creamer. My heraldic device in the SCA is "Sable, a rabbit sejant erect winged and attired within an orle argent." Or, in less florid terms, a white wolpertinger on a black background. I based it on my own dearly departed rabbit, Sugar.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

I love your arms, that always make me smile

I'm boring, and drinking water as it's mid-afternoon in these parts. I haven't quite figured out what my heraldic symbol would be like, but it would most likely include a lark, a griffin passant (from my husband's family crest) and a crown (which can be found in the coats of arms of the city I was born in and the neighbouring city which has been my main home since I was 14 years old). Or then it would be a lark, a griffin and a bull, on a blue background.

What a fabulous thumbnail. Hope to watch soon. Algorithmic Support for now. Probably going to switch to water, with or without a splash of fancy sweet soda.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Hydration is so important!

@catherinejustcatherine1778

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae yes it is. Splash wound up being meyer lemon juice & maple syrup mix

The tunic turned out beautifully and it looks awesome on them! Currently drinking a Slurpee (cause it's hot and trying to cheer up one of my littles who missed a special year end thing at school cause she wasn't feeling well last nite) I have heraldry! My device is: Gyronny of twelve purpure and argent, six arrows in annulo points to center purpure. I also have two badges. I've got a Skjoldehamn hood in the planning stages that I'm going to put my device on the front of! I just need to rewash my fabric, dye a piece for the contrast colour and I could get started.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

We have eaten SO MANY freezer pops. SO MANY. Great heraldry!

I recently joined SCA, mine is the 3 body, 1 headed possum with a moon above it 🥰

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s an interesting critter!

is it permissible for one to use one's own family heraldry? or must one make up something fanciful? if the latter, then i would draw my irish heraldry's gold-and-silver lions rampant each dining upon italian spaghetti and meatballs. :}

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Familial heraldry isn't really a thing, historically. Individuals are granted arms, not families. The idea of "family coats off arms" that you see from stores in malls or at renaissance festivals is kind of a scam.

@ushere5791

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae tyvm! :) and may i say again (in addition to liking all the other such comments i saw) that the tunic turned out to be just amazing! you did a wonderful job!

@ragnkja

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae That depends on the country. In Nordic heraldry, quite a lot of the blazon was shared by the whole family, such as the black gryphon on red of the Sverker royal dynasty of Sweden. Families with arms also wore their heraldry on their cloaks, making for an impressive sight when a lot of people from politically dominant families were gathered, for example to a Thing.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

@@ragnkja That’s fair, I’m only tangentially familiar with heraldic colleges other than English (the SCA college is mostly English based). Royal families are definitely an exception in just about any heraldic system.

My heraldry is a fox, stag, and thistles on a gradient of black to green! Definitely not SCA approved but love it for amt!

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

If they make you happy, that’s great! There’s more than one game to have heraldry in!

*does NOT need any new hobby ideas* *watches this video* Oh... f**k... Anyyyyway... absolutely love how the stamp and tunic came together. And it was so funny how you were just loving on that black fabric for so long, almost like Bran was there.... ;-) He seemed exceedingly helpful this video, and his little "hwyl" meow was adorable at the end.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

He always has SOMETHING to say. And honestly I loved doing this but it was sooooo time intensive that I’m not sure I’ll do it again.

My arms contain two rampant camels (they're dancing hehe). I've never done block printing but would love to try it. Carving my own is rather intimidating, but finding pre-made rampant camels is proving difficult!

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

You can get them custom made by vogue medieval on Etsy!

HIP HIP HUZZAH TO HIM!!! Fellow amtgarder -- Silenus of Silvermoon, in the kingdom of Blackspire :D

@SatyrGrey

3 жыл бұрын

My heraldry is a desert scene in which a wagon wheel is depicted as the setting sun with pastel colors between the spokes and a galaxy beyond. It represents the time I spent as a nomad in the desert.

It’s just beautiful! I was wondering how you were going to find a stamp…oh, she’s been to art school, and she’s GOOD at drawing! This put your talents to use. 😊 keep up the good work ❤️

@OpusElenae

Жыл бұрын

Why do anything the easy way when you can spend 50 hours on it instead?

I haven't submitted mine to the SCA yet because I need to work out a name first. My thought is a black field with a red base rayonny, a leaping hare in yellow across it. But the only truly essential bit is the yellow hare; "Or, Hare" as a pun on my last name ;) I'm told puns are very heraldic

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

Partner confirms that is a Very Good Cant!

The print color you custom-mixed looks wonderful, the pattern is distinct but subtle. How did you decide on the color mix? Past experience? A resource (book, class, blog)? Or just experimenting?

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have an art degree and one of my most favorite things I learned about from there is color theory. So it’s partly my own experience and partly experimenting at the beginning of the text print process.

Beautiful work. I have yet to try block printing. I live in the Outlands, in the Barony of Aarquelle. My heraldry is Vert, a calamari inverted, in chief a quill of yarn and a pair of shears inverted argent.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic arms!

@Rozewolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae Thank you. I embroider little kraken, aka calamari, on my garb in oddball little spots. :) A sewist must have an assistant!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rozewolf My brother's heraldry has a kraken too!

@Rozewolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae This is the assistant on my kaftan coat. photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMaiJ9WtFBVwYQSFHzaD_RBtGSsfflSkbmX7W8w

I'm drinking holy basil tea.

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

I put that in a sleep mix I make for me and tornado

Hello from the East! You may know me by my arms: Sable, a bear sejant erect atop a mount and inchief, three escarbuncles argent. It's a polar bear sitting up on a hill, at night, in a snowstorm. Basically, I have the Coca Cola polar bear. (I say you may know me by my arms, but I actually don't have anything with my arms on it, as I am a Viking and we didn't do that. Maybe someday.) -- Tasha Medvedeva

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

There’s an SCA chapter near me that has polar bears on their arms!

@dianesawyerdooley4424

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae Aha -- Bjornsborg! You mentioned it and I was thinking it might be them. One of my favorite Dukes up here has a polar bear on his arms. I grin every time I see it.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

@@dianesawyerdooley4424 Yep that’s them!

Love the tunic! My heraldry is a raccoon tricorporate with a golden needle above it on a purple background. Can't remember the actual heraldry description lol

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing!

@TheVulcanBard

2 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae Thank you! :D

will we be doing the badge hunt again? i hope so it was fun, even i didnt get the most.

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we will!

I'm drinking Zero Sugar Cherry Pepsi, mainly because tea isn't my jam. My heraldry is Azure, on a bend sinister sable fimbriated between two joscelyns argent belled Or three cinquefoils argent. I really want to make a heraldic cote at some point, but trying to find that just right blue fabric isn't as easy as I'd hoped. As for my badge, it's Fieldless, four butterflies in....I forget the exact way to describe it but basically it's four gold and black butterflies creating a plus shape, antenae facing outwards. I have a few items with my butterflies on them, and of course, Id love more. This technique is one Ive wanted to learn, but being a visual learner, I needed to 'see' it to really get the gist - reading instructions on how to do something just doesn't really work for me. So thank you for posting this :)

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad it’s helpful!

I am a v e r y basic bitch today drinking Decaf Earl Grey tea with some sugar. My stomach has not been happy with me today, so I've been taking it easy. Can I take a moment to appreciate how well the neckline turned out? Silk colour choice aside, those lines are SO CRISP and I live for them. Usually when I try neck treatments like that, they turn out like a steaming garbage pile. Also, your Production Assistant was complaining about his lack of normal intro music. XD

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

I do love me some earl grey, especially with lavender

The total feline eclipse was funny. Seriously, kitty has to make sure he inspected everything?

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Every. Single. Project.

This looks amazing. I am a complete newbie so my questions may be commonly known and if so I'm sorry, but when you ironed the fabric was it just for pressing or did it help with setting the stamped imagine?

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

No silly questions here, I’m just glad to help! In this case both, But mostly to help set the paint.

I would have a guinea pig, a mortar and pestle with a rose or herbs in it, and a distaff. Not sure on colors yet, maybe blue and pale green or white?

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

Solid choices!

I also play amtgard!!!! Whoop!!!!

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I don’t play much but I love the people Ive met there.

I think it's time to accept you are the side character to Bran's show. At least in his opinion :p

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I have no illusions; he’s wayyyy more popular than I am! 🖤🐈‍⬛

Great project! Are dragonflies allowed in heraldry?

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

In the sca, that are! One of my dear friends has a dragonfly in hers!

Wow, it's so cool, and i love the the three headed dragon heraldry (I have a question, what kind of fabric is the tunic made of?)

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

The black fabric is linen and the grey facing is silk.

@Edd_Martinez

3 жыл бұрын

@@OpusElenae oh, thanks P.S. I love your videos

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

@@Edd_Martinez Aw thank you! I'm always glad to hear that!

Question: for the more broke among us, how do you think sheet foam holds up for printing when cut out for stamps?

@OpusElenae

2 жыл бұрын

It will not hold up well; even this Lino broke down after all this printing. You are better off getting wood scraps (not pressure treated, nobody loves formaldehyde) and carving stamps out of that instead.

I've only just discovered your channel and I'm impressed by your starting off with a Welsh word, croeso, welcome! Also with your heraldic content. My arms are Or, a chevron ermine between three dolphins azure. Diolch!

Hello, how do you get the measurements for the neck? I understand how you are putting together, i am just not sure how you know what size to make it. I would appreciate help. I am trying to make a plain sleeveless tunic for my husband. And I am not sure how to go about it. Please and thank you

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

Good question! Let me make a short video on how I draft my neck facings and I’ll link it here.

amusing assumption that we have pretend heraldic insignia and not the genuine hereditary kind

@OpusElenae

3 жыл бұрын

I was trying to be inclusive. If you have a bestowed coat of arms, you’re more than welcome to drop that here too. Not all of us are so lucky as to be gentry.