Some random pre 1600 Black History
Last year, I made some social media posts about Black history, originally for Bhakail but they also got posted by the national SCA account. Here they are.
Last year, I made some social media posts about Black history, originally for Bhakail but they also got posted by the national SCA account. Here they are.
Since I’m an obsessive nerd, before making this tunic, I tried to learn if embroidery on roman tunics was actually a thing or not. I couldn’t find much on the subject, but I did find this, which talked about Romans calling embroidery ‘painting with the needle’.
For a while, I’ve wanted to try my hand at making some West African clothing, but I wasn’t really sure where to start. There just aren’t as many resources for it as there are for European things.
I’ve got a lot of compliments on this outfit, and a lot of people wonder what exactly is going on here. Well, here goes.