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Korffs Haven Medieval Guild

Korffs Haven Medieval Guild are a re-enactment group based in Coffs Harbour, or Korffs Haven, in New South Wales. The group concentrate on the period 1066-1166 and such peoples as Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Normans, Crusaders, Highlanders (of Scotland), and…

Tags: Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, Archery, chain mail, Coffs Harbour, combat, cooking, costume, craft, Crusader, Crusades, dyeing, embroidery, feast, felting, food, games, helmet, Highlanders, Korffs Haven Medieval Guild, leatherwork, living history, New South Wales, Norman, NSW, performance, re-enactment, sewing, shield, slingshot, spear, stave, sword, viking, website, woodwork.

Crossroads Medieval Village

A link to the website for the Crossroads Medieval Village Project. The project is aimed at building "an ecologically sustainable community, with excellent facilities for medieval activities." Located on a property in Yass, New South Wales, the aim of…

Tags: artisan, artisans, blacksmith, blacksmithing, co-operative, craft, crafts, Crossroads Medieval Village, ecologically sustainable, embroidery, Medieval activities, New South Wales, NSW, pre-industrial, sustainability, village, Yass

Fringes and Tassels. Medieval Fashion Revived.

Fringes and Tassels_West Australian_5 October 1934_p10.pdf

This newspaper article suggests that a renewed interest in Renaissance fashions and medieval handicrafts can be seen in the elaborate cord trimmings, satin embroidery, coloured fringes and tassels that were being incorporated into home decoration…

Tags: curtains, domestic furnishings, dress, embroidery, fashion, fringes, medieval decoration, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval handicrafts, medieval style, Renaissance, tassels, vogue

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