Can you see the versatility of medieval clothes? I can have a few undergowns, a few overtunics or cyclas's, and I can wear them in many different combinations. Here's how I've found medieval clothes to be superior to modern clothes:I'm almost always completely comfortable, temperature-wise (with modern ...

               This is my woad dress, which I made back when I was in the SCA and I dyed it with woad. This is made of nubby raw silk, which I have since discovered is not a period medieval fabric. It's awesome fabric, though! As you can see, medieval clothing works in just ...

 Here is my off-white linen Saxon underdress, which is great to wear by itself on a hot day. This one has a bit of a low neckline, so I have to either fasten it at the top with a brooch, or wear an undergown with it. Over the past year I started wearing garb in public, on occasion. I loved it. What surprised me was that I was expecting ...

 Okay, now on to the real reason I'm wearing garb all the time. I miss the SCA terribly, but I'm not able to be involved with it at the moment, due to various reasons in my life. So instead of re-creating the Middle Ages with my local community, I'm doing it all by myself! I often feel like I belong in the Middle Ages, at ...

A second reason I decided to forsake modern clothing is that, though trendy clothes and fashion are a lot of fun, most of them are not modest enough to be wearing around my growing sons. With almost all of modern clothing, anytime I would bend over to give one of my sons a hug or a kiss, or to pick something up, I had to worry ...

 I decided for an experiment this summer I'd try wearing medieval clothing for a month straight, all the time, in public and at home. And then, without really thinking about it, I just started wearing my medieval clothes. After about a week I realized that my experiment had begun! There are several paths which led to this decision, but ...

           I just finished reading a book called Plain and Simple, about a woman artist, having the same restless, searching feelings I struggle with, feel a jolt of recognition and bonding with Amish quilts, then Amish dolls. She ended up living with the Amish a couple of times. She ...