Welcome to the verbal wanderings of a 12th century Georgian minor noble, as seen through the eyes and hands of a 21st century retired teacher. This blog is meant to be the ongoing record of my own mix of research, experimental archaeology, forays into different hobbies and craft skills, with perhaps a dose of random commentary.
Years ago I would have called myself a maker but I no longer feels that it applies. It is true that I make things but what I really enjoy is figuring things out, solving a problem, or filling a need. I want to know how and why things work. I often want to create something because making it proves to me that I know what is going on. The flip side is that once I know what is happening I move on. For better or worse I am not motivated to master any one particular craft or skill.
The perfect SCA example is my view of garb. I love the idea of garb because I love getting into the head space of a 12th century person and thinking about how they would solve issues of temperature, modesty, comfort, carrying things, and so forth. I enjoy thinking about laying out a piece of garb based on how someone from 1000 years ago would have approached it. I enjoy figuring out sewing, fabric choices, and questions about historical correctness. But if my stitching is uneven or my hems are too wide I'm not really that concerned if in the attempt I've solved a problem (needing garb) and learned a lot!
A note on style. Perhaps related to the paragraph above I am not that interested in the visual side of thing. The layout of the blog, the visual elements, and my use of pictures (and sometimes no pictures!) does not fit the ideas of best practices for a blog. For that I apologize as I do not want to annoy people. On the other hand, I am not trying to monetize this I am going to stick with a format that helps me record ideas instead of spending too much time on layout and the like. Think of this as an informal conversation. I'd be happy to have other people in the conversation but I'm not always going to pull out visual aids!
If you have comments or questions I can be reached at davitjamburiani@gmail.com
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