Treasure Time!

Here are the lovely, lovely items I acquired at War:



I am now the proud owner of a dagger with a metal scabbard, a card-weaving loom (with a shuttle!), a cloak pin, and a site token.



On the left is the site token. It says "Estrella" on one side and "War" on the other and is filled to capacity with curious symbols. On the right is my cloak pin. I bought it from The Snake Pit. Dubious name, but great prices, since the guy was going out of business. It sounded like he was doing it [going out of business] deliberately–he definitely looked of an age to retire. So the pin, which is engraved and has knotwork AND flowers on it, was discounted. It also served to keep my cloak from flapping in the wind, which there was plenty of that morning.



Here is the dagger. It will reside in high places only, though it's a bit tough to get out of the scabbard at the moment, so it's low on the danger factor. For now. I intend to make a frog for it (pictures will come, but it's hard to describe), so that it may hang handily on my belt. The dagger was also obtained at The Snake Pit for $12, a right bargain, if you ask me.



And last, though far from least, is my card-weaving loom! It's small and portable and will let me create up to five feet of trim, which is a fabulous thing. It's from Pine Top Traders/Palmer's Looms, and Gary Palmer took the time to explain to me how to use it, how to treat my basswood tablets so they can withstand the strain of weaving, and some simple patterns. I'm a self-taught weaver, so it was nice to talk to him. He's going to start making box looms later in the year and I may have to order one, just so I can do more than five feet of trim, but the portable loom is definitely a keeper.

So there's my loot. Next post will be on things I will do differently next year and garb I intend to copy some year.