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Project Review: Mughal Coat 1.0

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     As is the way with many people who habitually make things, I saw a beautiful piece of craftsmanship and decided I had to have it for myself. Being unable to steal a coat from the Victoria and Albert museum, not the least because of the ocean in the way, I was left with the option of making one. So I grabbed some fur trim off of the giving table and traded a pan of cream cheese brownies for fabric and got to planning.   https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16066/hunting-coat/       This absolutely beautiful piece is a coat from 1610-1630's India, from the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. This particular form of coat, called a nadiri , was specifically reserved for Jahangir and those men whom he favoured. So I knew I couldn't make this coat exactly (unless any kings want to declare themselves my best friend?) but I could make something close.        I dove into my image resources to see what I could find that is more bef...
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Crafting review: December

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 Unsurprisingly, December has been a slow month for crafting. I have mostly been focusing on the holidays and a whole bunch of baking, rather than my projects. On the plus side, I tried a new recipe for Pfeffernüsse from the 1890s that was great!   Mughal coat: I got my first Mughal coat done! I am quite please with how this turned out in general. I think that I have a good idea of the modifications I need to do for my next coat, which was the real goal with this project (besides having a pretty coat). Full project recap will be coming soon.   Mughal paijama/pants:  I am working on a whole new outfit for myself, so of course I need pants! I am using the fabric from an old scrap project so I am having to piece this a little, but piecing is period. I have got this to the point of fitting well enough for a slim fit, but still being able to move around well. I sit on the floor a fair amount, so if I can't do that then there is a problem.  Next steps for this is taki...
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Crafting Review: November

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 I have been pretty busy this month, but still managed to get a decent amount accomplished! Herein lies my crafting review of this month. Sorry the pictures are sideways, I am doing this on my phone and it isn't playing nice. I got this blog set up! I promised a certain someone I would (you know who you are) and was encouraged to do so by my wonderful friend Jessica/Allegra who also set one up this month! Go check her out as well (https://artsandfights.blogspot.com/).   I also got a decent amount of work done on my project to embroider my courtier badge. I now have 1.5 rows of feathers left to do before I'm done. This has taken a while because I'm not a huge fan of embroidery, but I am liking how it is turning out. I have also been working on making a Mughal coat based off of manuscript images, an extant coat from the V&A museum, and a pattern book with an 19th century pattern. It has been really fun drafting this and figuring out how the period ones would h...
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Tablet weaving patterns: Feather

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Here are two versions of the tablet weaving feather design that I drafted. Please feel free to use!   
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A Brief Introduction

Hello internet wanderer, Welcome to my humble blog! I am Shahar Mulji (as of now) of the great Barony of Lions Gate, a humble courtier of the Barony and a maker of things.  This is intended to be a repository for my projects, research, and general SCA oriented musings. However given my general squirrelishness, we will see if I stay on track. If this is still a focused and active blog in 5 years, give me a high-five the next time you see me! Main interests and probable blog topics include medieval math, garb, the Mughal empire, card weaving, and persona research. I hope you enjoy learning along with me!   Yours in dutiful service, Sahar 
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