Etan Moira MacNessa

Etan Moira MacNessa

Etan Moira MacNessa

Athenaeum-

Athenaeum Display #1

Athenaeum Display #2

Athenaeum Display #3

Awards Received

Award of Arms (AS XXV) Jambe de Lion (AS XXVII) Magistrae Ithra (AS XXVII) Seagull (Seagirt) (AS XXX) Baron's Favor (Dragon's Mist) (AS LII) Princess' Talon of Favor (Tir Righ) (AS LII) Prince's Favor (Tir Righ) (AS LII) Etoile d'Argent (Tir Righ) (AS LII)

Offices / Retinue Held

Joint Arts Mistress Seagirt -1989-1992 Shire waterbearer Seagirt 1989 -1991 Co-autocrat for the feast of the Immaculate Confection, Seagirt 1991 Various judging for Principality and Kingdom A&S competitions Lady in Waiting – Princess Nadezhada Toranove, Tir Righ

Classes Taught

Basic Embroidery,

blackwork,

Bayeaux tapestry stitch,

Introduction to tapestry weaving,

Colleguium class on the History of Gothic tapestry

Tapestry Works

Tapestry Database

Database Bibliography

Database Timeline

Two Mille fleur tapestries Based on the Unicorn tapestry,One made to represent the flowers on the Tapestry, one my own design, using period woodcuts and styles to match the Unicorn Tapestry

Two Mille Fleur in Progress

Close up of Columbine

Fragment of Portrait Tapestry

Fragment of Baldishol c. 1150

Tapestry Fragment

Woman's Face in Progress

Face Fragment

God in Majesty, From Apocalypse at Angers

Fragments to Explain differences in EPI

Face Fragment

Face Fragment

Face Fragment

Face Fragment

Tapestry Dyed with Madder, Cutch and Weld

King Arthur Tapestry

Sampling for the Baldishol tapestry, and Norse beast using the techniques from the Baldishol tapestry

Other Works

1989 –

Embroider 2 panels of the Seagirt Tapestry

Embroider and make yellow dress, large embroidery border based on an early sword scabbard

1992 –

design and embroider Eduardo’s peacock cloak

Create a complete early Celtic outfit for Eduardo, including weave trim and appleque celtic knotwork border

Blackwork bands for various people

2015 -

Embroidery

2016 - Card Weaving from Finnish book in Wool Card Weaving

2017 – print, embroider outline in gold, and hand sew blue Norman tunic for William Mac Brennan

Close up of Neckline

Norman socks for both William MacBrennan and Finn Grimm – print, embroider and sew

Close up of Tops

Socks

2018 -

Design and execute the ducal cloak for Duke Savric Embroidered Trim Around Hem

Embroidered Front

Print and embroider border of Celtic beast from the Chapel at Cashel, hand sew the tunic

Multiple Years -

Card-weaving

Sample Card Weaving