Elwyn's Blog

The Mordant Bath.    I am lucky enough to have a large boiler that I use for these larger projects. Here is the fabric in the mordant...

The Bodies are now finished! When I am brave enough I will get some pictures taken whilst I am wearing them! They were quite comfortable...

I went to see THE HOBBIT over Christmas.... Like many other people, But, I made an outfit to go and watch it in! I wanted to use some of t...

Yesterday was St Martin's day. This was significant to the population of England in times past more for the practise of slaughtering on...

This brew came out a bit mild. Next time I do some ginger ale I think I will use more ginger and chop it really really finely.

Whilst making my ale I took the opportunity to syphon off some wort. I added my wild yeast (Alfred) to this liquid and left it to do it...

This weekend I had a go at brewing some medieval style ale. This is a far more rustic affair than we are used to!   There are no hops i...