It’s been a long time since I wrote anything new. But at least I was productive when it came to making shoes. Some of them have left my workshop during the last months and I would like to show them here. Ankle-high cowhide shoes Here are some ankle-high shoes with laces. One of the most frequently found types for the 13th century, worn far before and after 1. In the high versions, the upper extends approximately to the middle of the calf and is closed with a single, two or more circumferential laces. More

On some living-history/reenactement events there is no sleeping area inside a building available. Since I do not want to always ask for a place in someone else tent I wanted to buy my own one. But which type should I buy? Most of the time I will need this tent when I am alone or on smaller events. Therefore setting it up alone shouldn’t be too hard. Cone tents seem to be perfect for this use case. More

Shoemakers today used pitched hemp thread for their sewing work. But what did shoemakers use during the 13th century? There are only a few finds of remaining sewing threads in all the shoe finds I know of. But this also tells us one thing: The threads must have consisted of a material which needs a different Soil for good preservation. Therefore it annot be something like sinew or gut, cause they have similar preservation conditions as leather. More

Our son is now old enough to join us on the events, therefore he needs his own equipement and clothing. I’ve also been interested in how long it takes to make a pair of childs shoes. So, this was the perfect timing. I was planning to make a simple par of type “Lübeck” (Volken, Marquita 2014, p. 507), shoes which have been in use between the mid of the 12th century till the 15th century. More

I have been asked by Gerald von Ameningen, during the Bachrittertage 2016, if I am interested in participating in the 5th Mittelaltertag Sargans 2017 (Switzerland). I’ve been very honoured by this invitation and having the possibility to participate in such a high class event made me very excited. Therefore together with my family, and a bunch of equipment, I headed for Switzerland on last friday. Luckily I received one of the few places under a roof and therefore did not need all my camping equipment including sail and tent (I am very gratefull for that! More