Rosalie Gilbert

I'm very excited to say that an article was recently published in the Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology's magazine, Lindisfarne, all about my favourite thing! Well, my second favourite thing... Single Medieval Women! I've got to admit, my all time favourite thing is talking about all that behind-the-bedroom doors stuff from their lives!

It's a brief overview about who was actually single in society and what they actually did with their time whilst they were a small child, waiting to marry, or avoiding it completely!

If you'd like to learn more and would like to dip your toe into this world, you'll find an entire book, written by yours truly. It's not an academic read, because it's aimed at all of you lovely readers who know only what you've learned from Game of Thrones (oh no!) and enjoyed at your local renfaire (loads of fun but rife with historical inaccuracies!)

So here's the cutest of them all, the skulls paternoster! Technically, the original has little knots in between, from memory, but as this will again not be for re-enactors, I feel it'll be a good seller. I'm not making too may of these, as the beads are a bit more expensive, and I don't want to have too many sitting around and be out of pocket.

You've gotta admit... the goth crowd are gonna love these!

That's what barbie said in the movie and it was a floor-stopper! I've decided to make a couple of When Religion And Whimsy Collide... making some non historically accurate bead sets for the modern medieval woman.



This set is made of pink rhodochrystite (sp) stone with natural howzelite stone gauds and a white silk tassel, hand made by me!

Barbie Thoughts Of Death would approve! 

I've had requests for momento mori paternosters in other colours, so this year I will offer green rock crystal and several shades of pink rhodochrosite also for those who want something to match their mood. As previously mentioned in an earlier post, I'm attending some ren- faire type events this year, and are able to have some medieval themed goods for sale. 

Lots of ladies love pink and green... and purple too, I suppose... so the non-reenactor public can choose these if they like. I think I've seen green in medieval art, but pink and purple, not at all. However, as these are momento mori, the ones with the little skull gauds, I think they'll be a real hit! 

Of course, plain stone, beech, sandlewood and pearwood are also available for those wanting a more historically accurate set. Tassels in wool or silk depending on the wood or stone and all handmade by me. 

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