~ LadyAdaneth Acknowledgements: Laitaine Hinnim, Zoe, Elanor-Goldenhair Keen to exploit the bounties of our patroness, a few of us Yavannites have been sharing ideas on use of plant materials to dye other natural materials – wool in particular. We have also shared a few ideas on what to do with it after colouring. First things […]
Charis shows you how to make Middle-earth magnets, and some easy bookmarks, too! I absolutely love Lord of the Rings and would love to purchase tons of LotR merchandise. However, I am a grad student, and if you are a student of any type you know one thing for sure: You are poor! So, when […]
By Drew Ivan Step One: Mark off a section of graph paper two units high and twelve units wide. (We have defined one unit to be four small squares on the graph paper in the figures.) Put a dot at the one-quarter and three-quarter point along the center line of each square. That is to […]
Making Ink The simplest way to make your own ink is to take the black creosote from a lamp (or fireplace, etc), mix it with a bit of honey and add a drop of water at a time until it becomes easy to use with a pen. Another good way is to take black walnuts, […]
~ by MorganLaFay The two scripts that Tolkein created for Middle-earth are well suited to being written with a quill or ink pen. This is a basic guide to get people started in writing the Cirth and Tengwar scripts. To begin with you will need: – inks – calligraphy pen + nibs – ruler – […]
~ KatHeiman This project is great for a weekend simply because it takes about two to three days to complete, depending on availability of supplies. For this, you will need … One large tackboard (Mine was somewhere around 2×3 feet) Two paint brushes, one large, one small Small bottles of acrylic paint in whatever colors […]
This page – Basic Knotwork Page 2 – Modifying the basic knot Page 3 – Borders Materials When starting to learn Celtic work, using graph paper makes life a lot easier. However, with a bit more experience and a very steady hand, any good quality paper is fine. For pens, anything is fine, though in […]
By Michael L. Martinez Xenite.Org: Worlds of Imagination on the Web Part 1 Occasionally people inquire in the Tolkien news groups about wedding traditions in Middle-earth so they can add some enchantment to their own wedding plans by emulating the “traditions” in their favorite fictional world. That’s a rather nice idea, but it’s difficult to […]
This introduction to Middle-earth style needlecrafting is taken from A Stitch Out of Time, a wonderful site dedicated to tapestry, blackwork, and other needle art such as one would find adorning the halls of Rivendell. Admin note – site no longer available. As Tolkien borrowed heavily from the ancient cultures of the Celts, Saxons, and […]
by ~Mirimë~ Magnetic poetry kits are popular and although you cannot buy an Elvish version it is relatively simple to create your own. Materials: Self-adhesive magnet sheet (available at craft shops) Thick printer paper Exacto knife Step One: Find words in your chosen Elvish language using the CoE language workbooks or Tolkien language dictionaries. See […]
