Skjoldehamn PT 1

California seems to be in a perpetual drought, so my lack of ownership of a jacket with an attached hood isn't that strange, I guess. I tend to be a beanie type anyway, so the hood has not been missed. That is until we had the first big storm of the year (and by a big storm, I'm talking Northern California big, so don't get too excited). I had my hair up in braids, and I was not about to ruin all that work with a skull cap. It was then that I realized I had left behind the one coat I owned with a hood in the ruin that was The Great Sele Flood of 2018. I hadn't bothered to replace it.

So what did I do? I sucked it up and let my head get wet. I'm not the wicked witch of the west, after all. I was fine, but it did get me thinking that I probably should be prepared for inclement weather in the future and do something about it.

What would a "normal human" do? Probably go out and buy a new jacket.

What did I do? I dug out some scrap fabric and sewed myself a skjoldehamn, of course. It turned out okay. The color isn't what I would normally wear (I think this is leftover from some Ren Faire garb circa 2014?). Still, I needed to make sure it was something I didn't care about utterly ruining. Why? Because I'm going to melt beeswax into it and see what waterproofing it does. And of course, I want to make sure I get the process down and am pleased with the final product before I waste some of my "good" linen on a final product.

Wish me luck. I'm liable to sustain at least one burn tonight.