Clean Up on Aisle 5

Artwork created by: Gianna Vettori (2026) on pergamenata with Windsor-Newton gouache. Processed through AI with the query: clean up the noise on this picture. If you look closely, you can see the deep cut customization that His Majesty's eyes are hazel and Her Majesty's eyes are brown. 

Original Artwork

 

Clean Up

Opening Ceremonies

Pennsic Accessibility Services has invited the Midrealm Assistive Listening System (ALS) team to demonstrate the assistive listening technology during Opening Ceremonies at Pennsic this year. Using your smartphone, the system streams the voices of the Crowns directly to Bluetooth earbuds, compatible hearing aids, or other Bluetooth listening devices, making it easier to hear the ceremony clearly. While designed as an accessibility tool for those with hearing loss, it can also improve the experience for anyone affected by distance, crowd noise, or poor acoustics.

To help attendees prepare, the Midrealm ALS team will be available at the Midrealm Royal Crafters Green (W-01) from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM on July 28, 29, and 30 to assist with installing the app and configuring devices. Volunteers will also be stationed near the Battlefield Fort for a few hours before Opening Ceremonies to help attendees connect to the Pennsic ALS network. During installation, please allow all requested permissions, including audio and location. Final connection to the Pennsic ALS network must be completed on-site the day of the event, and participants are asked to use headphones or hearing aids rather than their phone's speaker.

For more information, seek out Sir Crispin dela Rochefoucauld or Mistress Gianna Vettori at Midrealm Royal (W01) or Dame Elisabeta Fischer with Pennsic Accessibility Services. 

Business cards with QR codes will be available at Midrealm Gate during Peace Week.

Please note: If you have already configured Midrealm ALS, there's no need to switch networks.

• Website: Middle Kingdom Assistive Listening
• Website: Pennsic Assistive Listening
• PDF: Pennsic ALS Step By Step Instructions

Piña Kolad Namadi

"A general term for hats in Persian, often used in combinations like Kolah namadi (felt hat.)"

Admittedly, the title leans more towards my predilection for the drink than the subject matter at hand, but that is neither here nor there. A dear longtime friend was to be recognized by the Order of the Pelican and I was tasked with making their cap of maintenance.

The recipient's primary persona is 16th century Turkish and their heraldic charges are a white and black swan, so how better to represent that than with with a swan in her piety?

A Hat for Valentine's Day

A request came in for a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre hat to match a Midrealm-inspired dress. I chose to build the hat from a Jędrzejko Christmas Red (583) base and paired it with remnants of green fabric featuring white roses and pearl trim. I have a few pictures of the hat in progress, as well as some finished project glamour shots.

In progress.

Her Majesty's Hat.

An Acorn Cap

One of the coordinators for the Queen’s Prize Tournament reached out with a special request: a hat to be offered as a prize in the upcoming tournament set to take place at the Festival of Maidens in the Midlands. After some setbacks with the original design, I pivoted and created an oaken-inspired piece from a Jędrzejko Blue Sea (584) wool hat body. 

The oak-and-acorn inspired hat.