Crow Hellum

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Historian, costumer, cook, warm beverage enthusiast. They/Them Married to @thekroog.bsky.social .

A dark green metal garden bed with a scattering of half-grown kale plants. Various pots of herbs surround the bed.
An overhead picture of four woollen fabrics: T- natural and gray herringbone, Bottom L- goose turd green, Middle- gray-teal and brown felted herringbone, R- natural and sky blue herringbone.
A page ruled with lines sitting on a tilt table easel. The right-hand side of the paper has Hildegard von Bingen's antiphon 'Karitas abundant in omnia' in Gothic medieval script. Most is in a black ink, except Karitas, which is a raspberry red color (still wet).
A sewing table with the outer and lining of a medieval hood/cowl laid out on it. The left-hand fabric is a mix of brown flecks, while the right-hand fabric is a chocolate brown linen. On top of the pieces are a pair of metal scissors, two spools of linen thread, and a skein of oatmeal-colored wool yarn.
A black mannequin on a work table with a partially-finished linen doublet draped onto it. The doublet is a wine color with black trim and piping.
A very sad John Bridgens in the Arctic.
Photo of a long-haired cat with brownish black fur and vacant green eyes that look at the camera.
Photo of the back of a dark blue linen doublet, laid flat. There are lines of messy white basting stitches, and two curved seams accented with black piping. Along the seams there are lines of blue pick-stitching.
A top down photo of a dark blue bowl filled with kale, sweet potatoes, apple, and quinoa, with a puddle of Parm and mustard dressing in the middle.
A line of eight medieval hanging purses in different colorways threaded over a wooden hanger. All have decorative striping, tassels, and embroidery.
A red ceramic sculpture of a squat little dog with perked up ears. Pre-Classical Meso-American (Mexico)
Seven cookies rolled in powdered sugar sitting on a 1/2 sheet pan lined with parchment paper. The color contrast is awful.
Two books. White cover: Handwoven Tape by Susan Faulkner Weaver. Orange cover: Purses in Pieces by Olaf Goubitz.
Illustration from the Lutrell Psalter of a goofy-looking shepherd in winter clothes.
A screen cap showing various woollen fabrics - some barleycorn, some plaid, some solid, with a bright red 'Sale' icon underneath.
A box wrapped in light green paper sitting on a decorated mantel. The little slip of paper taped on top reads 'Nicholas' in an only mildly janky medieval script.
A rack of disc-shaped, freshly-iced gingerbread cookies with various seasonal designs stamped onto them.
Photo of a kitchen counter with several wrapped paper plates of cookies. Each plate has a note on it that says: Happy Holidays
Image of a tombstone carving. A hexafoil outlined in bones.
A smallish, leafless tree in a front yard. There are solar lanterns, popcorn garlands, and slices of orange and apple hanging from its branches.
A white linen bag covered in red stylized floral embroidery and edged in red braid. It's spotted with brass sequins. There's some embroidery in progress along the top.
Two sheet trays of golden brown, half-moon-shaped pasties.
A top-down view of a medieval pouch made of teal and gold herringbone wool. It has a pointed bottom and is trimmed in matching tassels, and dark teal embroidery and braidwork. Next to it are four chapes: brass metal cones.
A top-down photo of a shield-shaped woollen pouch that's a soft yellow-orange. It's accented with light yellow and rust-colored braidwork, cords, and tassels. There are brass bells on the ends of the drawstrings.
A fan-shaped array of seed packets with colorful photos of plants on the front, L to R they are: Kale (Blue Curled Scotch), Onion (Wethersfield Red), Ground Cherry (New Hanover), Lavender (Ellagance Purple), Nasturtium (Alaska Mix), Sorrel (Belleville), Viola (Blue Perfection), Basil (Mammolo), Honeywort (Kiwi Blue).
A rectangular pouch of blue and white herringbone wool. There's an outline of navy blue braidwork along the edges, navy drawstring cords, and navy accent tassels. The tassels heads on the bottom are bone beads.
Two medieval hanging pouches, both drawn closed. One is a goose-turd green wool with a diamond-shaped bottom, accented with white, burgundy, and green braid work and cord. There's a burgundy and white tassel on the bottom point and brass bells on the other two. The other pouch has a square bottom and is made of a brick red and gold herringbone wool and decorated with braidwork, cords, and tassels in the same colors. There's a small, 10-inch acrylic ruler above them.
A photo of a finished apple pie in a redware dish. There is a generous slice missing.
A countertop photo of an unbaked apple pie on a cookie sheet. The top crust is solid with little crimps along the edge.
Wesley Snipes in New Jack City giving the performance of his goddamned life.
A cream colored sheet of paper with angular medieval script written on it in black ink. After about a sentence of the Lord's Prayer in Latin there's a very conspicuous smudge on the 's' at the beginning of sanctificetur.