I came across the word "swaggereth" in a book from 1622 last night and felt like it should be shared with the world.

"Hee swaggereth, as though the whole Towne were his owne."

(source: Adagia in Latine and English, Erasmus, 1622.)

George Villiers & Peter Carr MARY & GEORGE (2024) · S1·EP4

Detail of a fireplace at Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Blickling is a fine Jacobean house by Robert Lyminge built on the site of an earlier house. It was extensively remodelled in the eighteenth century.

The Fireplace, 1994

19th century Jacobean Style Wingback Armchair

I got some good advice from an embroidery youtuber recently for when you're learning new and intimidating stitches: Scale it up. Some Elizabethan stitches work by looping and working around previous stitches to build up a braid. It boggles the mind a bit. By scaling things up with a large-format aida cloth and this velvet thread (Very Velvet by Rainbow Gallery) and a big ole' blunt tapestry needle it makes it easier to see the steps. It's also almost impossible to pierce through your thread. Bonus: If you mess up, it's easy to take the mistake out and retrace your steps. Gonna do a few more lines before I move to a practice piece of linen, then the final project.

ZxTa's ArisDoublet TSM De-Striped (Outfit)

I love @zx-ta's conversion of the The Sims Medieval ArisDoublet, and decided to try my hand at painting over the doublet stripes, creating a neutral base for recolors.

isaax_ZxTaArisDoubletTSM_Solids contains 24 swatches of various solid colors. isaax_ZxTaArisDoubletTSM_Patterns contains 11 swatches of hand-drawn patterns based on various early 17th century paintings. But I am the most proud to share PSDs for recolors!! Both the original plumbbob buttons and a new style of buttons are available. I hope someone out there can put it to good use!

I used Academia gradients for many of these colors.

Notably lacking damask and brocade among the patterns, as I'm not sure how best to draw those. I may offer some later!

The mesh is not included! Download: Tumblr, or direct to CurseForge.

Download recolors at SimFileShare.

Historical Costumes of England from the Eleventh to the Seventeenth Century

- Nancy Bradfield, 1963

GIFS from the teaser for Mary & George (2024)

Source details and larger version.

god i absolutely hate when characters in period dramas have perfect hair and flawless skin and white teeth and a full face of makeup at all times like bitch it is 1789 there is no maybelline only consumption

via One Kindesign

Malinard Manor is a luxurious dream home situated in Austin, Texas, designed by Cravotta Interiors. This spectacular project took six years to complete, with a castle-like interior and impeccable detailing that is out of this world. The inspiration for the decor and finishes of this dream home required research into Tudor, Jacobean and Gothic architectural styles, as well as incorporating the client's love for dark and macabre theater.

NICHOLAS GALITZINE as George Villiers MARY & GEORGE (2024) · S1·EP4

Just discovered these lines by John Webster from The Duchess of Malfi:

Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust,

like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.

That's what I call metal.

Also:

A politician is the devil's quilted anvil;

He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard

Um. Hello?? Goddamn??

Jacobean Solid Walnut Demi-Lune Flip Top Round Game Table ebay Rosewood Galleries

Villiers Goatee (Facial Hair)

Aaaa! My biggest project to date and I actually succeeded!!! A facial hair for male sims, both masculine and feminine frames. 🏳️‍⚧️ It's made from the Cats & Dogs and City Living facial hairs, mesh edited and joined.

471 verts / 772 polys, all LODs. EA match colors using Aveira's gradients. Disabled for random.

Download at SimFileShare.

There's also an accessory for this facial hair, and a skin detail version for all genders.

Update 2023 June 26: Fixed some errors and totally remade the fem frame because I couldn't fix the weights. The fem frame is 477 verts / 776 polys.

Update 2023 June 29: Fixed a missing hair color! Oops! Also added a thumbnail.

ETA: Buckingham's wearing this ruff by @strangestorytellersims.

You can check out my whole George Villiers folder or tumblr tag, too.

The Long Gallery at Hatfield House, childhood home of Elizabeth I