The Poneva Project


A page covering my Poneva Project to the point it is at has been added. Here you will find some examples of poneva in the Moscow Museum collections, a tutorial of how to wrap a three panel poneva as well as how to cut and construct a three panel poneva of your own.

I learned a lot after entering this project into North Oaken A&S Last year. I did qualify for Kingdom, but due to my health I wasn't able to get myself or my entry to the event.  Looking back, I realized I am iterating this project quite well.  If you look at my original Poneva wrapping tutorial that's machine made 100% wool. This iteration is hand woven 100% wool, but machine fulled for durability and utility. Because the poneva is an every day garment, I want to prove that it can be made easily by a home weaver on a loom, so I'm learning the skills necessary to pull this off. Not for an entry, but for my own gratification...as well as to demonstrate how garb can be iterated to look more period as part of a display. I haven't come up with any ideas to enter in the next A&S, real life has me quite busy. This is more a passion project at this point. I am putting time into developing an Early Slav Persona & Research Development Class, but that's months off from being done. Things to do, things to do.