Although much of this site is devoted to my interests in my Scottish heritage, my maternal side is wholly German (Bavarian). I also have interest in this heritage and engage in traditional dress and crafts, some of which I can be commissioned to make for others.
Self-made lederhose of deer leather and cotton embroidery. Buttons were made from antler.
Small portraits of Ludwig II on antler crowns. Pins attached to back to fasten to hat or jacket.
A 70 year old hat that I dyed and reshaped into this. All the feather ornaments, carved antler feather-holder, hatband, and edelweiss made by me.
A felt hat that I made from a plain blank. All the decor, including the carved ax and edelweiß and the canine tooth edelweiß.
Another lighter felt hunting hat (Jagdhut) with homemade wool band.
Edelweiss for in a hat or lapel. Handmade from wool, silk, and wire.
Hunter's Jewelry (jägerschmuck) made by me from various local game.
Elk antler crown (hirschrosen) carving. This will eventually go on a new set of lederhosen suspenders (hosenträger).
The above Hirschrosen added to an embroidered, Werdenfels-style suspenders (hosenträger) that I made.
Old style hunting bag (jagdtasche). Completely made by me.
Traditional Schnitzen... wood carving. An edelweiß and ax,
Wood flowers. Edelweiß, enzian, and alpenrose.
A traditional belt, embroidered with peacock feather quills (federkiel).
Loferl (partial socks) knit by my wife and embroidered by me
Every year we have a competition amongst our hunters. I always paint a traditional target (Schützenscheiben) for one of the competitions.