Jaine the Embroiderer

I am building an alter ego of the historical sort. Meet Jaine, my personna. I don't go to events in personna yet. I haven't sewn any garb that will work.

Jaine the Embroiderer is a woman of the late 1500's. She is a member of a guild, having taken up professional embroidery on the death of her spouse, a man Jaine will occasionally describe as 'useless, but he did figure out how to die.' She is bringing in a significant portion of the income required to keep her family solvent, though her elderly mother manages to contribute a portion as well. Her father died of a brain fever only recently and her mother seems to be adjusting well.

Jaine fusses sometimes about the teaching provided to apprentice embroiderers and on the works of ladies of leisure. She feels that poorly taught apprentices debase the work of professional embroiderers in general. She worries that the ladies of leisure will detract from her custom, by creating works for free that she could earn money for. She keeps her mouth shut about works done by nuns. Jaine has not yet taken an apprentice, though she is often known to provide instruction to the apprentices of other guild members.

Jaine got her mixed English and French name from her father, who had visited France once as a young man. There, he was impressed by the clothing, the architecture and most significantly, by a barmaid named Joan. His youthful crush was a fond memory for the rest of his life and he insisted that he and his wife name one child some version of Joan. Being no fool, he didn't tell his wife the reason. The name is pronounced Jean, but spelled Jaine. In common usage, Jaine will answer to 'Broider Jaine or Jaine. Jaine the Embroiderer is what she uses only in guild business and she strives to maintain a low profile in Guild politics.

Jaine is in the process of registering arms, incorporating several symbols and colors that are meaningful to her. She deliberately chose things that would favorably display her skillful execution, to encourge custom when she displays her arms. She also has a motto, "Marte et arte" which means 'by valor and skill.'

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