Oonagh's Own

28/07/2026

Getting ready for the Old Bus Depot Market- Medieval Market on the 9th of August.
I have a new display to make my life a little easier.
I will be sharing with my friend, Roy Castel, with his beautiful brass jewellery.
I won't have my full range there, there isn't the space.

24/07/2026

I have a stall booked for this market

04/07/2026

Nålbinding. It's not knitting.

Just because I can't be at Abbey doesn't mean you miss out.

29 beautiful beanies. 26 are 100% Australian grown wool. 2 of those are locally grown, hand spun and natural wool colours. 3 are a blend. All nålbinding so ideal for living history people who want to be stylish and warm.

Contact me directly to make one or more, of these yours.

04/07/2026

I have updated my Etsy shop. You can contact me directly to purchase, or go through Etsy.

More will be added shortly.

Shop items by OonaghsOwnCrafts.

03/07/2026

Even though I'm not going to be at the Abbey Medieval Festival this year, I'd like to remind people to support the truly amazing artisans who work tirelessly to produce the products they sell.
There's a lot of people selling purely imported products and these have their place. The really special things are hand made by the person standing behind the stall. The makers can tell you the history behind their work. You can hear their passion in the telling. This is part of the magic and experience of the Abbey Medieval Festival, meeting the makers.
The makers are my friends. We don't get much time to catch up during the festival because we're pretty busy sharing the stories of the history behind the objects. So when you buy from them, you get an experience. You are also supporting a truly local business.
I wish all my artisan friends, the army of volunteers and the hard working Abbey Medieval Festival staff (I'm looking at you Rommy) a fantastic festival.
I'm looking forward to returning next year with loads of beautiful handmade items.

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Borrowed from another merchant...

For the newbies and a reminder for those returning:
Abbey is not your average Sunday market. It’s full of intense entertainment, demonstrations, camps, combat and a huge variety of medieval stalls, food and drinks.
So here’s a few tips you need to know before coming.

1️⃣ BRING CASH. With the increased phone activity in the area, stalls may have issues with the eftpos. Get cash out BEFORE you come.
COIN IS KING

2️⃣ Plan the day. With so much going on, you want to checkout the timetable on the Abbey website to make sure you have a good plan in place so you don’t miss stuff.

3️⃣ Don’t wait until 12-1 to get your lunch. The waits can feel like forever. Get your food at 10am and/or 2pm.

4️⃣ Be in the moment. I’m pretty sure people weren’t walking around filming or taking photos of literally every single thing. Keep the authenticity real by keeping phone usage to a minimum and just enjoy the sites with your eyes.

5️⃣ Engage. You will see many people dressed up and doing little demonstrations like weaving, gaming, cooking and general camp reencating. They don’t bite. Have a chat with them and ask them all about what they’re doing and I’m sure you’ll learn something exciting. We are all there to bring history back to life.

6️⃣ Keep hydrated! Even though it’s winter, it’s important to drink water so you feel good all day.

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Image below is a reproduction of an extant piece from a viking-age, 8th to 10th century woman's burial in Birka, Sweden. Birka burrial 1084.
Just one of the new pieces I made to be offered at the Abbey Medieval Festival this year.

02/07/2026

Regretfully I can't be at the Abbey Medieval Festival this year. I was really looking forward to being back to be a part of the spectacul and fun, but alas, it is not to be this year.
I have so many new additions to my glass offerings including reproductions from the Galloway Hoard that is currently touring Australia. These have been extremely popular. I had trouble keeping up with orders.
If you want some for your collection, I have a few pieces left.
If you wanted any of my pieces and were looking to buy them from me at Abbey, you can still contact me to arrange to make them yours.

For those attending the festival, have a marvellous time. I look forward to being back next year.

20/05/2026

I'm working on some beautiful stuff that will be on offer very soon.
Here's a peek.
Birka 1084 included the same pendants as I have put onto this hanger set.

08/05/2026

This weekend just gone, I attended the Tarago Medieval Fair. I wasn't selling, I was part of a display.

I wore my new Birka set of beads with a simple linen outfit. Displays I made over a year ago finially got their time in the sun along with framed glass work recently entered into competitions.

A photographer visiting the festival captured this image of me. It's such a character look. Bwhahaha

I will be at the Abbey Medieval Festival this year. I will have a few new offerings and some things that have simply run out before getting there.
I also have restocked on my very popular brass pins, and, nålbinding beanies in new, exciting colour combinations.

I get a huge buzz out of meeting so many wonderful people. I'm so looking forward to being back and part of the fun.

26/04/2026

Over the years I've been making these pins they've been insanely popular. (Well over 1000 to date).
They date as far back as 1-4th century Romano-British and continue from there.

Oonaghs Own: Pins - Glass Head Romano-British Pins https://share.google/d3omgDlnUfFLWQPdB

I hand shape and polish all my pin points to glide effortlessly through fine fabrics without snagging. Overall length is 7-8 cm and a 1mm brass pin.

All the glass colours are historically accurate depending on your time and place.

If you were looking forward to making some of these a part of your kit, you can contact me to order.

20/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who have shown such enthusiasm for my Galloway Hoard inspired glass. I am almost out of stock. I have a couple of the blue and I think 1 of the the green left.
Contact me if you want to make my numbers even less.
***update***
I have 3 of the green spindle whorls *