A full sequence of one of the most recent badges I completed. The technique is called couching, or layed work, and was very popular 1000 years ago, although it was invented at least 1000 years before that...

The badge is the heraldry of the Barony of Mordenvale, in the Kingdom of Lochac, in the Society for Creative Anachronism. I gave the badge to the Baroness as useful largesse for barony use. This is part of my project to do 50 heraldic badges before AS50, two years away.

The finished badge is a few inches in diameter.