Clothier's Seminar 2024

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General Information

Staff:

  • Event Steward aka Autocrat:
  • Co-Autocrat (assistant, deputy often serves as Event Steward next year):
  • Gate/Troll (x2 at least, can't be Exchequer):
  • Feast Steward:
  • Inn (lunch, sometimes breakfast/brunch):
  • Hall Steward (set up for feast):
  • Head Server:
  • Fighting MIC:
  • Cut & Thrust MIC:
  • Archery MIC:
  • Thrown Weapons:
  • Equestrian MIC:
  • Health and Welfare (waterbearing/first aid):
  • A&S coordinator:
  • Merchant Coordinator:
  • Youth Activities (x2):
  • Publicity:
  • Royal Liason:

Arts and Sciences

Classes

Use of Baskets in Period 12:00 Classroom: C Instructor: THL Nest Ffynnon (mka: Edie Hays) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Course Description: All sorts of things that baskets were (and still are) used for.

Sewing for fighters 12:00 Classroom: K Instructor: Honorable Skallagrímr Bárðarson (mka: Robert Welch) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Course Description: Beginning sewing in simple terms easy for fighters (or anyone) to understand.

Soft Kit for Fighters – How to look good off the list field 10:00 Classroom: K Instructor: Sir John Bowyer (mka: Chris Raynor) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A How to put together a soft kit (non-armored) that matches your persona and will include basic research tips, source materials and how accessories can enhance the look of your soft kit.

Saint Birgitta’s Cap Embroidery 3:00 Classroom: C Instructor: Lady Batilda von Köln (mka: Victoria Newman) Class Time: Approx 2 hr (pm) Age Limitations: 14 yrs or older recommended Class Size: Limit 10 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Learn how to make the herringbone stitch and the interlaced stitch for Saint Birgitta's cap. All supplies/materials shall be provided.

Silk Fan Painting 11:00 Classroom: A Instructor: Lady Dyrfinna Tonnudottir (mka: Amy Harvey) Class Time: Approx 2 hr (am) Age Limitations: 16 yrs or older recommended Class Size: Limit 10-12 Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Learn to paint a silk fan using resist and dye.

Female Dress in the Irish and British Bronze Age 3:00 Classroom: D Instructor: Honorable Lady Aia Gold-Bearer (mka: Caitlin Lee) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A There is a wide dearth of information regarding the dress of Bronze Age people in Ireland and Britain. This is a lecture-style class presenting conjectural garments and the contributing evidence.

European Amber: Pre-History to Viking Age 4:00 Classroom: D Instructor: Honorable Lady Aia Gold-Bearer (mka: Caitlin Lee) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit 10 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Get kit inspiration for your amber baubles, from prehistory to the Viking Age!

Documentation Not Dissertation 12:00 Classroom: D Instructor: Order of Laurel - Diachbha the Weaver (mka: Carla Tilghman) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: 18 yrs or older recommended Class Size: Limit 8 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A SCA documentation takes many forms, from written to oral. Bring either documentation that you would like help with, or a competition idea that needs documentation and we'll workshop it. We'll practice scaffolding and peer review to help move your documentation into a form that you like. This class moves fast, so come ready to play!

Textile Trade Routes 2:00 Classroom: D Instructor: Order of Laurel - Diachbha the Weaver (mka: Carla Tilghman) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Current research is teaching us more and more about how textiles (and other stuff) moved around the world during the European medieval period. From Sub-Saharan Africa to China via Cairo, textiles and other luxury items travelled long distances, subject to theft, taxes, espionage, and other exiting events. Come learn a little more about where your fabrics might have come from.

Clothing & Culture of the Abbasid Caliphate 12:00 Classroom: E Instructor: Mu'allimah Vashti al-Ashariyah (mka: Terry Asper) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A A look at terminology, descriptions, and cultural rules around clothing in the Abbasid Calihpate. (Persia 8th-13th century).

From Info Dump to Teaching 11:00 Classroom: D Instructor: Mu'allimah Vashti al-Ashariyah (mka: Terry Asper) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A What do you do with all those cool facts you can't stop telling people about? You teach! But getting from a collection of facts to a well organized class can be tricky. Join me to learn how I develop my.cuktural history classes!

How to Critique 2:00 Classroom: Sanctuary Instructor: Baronessa Isarna (mka: Cassandra Sherman) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A AKA - how to not be toxic positive or negative. Class will focus on how to give a critique for the purposes of judging at competitions and general discussions with people doing "the thing". Please feel free to bring a project or item for breakout discussion.

Silk and Sericulture in Song China 10:00 Classroom: A Instructor: Lady Yang Shaoyun (mka: Carrie Strickland) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Come learn about silk production during the Song Dynasty of China. Who was making the silk, and what types were they making? When and where was the silk being produced? Why were they making it, and how was it done? These questions will be answered, plus more.

Sewing Machines Demystified 2:00 Classroom: E Instructor: Honorable Lady Jane Fox of Foxhall (mka: Anetika Roller) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Sewing machine 101, the basics of how they work, what they can and cannot do, when and when not to use one and how to shop for one that will last basically forever.

Discussion of Handspinning 3:00 Classroom: B Instructor: Honorable Lady Aelin Kausi (mka: Alicia Glessner) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Discussion of handspinning during period. Will be oriented towards European spinning, but all periods/cultures would be amazing. Please come ready to talk about turning fiber into more fiber!

Foraged Cords 12:00 Classroom: J Instructor: Lady Elzbieta Swogunene (mka: Audrey Lintner) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Make a two-ply cord using plant materials. Hands-on; raffia provided.

Towards More Period Fighter Appearances 2:00 Classroom: K Instructor: His Lordship Arthur of the Black Marsh (mka: E.J. Arnold) Class Time: Approx 2 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Hour 1: Roundtable discussion of assorted and sundry ways to improve the appearance of a fighting harness using fighting garments.

Hour 2: How to go from period inspirational art to SCA list and battlefield. A case study from 12th C Europe.

Turkish or Persian? Avoiding "Perkish" 2:00 Classroom: A Instructor: Nobilis Berakha bat Mira v'Shlomo (mka: Berakha Guggenheim) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit 10 Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A (donation for printing costs accepted) Ottoman Turkish and Safavid Persian garb have some similarities, but they also have differences. We are going to train our eyes to spot them, so we don't commit the sin of "Perkish" garb - unless we want too!

Introduction to Roman Garb 3:00 Classroom: A Instructor: Nobilis Berakha bat Mira v'Shlomo (mka: Berakha Guggenheim) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit 10 Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A (donation for printing costs accepted) We are going to examine frescos, mosaics, and extant materials to get familiar with some of the basics of Roman garb for all genders of the first century.

Aspects of Fiber 11:00 Classroom: C Instructor: Sarra the Brave (mka: Sara McPhail) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A A general overview of various fiber types, preparations, and uses.

Dyeing with Indigo 2:00 Classroom: C Instructor: Sarra the Brave (mka: Sara McPhail) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A A lecture about Indigo dye, its history and uses.

Basics of Japanese Embroidery 10:00 Classroom: C Instructor: Siora Zaneta Baseggio (mka: Crystal Tice) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: $5 Japanese embroidery uses variations of a few common embroidery stitches - satin stitch, couching, and outline/stem stitch. This class will go over a little bit of history and then get hands on to try out the stitches. Materials will be available or you can bring your own supplies (hoop, needle, thread, scissors). This class is geared toward those with some previous knowledge of embroidery.

Japanese Loop Braiding - Beginner 12:00 Classroom: B Instructor: Lord Nakos Theodorosides (mka: Charles Dodge) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit 12 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A A hands on class covering the basic moves in Japanese loop braiding. Some discussion on the differences between Japanese and European loop braiding. Materials will be provided.

Japanese Loop Braiding - Intermediate 2:00 Classroom: B Instructor: Lord Nakos Theodorosides (mka: Charles Dodge) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit 12 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A A hands on class covering intermediate Japanese loop braiding. If time permits will cover advanced moves. Materials will be provided.

The Plaited Braid embroidery stitch 4:00 Classroom: A Instructor: Countes Fionna nic Alisdair (mka: Cassandra (Sandye) McCraw) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: Yes, 14 or older Class Size: Limit 10 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Advanced Embroidery Class - Demystifying an Elizabethan embroidery stitch. Limit 10 for materials and hoops provided, others can watch. Contact me in advance if you want to bring your materials (can host up to 20 total if bringing your own).

Nalbinding 101- Oslo stitch 4:00 Classroom: B Instructor: Honorable Lady Tove Brianesdohter (mka: Amy Dyke) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: Yes, 16 or older Class Size: Limit 6 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Learn the Oslo stitch and how to start your work with an overhand knot. If time permits you will learn how to increase and decrease stitches.

Making a Falcon Tabard 11:00 Classroom: K Instructor: Mistress Nesscia inghean Chearnaigh (mka: Christine Lafinhan) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A How to make a falcon tabard

From sheep to roving: wool preparation 10:00 Classroom: D Instructor: Lady Simone de Marés (mka: Sarah Johnson) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A You’ve just sheared a sheep, or acquired the dirty newly shorn fleece. NOW what? We will go from skirting the fleece to washing, drying, and combing it in preparation for spinning or felting.

Cotehardie Drafting and Construction 10:00 Classroom: B Instructor: Master Jack Banyard (mka: Bryan James) Class Time: Approx 2hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Overview of the styles of cotehardies and kyrtles. Instruction as to how to draft and construction them.

Introduction to Pad Stitching 2:00 Classroom: J Instructor: Honorable Lady Joan Myssenden (mka: Elizabeth Bishop) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: Yes, 12 or older Class Size: Limit 7 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Pad stitching is a sewing technique used to add shaping and structure to tailored garments. This class will get you started with the basics of pad stitching and touch on some ways it can be used in late-period garments. I will provide practice materials and some sewing supplies, but if you have small scissors and needles please bring them.

Mending History and Workshop 3:00 Classroom: J Instructor: Honorable Lady Joan Myssenden (mka: Elizabeth Bishop) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Mending is an important skill, both historically and in the Modern Middle Ages. Please join me for a discussion of period mending techniques! Afterwards we can workshop any specific problems you might have with damaged garb so you can get the most out of your clothing.

16th and early 17th century English Wainscoats 3:00 Classroom: E Instructor: Dame Sibella Denton (mka: Heather Mbaye) Class Time: Approx 2 hr (pm) Age Limitations: Yes, 16 years or older Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A This class reviews English embroidered waistcoats which I have studied in person with a view to pattern and construction as well as post period alternations. I am not am embroiderer; rather, this class examines the shapes of these garments. Many pictures will be reviewed.

Turn your Dye into Paint 10:00 Classroom: J Instructor: Ladyship Rébeca la Chienne (mka: Bekah Mardis) Class Time: Approx 2 hr (am) Age Limitations: Yes, 12 years or older Class Size: Limit 8 please Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A Note: Class Limit – 8 persons will be hands on. More are welcome to watch/audit. This is a hands-on class where participants will learn how to thicken fiber-reactive dyes into a paintable dye to create distinctive patterns on your fabric. Participants will learn how to thicken the dye, how to paint it onto the material, and how to set the dye into the material so it stays. Since it takes 12 - 24 hours to set that dye, Participants will be able to take their project home for the final steps. I will have 12" x 12" white linen pieces for your project, but if a participant wants to use another piece, they are welcome to bring that instead (please be sure it is a natural fiber!!!).

How and why of Loop Braiding Tensions 4:00 Classroom: J Instructor: Lord Nakos Theodorosides (mka: Charles Dodge) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A A hands-on class on the how and why loop braiding tensions. I'll go over three different tensioning techniques. This class covers all types of loop braiding. All materials will be provided.

Irish Armor and Clothing for the Masculine Figure 4:00 Classroom: K Instructor: Lady Morgana MacDermott (mka: Kayla Arlt) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (pm) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A This class aims to touch on examples of armor and clothing from Ireland, how the fashions have changed from the 10th-16th centuries, and the key pieces that help portray an Irish persona both on and off the battlefield.

Magic No-Waste Norse Smokkr Dress Layout 10:00 Classroom: E Instructor: Dame Sibella Denton (mka: Heather Mbaye) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: Yes, 16 years or older Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A This class will go through how to create a Norse Smokkr pattern for yourself and how to lay out on the fabric. It will also address how to assemble and fit the dress.

Thorsbjerg Trousers 11:00 Classroom: E Instructor: Lady Rosalie Langmod (mka: Kali Jackson Armstrong) Class Time: Approx 1 hr (am) Age Limitations: N/A Class Size: Limit N/A Suggested Cost for Materials: N/A This class provides an over view of the history and construction of the trousers found in the Thorsbjerg bog as well as their implications for early period reenactment.

Competition/s

Martialate

Archery

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Armored Combat

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Cut & Thrust

  • MIC

Equestrian

  • MIC

Unofficial Court Report:

In morning court:

Dýrfinna Tonnudóttir – Golden Calon Swan

Skallagrímr Bárðarson – Golden Calon Swan

Lisette la fauconniere d’Amboise – Laurel

In evening court:

Helmut der Adler – Iren Fyrd

Elizabeth Daundelyon – Torse

Aleit de la Thomme – Cross of Calontir

Gerald Kendall – Cross of Calontir

Mabilia Pals – Torse

Mystery award...

Elzbieta Swogunene – Leather Mallet

Lothar der Rote – Silver Hammer

Hannah of Lonely Tower – AoA

Roxelana Bramante – Calon Lily

Malachi Mac Kenzie O Corrigan – Calon Lily

Roise inghean ui Ruaidhri – Laurel

Other court tidings:

Mistress Meadhbh inghean uí Shuibhne swore fealty as the new Kingdom Exchequer in morning court.

Lord Randr “Randlar” Tokesson and Honorable Lady Caitlin inghean Raighne, as event stewards, told the news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.

There were 275 attendees at the event.

The Shire of Cúm an Iolair presented largess and a tithe.

Their Majesties gave special recognition to Mistress Gyða glóra as an example of one who encourages the spirit of volunteering by making many, many award recommendations.

Mistress Lisette la fauconniere d’Amboise received her Laurel scroll in evening court.

Mistress Esther bat Moshe and Honorable Lady Ysabel de la Oya brought news of the upcoming event in Deodar, which will include an Iron Chef competition.

Her Majesty Rhianwen ferch Bran ap Gruffydd received Her Chivalry scroll, overdue since Lilies 2022.

The Barony of Forgotten Sea presented a tithe.

6 newcomers received mugs.

Mistress Gianna Viviani brought news of the upcoming Queen’s Prize Tournament, called for bids for the next Kingdom Arts & Science event, and called for letters of interest to be the next Kingdom Minister of Arts & Science.

Noble Selene of Lesbos is the new Head of the 4th Company.

Master Jürgen Weiter von Landstuhl will be the new Kingdom Earl Marshal.

Lord Seathrún Brock is the new Head of the Scribes’ Guild.

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