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Class Name Instructor Description Student Limit Age Limit Class Length Cost
How to Make Award Scrolls Henry of Exeter An introduction to making scrolls with the primary focus being on award scrolls. Some of the topics covered will be: materials needed, "where to find" references, general information on getting started. 10   1 hour  
Manuscript Illumination: Styles, Terminology, and Basic Techniques (or, Diapering Does Not Mean You Need Pampers) Philippa of Otterbourne Anyone interested in illuminated manuscripts or the beginner scribe will be introduced to the varying styles of illumination, the terminology used, and the basic techniques used to create illuminated manuscripts: gilding, whiteworking, diapering, etc. This is a lecture class with a handout.     1 hour  
C&I Lecture and Demonstration on "Determination" Announcements Johannes von Narrenstein A medieval equivalent of university diplomas     1 hour  
Illuminated Manscripts Isabel of Kenniston An overview of historical and cultural elements that influenced the development of books in the Middle Ages, particularly what we know as "illuminated" manuscripts.     1 hour  
Gilding Using Instacoll Ambr Stormwatch Learn how to use Instacoll, a modern acrylic gesso, for gilding your projects 6   1 hour  
Bringing Out Your Scribal Talent Justice McArtain       1 hour  
How to Make a Simple Gambeson Antine Andersdottir       1 hour  
Turkish Carpets Branwen Scholastica History and techniques     1 hour  
The Twenty-four Meters of Welsh Poetry Branwen Scholastica       1 hour  
Elizabethan Vocal Music: An Overview John ap Wynne       1 hour  
Lace: A Brief Talk About Its Pedigree and Use During The SCA Time Frame Antine Andersdottir Come and sit down for a brief class about the types of lace, where lace was made, and how to utilize lace in your persona and clothing.     1 Hour  
Beginning Embroidery Adalasia Serena       1 hour  
Basic Garb -
HANDS ON!!
Siobhan Suihne Bring: 6-8 yards of mid-weight material (already washed & dried), muslin to use as a pattern (4-5 yards) and your own sewing machine & tools. We will draft & make a T-tunic or dress & draft pants   None 2 housr

 

Workshop on the Basics of Drafting a 1470-1510 Florentine/Milanese Bodice Ginevra Visconti       1 hour  
Science of the Astrolabe Johannes von Narrenstein       1 hour  
Last One in is a Rotten Shoemaker Seamus ua’Murchada Last making and use in the reproduction of medieval turnshoes None None 1 hour $0
Basic Turnshoes, Tools, and Techniques  Seamus ua’Murchada  An introduction to the tools and techniques necessary to produce medieval turnshoe reproductions. None  None 1 hour $0
Sausage and Bacon Making Tacit of Darby       1 hour  
Renaissance Italian Pasteries - Ahead of Their Time Helewyse de Birkestad The French pride themselves today on their pastry skills but in the 16th century, all the pastry knowledge was concentrated in Italy. The French got in on the act later and learned from the Italians. The 16th century culinary opus of Scappi contains many fantastic pastery recipies. Join us as we redact and bake heavy dough, royal paste, puff paste, layered pasteries, and more. We'll also discuss the types of fillings that would be baked in them. 10

with additional 10 auditing

  2 hours  
Medieval European Spice Bouquet
(aka Rotten Meat is Rotten Meat)
Llewellyn ap Teirnon The usage of medieval spicing for display and opulance.     1 hour  
Fear Free Cooking Llewellyn ap Teirnon Isn't time you did your own translations?     1 hour    
Fire From Flint and Steel Seamus ua’Murchada Learn how to start a fire using flint and steel None  None 1 hour $0
Uptown Girls: 16th Century North Holland Women's Regional Dress Femke de Roas A look at the often village- or town-specific costume of women in the province of Noord-Holland. Included will be an overview of some of the main similarities, as well as features unique to specific towns. We'll discuss layers and construction methods, accessories, and class variation. None None 1 hour  
Will The Real Dark Ages Swedish Woman Please Stand Up? Thorhalla Carlsdottir af Broberg This class is a detailed discussion of what the Swedish woman from 800 - 975 c.e. stressing the Swedish woman as a unique individual, not as part of the homogenous group "The Vikings". None None 1 hour  
•Etienne le couteau des Roches will be doing a pewter casting demo in the cafeteria at about 10am.•

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