|
|
Fine
Arts and Sciences
| Class Name | Instructor | Description | Student Limit | Age
Limit |
Class Length | Cost |
|
Basic Hand Spinning 10am |
Lady Vittoria Governante |
Beginner handle spindle spinning for the complete novice. The basics of how wool is spun from fiber to yarn, with some discussion of wool preparation.
Handouts and spindles (for in class use) for 10 people. No fee. |
10 | 55 minutes | $0 | |
| Cookery-16th Century Italian Meat Dishes 11am |
Mistress Helewyse de Birkestead |
Most people in the SCA (especially fighters) agree that meat is a delicious and important part of any feast menu. Come join us as we explore some of the meat dishes from 16th century Italy. Meat pies, meat served cold, meat roasted, meat grilled and meat fried.
Handout available for 15, no fee. |
55 minutes | $0 | ||
| Paternosters: The Evidence 12pm |
Lady Elizabethe Alles | We will discuss what evidence we have for the construction of prayer beads in Europe prior to 1600 and the benefits and challenges of using each kind of source.
$1 handout fee. |
55 minutes | $1 | ||
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Press: An Overview of the Cheese Making Process and Preservation Methods 1pm |
Abbess Waldetrudis von Metten | The goal of this class is to give you a basic understanding of the cheese making process, where to get supplies, and how to age your cheese.
There will be some limited samples for us to try. Come sit and cut some cheese! |
55 minutes | |||
| Recycling: A Frugal SCA Life
2pm |
Lord Errc Glaison | A guided discussion which will hopefully change the way you approach life and projects in the SCA - A&S projects don't have to cost an arm and a leg! Ages 18 and over, unless accompanied by supervising adult. | 18 and over, unless accompanied by supervising adult. | 55 minutes | ||
| History of Soap
3pm |
Lady Aelfwyn Elswith | Where soap appears in the histories and how it was used (not always for cleaning!). Brief discussion of methods and processes. | 55 minutes | |||
| A More Historically Accurate Cordial
4pm |
Baroness Verena Entenwirt | AGES 21 and over ONLY!
Come look at historical documents and recipes concerning medieval cordials and liquors and try a sampling of cordials made from various medieval bases. $5 for handouts and samples. |
AGES 21 and over ONLY! | 55 minutes | $5 | |
| Garb The Child
10am |
Lady Odette d'Amboise | Dressing your kids medievaly is easier than you think! | 55 minutes | |||
| 14th c Tuscan Clothing
11am |
Baroness Arianna Llwyd | Class covers the basics of 14th Century clothing worn in Tuscany. We will discuss layers, supportive garments, conjectured patterns and fabrics. Discussion of how to assess relevant primary source material.
Handout available, no fees. |
55 minutes | $0 | ||
| Comparing Persian and Turkish Coats
12pm |
THL Umm Iskander Mihri |
A guide to the details of the outer garments worn in the period of the Persian and Ottoman Empires. Class focus is on variations in fabrics used, sleeve cuts, trims and other details.
Full-color handout available - $2. |
55 minutes | $2 | ||
| Lace in the SCA
1pm |
Lady Antine Andersdottir | A primer of history, style and use of Lace in the SCA Period. | 55 minutes | |||
| 1465 Florentine Dress Analysis
2pm |
Signora Elisabetta Morosini di Mettenini |
Examine images of the Gamurra (underdress) worn circa 1465 Florence with a focus on pattern shapes and unique embellishments.
Handout, plus CD of images (for a small fee). |
55 minutes | |||
| From Thread to Trim
3pm |
Christianna Weaver |
Learn cardweaving from the very start of the process! How to read a pattern, thread the cards, get ready to weave, and tension. You'll be able to take a short (1-2 yard warp) project home. Emphasis on backstrap weaving (Bring your belts!), but Inkle or other loom owners encouraged to bring their looms to understand how they can be set up for cardweaving. $3 class fee covers cards, thread, shuttle and handout. Materials for 15, others feel free to come and learn. |
15
Others are welcome to come and learn |
55 minutes | $3 | |
| The Design of Medieval and Renaissance Pavilions
4pm |
Lady Philippa Montague |
A review of period illustrations and extant pavilions to evaluate the shapes and structures of pavilions used in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Focus on round pavilions with discussion of possible methods of structure and support.
Handout Fee: $2 |
|
55 minutes | $2 | |
| Silk Banner Painting
10am-11:55am |
Dame Jocelyn of Lutterworth | Painting Heraldic Silk Banners - hands-on class.
Kits for 12 $2 fee for materials. Onlookers welcome. |
Kits for 12
Onlookers welcome |
1 hour 55 minutes |
$2 | |
| If Looks Could Kill-Evil Eye Amulets in Antiquity
12pm |
THL Keely the Tinker | The history of amulets used against the Evil Eye through many cultures and time periods. Discussion of amulet types and scholars' deductions of why those amulets are the size, shape and color they are. PARENTAL WARNING: some historical amulets are phallic in nature, and there will be some discussion of male and female anatomy. Students under 17 admitted ONLY with parental permission. | Students under 17 admitted ONLY with parental permission. | 55 minutes | ||
| Glass Beads-Make and Take Beginning Bead Class
1pm |
Lady Rois Alann inghean Ui Fhlaithbheartaigh | Join us for a demonstration on making a basic bead and then make your own to take home! Beadmakers from across the Midrealm will be available with equipment and assitance to help you make your own bead.
First come, first served for hands-on. $2 for glass, propane and handout. |
55 minutes | $2 | ||
| Rendering Drapery for Illuminators
2pm |
Duke Eliahu |
How to render drapery, with emphasis on controlling value to depict the effects of light on objects, in order to render form and surface character.
Please bring at least a pencil and paper, or the medium of your choice. Handout available, no fee. |
55 minutes | $0 | ||
| Renaissance Imprese
3pm
|
Signora Elisabetta Morosini di Mettenini |
A look at the use of imprese during the Renaissance, what defines and imprese, and where to put them.
Handout plus a CD of images (for a small fee). |
55 minutes | |||
| Making Period Paints
4pm |
Master Johannes von Narrenstein |
A detailed examination of period paints. Class will look at pigments, binders, flowing agents, tools, media and techniques. Demonstration of red-brown ochre.
All ages - This class is CHILD FRIENDLY! |
All ages - This class is CHILD FRIENDLY | 55 minutes | ||
| Making Metal Stamps
10am |
Duke Eikbrandr | How to make a Viking Age stamp used to ornament sheet metal. Class will focus on teaching the student how to make simple decorative stamps (triangle and ring dot) used by Scandinavian cultures of the Viking Age. While not a hands-on class, we will discuss the process of manufacture in detail, allowing the student to make their own simple stamps in their home shop. | 55 minutes | |||
| Blacksmithing on a Budget
11am |
Lord Reinhold von Glier | An introduction to the scope of quality metalwork that is possible for any Scadian to achieve with limited tools and limited skill sets. The class will demonstrate and suggest projects that can be undertaken without specialized tools, and introduce a variety of inexpensive but worthwhile tools that allow legitimate blacksmithing on a beginner's budget.
Handouts for 20, no fee. |
55 minutes | $0 | ||
| Understanding Leather
12pm |
Lord Aeiric Orvender | All the information a new leatherworker needs to get them started! An overview of leather in general: leather terms, tools, leather 'sizes' and which size is best for what project, along with a discussion on basic leatherworking methods. Tools on display and Q&A discussion.
$1 handout fee. |
55 minutes | $1 | ||
| Pins and Needles
1pm |
Lord Errc Glaison | Study and construction of period pins and needles, using extant examples. Hands-on practice creating a period item.
Limit 6 for hands-on instruction, but observers are welcome. Ages 18 and over unless accompanied by adult supervisor. |
6
Observers welcome |
Ages 18 and over unless accompanied by adult supervisor. | 55 minutes | |
| Wet form Masks
2pm |
Lord Aeiric Orvender | Learn the basics of wet-forming leather: students will learn the ins and outs of wet forming and create their own basic mask to take home.
Limited to 5 hands-on students. Observers welcome $1 handout fee $6 materials fee |
Limited to 5 hands-on students.
Observers welcome |
55 minutes | $1 handout fee
$6 materials fee |
|
| Cathedral Project - The Great Gothic Experiment
3pm |
Baroness Arianna Llwyd | This is a class on the preparation activities involved in the "Experiment" which will take place at Aethelmarc War Practice next spring. The experiment is an attempt to roughly stake out the perimeter of a Gothic Cathedral, in real time, in one day, using period tools. Class covers the preparations and processes that will be used. | 55 minutes | |||
| Natural Philosophy 101
4pm |
Magister Galenus Ockhamnesis | How did scholars in the Middle Ages view the world around them? This course will be an in-persona discussion of the underlying principles of the Aristotelian view of matter, motion, and the nature of the Earth and heavenly bodies.
Handouts for 20, no fee. |
55 minutes | $0 |
|
| <== Return | 
|
Standard Disclaimer |