Wet Felting
So this months Fiber guild was focused on wet felting. Prior to this my experience with felting was unknowingly washing and drying a wool sweater. So with high hopes I…
Update on the Tent
So we had settled on the Wall Tent and got it ordered back at the start of the year. We had opted for a 2 door tent, as getting a…
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Trying out a pattern; Viking Apron Dress
So in my latest web searching, I came across This Viking Apron Dress I was rather excited as my last two Apron Dresses came after some drunk arts and crafts…
Posted inEvents Illumination
Tri- Baronial 2019-Prep
So this year was slightly different, I accepted an assignment from our baronial scribe to create an award scroll. With that and the bitter cold weather I was unable to…
Event 101- Art and Science Compatitions
So with our current Tri-Baronial event coming up I figured now was a good time to talk about Art and Science Competitions. So what exactly is an A&S Competitions? Unlike…
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Event 101- What to Bring
So you have the event listing all read and figured out so now it is time to pack! Yes that is right pack. Making sure you have the right things…
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Event 101- Reading an Event Listing
Today while discussing the last event at our canton meeting the topic came up from some of out new folk "I wish I had known we could bring our own…
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The Great Tent Hunt
So one of the earliest things I looked at in the SCA right after clothing was a tent. The beautiful photos of period encampments, the catalogs full of canvas tents and…
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12th Night 2019
So this year 12th Night took us to the Middle Eastern Oasis complete with a Bazaar and a Coffee Grotto and finally topped off with a dinner feast and Hafla.…
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The British Library and The British Museum- A treasure trove of Medieval wonders
Every once in a great while you stumble across a great resource, in this case, I found two of the best. The British Library and The British Museum Between these two…