SUN 2019 Class Table

Over the past several years, Gweniver has traveled to view several historical lace collections. During this discussion, she will be sharing her knowledge of early bobbin lace history and her lace-related travel photo collection with highlights from Italy, Belgium and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Documentation and examples of small iron/steel items that have been found in graves and various sites in England that can be made in a forge.

Learn the BASIC rules for creating a device (sometimes called a "coat of arms" or "badge").

Will cover:

- shield shapes

- colors (what you can put next to, but not on top of)

- fields (and how to divide them)

- items to go ON the colors (line-stuff, and plants, and animals - oh my!)

- balance and simplicity (how Zen!)

- basic resources

Carve your first spoon with a knife. Learn basic carving operations, then shape your spoon and with a hook knife carve the bowl. "If you can peal a potato you can carve a spoon" - Paul Sellers

Eric and Enide by Creiten de Troyes, written about 1180, was the first of Cretien's famous Arthurian romances and the first surviving Arthurian romance. It might also be argued to be the first statement of "The Dream" which supposedly underlies the SCA. What did Cretien say in this important work? How did it help create a different culture than what had come before?

We will have a discussion on styles and techniques used by the Rus to make "sensible" fabric look richer and more extravagant. Learn about pearl embroidery, metal plaques, couching with gold or silver thread and other vocabulary to make your google searches easier at home to learn from.

This will be a round table discussion focusing on sharing ideas on how to provide accommodations for yourselves and others who enjoy an SCA lifestyle. Among the topics to be discussed are: Ways to improve SCA events for those with chronic illnesses and disabilities; Travel accommodations, advice, and suggestions; How to modify your garb/headwear/footwear/accessories; How do you pack and what do you leave at home; Wheels, wheels, and more wheels; Stoopit stairs and other impediments; and other fun topics.

So how does one go about developing a courtesan persona? Or that of one who would patron or sponsor courtesans? Historically, courtesans were the aristocracy of sex workers, with skill sets beyond bedroom activities. In the SCA, courtesans attempt to recreate those skills into courtier etiquette and activities as a means of attracting wealthy, powerful, or influential patrons and sponsors as part of their personas.

How can you give your scrolls a more period look? By looking at numerous side-by-side cecexamples, we will cover materials, script choice, layout, proportions, color, and outlining.

Learn all the foundations for running a feast from a modern chef with nearly 20 years in the industry with federal ServSafe training, who has run several feasts as well. I will cover everything from cleaning and safe cooking practices, to budgeting and purchasing, to applying catering techniques to SCA feast environments.

The class will largely be a lecture with Q&A. No handouts are currently planned, so a laptop or pen and paper are strongly encouraged

Introduction to the social structures around sex, gender, sexuality, and marriage in early medieval Ireland, c. 400-1000 CE. While the poetic tales of queens and heroes and the law texts that governed the social classes present idealized (and conflicting) images of Irish past, let's put together a picture of what daily life and interaction might have looked like in reality.  The talk will include non-graphic discussion of premarital and extramarital sex, rape, polygamy, and sexuality.

Parents should be aware that the talk will include discussion about premarital sex, polygamy, infidelity, and the concept of virginity.

Have questions about submitting your name or arms? I'll go through the process step by step and then dispel myths and answer questions. If there is time and you want to work on something specific, please bring it.

Get insight how to develop and host, even sponsor, an archery shoot or thrown weapons throw.r

An interactive discussion on how to watch and understand heavy fighting as practiced in the SCA. We will go over some fighting videos and scenarios and explain what is going on and also why some blows are good and others are not. Fighters are also welcome to attend but the focus is to try to demystify things for non-fighters.

This class will cover shading, whitework, planning layouts, and drawing techniques to help you take your illumination to the next level. In-class exercises as time allows. Materials provided or bring your own supplies.

Emboss your leather items with a method of tooling that is very simple and takes a lifetime to master. By learning how to bevel, you can make amazing works of art that look medieval. This method involves no cutting or complicated tooling. With just two tools, you can create intricate and amazing designs. This class will be part demonstration and part hands on. The method is simple and easy to understand and demonstrate, but it takes years of practice to get a smooth, even bevel. At the end of the class, you will know all you need to know to start that journey. This is for beginners or anyone struggling to get an even bevel in their tooling work.

Learn the different style of Morse women's clothing through the countries. Kaupang, Kostrup, Birka, Hedeby and Slavic just for measures.

This is a hands-on class where you will learn how to use stencils to paint a ground cloth. Your kit will include a pre-painted ~ 2’x3’ cloth, stencils, stencil brush, painters tape, chalk, and instructions.

We will be live action casting pewter tokens!

An overview of Polish men’s clothing and accessories from the 16th & 17th centuries.

3 SCA Heritage dances that range from out of period to grossly out of period: Female Sailor, Korobushka, and Road to the Isle.

The SCA has many formal and informal mentor/mentee relationships: peer/dependent, officer/deputy, old timer or chatelaine/newbie, students, man-at-arms, yeomen, cadets, pages, and on and on. What skills does a person need to be an effective mentor? What questions does a person need to ask to ensure a good fit between mentor and mentee? What are the signs of an effective mentoring relationship? What are some of the pitfalls? How does a person become a good mentor? These questions and more will be discussed. Adapted from academic mentoring programs and research.

Making Saxon era wire rings for personal use or largess. All equipment and supplies are provided to make one ring each. Craft kits will be for sale if you'd like to make additional rings.

A discussion of the times that shaped the tradition of the wandering warrior-elite in SCA period China.