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.

Japanese and Chinese didn't have illuminated scrolls as we commonly see in the European SCA. Find out the fun and interesting ways to make awards for your Asian personas more period for them. Fans, Shikishi, and other methods of award "scrolls" are shown and discussed.foro

Come and learn to create your first free hand embroidery piece.  Bring an idea or look for one in the resources that I will have available.  Learn how to pick colors, set up your hoop, and different stitches.  If you have fabric, floss, a drawing or scissors, please bring them along.  Otherwise I will provide for all these items at the class. 

This class is for those that would like to be a part of the command structure of the Northshield army; it is designed for both rapier and heavy, since it is about being an effective leader at all levels of command.

Italian Dancing is not that hard - and I intend to prove it. Come learn a fun, intricate dance filled with hopping and fancy footwork.

In this class we will be discussing a brief history of the bodhran as well as the different styles of the instrument. The main focus will be learning the basic hand positions for the tipper and the two basic rhythms, the jig and the reel. Learner drums and tippers will be provided.

Have you ever wanted to make a cordial but didn't know where to start? Come join us as we discuss basics and more.

*21 and older only.*

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.

Learn beginning katas (forms), foot work and history of the art of Iaido and how it can translate to many other aspects in the SCA.

Learn about this style of Norse female clothing that was found in Kaupang, Norway. The possible construction and reasonings behind the ideas. Possibly walk away with a layout for your own. Bring paper, tape measuring & pencil.

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.

Bring fabric for your coat (3 yds at least, you can use this to get a rough estimate how much fabric you are likely to need: http://www.elizabethancostume.net/smockpat/), fabric for lining (3+ yds--same as coat), fabric for trim (1+ yds), and some trim/narrow weaving for fastenings & potentially more, bring buttons if desired (I will have some available).

I will guide each person on how to make a coat like this: https://www.facebook.com/jehanette.deprovins/posts/550802558707328

I will have a couple of sewing machines and sergers and will walk the class through making their own coats. We may not get completely finished, but the main coat should be assembled at least.

Basic understanding of how to sew in straight lines on a sewing machine is a prerequisite.

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

This hands-on beginner's class will take you step-by-step through drawing basic interlace bands using George Bain's method. We will also discuss how to look at period designs and figure out how to reproduce them without tracing.

An introduction to the astronomical information that was discovered through naked eye observation, a look at the limits of that observation, and the evidence at the time for a geocentric universe and the stars influencing our world.

Will go over pole arm as pertains to SCA heavy fighting. The topics will be dependent on the skill levels and understanding of the participants but for sure we will go over pace and range control along with at least some thrust and cutting techniques on both attack and defense. If you have a pole arm and gauntlets bring those but no fighting will be done in this class.

Stage fright plagues many performers. How does it work? How do you deal with it? Learn some simple strategies to help you put a leash on your fears and give you the freedom to enjoy what you already love to do!

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

In this class, we will look at changes in sword design and how that impacted their use over the course of the 15th and 16th centuries. Much of the material covers to other Western European countries as well.

If you're the seneschal of your local group, you're responsible to sign off on several reports each month and each quarter. If your exchequer fails to submit those reports in a timely manner, with your signature included, your local group could be suspended! This class is intended to help you, as the seneschal, know what financial information you should be seeing, and what reports you need to be signing to keep your group in good standing.

Making braided wire SCA circlets for personal use or largess. All equipment and supplies are provided to make one circlet each. Craft kits and tools will be for sale if you'd like to make additional circlets.