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The A&S 50 Challenge

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Found on Tavern Yard… The Society for Creative Anachronism celebrates its 50th year on May 1, 2015, and that will be cause for much celebration.  I am starting early, and I hereby invite you to join the party! Challenges have long been a part of Scadian culture, and I thought that a challenge of 50 things seemed appropriate for our 50th year.  Since years in the SCA are counted as Anno Societatis, (year of the Society,) or AS, and Arts and Sciences (the lovely canopy under which so many of my interests rest) is oft abbreviated A&S, the A&S 50 … Continue reading The A&S 50 Challenge

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A&S summary, second quarter 2007

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Researched natural dyesStarted reconstruction of kirtle from Durer’s "Portrait of a Young Furleger with Her Hair Up"Researched anti-fungal medicationsComposed heraldic device for submittalDetermined name for submittalResearched period woodworking devicesConstructed a Germanic Hemd: linen, handsewn, with linen thread, smocked.Experimented with spinning flax into linenAttended Kingdom A&S: took class on storytelling, and taught wool spinningConstructed a leather watchcover with deer leather and sinewConstructed a Scottish Saffron Shirt: linen, handsewn, with linen thread pulled from the fabric,pieced and embroidered according to period descriptionFound sources for looking at digital facsimilies of rare period booksResearched and discussed period dancesParticipated in public demos: demonstrated carding wool, … Continue reading A&S summary, second quarter 2007

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Back from Kingdom A&S

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I went to Kingdom A&S with Lavena and Melbrigda this past weekend. Yet again, I took no pictures.  (I’ve got to get over this ‘must not look like a geek with a camera’ thing I have – y’all are missing a lot.) It was Very Interesting.  Not just for the Arts and Sciences, which were fascinating in and of themselves (homemade warp-weighted loom, bowstrings twisted out of flax, lovely singing and bardic recitations, etc) but for what I’m learning about how the Society works. Up until now, my interest in all things working-class was getting in the way of my … Continue reading Back from Kingdom A&S

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Biz meeting minutes, May 2007

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(There was no biz meeting in April.) May Meeting Minutes – 5/20/2007 Officers present: Gabrielle (Liz) – SeneschalGefroi (Andy) – HospitallerJuliana – ReevePeg – MarshallGreet – Historian Other members present:Melbrigda (Michelle) Cato (Dan)RefrMelissaNordyck (David)(Kevin)Gunnar (Cody)Kail Business:1) Funds raised at Crown List: ~$280 + sweets table 2) Demos are going really well, and attracting us new membership, and slowly raising money.  (Alicia – the flower wreaths are the best sellers.)  Thomas says his phone is ringing off the hook with requests from various groups for our appearance. 3) Herald (Edwin) and A&S (Elspeth) stepping down from official duties.  Gabrielle says we’ll … Continue reading Biz meeting minutes, May 2007

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Muscle Memory

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In Twyla Tharp’s book, The Creative Habit, she talks about muscle memory: If there’s a lesson here, it’s: get busy copying.  That’s not a popular notion today, not when we are all instructed to find our own way, admonished to be original and find our own voice at all costs!  But it’s sound advice.  Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else’s footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill. I maintain that pre-modern ways of doing things, of feeding/clothing/housing ourselves, are ‘great’ because hundreds of thousands of people tested them against hunger/wear/weather. She also talks about institutional memory; … Continue reading Muscle Memory

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Upcoming Calendar

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Saturday May 5 In Tallahassee – Dance demo at Mission San Luis with Eoin and Theadora?  Dye plant shopping. Saturday May 19 Fort Walton Beach Library Demo – Bringing Fiber’s Not Just For Eating June 1-3 Meridies Kingdom A&S with Lavena June 7 Arabian Nights, Arenal – teach a class? Saturday July 28Shire of Castlemere–Jacksonville, FL, a class day 9:30 am to 3:30 p.m. at theJacksonville Main Library, water and something lunchish provided, potluck supper after. This is a tentative YES. Saturday September 28-29Oldenfeld – Tallahassee, FL, Evening courtDEFINITE YES (have sleep space arranged), could teach a class. Continue reading Upcoming Calendar

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Honnora’s visit

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(Eek!  I let the fun weekend slip by without checking my post lineup…sorry about that.) Honnora, Lavena’s sweet and wonderful laurel potter friend from Up North is visiting this week, and she and I had a little mutual Christmas. We’d worked out when she was here last to trade a red and blue chaperon for a flax wheel’s water reservoir.  We did that – pics and gushing about pots later.  (Honnora!  I forgot to take your picture!)  We had too much to talk about! We also traded books – I introduced her to BookMooch about ten days ago, knowing it … Continue reading Honnora’s visit

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Pryor Middle School Demo

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Met Angus (who played bagpipes, carried a sack of various recorders, and spoke wistfully of finding other musicians in Phoenix Glade), sat with Jeannie (sp?) and Keena, and played figure-out-the-strange-tent with Gefn. My wheel was a big hit as usual, and one teacher brought her entire geography class to hear my spiel about different sorts of fibers having to be spun differently, and how drop spindles work versus flyer wheels or chakra wheels (They’re studying Ghandi, who advocated home spinning of cotton). Other participants did Scottish dancing and belly dancing and juggling. It was very festive, and I expect a … Continue reading Pryor Middle School Demo

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Upcoming Projects

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I’m facing a two-hour sit in a Uhaul place tonight (Daan’s car is getting a hitch put on), so between that handwork opportunity ™ and the demo at my old middle school tomorrow morning, things are a bit of a tizzy tidy this morning. First I gathered together all my fiber baskets and got a bit of alpaca on the wheel.  Merino sheepskin, check.  Loom, check.  ID tags for all the baskets – I’ll write them later today.  Visual Aid Banner about spinning – ack!  still not done!  Bingo!  Handwork for the opportunity.  Throw all Visual Aid illustrations with edging … Continue reading Upcoming Projects