Non-European Personas
June 17th, 2023

We will be focusing on the Middle to Far East, the America's, or any other non European culture that was in contact with Western Europe in our period. 

 Classes Offered

Introduction to Kumihimo  (Dame Morwenna Trevethan)

The basic round braid, used for everything from shoe laces and hair ties to kingdom medallion cords.

Duration: 1 hour

Materials cost: $5.00

Flat Braid Kumihimo: Chevron  (Dame Morwenna Trevethan)

Move beyond the standard round braid and learn how to do a chevron-pattern flat braid on a modern foam disk.

Duration: 1 hour

Materials cost: $10.00

Flat Braid Kumihimo: Plaid   (Dame Morwenna Trevethan)

Move beyond the standard round braid and learn how to do a plaid braid on a modern foam disk.

Duration: 1 hour

Materials cost: $10.00  (no additional cost if student is taking both flat braid classes.)

An Introduction to Tanka (Boyarina Ceara of Novgorod)

South Asian Men's Garb (Master Geoffrey d'Ayr of Montalaban)

Chinese Wok Cooking for Home and Camping (Master Hagar the Black)

This will be an introduction to the tools and techniques of cookig in a wok, which can not only be used at home, but is very well suited for event camping.

Respectful Research: Appreciation vs Appropriation (Sensei Mizuno Sakami and Lady Hextilda Violet MacLean)

This class will be a discussion on how to research and portray a persona from a culture that is not your own.

A History of Southeastern Asia (Lady Vani)

How to Style Your Vintage/Modern Kimono for SCA wear (Boyarina Ceara of Novgorod)

Familiar Stitches in Non European Embroidery (Lady Toth Eva)

Heraldry for Non Heraldic Cultures (Master Ældred Ælfwald)

Class Schedule

9:00 AM Troll opens

10:00 AM -11:00  Kumihio on a Disc 1

                           How to Style Your Vintage/Modern Kimono for SCA wear

11:00 AM - 12:00 Kumihimo on a disc 2

                           A History of Southeastern Asia

12 - 1:30 Lunch Donation lunch available on site or there are several restaurants in the area.

1:30 PM - 2:30  Kumihimo on a Disc 3

                         Familiar Stitches in Non European Embroidery

2:30 PM - 3:30  Heraldry for Non European Cultures

                         South Asian Men's Garb

3:30 PM  - 4:30  Chinese Wok Cooking for Home and Camping

                          Introduction to Tanka

4:30 pm -5:30    Respectful Research