Learn fingerloop braiding with the Noble Kay of Lincoln and produce your own multicoloured braids in a variety of patterns using this period technique!
Suitable for beginners and returning braiders. You require two working hands, but both hands do not need to belong to the same person!
Make striking Viking glass beads with Órlaith Ildánach, our expert glass worker!
Thanks to Órlaith's generosity, this rolling session will run for most of the day. If you would like to make a bead, it take about 15-20 minutes, so pop down when you can! Whilst only one person can make a bead at a time, anyone is welcome to go along and watch.
Attendees should bring their own chairs.
Credit: Ingvar Grahok.
Come and learn how brass sheet can be shaped into fasteners for cloaks and other garments with Lord Ingvar. There will be chance to have a go and take your own fastener away with you. There will be a limit of 8-10 people for the practical element, but anyone is welcome to watch the session! If you would like to have a go and already own a needle file you can bring, please bring it with you
Learn to work with rope and tie secure, period knots with Maredudd ap Gwylim.
Starting from twine, we will make a length of rope using a rope-walk constructed to match various medieval images, then learn how to finish the ends with splices, followed by a selection of knots likely to be useful for campers.
Suitable for all.
Credit: Becca Edney
Is your garb getting a bit worn around the edges? Does something need patching, darning, reinforcing or re-sewing, but either you don't know how or you keep putting it off? Come sit down with Henric van den Casteele and the Household of the Bent Thimble and repair your garb!
Learn about all things scribal with the Viscountess Valda ingen Cháemgein, scribe and member of the Ordo Cygni, also known as the Company of the Swan. Valda will share her tips for calligraphy and illumination.
Credit: Viscountess Valda ingen Cháemgein
Come and learn all about mead making with Meliton!
Suitable for all who wish to attend. If the class is over-subscribed, we can't guarantee you'll leave with mead started!
Bring a chair and a 1L re-sealable plastic bottle.