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We will have inside and outside space available, with electricity if needed.
Beginner Crochet: By HL Liaden
10am - 1130 am
We will be learning how to read a crochet pattern and will make a couple of Granny Squares to practice stitches. The hook and yarn will be yours to keep. No age limits, though youth must have adult supervision. This class will be outside, please bring a chair. Donations for materials welcome
Beginning Embroidery: By HL Liaden
1:30 pm-3pm
We will learn some embroidery stitches common in the Middle Ages and make a small project. No age limits, though youth must have adult supervision. This class will be outside, please bring a chair. Donations for materials welcome.
Tool-making for Chasing and Repoussé: Alan Smyith of Darkdale
11am
Learn how to make your own tools to do what you want them to do. Lecture/Demo/Hands-on depending on those in attendance. Middle school age and up. Students might want to being materials in which to take notes. This class will be outside, please bring a chair.
Roman Rag Doll: By Rigela
10am - 12pm
Roman Rag Doll. This is a make and take class. If you have basic sewing supplies and a 12 in square of linen, please bring them. If not, instructor will have materials and supplies. Basic hand sewing skills are needed, but you may bring an assistant if needed. 2 hour class.
Newcomer 101 Class: Mistress Caterina
3pm
Come join Mistress Caterina as she helps newcomers discover the SCA and all there is to offer.
Behind the Main Hall
10am-12noon
Medieval Court Dancing by Cornelius Merilainen
In this class I'll look to cover many of the dances that will be performed on Saturday night during the masquerade ball,
which will include a mix of bransles, English country dances, and Italian dances. Experience is useful, but not required.
Mask Decorating: by Soledad de Osuna
1-2pm
We will have masks and some decor to make masks for Saturday masquerade ball. Feel free to bring bits and bobs of your own to decorate with as well.
Vindheim Sanguine Scriptorium: Hersirkona Kolfinna Egilsdóttir
10am-3pm
The Vindheim Sanguine Scriptorium will be at Protectorate 50! Enjoy an indoor classroom, with air conditioning. And cookies. Come visit us!
Our Schedule:
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Open scribal
The Sanguine Scriptorium will be open for your scribal endeavors. Beginners are encouraged to attend, and youth are welcome! Supplies will be available.
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11:00-11:30 a.m. Materials and Ideas for Vindheim Insignia, Instructor: Eadwyn seo Gathryde
Come learn about the insignia used in Vindheim and get ideas for making some for the Coronet.
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11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. What is a Sanguine Quill and How Can I Be One? Instructor: Isaac Bane
Are you interested in holding the position of Sanguine Quill in the future? Open discussion about the role and responsibilities. You don't even have to be a scribe!
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12:00-12:30 p.m. Combining Modern Elements with Period Scrolls, Instructor: Delfina de Borjas
Commissioned scrolls and can be highly personalized. Join the discussion on how to blend modern elements into period style scrolls.
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1pm-2pm Intro to Mughal & Indian Miniature Paintings: Timo Kalamanos
Come explore the rich traditions of Mughal and Indian miniature painting, with an opportunity to view and examine original period (and slightly post-period) examples up close and in person. A must for illuminators and scribal artists.
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1:00-1:30 p.m. Tassel Construction for Vindheim Insignia, Instructor: Estrill Swet
Several Vindheim awards have tassels as an insignia option. Learn how to make them!
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2:00-2:30 p.m. How to braid Thunderbolt Insignia, Instructor: Serena Oddrskona
This class will teach you the braiding style for the Thunderbolt of Vindheim award insignia.
A Creative Approach to medieval Wire: Baroness Ayesha de Warwick
11am-12pm
Each person will get a pack of wire and beads to create a take home project. We will discuss how wire was made and used in the Middle Ages. Children welcome with adult supervision. Donations welcome.
Bayeux Stitch 101: Caterina Bella Rosso
1pm-2pm
Learn how to create a simple Bayeux pattern in this make and take class. I will have a pattern, yarn, hoops, and needle for you to learn all the basics of this 11th century style.
Earth Divination: Vitalis Gabrielle Venier della Mare
2pm-3pm
Come learn how the Arabic practice of ilm al-raml, the "Science of the Sand", came to be integrated into the divination practices and occult philosophy of Renaissance Europe. We'll trace the history of the 16 geomantic figures focusing on how they became associated with the elements and the stars. For a practical excersise, we will walk through how to cast the points and generate the "mothers" for a traditional reading, then discuss how to interpret a chart and what kind of questions historical practitioners would try to answer.
Outside Classroom 1
Brawlerinas - Ballet Basics for the SCA Fighter: Ivan Antonius di Castronovo
10am
Those involved should be ready and dressed for exercise. Brawlerinas is a class to teach the basics of ballet to fighters, not for the goal of fighters learning ballet but to show fighters different forms of exercise that can be incorporated into their current abilities, to teach them stretches to help them with expanding their skills, and to show the similarities between traditional combat and traditional dance.