All Day: Spinning Salon

Hosted by Mægan Sifsdottir

Stop in to try your hand at spinning yarn, experiment with different kinds of spindles, build a paper spindle, try different kinds of spinning wheels, or just work on projects in the shade. Some spindles and wool available for purchase. If you plan to stay awhile, please bring your own chair. 

10:00-11:00

Handsewing Basics

THL Constanza de Sevilla

This class will cover the main stitches you can use for making garments by hand–running stitch, back stitch, whip stitch, and blanket stitch–along with their uses. If time permits, we will also cover slip stitch. All materials are provided, but you might want your own scissors or thread snips.

Max 10 participants; observers welcome

No fee, donations for materials accepted

11:00-12:00

Intarsia/Applique Workshop

THL Neave inghean Domhnaill

This workshop will look at some of the existing examples of 14-15th c Scandinavian and English wool intarsia, or applique. Period techniques and materials will be discussed. You will have time to get started on a small sample to take and finish in your own time, with provided non-allergenic materials.

Limit 12 participants

No fee

Materials Provided:

·      Commercially prepared non-wool felt (hypoallergenic)
·      Linen thread
·      Synthetic leather
·      Cord
·      Patterns and instructions

Please bring:

·      Needles
·      Scissors
·      Pen and/or fine line marker for drawing on felt 

Optional

·      If you wish to bring wool felt, please feel free to do so – two contrasting colors.
·      Linen thread: non-waxed, in a color of your choice
·      Small simple pattern: A 5” period pattern will be provided, but bring your own simple pattern if you wish. We can look at it together and see if it will work.

11:00-12:00

Wire Weaving

Lord Gospatric de Reynes

Learn an 8th century CE and later technique for making chain by weaving 24 gauge wire around a rod and pulling it through a draw plate. Examples of older extant items from ancient Egypt, Byzantium, Greece, and Java that look like wire weaving will be shown. Six students will be able to take a kit with wire, a dowel rod, and a draw plate home with them. Most students will not reach the point of using the draw plate during class, but the process will be demonstrated. Limit 6 kits; observers and students with their own materials welcome.

Limit 6 kits; observers welcome

1:00-2:00

Moving On from Beginner Garb

Countess Jehanette de Provins

So you’ve got your first SCA clothes–now what? Get ideas on how to move from your first pieces of garb to creating clothing that is better fitting, longer lasting, and more historically accurate.

1:00-3:00

Indigo Dye Pot

THL Neave inghean Domhnaill

Learn about dyeing with indigo! This is not a formal class. Rather, the dye pot will be set up starting at 1:00 and dyeing of plant/cellulose fabrics will begin when it is ready. Handouts and informal instruction on shibori (Japanese tie-dyeing) will be available. Participants should bring rubber gloves and wear clothes that can get stained (modern clothes/aprons are fine) and bring a N95 mask if they wish to assist with mixing dyes.
Ages 10 and up

Limit 10 kits; please email Baroness Caoilfhionn at baroness at nordskogen dot org to reserve one. 

Extras: Attendees may bring up to 1 yard or 4 oz. of their own fiber to dye after all kits have been completed; plant fibers are recommended for best results, and fiber must be washed twice with unscented detergent, machine dried without fabric softener (for fabric), soaked in clean water overnight, and brought to the event still wet from soaking. Yarn or roving must be loosely tied.

2:00-3:00

The History of Spinning Wheels from Past to Present

Lady Celestria de Clare

Learn about the evolution of spinning wheels, basic spinning wheel mechanics, and how to find the right wheel for you.

3:00-4:00

Brickwork Embroidery 

Duchess Petranella Fitzallen of Weston

A hands-on class. Brickwork was used for religious pieces and small accessories from the 13th to the 15th centuries primarily in what is now Germany. It is a form of counted Embroidery. Please bring your own snips and if you need them a magnifier and headlamp or other light. 

Limit 10 - ages 10 and up (younger if they have embroidery experience) 

No fee