Artisans Displayed at

Twelfth Night Coronation

January 2025

Artisans with

next to their picture served as Her Majesty Tullia Allori's artisans

16th Century Italian Noble Persons Clothing

16th century Noblemen’s Venetian of silk brocade, including a doublet with slashed sleeves and traditional Venetian silk pants. Created for the coronation of Sven III of Caid. 16th century noblewoman’s Florentine, including doublet with matching sleeves, pleated skirt and overdress. Created for the coronation of Dionisiya Tolochkova I.

Duchess Cassandra (she/her)

Duchess Cassandra is a life long costumer who is particularly interested in 16th Venetian and Florentine clothing. She has dressed many a monarch for their coronation, and many a friend who just wanted to look fancy.

Bobbin Lace: What is it and is it period?

Lace examples, with pillows, bobbins, and assorted tools will be on display. A "Try Me" pillow will be available for those that want to see how the movements work to make lace.

Rayna O'Donnell (she/her)

As far back as I can remember I was very interested in threads and knots, mostly keeping myself busy organizing the thread displays while my mother shopped for fabric. I tried to teach myself bobbin lace around 2009 but wasnt very successful as I struggled with cross/twist/cross and how many of each I should make before putting up a pin. Fast forward, I have been fortunate enough to find a local lacers guild and have taken several classes, and recently stepped up as Guild Mistress for Arachnes Web. I promise lacing isn't difficult if you have someone to ask, and I would love to answer your questions.

Champleve Enameling & More! A current and past partial body of work display.

Primarily a display of my most current works of champleve enameling consisting of a number of enameled medallions along with a looped video display of how they are made. Also a bowl full of experiments and failed pieces that I learned something from. As well there will be coronets that I have made. Examples of shoes, and various other pieces of metalworking shown as a body of work display.

Finnian MacLeod (he/him)

I am a Knight of the Realm and a maker of shiny and pretty things. Over the last 30 years, I've lived in every kingdom along the Mexican border and now proudly call the West my home. I have been a landed Baron and a commander of warbands. And in that time I've become proficient in armouring, brewing, cordwaining, jewelry metalworking, etching, and recently, champleve enameling.

A Look into Women's Italian Smocks 1575 to 1600

I have always loved the fancy embroidered smocks that you see the neckline and cuffs of in portraits and extent examples of in Janet Arnold's Pattern's of Fashion 4. The smock was often the last thing I worried about when making clothing because you don't see much of it when fully dressed. I always planned to look into construction and make myself one of these amazing smocks, but it kept getting pushed aside for other projects. When presented with this display challenge, I decided to go for it!

I spent time reading Patterns of Fashion 4 and Moda a Firenze to focus more on what I wanted to do. I came across a section discussing fabric types used and saw that both linen and fine turban fabric were used. It inspired me to create two smocks one linen and one turban cotton to see how different they would look and feel.

Vera Veshniakova (she/her)

I've been active in the SCA since the Fall of 1996. I started in An Tir, and then moved to the West. I started in the West in Fall of 2001. My arts include calligraphy and illumination, clothing construction and patterning, and embroidery. With most of my time spent on clothing construction and scroll production.

Lush Comfort of a Bedouin Tent: The making of a Persian Carpet

It started with the making of a hand knotted Persian Carpet (a labor of love). I have worked through calculating the setup of it's foundation, designing the patterns for each of what are called "elementes" shown and the actual assembly of the carpet.

I also realized the need to know how the medium was created which drew me into the world of spinning fleece. This lead me to a few roads not followed, one of which is making cloth for garments.

Ali ibn Karīm al-Ghanī (he/him)

I have been active in the SCA for 43 years and only recently I encountered a section of the fiber arts that has captured my interests and lead me down a few rabbit holes.

Passing the Time with Period Games

Boardgames have helped us pass the time for ages. Come learn how to play a few of the most popular. We will have Halatafl, the Royal Game of Ur, and Go.

Anna of Fettburg (she/her)

Anna is new to A&S displays. She is looking to share her joy of boardgames with anyone who has an interest.

Playing with Spanish Lacis from the 1550s

Samplings of Lacis patterns of 16th century Spain from the collection Instituto Valencia de Don Juan, as cataloged in of Catalogo de Enjaces: Con una Adicion al Catalogos de Bordados.Madrid: Gonzalez Mena, Maria Angeles .1976. I just finished the table cloth that was started with the Lacis piece from page 186, photo # 40, La Luna. The other motifs were smaller figures seen throughout the Colcha that has a theme of "Hercules" throughout the 48 panels in the mixed technique bed cover. The original uses several lace and embroidery forms.

The work in project is a linen net (made by Her Highness Sybil) and lacis by me based on a panel from a table square from the above source material.

The Honorable Lady Agnes berengarii de girona (she/her)

Almost forty years ago, I became a member of this crazy group of History nerds. My resume includes most jobs in the SCA I have ADHD so I promised my lord husband, Abrahe, that I would focus on string, because I would be all over the map if I didn't narrow down to just string. Still a large theme but it helps me.

Quest to the Plant Stone

At my table you will see the journey thus far in my quest to create a Plant Stone. A Plant Stone is the ultimate expression of what the ancient alchemists considered the perfection of a plants essence. It is a multi-step process, that by its nature, is difficult to display. I will have representations and pictures of the steps up to this point.

Baroness Grania Buchanan (she/her)

I am the Alchemist half of the Knot and Thistle Traveling Library. I have been an Apprentice Alchemist for 10 years in my mundane life. I am excited to to be able to start bringing this iconic part of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the West Kingdom.

Roman Mosaic-Inspired Peerage Scrolls & More

**This Display has Mature Content that will be openly displayed** I have created two Pelican peerage scrolls for you to gaze upon. They have been created with inspiration from Roman Mosaic Tiles from the late 3rd to early 4th century CE. These two scrolls were created for a couple so please enjoy how they work together but also have the ability to stand alone with their uniqueness for each person. There will also be other pieces I have created in the past to include some of my first illuminations and calligraphy.

Ladyship Hrefna (Revna) Í Strand (she/her)

Hello, my name is Hrefna Í Strand (meaning ~ female raven from the beach). I am a squirrelly crafty artist who barely sleeps and has a muse on permanent overdrive. I enjoy illumination and many fiber arts like sewing, embroidery, knitting, nalbinding and crochet.

Scythian Tattooing in the Iron Age

The ancient Scythians, Sarmatians, and related Eurasian steppe cultures of the Iron Age are famous for their strikingly beautiful tattoos, seen on human remains preserved by permafrost. Grave excavations have also presented examples of tattooing toolkits. Using a set of replica tools based on these finds, I’ll demonstrate historical Scythian/Sarmatian tattooing on practice skin and in photos of tattoos on human clients.

Marobodua Brigiani (she/her)

Marobodua Brigiani is a professional tattoo artist and illustrator with a special focus on tattooing in history and its connection with ritual practices across many cultures. Sí is also a student of folk magic, sorcery, and Celtic religions.

Tool Making for Moneying and More

Have you ever wondered how they make the coins our Royalty hands out to members of the populace? What does it take to create such tiny pieces of art? Come see and touch the tools used in the creation of "coin dies." Most of the coins we use, even today, are "struck" coins. This requires the use of metal dies, usually steel, but in period may have been iron. This is different from casting coins or tokens in that the die serves as a "mold" and the coin blank is struck with force while sandwiched between two die faces. Cast coins, while perfectly period, uses different techniques from struck coins, but casting can still be used to create coin blanks in quantity. Sean Tracy is happy to teach the techniques used to create the punches used in cutting the coin dies as these techniques can also be used to create punches for use in jewelry making (Viking and Saxon punches), leather working, and chasing tools.

Baron Sean Tracy of Newbury (he/him)

Sean has been an active moneyer in the West for 7 years but has had prior artistic experience in the areas of calligraphy & illumination, armoring, and a dabble into the area of jewelry making (circlets). Most of his moneying experience has been to create reign coins for the West Kingdom Royalty (West, Mists, Cynagua, Oertha), several Baronies, a branch or two, and many Peers. To date Sean Tracy has cut well over 50 coin dies and is looking for students to take up this artform in service to the Kingdom. Come see how he makes many of the tools he uses to create the dies used to strike coins. He is happy to teach interested people how to make such tools and is looking forward to the upcoming collegium and Mouseo schedule.

The Trials and Tribulations of Toka's Tablet Weaving

I have been tablet weaving since 2012 with a focus on Northern European bands. I find the patterns repetitive and soothing. I am progressing towards more documentable bands and incorporating my weaving into my outfits and accessories. My virtual tablet weaving journal/display can be found at: https://sites.google.com/westkingdom.org/toka-tablet-weaving/.

Baronessie Thorkatla Yngvarsdottir (she/her)

I am Baronessie Thorkatla Yngvarsdottir, or more commonly known as Toka. I live in the Barony of Fettburg, Principality of Cynagua, West Kingdom. I am currently the landed Baroness of Fettburg. My persona is of a 9-10th century Danish woman living in Danelaw England (northern England during the Viking Invasion), but I have steadily gotten more and more interested in 9th-12th century Eastern Europe. One of my favorite parts of the SCA is the research side of it. I have been compiling research on various topics lately, mainly Slavic clothing and culture, Landsknecht/Trossfrau outfits, cotehardies, tablet woven trim from the Birka graves, and tales of the Loch Ness Monster during the Norse occupation of Scotland.

Tyra's Exploration of Embroidery

A sampling of embroidery including metal thread, brick stitch, applique, split stitch, and stem stitch.

Tyra Filppusdother (she/her)

I have explored many facets of art in the SCA including nalbinding, embroidery, tablet weaving, costuming, and research on types of dogs. There are endless arts that interest me and I will continue to explore and dive into more and more of them as time goes on. I am always happy to share what I'm learning and answer any questions to help others try new arts too!

Utilization of Off-the-shelf Components to Engineer Munitions Grade Missile Weapons for SCA Rapier and Heavy Combat

Hand crafted artisanal weapons and armor are a beautiful combination of skill and craftsmanship applied to a marshal and lethal purpose. For the privileged elite it can serve as the ultimate display of of power. But battles are often won and lost by who can bring the largest quantity of appropriate resources to bear on the enemy. Munitions grade arms produced without frills and placed in the hands of rank and file soldiers quickly, reliably and in large numbers are a key ingredient to any army’s success.

This was my goal with this project. To utilize commercially available, modern, off the shelf hardware to efficiently mass produce missile weapons for the Cynaguan Brigade and allies on the war field.

Dante deCollino (he/him)

Crafter. Maker. Tinkerer. Hi, I’m Dante. I’ve been playing in the SCA since 2013. My primary focus is heavy combat but my engineering brain can’t leave well enough alone so I am perpetually working on some project or another.

A Variety of Herbal and Related Displays with an Opportunity for Hands-on Exploration

I will have examples of salves, medicated oils, and balms; a period taxidermy beast; a variety of tools used for medicine making; and dried and fresh plants (if available).

Viscountess Carinne O'Brannigain (she/her)

I am an herbalist. The lens I use is up through the 12th century in Europe. I am interested in the many and various roles that plants played in people’s lives up through the 12th century from food as medicine to perfumery and poisons. I am most interested in the relationship people have had with plants to heal the aches and pains of daily life and how people have cultivated plants to enhance and improve their lives. Of particular interest is the intersection of spices and their uses medicinally. My focus in the SCA until last year has been heavy combat with some dabbling in soap making, uncial calligraphy writing, and learning to sew various garments over the years. I look forward to sharing my passion for plants and their healing qualities with others.

The World of Marco Polo

Exploration is something that fascinates the human mind. Come visit to see the sights and talk about one of the most famous exploration stories of our time.

Baroness Cecilia Nail (she/her)

Celia is a multimedia artist who delights in finding the stories of the art almost as much as the making of it.

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