Bayeux Stitch Basics
An overview of the embroidery couching stitch style known as Bayeux stitch. Students will make an embroidered cup cover using Bayeux couching.
The Way of Saint James: The Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage then and Now
A survey of the legends and lore of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, with special attention paid to sites of medieval and chivalric interest. Special attention will be paid to texts and resources for the modern Scadian planning their own pilgrimage. Bonus-Morien vs. the Fountain of Wine! Clockwork Saints! Miracle Chickens! And so much more!
How To Write Poetry Like a Well-Mannered Brute!
Learn the mysteries of a variety of period verse forms! Fun with catalexis! Enjambment for beginners! If can count to small numbers, you can write sonnets, ottava rima, heroic lines, and so much more! Show up with a brain, leave with your own original poem!
You Can Throw What?!
Learn about the newest throwing weapon, the Plumbata and try it out!
Introduction to Darned Netting (Buratto)
Buratto is an Italian needle lace made by darning on a net. It is quite similar in appearance to filet lace but with one important distinction—it is darned onto a woven net, rather than the knotted net used for filet.
Voice Heralding 101
Like to yell at people? Want to learn the basics of Voice Heralding? Come to this class to learn!
Olympic Archery Fundamentals for Medieval Archery
Learn what basic steps Olympians use and how to apply that for target archery within the SCA