Category Archives: A&S

June Arts & Sciences activities

June 3: Stuff swap: Need stuff? Got stuff?  We can swap.  If you have SCA and/or craft items that you no longer want or need, bring them!  This can be especially useful to new folks to help compile your kits.

June 10: Handsewing tips and tricks with Lady Leonarda.

June 17: Open A&S

June 24: Nålbinding 201: Let’s make a hat! Level up after the introductory naalbinding class last month.  We are going to learn to make a simple hat and get started on it.  Please bring wool and a big needle. The wool cannot be superwash.  Bulkier yarns are easier for learning. Don’t have wool yarn or a needle? No problem.  Let us know and we got you! Taught by Lady Helena.

May Arts & Sciences activities

May 2: Cheesemaking part 2! Leonarda DelChiaro will teach us how to make cheshire cheese for the cheese board at Skewered. Class starts around noon and Leonarda and Helena’s house.

May 6: Courtesy, etiquette, and titles

May 13: How to watch a sword fight: Learn the rules and how to analyze what fighters are doing when they are beating on each other, why some shots count and others don’t, and a whole bunch of other things. Taught by Sir Alherin

May 20: Introduction to leather working: Learn about what is involved in working with leather.  This is an introduction and not a hands on class. Taught by Lord Mattheus.

May 27: Skewered! prep: Skewered is soon here and we will be working on any last minute items needed to make the day a big hit.  All hands on deck! Led by Master Ishmael.

April Arts & Sciences activities

April 8: UFOs: Need a push to finish that UnFinished Object? Bring it to A&S for that last push!

April 15: Lucy of Wigan will lead a scriptorium! We’ll have scribal books, paper and pens, and answers for questions.

April 22: Helena Kassandreia will teach nålbinding 101! She will have tapestry needles and single-ply yarn and will show you how to make this very old ancestor to knitting.

April 28: Online Research 101 with Aíbinn of Roxbury Mill

March Arts & Sciences activities

March 4: We’ll look at embroidery and weaving books that focus on Norse and Slavic finds.

March 11: TBD

March 18: TBD

March 25: Open A&S

Saturday, March 28 at 1 PM: Learn to etch brass and copper with Aíbinn. We’ll meet at Faye’s house; please contact Aíbinn or Faye for the address. Class will last about four hours so folks have time to etch multiple pieces.

February Arts & Sciences activities

February 4: Open A&S

February 6 & 7: Atlantia is co-hosting an online Tri-Kingdom University with Drachenwald and Lochac! Check out the class listing and schedule on the official website.

February 11: Tri-Kingdom University recap! What did you take and what did you learn? If you couldn’t make it to University, catch up on what you missed!

February 18: Open A&S

February 25: Migration Era and Viking Era clothing

January Arts & Sciences activities

January 7: Anthe will teach a class on spinning.

January 14: Not at Tikvat: Virtual class on Zoom! The Crane Herald of Atlantia, Iacobo, will give a virtual intro to court heraldry.

January 21: Learn about the history of etching in Europe from Aíbinn.

January 28: UPDATE: Due to the weather, we are having a virtual open A&S with discussion of Medievalism led by Bran Mydwynter. Check Facebook, Discord, or the mailing list for Zoom details.

If there is something you want to teach or a class you wish you could take, please let us know.

December Arts & Sciences activities

December 3: Helena Kassandreia will teach about displaying your A&S projects at events and entering Arts & Sciences competitions.

December 10: Intro to embroidery, part 2! Lanea will have hoops available if anyone needs supplies. If you’d like to see books on embroidery in a specific time or place, let Lanea know and she’ll see if she has something to bring.

December 17: Open A&S

December 24: No meeting; A&S and rapier practice canceled

December 31: No meeting; A&S and rapier practice canceled

If there is something you want to teach or a class you wish you could take, please let us know.

Ceramic pit firing demonstration

We’ll fire the pots we made at A&S at the Locust Grove Cabin Patio hearth on Sunday, September 28 between 8:30 AM–4:30 PM (weather willing!).

This is being done as a public demonstration and garb is welcome but not required. There are picnic tables with umbrellas on site. Stay as long as you’d like!

September and October Arts & Sciences activities

Note: We will not be at Tikvat beginning September 24 and going through October 15. Those evenings will either be virtual classes and activities or activities hosted at folks’ houses. For those evenings, we will share links to Zoom or Google Meet as we get closer. If the activity is at someone’s house, please use Facebook or Discord message the house for an address. If you are a newcomer, please contact our Chatelain for information.

September 10: Open Arts & Sciences with bonus mending and hand sewing help from Lanea. Let Lanea know if you need specific fabric scraps or threads to fix things!

September 17: Choosing fabrics for SCA costuming taught by Lanea. We will look at archaeological examples of surviving textiles and discuss how to replicate those items with commercially produced fabrics.

September 24: Not at Tikvat: Virtual class and activity! We’ll learn about Mesopotamia and Clara will teach us the Game of Ur.

October 1: Not at Tikvat: Class at Lanea’s and virtual. Baronesa Beatriz teaches about votive crowns.

October 8: Not at Tikvat: Class at Lucy’s. Cheese night!

October 15: Not at Tikvat: Class at Anthe’s. Anthe will host a class on making dumplings.

October 22: Kurdish Dance taught by Keylan.

October 25: Open Arts & Sciences

If there is something you want to teach or a class you wish you could take, please let us know.