Mistress Edith Penrose
A beginners to intermediate guide to medieval illumination on the drawing and painting of insects and birds. Handouts and materials will be supplied, however if you have your own illumination kit, please bring it along. This class is limited to 8 participants, with children 10+ welcome with a supervising adult who does not have to participate in class. Prebooking is required to bakerskeep@gmail.com
Mistress Edith Penrose
Folding notebooks for the young Raider. Aimed at children 5 and over, this class requires some adult participation and supervision. Materials included, please inform when booking if you require a non-leather material.
This class is limited to 8 participants, with children 5+ welcome with a supervising adult. Prebooking is required to bakerskeep@gmail.com
Hauptmann Jochen Schwalbe
The observations of an itinerant dish-pig – aka “How to be a help, not a hinderance in the kitchen”. A class for all interested in the inner workings of a feast kitchen, considering the topics of planning, budgeting, volunteer management, and cleanup. This class will be a combination of teaching, and an open discussion portion.
Lady Isabel de Annesley
Instrumental music practice. Please bring your instrument, and perhaps some sheet music if you would like to share if time allows.
Lady Susanna Scarlet
Dressing your young Raider – a guide to children’s garb and dressing your young nobles for any SCA event. This class is limited to 8 participants.
Lord Wolfgang Germanicus and Lady Oddkatla Knarrarbringa
Throwing weapons at targets. We’re not just heavy, rapier, and archery anymore! Vent your frustrations by learning to safely throw axes and knives at targets (nonhuman, non-moving targets for legal reasons). Please bring any throwing knives you have for safety inspection before throwing, although weapons will be supplied.
Mistress Edith Penrose
A beginners to intermediate guide to medieval illumination on the drawing and painting of flowers. Handouts and materials will be supplied, however if you have your own illumination kit, please bring it along. This class is limited to 8 participants, with children 10+ welcome with a supervising adult who does not have to participate in class. Prebooking is required to bakerskeep@gmail.com
Mistress Edith Penrose
Always wanted to hand sew something but were unsure where to begin? A beginners guide medieval hand sewing techniques will teach you the fundamentals of seams, eyeless, and buttons all using basic period techniques. Handouts and materials will be supplied, however if you have your own sewing kit, please bring it along. This class is limited to 8 participants, with children 5+ welcome with a supervising adult. Prebooking is required to bakerskeep@gmail.com
Lady Leoflaeda Ælfwynnesdohter
Embroidery for the heavy fighter, and nobles not borne with a needle in hand. A beginners guide to embroidery techniques, useful for everything from favours for your fighter or inspiration, to taking your garb to the next level in a few easy stitches. Materials provided, however please bring along any projects you would like to work on / be advised on.
Lady Leoflaeda Ælfwynnesdohter
Dancing 101
(the dances no-one teaches because “everybody” knows them…). Come and practice before the festivities to follow!
Noblis Gwyneth ferch Aeddan
Body Shapes and Optical Illusions
The idea of the most aesthetically pleasing body shape has varied wildly through time and across gender in ways that sometimes surprise the modern eye. For just as long people have been using optical illusion in clothing design to give the impression of their preferred body shape. Come and see some practical (and sometimes surprisingly easy) ways to play up or down your natural features to suit your preference or just for fun. This class is emphatically body positive and trans friendly how you look now and how you’d like to look are both 100% OK.
Lady Isolde van Wilravenssijde
A hands-on workshop for the process of natural dying your fibres with woad – a most enchanting shade of blue. Feel free to bring your own fabric or yarn (natural fibres) to put in the dye pot!
Arts and Sciences competitions:
Forms and guides are available on the Lochac Arts & Sciences page.