Regular, weekly meetings are held on Tuesday nights, at the South Kensington Craft Hall, and Thursday nights, at the Clifton Hill Hall.
On the first, third and fifth Thursdays of the month, dance class and practices are held at Clifton Hill, and the fourth Thursday of the month is an Arts and Sciences meeting.
Please e-mail me, Asfridhr [rebe.lucas at gmail dot com] if you have any concerns.
Monthly A&S Meeting Topics
February 26th.
By request, a very casual Korean tea ceremony (darye) and basic shoe making class. Tea, pots and cups provided. Felt for making shoes provided too.
March 26th
Preserves: Canceled
Instead, come along to learn about the science of fabrics, and why it is best to wear a woolen cloak instead of lots of layers of cotton in the rain!
April 23rd, 25-26th
Midwinter planning and doing of projects, including decorations for the hall.
May 28th
Winter is approaching, so be prepared with making and looking at capes, cloaks, hoods and other wet weather gear.
June 6-8th, 25th
More work on midwinter.
July 23rd
Bring along your favourite book about a medieval art, craft or science!
August 27th
Woolen hats, knitting and naalbinding.
September 24th
Bags and basket making, how to keep all of your belongings together.
October 22nd
Changed: The annual planning meeting for 2010.
November 26th
Changed: Veils, veiling techniques, hatpins and pewter casts.
December 17th
The annual Christmas party.
What about the Competitions?
For those with a competitive streak, the following competitions will be held at Monthly Bash.
March 1st
Dress Accessories -- What is something that you would wear, besides clothing? Belts, garters, pouches, purses, bags, jewellery... the list goes on.
May 3rd
Make a 'hood of warmth' to donate to the barony, so that our newcomers won't freeze in the winter. Some information about hoods is here!
July 3-5th
Baronial Investiture and Midwinter Coronation is on, so the kingdom A&S competitions will be held instead. According to the Kingdom website, these will be...
- Calligraphy & Illumination needs - inks, vellum, quills, etc
- Rosaries
- German Garb 600 - 1600AD
September 5th
'Something to keep your stuff in'
Baskets, backpacks, scrips, chests, cupboards, bottles, boxes, pincushions, needlecases, sewing boxes...
November 1st
Knitting, Naalbinding, or your dream project.
December 5th
To be held at William Marshall. The topic is Angevin clothing.
