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Mini Collegium
February 17-18, 2001
For those who are unable to travel to the Estrella War, the Canton of Mons Draconis will be hosting a mini-collegium at the home of Lord Carolus and Lady Christine. The schedule and a list of courses are below. For directions, or to inquire about limited crash space, contact Lord Carolus von Eulenhorst.
There will be a pot luck feast after classes on Saturday evening. After dinner, House Wolfestead of Clann Fhaoilcheire will be hosting an informal "play, request or pass" bardic.
In the process of arranging for classes one of our potential instructors has expressed a need for someone to keep an eye on her 22 month daughter. Favorite toys and books will be provided and we expect to be in or adjacent to the classroom. This would be during two 2-hour classes on Sunday afternoon. If one or two volunteers are out there willing to handle this we would be most grateful. Anyone interested in this please contact Lord Carolus. Thank you.
If you are planning on attending, please fill in the registration form at the bottom of the page.
SCHEDULE
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| Saturday, February 17 | ||||
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| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm |
| Cornish pasties - Savory meat | Cornish pasties - Fruit/dessert | L U N C H |
Inkle Weaving | |
| Overview of the Wars of the Roses | Copper embossing/repousse | Wirework jewelry | Mah Jong | |
| Heraldry - Beginning Naming | Heraldry - Beginning Armory | Henna Tattoos | ||
| Culture and History of the Picts | ||||
TOP | COURSE LIST | REGISTRATION FORM
| Sunday, February 18 | ||||
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| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm |
| Design and construction of Archery accessories | Pyrography | L U N C H |
Crown Prints Lick-n-Stick | |
| Beginning Persona Development | Intermediate Persona Development Part I | Intermediate Persona Development Part II | ||
| Spanish Blackwork | Beginning English Country Dance | Intermediate English Country Dance | ||
| Beyond the Tofu Wall | ||||
| Possible classes not yet scheduled: Running a list field (for marshals, list mistresses, field heralds, and others who make a tourney field work) |
COURSE LIST
| Archery accessories, Design and construction | Class will cover the design and construction of archery accessories such as bracers, shooting gloves, and quivers. Attention will be given to fitting the archer, the creation of patterns, and the use of nontraditional materials in their construction. |
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| Instructor: Lord Carolus von Eulenhorst | |
| SUN 9 - 11:00 AM | |
| Copper embossing/repousse | Learn how to do designs on thin copper with cheap items, basically a wood popcicle stick and a ball point pen. Please bring those two items, plus any thin copper or brass that you might have (30 gauge is good for that.) Instructor will also have copper strip available for $1.00 a square. |
| Instructor: Miriam bas Levi | |
| SAT 11 - 1:00 PM | |
| Cornish pasties - Fruit/dessert | Pasty (Pastie) classes will involve the making, baking and tasting of pasties. Supplies will be provided for the crusts and fillings for a fruit pastie. Fees cover the cost of supplies to be determined by the number of students participating. There will also be a very short discussion on the history of the pastie. |
| Instructor: Kirsten Hoschar | |
| SAT 11 - 1:00 PM | |
| Cornish pasties - Savory meat | Pasty (Pastie) classes will involve the making, baking and tasting of pasties. Supplies will be provided for the crusts and fillings for a meat pastie. Fees cover the cost of supplies to be determined by the number of students participating. There will also be a very short discussion on the history of the pastie. |
| Instructor: Kirsten Hoschar | |
| SAT 9 - 11:00 AM | |
| Crown Prints Lick-n-Stick | Help label the March CP (no actual licking involved :-). Helpers can pick up their issue, getting it sooner and saving the kingdom postage. |
| SUN 2 PM | |
| Culture and History of the Picts | |
| Instructor: Tighearna Broichan maqq Kynat | |
| SAT 9 - 11:00 AM | |
| English Country Dance (Beginning): Step Vocabulary | Mystified by how those dancers know what on earth to do next? If you understand the language of the callers, you can do any dance in the Caidan corpus. Come learn what all those mystery words mean and how to string the calls together into the most common patterns. Without knowing a single dance, you'll leave the class able to do all beginning and most intermediate English Country Dances. |
| Instructor: THL Berengere d'Acre | |
| SUN 2 - 4:00 PM | |
| English Country Dance (Intermediate) | Put those Step Vocabulary words to good use as we do Chestnut,
The Boatman, Merry Merry Milkmaids, Cuckolds All A-Row, and If All the World
Were Paper. The instructor will have some dance CDs with notes available for sale on the day of the event @ $10 each. |
| Instructor: THL Berengere d'Acre | |
| SUN 4 - 6:00 PM | |
| Henna Tattoos | The class will cover types of henna mixes, the difference between those used on skin and those used on wood, and I'll have handouts with a smattering of history, a few traditional patterns, and some recipes. We'll apply the paste to the wooden boxes, allow them to dry, remove the dried paste and discuss options for finishing the boxes. Alternately, students may decide to practice tattoos on skin. The cost is fairly minimal, $3.00 to decorate one box, $1.00 for an extra box. This will cover the cost of the henna as well. |
| Instructor: Gemma Rohesia | |
| SAT 4 - 6 PM | |
| Heraldry - Beginning Armory | An introduction to designing authentic and registerable armory. |
| Instructor: Muirghein Dhaire | |
| SAT 11 - 1 PM | |
| Heraldry - Beginning Naming | An introduction to creating authentic and registerable name |
| Instructor: Muirghein Dhaire | |
| SAT 9 - 11 AM | |
| Inkle Weaving | Inkle weaving is a fun, easy, and useful craft in the SCA. It's valuable as an end in itself, or as a first step on towards other weaving techniques. Come try your hand at weaving, and learn to produce ribbons, trim, belts, etc. Learn about how similar bands would have been produced in period. Class will be both lecture and hands on. If you have an inkle loom, please bring it. If not, don't let that stop you, there will be looms available to try. For any questions, please contact Lady Meghan Paget. |
| Instructor: Meghan Paget | |
| SAT 2 - 6 PM | |
| Mah Jong | Mah Jong is a Chinese game using tiles. It is much like Gin Rummy for those who play cards. Also depending on your computer game program, it is somewhat similar to the Mah Jong game in those...but only SOMEWHAT. For those who have seen Classic "Star Trek" Mah Jong is much like Royal Phisben, basic rules kind of simple, but it can get complicated with several winning hand combinations, especially in American Mah Jong. Instructors will be bringing two or three games, so that if we have enough people (4 to a game), we can have a few tables playing at once. |
| Instructors: Miriam bas Levi and Eoin MacCumhail | |
| SAT 4 - 6:00 PM | |
| Persona Development (Beginning) | Discussion on the five basic desisions one must make to start a persona, and some of the common errors. Will help students work on these questions. |
| Instructor: Master Timotheus Zacharia | |
| SUN 9 - 11:00 AM | |
| FEE: $.50 for photocopies | |
| Persona Development (Intermediate, Part I) | Discussion and step-by-step work on answering about 25 basic questions about your life in period. This is what will round out your persona into a larger whole. Work in class to answer these questions. |
| Instructor: Master Timotheus Zacharia | |
| SUN 11 - 1:00 PM | |
| FEE: $1.00 for photocopies | |
| Persona Development (Intermediate, Part II) | (See Part I for description) |
| Instructor: Master Timotheus Zacharia | |
| SUN 2 - 4:00 PM | |
| Pyrography | Learn about the history of pyrography before and in period, then how to pyro-engrave a wood medallion or some other wood plaque or box that you desire to burn designs upon. You will need to buy or make whatever wood object(s) that you want to burn upon. (Please pre-sand whatever piece of wood you want to work on before class.) Instructor will try to bring extra woodburners, but if you want your very own they are relatively inexpensive at WalMart. Please also bring any designs that you might want to burn as well as pencils so that you can draw them onto the wood. |
| Instructor: Miriam bas Levi | |
| SUN 11 - 1:00 PM | |
| Spanish Blackwork | If you can count and thread a needle you can produce trim for garb and beautiful decoration for household items. A history of blackwork and its uses and tips on counted thread embroidery will be presented. Students will have the opportunity to complete a project during the class. STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO BRING THEIR OWN SCISSORS. Materials that will be provided: Materials fee of $2.00 is requested. |
| Instructor: Alix de Albini | |
| SUN 11 - 1:00 PM | |
| Vegetarian Cooking: Beyond the Tofu Wall | A overview of vegetarian cooking techniques for the "Current Middle Ages." The class will menu redaction and cooking methods and common sustitutions for adding allergy free, low salt, and vegetarian food to your upcoming feast. |
| Instructor: Lord Dyfed Macdonald | |
| SUN 11 - 1:00 PM | |
| Wars of the Roses Overview | An overview of the Wars of Lancaster and York, AKA the Wars of the Roses. Class will cover the basic political situation with side views on principal battles and weapons used. Class will focus on the personalities and circumstances of the wars. Also to be covered will be commentary on the results of the wars and their effect on the course of English history. |
| Instructor: Lord John Fetterson of the Misty Hills | |
| SAT 9 - 11:00 AM | |
| Wirework jewelry | Learn some history on wire jewelry making and how to make the Celtic Spiral Chain for a bracelet or a necklace. Please bring bent-nose pliers, round-nose jeweler pliers, and wire cutters. Also bring rulers, so that you can measure your wire. You should buy 20 feet or more of 16 gauge to 20 gauge wire, preferably in copper or brass...keep it inexpensive. Instructor will bring red enameled wire in 18 gauge that will be available at $5.00 a bundle. |
| Instructor: Miriam bas Levi | |
| SAT 2 - 4:00 PM |
If you are planning on attending, please fill in this form. Registration is not necesary; this is just to give the instructors and hosts an idea how many to expect.