Class descriptions

Just to whet your appetite, below are some descriptions of some of the classes on offer this year.

Feasting Fashions: "How Guests may be entertained in a manner both timely and handsome". Quick discourse into the fashions of hall and table layouts, decoration and serving of comestibles through the medieval period. (Mistress Marie)

Basics of Heraldry: A short introduction into what heraldry is, how it works, how to construct arms and why it was important in period. We will cover field divisions, ordinaries, sub-ordinaries, tinctures, charges, postures, lines of division; in short, everything that makes heraldry visually exciting but look somewhat inaccessible at a first glance. (Paddy)

Calligraphy and Illumination: Learn a basic overview of Calligraphy and Illumination before jumping in with both feet. Students will hopefully have something Illuminating they can take home by the end of the day. (Mistress Yseult)

Bookmaking*: Bookmaking 1 - make a praybook sized journal. Bookmaking 2 - make an A5 sized leather bound journal. (MoG)
*Note: These classes incur material costs of $10 each.

Costuming Basics - Fashion, Fabric, Fit and Finish: You've made a couple of T-tunics, and now you'd like to up the ante. Learn about what styles and fabrics to choose, how to get a good fit, and all of the finishing touches that will make your garment look good and last well. (Mistress Hunydd)