This is an extremely preliminary list of the classes currently planned for Hrim-Schola X, hosted by
the Shire of Frosted Hills, East Kingdom, Society
for Creative Anachronism, Inc., on 18 March 2006. Please check back periodically to keep
abreast of the offerings and their descriptions as they are added. Last updated 15 March 2006.
For further class information, you can contact the instructors or the Chancellor, Þóra Sharptooth. You can consult this list for information about
motels and other accommodations near the site.
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Classes offered at Hrim-Schola X, 18 March 2006
© 2006, Carolyn Priest-Dorman and the instructors
This year Hrim-Schola especially welcomes members of the incipient East Kingdom knitting
guild to come, play, teach, and learn. We also have our customary tablet-weaving, fingerlooping,
spinning, weaving, and other string classes as well, plus a track of classes in skaldic arts and
activities. This year we also have hands-on stained glass and leatherworking classes.
What follows are the confirmed classes. Others may be added as we get closer to the date of
the event.
Tablet Weaving
- Beginning Tablet Weaving, Master Herveus d'Ormonde
- This will take the complete novice through the basics of getting started with tablet weaving.
The class will cover setting up the cards, starting the band, and simple patterns. Student looms
with cards and a shuttle will be available for $15. Limit 4. One hour. 11:00am.
- Double-Faced Tablet Weaving, Lord Gauen Wydefare
- A period intermediate technique for producing two-color patterns and motifs. Materials are
available for seven; auditors or anyone with their own string are also welcome. No charge. One
hour. 12:15pm.
- Applied Laziness as a Guiding Principle: 3/1 Broken Twill, Master Herveus
d'Ormonde
- 3/1 broken twill provides interesting design possibilities. This class focuses on drafting
patterns, taking into account the idea of minimizing disruptions to the basic turning pattern of the
cards -- applied laziness. The class will begin with lecture on the principles, followed by hands-on
pattern drafting. Two hours. 1:30pm.
Other Narrow Wares
- Beginning Fingerloop Braiding, Guðrun Þorsteinnsdottir
- Learn to make decorative braids for clothing fasteners and trims. We'll start with an easy
two color spiral of eight loops then on to a seven loop flat braid and if there is time, we can try a
couple of variations on a five loop braid. One hour. 2:45pm.
- Inkle Weaving For Beginners, Lady Genevieve Cranwell
- How to warp and weave a simple band on an inkle loom. Participants limited to six, which is
the amount of looms the instructor can provide. However, if you bring your own inkle loom which
you're eager to learn to use, the limit doesn't apply to you. Observers are welcome. One hour.
1:30pm.
Knitting
- Introduction to Knitting, Lady Susanna Lockhart
- Knitting is an old art enjoying a return to popularity. Come and try your hand! We will
discuss historical knitting through 1600 and get started knitting. Class fee $4 for supplies, limit 6
students. Additional handouts will be available. One hour. 12:15pm.
- Forensic Knitting: The Monmouth Cap, Lady Henna Sinclair
- Discussion. How a quickie arts and sciences project took on a life of its own, and the
unraveling of the secrets of an extant knitted item. One hour. 1:30pm.
- Introduction to Color Knitting, Mistress Rose Otter
- This is an intermediate level course. The student must be able to knit and purl. The class
will teach various methods of knitting two colors and will look at pictures of Pictures of period
color knitting. Limit 5 students, unlimited auditors. One hour. 12:15pm.
- The Carnamoyle Stockings: Late 16th Century Knitted Hose, Lady Angharad
Rhos ferch Rhain
- This is a discussion class on the Carnamoyle Stockings, extant knitted wool hose from
Ireland dating to approximately 1600. It will include an analysis based on the original pieces and
the development of a pattern for recreation purposes. Alas, it is not hands-on, but I have some
cool color pictures. One hour. 11:00am.
- Stocking Your Nethers: A Guide to Period Knitted Hose, Lady Angharad Rhos
ferch Rhain and Lady Susanna Lockhart
- Time to get those modern socks out of your medieval closet! An basic overview of period
knitted stockings and how to make your own. We welcome knitters of all ages who are
comfortable with both knit and purl stitches and knitting in the round. We have a limited number
of needles available for $4; additional students are invited to bring their own size 7 double-
pointed needles. Limit 10 students. Two hours. 1:30pm.
Spinning and Weaving
- Spinning for the Rotationally Impaired, Lady Sarah bas Mordechai
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An easy class in hand spindle spinning and drafting wool fibers. The class will focus on drafting
fiber to produce yarn, joining new fiber, evening out the uneven, and if there's time, what to do
with the wool afterwards. Home-made spindles, commercial leader, fiber, and hand-out
provided. Class limit is 6; materials cost is $5.00. One hour. 11:00am.
- Weaving Perugia Linens, Lord Peregrine the Illuminator
- This will be a demonstration of weaving diamond twill linen with overshot patterned stripes,
and a discussion of lessons learned while weaving towels using this method. One hour. 2:45pm.
- How to Weave a Pouch in Three Hours on a Five-Cent Loom, Lady Sarah bas
Mordechai
- Materials to create your loom (yarn, cardboard and pins) provided, super cool weaving
needle provided, handout provided. Weavers will warp their loom, start weaving in the pattern of
their choice, and observe finishing a sample pouch so they'll know what to do when they're
finished. Depending on the size of your "loom" and the time you can devote to this, it may take
more than three hours to weave your pouch. Hand-out by David Swan, writing as Henry
MacQueen (Originally appeared in Wolftracks, issue #1.1, October 1989); class given by Sarah
bas Mordechai (sarah@fiedlerfamily.net) with permission from the author. Class limit 5,
materials costs -- well, it's more than 5 cents because I have to buy pins, make the needles,get the
yarn, and do the handouts -- $3.00 per person. One hour. 1:30pm.
Other Fiber Arts
- Shearing Sheep in a Period Fashion, Mistress Brid nic Shearlais
- A hands-on experience. Limited enrollment. One hour. 11:00am.
- The Well-Dressed Mummy; or What to Wear to a Siege, Lady Mathilde
Eschenbach
- In the early 1990's, a group of mummified bodies were found in Lebanon, buried in a nearly
inaccessible cave that was the refuge of nearby villagers during a late thirteenth century siege.
The bodies were clothed in multiple layers of well-preserved clothing, some of it heavily
embroidered. The class will discuss the background of the find, the textiles, and the embroidery.
One hour. 12:15pm.
- The Bayeux Tapestry, Lady Rowan de Beauchamp
- Background information about the embroidery known as the Bayeux Tapestry, plus the
stitches used to create it. Two hours (really, more like an hour and a half). would be ideal for
time but I am very flexible. 11:00am.
- Beginning Pulled Thread Embroidery, Lady Johanna Lemercer
- Pulled work, in which the threads of the ground fabric are distorted for a lace-like effect, has
its roots in Opus Teutonicum, the whitework of medieval Germany. This is a hands-on class to
give a basic working knowledge of the technique, creating a small sampler of pulled thread
stitches. A brief overview of German whitework is included. Eight hands-on kits will be available
($1 fee); auditors unlimited. One hour. 2:45pm.
- Henry VIII's Quilts, Mistress Sarah Davies
- Quilts and quilting in England in the mid-sixteenth century. One hour. 11:00am.
- Period Fabrics: Fibers, Weaves and Modern Sources, Lady Catalina Doro
- This is a class on period clothing fabrics in which we will discuss both what was used then,
and how to get it now. Historical topics covered will be the properties of fabrics, their
manufacture, and where, when and how they were used. Modern topics include where you can
find such fabric, how much to pay for it, and cheaper alternatives. We will be making a swatch
book so that you can touch the actual fibers to better understand the differences, as well as use it
the next time you're shopping for new garb. Limited to 10 or 12 people for the swatch book, but
no limit on auditors. Two hours. 12:15pm.
Bardic Arts
- The Basics of Writing Norse Eddic Poetry, Lord Grim the Skald
- A class on the common elements of Norse Eddic poetry, which is a simpler and more than
skaldic poetry. We'll go over alliteration, rhythm, and stress. We will also look at the four
common metrical styles and how they were used. Incidentally, Eddic Poetry is kissing cousins to
Old English poetry, I'll briefly touch on the differences, so all you Saxons might consider this
useful too. One hour. 12:15pm.
- Intermediate Storytelling: The Tale Finds a Voice, Lord Toki Redbeard
- An exploration of the process of adapting stories to tell. Selection and adaptation of material,
word choice, and delivery will be discussed. This is an active participation class. One hour.
1:30pm.
- Skaldic Poetry Appreciation, Lord Toki Redbeard
- Skaldic verse forms of the 10th to 13th century will be discussed in terms of their basic
poetics, as well as historical and literary context. We will explore who the skalds were, and how
their unique poetry evolved. One hour. 11:00am.
- Bardic Practicum, Master William the Alchymist
- Just like Pennsic, only without the firepit. Two hours. 2:45pm.
Sharp Things (Other Fun Stuff)
- Stained Glass: A Modern Look at an Ancient Art, Lord Thomas Greycloak
- How modern stained glasswork differs from the medieval art practiced during the time of
Theophilus. Hands-on experience for four people; auditors welcome. If necessary, hands-on
spots will be determined by a lottery at the beginning of the class. One hour. Offered twice.
11:00am, 2:45pm.
- Making a Leather Bottle, Lord Fergal the Botteler
- Hands-on (messy) class. All day. 11:00am.
- Making Your Own Chasing Tools, Lord Yvan Wolvsbane
- Making your own tools for chasing metal. Two hours. 12:15pm.
Round Tables and Affinity Group Meetings
- Athena's Thimble
- Stitch 'n, well, you know, with the East Kingdom's embroidery guild. Paneling may take
place. One hour. 4:00pm.
- Worshipful Company of Narrow Workers
- Meeting of the East Kingdom guild for narrow wares, which includes tablet weaving,
fingerlooping, netmaking, and similar techniques. One hour. 4:00pm.
- Knitting Interest Group
- Meet other people interested in period knitting, with an eye toward forming a guild. One
hour. 4:00pm.
- Spin-In
- An opportunity for spinners to get together and just do their thing. All day, The Great Hall.
- Weaving Round Table
- Meet, greet, catch up on, and chat with other weavers here. Bring your samples, photos, or
anything else you'd like to share. One hour. 4:00pm.
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