Because University is being held in conjunction with the Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival (for which the University thanks Baroness Genevieve, our Kingdom Minister of Arts & Sciences, for without this venue, there would not have been a summer session of University!), there will be no 'requested donation' for the University - our normal costs are being covered by the site fee to the Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival. All information regarding the site, directions, hotel accommodations, lunch, fees, etc. can be found in the flyer for Kingdom Arts & Sciences elsewhere in the Acorn.
In addition, as an experiment, we are asking that any class fees be paid directly to the instructor at the class session. We hope that this will smooth out registration and bookkeeping for instructors, attendees and the University staff. Also note that there are classes Sunday morning as well as Saturday. The University staff felt that since there were other activities Sunday, there might be an interest in classes as well. I encourage all to stay the night and come to the Sunday classes. If this works out well, there may be a return to the two-day Universities of old.
In addition to the Minister of Arts & Sciences, I would also like to thank Lady Arianna Morgan, the autocrat of Kingdom Arts & Sciences for her help with site arrangements. Thanks are also due to the Deans for this session - Lord Tirloch (Heraldry), Lady Karen (Embroidery), Lady Tehair (Poetry) and Lady Francesca (Lace-making) - without their help, filling the class slots would have been much more difficult! Thanks also to our instructors for their willingness to teach and their graciousness in accommodating themselves to the limitations of this site - you are the true heart of the University. I would also personally like to thank Mistress Thjora for her tireless work on both pre-registrations and on-site registrations, Lady Elisabeth for her kindness in laying out the University catalog and Master Gregory for maintaining the University website, where will be posted any class additions, changes or cancellations. The University website can be found at: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/atlantia/university_atlantia.html
You can preregister by email (please include your names (both SCA and modern), address, whether or not this is your first University, and a list of classes you plan to take and send it to university@atlantia.sca.org ) or by USPS using the form included in the catalog and sending it to Kirsten Niemann, 2303 Arbor Drive, Richmond, VA 23222. You may, of course, register on-site, but then you risk the chance that a class you wish to take will already be filled. As a rule, we will try not to over-fill most classes, and pre-registrants get first crack!
The next session of the University will be held on the first weekend of December, hopefully in the east-central region of the Kingdom. At this time, we are still looking for a site, so if you have one or a suggestion for one in the Marinus/Tir-y-Don/Berley Cort area, please contact the Chancellor. Also, if you are interested in teaching at a subsequent session of the University, please contact the Chancellor with a proposal for your class.
And now, without further ado, the Classes!
Come and learn the fascinating art of bobbin lace and mesmerize your friends with work that looks harder than it is! Everything you'll need will be provided in the kit. It would be helpful to bring some scissors. (If you've taken my class before, you're welcome to sit and lace with us.) Limit 6 students, kit costs $20, 2 hour class.
12 (Room 250) Introduction to Tablet Weaving (Isabel Ulfdottir) [FULL]
Basic tablet weaving techniques including how to read a pattern draft, how to string the cards and how to begin weaving will be taught in a hands-on setting. Students will leave the class with cards and a project in progress. If you have never done any weaving but want to learn how, this is the class for you. Limit 12 students, class fee is $4. Students should wear a belt to class (to tie weaving off to).
13 (Room 261) Introduction to Mosaics (Caitlin Cheannlaidir)
We will look at how mosaics were designed and used in period, and will use readily-available materials to make small sample mosaics to take home. You will need to set 1/2 hour aside later in the day to "grout" your pieces. Limit 10 students, materials fee $5. 2 hour class
14 (Room 337) Applique (Denis de Dijon)
Learn to appliquè, a period technique for, amongst other things making banners! Basic appliquè techniques will be taught, including the supposedly-difficult small circles. Transfer the methods to your own projects later. Instructor will provide cloth, pins, thread, patterns; please bring cloth scissors and a thimble if you use such. Limit 16 students, materials fee $2.50
15 (Room 348) Anything But A Sonnet (Deirdre O'Siodhachain)
This class will discuss the many and varied *other* styles of poetry available to the SCA poet. Come learn a style more appropriate to your persona or that of your lady/lord, and brush up those skills for the coming season of poetry competitions!
16 (Room 350) Sex, Parties & Heraldry! (Hreodbeorht MacBeath)
How to design those cool & authentic arms guaranteed to catch the eyes of those hot babes and hunks for whom you hunger. Be the life of the tournament! Instantly win friends and inspire envy! (An introductory class providing an overview of basic heraldic design elements. How to distinguish the good from the bad and the acceptable from the unacceptable.)
This class will discuss the physical and technical aspects of the medieval book, as well as touching on medieval book culture. This is more of a lecture/discussion rather than a hands-on, how-to kind of class.
24 (Room 337) Garment Embroidery (Beatrice La Grave)
Tips and techniques for designing, transferring, and working embroidery to embellish your garments.
25 (Room 348) Kennings (Aileen McDonagh) [ CANCELLED ]
This class discusses the strange and complicated metaphors used in Icelandic poetry, including how they were used and how to create your own.
26 (Room 350) Designing Your Name (Evan da Collaureo)
What makes a good name; perhaps more importantly, what does NOT make a good name. Common misconceptions about names and naming practices. Learn why we use the terms "onomastication" and "onomasochist." This class is intended both for gentles who are looking into getting a name, and for those who give advice about such matters.
Learn what is and is not considered a "period" lace. Physical examples of various types of lace will be available for hand's on viewing. A handout discussing the lacemaking techniques fostered by the SCA's Order of Arachne's Web will be provided.
32 (Room 250) Fingerloop Braiding for One Worker (Azza al-Shirazi)
Learn to make poyntes for lacing bodices and frogs for fastening surcoats using the simple fingerloop braiding technique. Threads will be provided but you may also bring your own. Limit 20 students.
33 (Room 261) Late Period Spanish Cookery (Antoine de Bayonne)
The class will deal with Spanish cooking from the 1500's & early 1600's. The main source is the 1607 "Arte de Cozina" which the instructor has translated into English, with additional material from the 1526 "Libro de Guisados", "Don Quixote" by Miguel Cervantes, & the 1611 "Arte de Cozina". There will be handouts with several redacted recipes & some prepared food to sample. A small donation will be requested to help cover the instructor's costs.
34 (Room 337) Elizabethan Canvas Embroidery (Ysolt de Bretonne) [FULL]
The basics of Elizabethan counted thread embroidery (tent, cross, and long-armed cross stitches) will be covered. History, techniques and available materials will be covered. Participants will have a simple project well underway by the end of the class. Limit 8 students, materials fee $2
35 (Room 348) Poetry for Competitions: A Panel Discussion (Ceridwen ferch Owain, Keilyn FitzWarin, James of Rutland, Bryce de Byram)
A panel discussion on how to prepare entries for poetic competitions including: tips on performance, techniques for researching and choosing poetic forms, methods of preparing and presenting proper and useful documentation for poems and a discussion of what judges look for in entries.
36 (Room 350) Field Heraldry (Adam of Erin)
How to herald field events, tourneys, and melees!
Supervised hands-on training session working with submissions. It will take place at the heraldic consultation table, in the commons area. This class will involve actual clients and submissions; this is not a drill. Limit 4 students.
41 (Room 243) Knitted Lace - (Caemfind ignen Cobthaigh)
An overview of what constitutes knitted lace, some period examples, and a couple of patterns for those wishing to reproduce knitted lace items for SCA use.
42 (Room 250) Beyond Mustard and Horseradish: Sauces for the SCA Cook (John le Burguillun)
This class is for cooks who are willing to incorporate lesser known period sauces to expand their menus. A handout will be provided with both original and redacted recipes. Samples will be available for the class to taste and evaluate. Limit 15 people, $1 materials fee.
43 (Room 261) Welcome to the SCA (Jenet Fairhaugh)
This is a newcomers class that will cover the basics of the SCA and your first couple of events. The class will cover the how and whys that most newcomers need to understand the SCA.
44 (Room 337) Blackwork Embroidery (Roxanne Greenstreet)
Teaches basic counted-thread Spanisheworke both reversible and nonreversible. Class will also cover good projects to make with the finished embroidery. Limit 15 students, materials fee $4.00
45 (Room 348) From Ballad to Verse (Gyrth Oldcastle)
If you can rhyme and you can count, then you too can write poetry. Ok, maybe not great poetry, but poetry nonetheless! I'll share with you the history, the rules, and some simple do-it-yourself at home techniques that will lead to endless hours of idle versification. Be warned, this will be a hands-on class! 2 hours.
46 (Room 350) Heraldic Display (Minowara Kiritsubo)
Practical and Pennsic-proof ways to display heraldic banners.
Come and learn the fine art of making stitches in the air as the translation of this needle lace's name suggests. Limit 10 students.
52 (Room 250) Rounds Singing (Demetria dei Stasi)
A class of rounds. Music reading not necessary but helpful. There will be some new ones, for those who've had this class before. Books available for a small fee, not required for attendance.
53 (Room 261) How to Feed An Army (Melisande de Belvoir)
You can eat safely, simply, and medievally at Pennsic. A veteran of more than twenty Pennsic kitchen campaigns tells you how to do it and why it matters. Whether you're a Pennsic novice or a longtime veteran, come and share ideas, techniques, and maybe even a few recipes.
54 (Room 337) Bayeux and Beyond (Karen Larsdatter)
A discussion, hands-on demonstration, and workshop on period embroidery stitches, such as split stitch and various couching techniques, as well as a few pattern transfer techniques. Students should bring scrap fabric and embroidery floss (a limited amount will be provided by the instructor).
56 (Room 350) Labels and Cadency (Pedro de Alcazar)
The system behind our conflict counting thrown open!
In this class we will begin with a discussion of history, materials, and techniques. We will then continue with a discussion of the design process while students work on their own pieces. Limit 5 kits (fee $5.00) but anyone may come and listen. 2 hours.
62 (Room 250) Construction of Fencing Doublets (Margaret Cameron)
This lecture class will explore different methods of constructing a fencing doublet to SCA light weapons armor specifications. Topics to be presented will include: current armor specification rules, finding and fitting a pattern, materials, construction methods, decoration, and a special section on the woman rapier fighter. The class is designed for those familiar with basic sewing techniques (although you don't have to be an expert), and is open to rapier fighters and non-fighters alike.
65 (Room 348) Female Patrons and Troubadour Poetry (Anastasia di Firenze)
A social historical overview of troubadour poetry in the Middle Ages, including a look at a few of the most popular poets, the things that distinguishes Troubadour Poetry as a genre, and a discussion of the female patron-poet relationship and how such patronage determined the subjects of poetry, the relationship of the poet to the court and even the language used. 2 hours.
66 (Room 350) March of Precedence (Isabella Benal'cazar)
This class will describe how you construct the March of Precedence into a court. It will also describe the underlying heraldic mechanics and history for making a March occur.
The discussion, demonstration, and practice of techniques for turning a good story into a great performance.
73 (Room 261) English country dance (Stephan of Cambion)
Several dances not commonly done at events from Playford's book will be taught. They wiil be similar to the familiar ones but will expand your repertoire. Dances may include Picking Up Sticks, Hyde Park, Chestnut, Grimstock, Upon A Summer's Day, Hit Or Miss.
75 (Room 348) Introduction to SCA Horsemanship (Baroness Beatrice von Staufen) [ CANCELLED ]
A general survey of the various equine activities practiced in the context of the SCA event, with a question and answer period afterward.
76 (Room 350) Court Heraldry (Bran Trefonnen)
The 'how-to' class. How to run a royal court; how to do the court docket; how to write your court report for the local group and for the royalty; how to survive the day; and how to emcee well.
"And gladly wolde he learn, and gladly teach." -Geoffrey Chaucer
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