#æthelmearc

[scheinysca]

I never met him, but I just heard of the passing of Syr Bear the Wallsbane. To quote Mistress Arianna of Wynthrope: "I remember him enthusiastically dancing with all the ladies at his first event in the Rhydderich Hael, arguing about the best structure and laws for the proposed Principality that became AEthelmearc, fighting heavy with a big grin on his face, joyfully bestowing awards as Prince (and for both reigns requiring the scribes to list his Princess' name first on the scrolls), giving me literal Bear hugs whenever we met, and standing as a bulwark for honor and kindness. He created the Order of the Jewel of AEthelmearc, and always spoke his mind." #SCA #MySCA #Æthelmearc #BMDL https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnumf7kr2-O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sca-nerd]

GO MAKE AN AWARD RECOMMENDATION.

This is your reminder that their Majesties (current and future) rely on the eyes and voices of the populace to recognize the exceptional members of your Kingdom. They cannot see every act of service or skill, and they need your help to ensure that those who shine brightly are celebrated.

Do you know someone who deserves recognition? Whether it’s for service, arts, combat prowess, simply being a lovely person who makes events or activities that much better, or any other outstanding contribution, please take a moment to submit your award recommendations.

Don't be afraid to recommend yourself. You are allowed to be proud of your own contributions and request that you be recognized for them. If you are hesitant to do it, then ask someone in your Kingdom to do it for you. Everyone should be appreciated for their contribution of living the dream, because without each of you there isn't one.

And for those who don't feel the need for awards or even like they don't deserve one - then please accept my sincere gratitude for being who you are and being that person well. You're awesome, and I appreciate you.

Sincerely, Your SCA Mom (or Aunt)

[firey-red-fiend]

Society for Creative Anachronism peeps wya!!! I’m Nobilis Efferi Lisitsin, scribe and maker, hailing from Æthelmearc! :DD

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Heres some pictures of some scrolls I made for bears event as well as me getting my AoA!!!

[chuckstersthoughts]

AEdult Swim III (2018) #sca #heavyfighting #fencing #medieval #medievalfighting #thebog #bog #baronyofstswithonsbog #stswithins #stswithinsbog #milton #miltonpa #pa #miltonshoefactory #shoefactory #pennsylvania #aethelmearc #æthelmearc #aedultswimfightpractice #aedultswim #aedultswinIII #aedultswim2018 #societyforcreativeanachronism #artsandsciences #vendors #armor (at Milton, Pennsylvania)

[mademoisellesarcasme]

today in M.Sarc's SCAdiana

today was a social event for my local barony, so I went and made new friends and got connected and it was great (Loaf also made friends)!

... I then got a message from someone in the kingdom I just moved out of that I got ... an award ... at Coronation last weekend ........

so that's an Experience!

[residentbunburyist]

Sorry, 1 more question about SCA! (if you're tired of these/don't have time, feel free to ignore-you're certainly not obligated to answer an anonymous stranger on the internet). How is Thescorre (and Æthelmearc) as far as "neutrality"? I saw that SCA's official stance is that it shouldn't involve politics or religion, but I've seen some anecdotal stories about groups being heavy in drama or having like people practicing witchcraft in A&S, and I'd rather avoid both of those. Thanks for your time!

please don’t be sorry!! seriously, if SCAdians have one shared fault, it’s the overwhelming desire to tell everyone about our weird stupid hobby and our inability to ever shut up about it. Getting asked directly is like winning the lottery. lol

Well, one thing to remember is that, especially in the pacific northwest, Norse symbols and stuff have begun to be used to indicate white supremecist ideology. So the SCA as a whole have had to fight tooth and nail to keep ourselves separated from that sort of connotation, and to keep those people from slipping into the society. so, like, while the ‘official’ suggestion is that this a very large group and so keep politics and religion out if you don’t want to start drama, pretty much anyone I’ve had contact with is at least actively and loudly opinionated enough to try to keep blatant nazis from invading our space. (As a trans dude, at least, I have had nothing but overwhelming support, and a lot of contact with other trans people in the society who feel pretty comfortable. Last Pennsic, pronoun pins were free at a bunch of kingdom greeting areas and worn by a lot of people, and last Thescorre event there were enough of us that we had nearly an entire Cool Table of trans people). Actually, one of the more prominent members of Thescorre last I knew was running for state assembly under... Dem and working people’s parties I want to say? again, I can’t say more than like my personal anecdotes, and so I’m dead certain that there are racists, phobes of every type, people who thrive on drama, and people that do some really crazy or problematic shit. As for religious affiliations, they don’t come up a whole lot, but I’m sure witchcraft and wiccan and stuff are some people’s affiliations? but like all that really happens is occasionally having to explain to white people that smudging is appropriative and kinda not great. No one is going to be coming up to you and trying to get you to join a coven or something. the SCA is not a religious organization, an ideological group, or a way of life. It’s a hobby group, so no one should be trying to convert you to anything.

I’m not sure if that’s exactly what you were looking for? Let me know if I didn’t really answer your question very well. (Also, if anyone else Thescorre-specific thinks they have better information, please feel free to add to this, because in the end I keep pretty much on the edge of most of the socialization, so if there were just basic, pervasive levels of petty drama among factions or members or royalty or anything I would most likely be pretty ignorant of them.)

[scheinysca]

#SCA #MySCA #Æthelmearc #BMDL

Tutorial:  Sew Decorative Bunting from Scrap Fabric

Hey, all! Today we’ll be talking about how to make bunting out of fabric scraps, and how to do it quickly and efficiently.

To decorate Drentha’s large Ragnarok campsite, we need a LOT of bunting, so I wanted to make this process fast and easy. All the online tutorials I found were for cute, two-yard strands for decorating toddler birthday parties or forced you to do pointless fiddly work (why hem the flags when they, cut on the bias, won’t really fray?). I also needed my bunting to be sturdy, since I would be tying it to trees and iron tent stakes and picnic tables and letting it hang in the wind and the rain for eight days.

My bunting has been to two camp-outs, and I’m really pleased with how it held up, so now I’m sharing my process. Let’s go!

You’ll need:

–A bunch of scrap fabric in multiple colors (any fiber content is fine!)

–Cardboard (for pattern and storing the finished bunting)

–Chalk or other fabric marking implement

–Scissors or rotary cutter and mat

–3/4” twill tape (I buy mine from Wawak.com, my favorite source for cheap thread and notions)

–A sewing machine with a zigzag stitch

Cut your fabric

Draw a triangle, 8” tall by 6” wide, on your cardboard for a pattern. Cut this out (but not with your good fabric scissors!) so you can trace it.

The trick to speedy fabric cutting is to avoid cutting your triangular flags out individually. Since we want a TON of flags, we’ll sacrifice perfection for the sake of speed. If you have bigger pieces of scrap fabric to use, you can fold it up into layers that are about 8” tall by 6” wide and hack a bunch of flags at once.

Trace your cardboard pattern onto your fabric, flipping the pattern vertically so your triangles fit together tightly– this will let you get the most flags out of your fabric. 

Cut out your flags. If you’re using multiple colors, stack them up into piles of like colors as you go. 

Next, we’ll open up our twill tape.

But why not bias tape?!

Yeah, I said twill tape, which, I recognize, is a notion not all of us have laying around. Why am I asking you to use something weird for a fabric that’s meant to be easy and use up scraps? Well…

Bias tape is expensive. The money really adds up if you’re buying it in those little 3-yard packs– and three yards is nothing! I have something like forty yards of bunting, and it honestly doesn’t look like much when it’s draped around camp. And no way am I stopping every three yards to piece a new packet of bias tape in, nope.

Bias tape stretches. That’s what things cut on the bias do: they stretch. This is less than ideal for something that will get tied around trees, tents, etc.

Bias tape is weak. If you inspect your bias tape closely, you’ll note that it has tiny seams on some pieces. Even if you buy it in a 100 yard spool, it will actually be pieced together out of multiple lengths of fabric. If you tug on a piece with seams, the stitches can pop. Again, we’re tying this stuff to trees, etc, so that’s not okay.

If you absolutely must use bias tape, you’ll want the single-fold stuff (which is creased down the middle, not folded in on both sides) and you’ll want it to be at least 1/2” wide. But seriously, why bother when you can use…

Twill tape (aka cotton tape, herringbone tape) is the bee’s absolute KNEES, guys. It’s woven to width, so its edges don’t fray. It’s used for shoelaces and drawstrings and tent ties, so it’s incredibly strong. And it comes in vast spools (The only reason I don’t own a 50 or 100 yard spool is because I live in a small apartment with little room for supply-stashes. :( ) A 36-yard spool will set you back $7 in basic colors, and it will be about the size of a hockey puck. Even I can store that.

For this project, you’ll want 3/4” to 1” wide twill tape. Since we’ll fold this in half, the final tape will be about 3/8″-1/2” wide.

Mise en place

Set out your cut fabric flags by your machine, with the stacks of each color arranged in the order you’ll use them.

Pull off a good two feet of your twill tape and put it to the back of your machine. This tape without flags sewn to it will make it easier for you to tie the end of the strand around trees, etc.

Set your machine to a long and wide zigzag stitch. On my machine, this is a 3.0 length and a 5.0 width. You want your zigzag to be about half the width of your tape. We’re using a zigzag because it will let us be sloppier in sewing than the straight stitch– if we veer a little, it will still catch the flags.

Set in the flags

Did you notice that the supply list didn’t include pins or rulers? That’s because we’re not going to pin our flags into place or precisely measure where they’ll be placed on the tape, because pinning and measuring is slow. I promise you that, with some practice, you can easily sew a 6” length without pins– and since we’re making a lot of bunting, you’ll get that practice very fast!

Put your twill tape on the machine, but don’t lower the needle into it yet. Lay the top of your triangle (the side with the 6” base) on top of the tape. You don’t want all of your tape to be covered by the base of the flag– a bit more than half of the tape’s width showing is plenty. Less, and your flag might not get caught in the fold; more, and the raw edge will get folded over, too, and poke back out to fray.

We’re going to fold the tape in half over the base of the triangle, so when we run our zigzag stitch over it all, the flag will get firmly stitched into the folded tape.

Lower your needle into the folded tape and stitch over the flag. You’ll fold the tape in half as you go– again, no pins! It seriously doesn’t matter if your tape isn’t perfectly folded, as long as the flag is trapped in the stitching. 

Now that you’ve sewn your first flag, don’t cut your thread or pull anything off the machine. We’re going to stitch as many flags as possible on one pass, so it’s time to move on!

Place the next flag

We’ll want an empty gap between our flags, because the flags hang wrong if you jam them too close together. A 3-5” gap is good, but believe me, you will have so much bunting that no one will notice if this gap is off by a few inches. So, after you fold the tape over your first flag and stitch it down, keep folding the tape in half and stitch it down for 3-5” before placing your next flag and stitching as before.

Wind your finished bunting

Your yards of bunting will pile up behind your machine really quickly. I highly recommend that, every few yards, you wind your finished strand onto a piece of cardboard to store it. Your bunting will live on this card. When you’re putting your bunting up at camp, wind it off this to keep it tidy. When you’re breaking down camp, wind your bunting back onto this card so it doesn’t turn into a hopeless, tangled mess!

Leave a flag-less tail at the end

When you’ve run out of flags, finish your bunting by leaving another two feet-ish of “blank” tape at the end of the strand, just like you did at the beginning. Again, this is to facilitate your tying the end to whatever you need.

Go make eeeeeeverything into bunting!

Wasn’t that easy? You should totally go make more in different fabrics and color combinations! I want to see Ragnarok absolutely covered with this stuff. Use it to flag your tent ropes so they don’t catch drunks! Decorate your camp borders! Use it to tie up troublesome goblins! There are a million ways to use this stuff, which is good– it’s so quick and easy to make that you’ll be looking for ways to deploy it.

Remember t’s perfectly fine to make short lengths of bunting. You might have areas in camp that only need short pieces, and you can always tie short lengths together. I make as much bunting as I have the attention span for, then cut it off, wind it up and make more another day. There is no wrong answer, as long as you’re using up scraps and having fun. :)

Thanks for reading. Now, go forth and bunt!

[ilovehistoricaljewelry]

#Repost @brian_hagan with @repostapp ・・・ My entry for the Arts and Sciences competition at Blackstone Raids: a hessonite garnet copy of an almandine garnet in the Cheapside Hoard. #mysca #history #cheapsidehoard #garnet #custom #shiney #lapidary #blackstone #blackstoneraids #artsandsciences #renaissance #aandsdisplay #aethelmearc #æthelmearc via Instagram http://ift.tt/2pvCvmP

[scheinysca]

Last weekend, Lord @williamdehirst visited the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands. With Lady Finé and @turtlesandwolves we went to @phippsconservatory for the #bonsai and orchid show. I adore bonsai! It turns out, Bigfoot has moved into the model railroad and guests are encouraged to find #BigfootAtPhipps! Lady Finé found him! I grabbed a picture, then Lord Turlough pointed out that it should be blurry. I wasn't sure my phone could intentionally take a blurry picture! But I was able to get it. We had a great time, though with the outside additions, Phipps is almost too big to see everything in just one day! #BaronyMarcheOfTheDebatableLands #boglodyte #MySCA #SCA #SCALife #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #Aethelmearc #Æthelmearc #LARPersOfInstagram #larp #reenactor #reenactors #MedievalReenactment #MedievalReenactor https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGQREIrKZx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sca-nerd]

Æthelmearc, y'all have fun with our King Eckehard when he visits for your Crown Tournament. If you can keep track of him. Tell him Lady Marie sent you to make sure he was staying hydrated. Bonus points if you ask to see his Spike mug.

[scheinysca]

I'm honored to be an out of kingdom teacher this Saturday, March 4, as part of the @scakingdomofatlantia Arts and Sciences Festival in the barony of Bright Hills! In teaching a finger loop braid class at 12:30. BYO string or I'll have kits available for a $1-$3 donation. https://facebook.com/events/557680249624107 https://kasf.atlantia.sca.org/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTD4e8u8NN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= #SCA #MySCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCALife #LARPGirl #LARPersOfInstagram #QueerWeaver #Dalhraidia #reenactor #reenactors #FingerLoop #FingerLoopBraid #FingerLoopBraiding #HistoricalCostume #HistoricalTextiles #HeritageCraft #TraditionalWeaving #TraditionalCraft #WeaversOfIG #TabletWeaving #TabletWeave #CardWeave #CardWeaving #CardWeaversOfInstagram #aethelmearc #Æthelmearc #BMDL #BaronyMarcheOfTheDebatableLands #KingdomOfAtlantia #Atlantia https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTGpBduJTH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[scheinysca]

Pennsic in two and a half minutes! I was all set and ready to be mad about this being all fighting. But it wasn't! What a great video! They didn't include everything but I suppose one can't. https://youtu.be/42PslakJiY0 Photo by Master Ursus of #TheFreeCompanyOfAnglesey https://www.bogpages.com/SCA-photographs/Pennsic-Wars/Pennsic-XLIX/Tuesday-Anglesey/i-xchLWQC #Pennsic #PennsicWar #Pennsic49 #boglodyte #MySCA #SCA #SCALife #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MedievalReenactment #Aethelmearc #Æthelmearc #LARPersOfInstagram #larp #reenactor #reenactors #MedievalReenactment #MedievalReenactor https://www.instagram.com/p/CivoKhBjCW8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[scheinysca]

Because I need another social media presence for no one to look at, I've made a Tumblr profile for my SCAing. The WordPress blog is cumbersome to post to, so I don't and I haven't yet tried other unfamiliar platforms. I made an Instagram specifically to link so they automatically post to each other.

I just want somewhere accessible to document my doings even in overview .

Anyway, please make a little Celt feel loved.

www.instagram.com/ScheinySCA

www.instagram.com/LeastWeaselWeaving

[scheinysca]

Pennsic Gothic? Bog Gothic? #Pennsic #PennsicWar #boglodyte #Aethelmearc #Æthelmearc #MySCA #SCA #SCALife #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg5V49iLe_g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[scheinysca]

Warping for the bands for #MistressAriannaOfWynthrope's largesse banners for @scaaethelmearc #SCAArtsAndSciences #SCALargesse #SCALife #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #MySCA #SCAAtHome #Dalhraidia #boglodyte #Æthelmearc #Aethelmearc #BMDL https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMg7ZNOD2I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[scheinysca]

These are all of my tokens from @scaaethelmearc #WarPractice. Well, I'm clearly missing one and I don't know why I have two from XXX, I think my friend who camped in my tent left hers. It was so good to be back this year! Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures. This was my first time camping with #Hahvahbier and they were incredibly hospitable. Usually I go to their parties, then pour my danced- out self down the hill. #EventToken #SCALife #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #MySCA #Dalhraidia #boglodyte #Æthelmearc #Aethelmearc #BMDL https://www.instagram.com/p/CeG4tmcrIbl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=