Armistice wire wrapping
07:40 Moonday 02 August 2021
I woke around 07:30? Trying to get back to sleep. The I-79 traffic is louder this (weekday) morning.
I reversed my bedding because my head was downhill and I kept sliding. I will reverse the cot to match later. [Didn't happen.]
Moonday 07:52
I think I need to try afternoon showers this year. It's too cold to walk to/from the showers at night.
I don't think I'm getting back to sleep this morning without earplugs. I had 2 naps yesterday - between class and hot-dog lunch, and between lunch and dinner.
I wish I had printed the class schedule.
I changed the camera battery yesterday.
Moonday 08:32
I have the 12-volt plug for charging the camera battery; charging. (So that doesn't need to go through the inverter.)
I don't need to make/take lunch this morning; no 12:00 classes.
Moonday 12:17
Back at camp for lunch
Moonday 16:27
Private class! "Wire Work Demonstration" wrapping a cabochon into a pendant. I was the only student, so it became a hands-on tutorial. The instructor gave me a clasp (with a way cool glass bead) and a cabochon she had wrapped, and I wrapped another. Karin, the instructor, was also at the basket and finger-weaving classes earlier.
This class was a late addition to the schedule [on line at all?], so it may be that only people who saw the copy of the schedule at the University tent had any way of knowing this class existed.
Name of Class
or PerformanceClass TimeTentDescription of Class or PerformanceInstructorGroup AffiliationLengthClass Cap or RestrictionsMaterials Fee Attended Beginners Finger-Loop Braiding10:002
Its easier than you think. Anyone from 5 to 90 can do it. So come learn how to make a spiral braid. Young children may need assistance but are welcome. Materials and hand out provided. www.fingerloop.org 8. A lace bend rounde of 8 bowes- c1475THL Cristina inghean Ghriogair (Donna Ankrum)Society for Creative Anachronism1 hour20 Painting Your Canvas Tent11:004
When I set out to paint my period marquee lots of questions and difficulties popped up. To date I have painted three of them and thought that folks thinking of painting their tents might like to sit down and go through the technicals of trying to get a straight line of paint on a giant amoeba of non-stretched canvas! So here is a class - come talk tent!Amy OstranderSociety for Creative Anachronism1 hour My Ukulele is a Guitar13:003
The Renaissance Four-Course Guitar survives to the present day in the guise of the Baritone Ukulele, which closely resembles its ancestor. An overview of this often-overlooked instrument and its repetoire.Charles Krug1 hourYouth 13+ Allowed with Parent or Legal Guardian Wire Work Demonstration15:001
Watch how a cabochon is wrapped into a pendant.Karin JacobsdotterSociety for Creative Anachronism1 hour Conflict Bow Making for Beginners09:004The basic steps between starting with a tree, or starting with a board from a lumber yard, and ending up with a working bow will be discussed. Mistakes made and lessons learned at the school of hard knocks will be reviewed. Tools used in bow construction will be on hand and tillering of a bow will be demonstrated.Roland Snyder (Roland of Westminster)Society for Creative Anachronism2 hour Markland - who are they?10:001A description of the Markland Medieval Militia; who we are, what we do, and where we goBill BauerMarkland Medieval1 hour Lampwork Demonstration (hands on class if available)10:00Bead tentLampwork (glass bead making) demonstration with the possibility of limited hands on work if available. I will be doing a demonstrations beginning at 10a to 12p Monday through Thursday.Teresa NallSociety for Creative Anachronism2 hrs or more if there is continued interest.If hands on, 2 at a time. Could accommodate 10. More if people want to just watch.$5.00 if hands on to cover cost of glass and gas. Forging Fire Steels - Blacksmithing Demo10:00Merchant booth 21. Rabenwald MetalsmythingThis will be a blacksmithing demo of forging and heat treating fire steels and hands on spark testing a set of steels of various heat treats.Master Solvarr /Eric CampbellSociety for Creative Anachronism2 hour I am a baby scribe11:002Never ever tried calligraphy? Never ever held a pen? This class is for you. There is no such thing as a silly question! We will cover all topics from practice exercises to common used hands and how to learn them. Don't have any supplies? We have some spare.Lady Alyssa of Foxvale1 hour Patching Holes In Deerskin Leather Projects13:001Creating a functional and decorative patch over a hole in a piece of deer or elk leather. This class assumes intermediate level of skill and is hands-on. 10 kits will be available for purchase for $20/kit to practice patching a hole in leather. 30 hand-outs will be available.Krissi Elix1 hour10 kits for hands on instruction, but there are no limits on auditors who simply want a handout and to watch. Toolkits and hands-on-instruction are for adults only, though minors may audit.Kits will be $20 and include leather punch, needle, ink pen and scissors. Dumbek 10113:00AmphitheaterThe dumbek (also known as darabuka or tabla) is a goblet-shaped Middle Eastern hand drum. Learn how to play basic strokes and simple rhythms on this versatile instrument. (A few loaners will be available.)Mark Cheater1 hour Inkle Weaving13:00Egills Woodstuffs booth #37Learn to weave trim on the inkle loom. Use your own loom or borrow one of ours. All materials provided.Barbara HoffmanSociety for Creative Anachronism3 hours5$5.00 Looked Interesting Weed Walk: Edible, Medicinal, and Poisonous Weeds at Armistice08:001On pilgrimage through lands unknown and short on food? Let's learn a few common edible "weeds"--some are more nutritious than anything you'd buy at market! Likely we'll find some medicinal and poisonous plants, as well. Please bring: hat, water, good walking shoes, and wear bug spray and sunscreen. We'll be walking!Elsa TaliardSociety for Creative Anachronism1.5 hrsLimited handouts. Embroidery for the absolute beginner!09:002Embroidery for the absolute beginner. Do you want to decorate your garb or projects but aren't sure where to start? Come learn a few easy stitches. See some examples of basic embroidery projects. Sample fabric, needle and thread provided. Please bring scissors and a small embroidery hoop if you have them. Strict limit of 10 students! Handouts will be given to everyone but kits and hands-on teaching will be limited to 10.Tysha z Kieva (Patricia Saklas)1 hourHandouts will be given to everyone but kits and hands-on teaching will be limited to 10.2$ English Country Dance - Post Period Playford10:00Dance TentCome and learn (or just brush up on) a mix of three of the easiest and most commonly done 16th Century English Country Dances. Hearts Ease, Rufty-Tufty, and the Black Nag.Keith FryeEnglish Civil War Society of America1 hourAs Many as Will (within tent capacity) Common Local Mushrooms: Foraging Safely11:001ALL mushrooms are magical. They pop up out of nowhere in gorgeous colors, and many are edible and delicious! But how do you know which will sicken you and which you can eat? Class is taught by a State of Pennsylvania-approved mushroomer.Elsa TaliardSociety for Creative Anachronism1.5 hrsLimited handouts Swapfest13:00BarnA trade and barter event where no cash is exchanged, only goods.Anakin Dayton4 hou4 Fiber Arts Afternoon13:00Fiber TentAll fiber artists are invited to gather for an afternoon "sit 'n stitch". Bring your latest WIPs, FOs you want to share, questions that need to be answered, and general enthusiasm for fiber. Spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters, sewists, embroiderers, felters, punchers -- any textile craft is welcome! Feel free to pack a snack.Gwen Brown (Genevieve de Saint Malo)4 hr Make your own culinary extracts and cordials14:003Have you ever seen the exorbitant price of vanilla extract? Imagine being able to make your own vanilla extract at literally a fraction of that cost, or even create extracts from nearly any spice! You will learn how to do to this and we'll even sample a few I have already started. We'll also learn how to turn those lovely extracts into cordials!Lady Sibylla de BlakeleyeSociety of the Middle Ages (SMA)1 hourYou must be 21 years or older. I will card if I suspect you are younger! Medieval Organization Round Table18:00Multiple groups have spokespeople available to discuss their organization and answer questions.Katerina2 hours Oil Lamps: Period, Easy, Inexpensive and Safe!19:001Lamps powered by animal or plant based oils were used by all cultures from pre-history to modern times. Learn how easy, inexpensive, compact and best of all; safe oil lamps are! Learn how to light your camp with just one bottle of cooking oil. Handout fee includes two wick kits.Theodore LazcanoSociety for Creative Anachronism1 hour$3 for handout and two wick kits Zsof & Tommaso19:00Performing ArtsZsof and Tommaso together for the first time. Will there be a next time?Zsof & TommasoSociety for Creative Anachronism30 Minutes Efenwealt Wystle & Co. in Concert20:00Performing Arts TentJoin Efenwealt, Aenor, and Pippin for an evening of music - bardic, medieval, renaissance, folk, filk, fantasy, comedy, tragedy, history, and more. Rated PG-13Efenwealt Wystle90 min
Moonday 23:30
The culinary extracts and cordials class is tomorrow. (Did I mess up my copy of the schedule, or was the class moved?)
We couldn't get the pilot lit for the oven. I replaced the stove's ignition battery (8 x AA), and cleaned the electrical contacts.
I mashed potatoes.
I was falling asleep at the dinner table. [Things had taken a long time to cook. Gary later deduced that the gas regulator needed to be replaced. (But the igniter was also a problem.)]
I washed some dishes.
I finished the basket.
I worked on my cabochon setting.
Some of the solar garden lights I put next to my tent stakes are not working. There are a few new unused ones I can switch into their places. [One of the replacements didn't work either.]
I did not get to the shower this afternoon. ☹
(And I've noticed my Covid-era savory body aroma is back.)
I did not get a nap, either.
60°F/15.6°C
Earplugs tonight? To sleep later?
Tiwsday 05:52
54°F/12.2°C
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/1245766.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]
I woke around 07:30? Trying to get back to sleep. The I-79 traffic is louder this (weekday) morning.
I reversed my bedding because my head was downhill and I kept sliding. I will reverse the cot to match later. [Didn't happen.]
Moonday 07:52
I think I need to try afternoon showers this year. It's too cold to walk to/from the showers at night.
I don't think I'm getting back to sleep this morning without earplugs. I had 2 naps yesterday - between class and hot-dog lunch, and between lunch and dinner.
I wish I had printed the class schedule.
I changed the camera battery yesterday.
Moonday 08:32
I have the 12-volt plug for charging the camera battery; charging. (So that doesn't need to go through the inverter.)
I don't need to make/take lunch this morning; no 12:00 classes.
Moonday 12:17
Back at camp for lunch
Moonday 16:27
Private class! "Wire Work Demonstration" wrapping a cabochon into a pendant. I was the only student, so it became a hands-on tutorial. The instructor gave me a clasp (with a way cool glass bead) and a cabochon she had wrapped, and I wrapped another. Karin, the instructor, was also at the basket and finger-weaving classes earlier.
This class was a late addition to the schedule [on line at all?], so it may be that only people who saw the copy of the schedule at the University tent had any way of knowing this class existed.
Name of Class
or PerformanceClass TimeTentDescription of Class or PerformanceInstructorGroup AffiliationLengthClass Cap or RestrictionsMaterials Fee Attended Beginners Finger-Loop Braiding10:002
Its easier than you think. Anyone from 5 to 90 can do it. So come learn how to make a spiral braid. Young children may need assistance but are welcome. Materials and hand out provided. www.fingerloop.org 8. A lace bend rounde of 8 bowes- c1475THL Cristina inghean Ghriogair (Donna Ankrum)Society for Creative Anachronism1 hour20 Painting Your Canvas Tent11:004
When I set out to paint my period marquee lots of questions and difficulties popped up. To date I have painted three of them and thought that folks thinking of painting their tents might like to sit down and go through the technicals of trying to get a straight line of paint on a giant amoeba of non-stretched canvas! So here is a class - come talk tent!Amy OstranderSociety for Creative Anachronism1 hour My Ukulele is a Guitar13:003
The Renaissance Four-Course Guitar survives to the present day in the guise of the Baritone Ukulele, which closely resembles its ancestor. An overview of this often-overlooked instrument and its repetoire.Charles Krug1 hourYouth 13+ Allowed with Parent or Legal Guardian Wire Work Demonstration15:001
Watch how a cabochon is wrapped into a pendant.Karin JacobsdotterSociety for Creative Anachronism1 hour Conflict Bow Making for Beginners09:004The basic steps between starting with a tree, or starting with a board from a lumber yard, and ending up with a working bow will be discussed. Mistakes made and lessons learned at the school of hard knocks will be reviewed. Tools used in bow construction will be on hand and tillering of a bow will be demonstrated.Roland Snyder (Roland of Westminster)Society for Creative Anachronism2 hour Markland - who are they?10:001A description of the Markland Medieval Militia; who we are, what we do, and where we goBill BauerMarkland Medieval1 hour Lampwork Demonstration (hands on class if available)10:00Bead tentLampwork (glass bead making) demonstration with the possibility of limited hands on work if available. I will be doing a demonstrations beginning at 10a to 12p Monday through Thursday.Teresa NallSociety for Creative Anachronism2 hrs or more if there is continued interest.If hands on, 2 at a time. Could accommodate 10. More if people want to just watch.$5.00 if hands on to cover cost of glass and gas. Forging Fire Steels - Blacksmithing Demo10:00Merchant booth 21. Rabenwald MetalsmythingThis will be a blacksmithing demo of forging and heat treating fire steels and hands on spark testing a set of steels of various heat treats.Master Solvarr /Eric CampbellSociety for Creative Anachronism2 hour I am a baby scribe11:002Never ever tried calligraphy? Never ever held a pen? This class is for you. There is no such thing as a silly question! We will cover all topics from practice exercises to common used hands and how to learn them. Don't have any supplies? We have some spare.Lady Alyssa of Foxvale1 hour Patching Holes In Deerskin Leather Projects13:001Creating a functional and decorative patch over a hole in a piece of deer or elk leather. This class assumes intermediate level of skill and is hands-on. 10 kits will be available for purchase for $20/kit to practice patching a hole in leather. 30 hand-outs will be available.Krissi Elix1 hour10 kits for hands on instruction, but there are no limits on auditors who simply want a handout and to watch. Toolkits and hands-on-instruction are for adults only, though minors may audit.Kits will be $20 and include leather punch, needle, ink pen and scissors. Dumbek 10113:00AmphitheaterThe dumbek (also known as darabuka or tabla) is a goblet-shaped Middle Eastern hand drum. Learn how to play basic strokes and simple rhythms on this versatile instrument. (A few loaners will be available.)Mark Cheater1 hour Inkle Weaving13:00Egills Woodstuffs booth #37Learn to weave trim on the inkle loom. Use your own loom or borrow one of ours. All materials provided.Barbara HoffmanSociety for Creative Anachronism3 hours5$5.00 Looked Interesting Weed Walk: Edible, Medicinal, and Poisonous Weeds at Armistice08:001On pilgrimage through lands unknown and short on food? Let's learn a few common edible "weeds"--some are more nutritious than anything you'd buy at market! Likely we'll find some medicinal and poisonous plants, as well. Please bring: hat, water, good walking shoes, and wear bug spray and sunscreen. We'll be walking!Elsa TaliardSociety for Creative Anachronism1.5 hrsLimited handouts. Embroidery for the absolute beginner!09:002Embroidery for the absolute beginner. Do you want to decorate your garb or projects but aren't sure where to start? Come learn a few easy stitches. See some examples of basic embroidery projects. Sample fabric, needle and thread provided. Please bring scissors and a small embroidery hoop if you have them. Strict limit of 10 students! Handouts will be given to everyone but kits and hands-on teaching will be limited to 10.Tysha z Kieva (Patricia Saklas)1 hourHandouts will be given to everyone but kits and hands-on teaching will be limited to 10.2$ English Country Dance - Post Period Playford10:00Dance TentCome and learn (or just brush up on) a mix of three of the easiest and most commonly done 16th Century English Country Dances. Hearts Ease, Rufty-Tufty, and the Black Nag.Keith FryeEnglish Civil War Society of America1 hourAs Many as Will (within tent capacity) Common Local Mushrooms: Foraging Safely11:001ALL mushrooms are magical. They pop up out of nowhere in gorgeous colors, and many are edible and delicious! But how do you know which will sicken you and which you can eat? Class is taught by a State of Pennsylvania-approved mushroomer.Elsa TaliardSociety for Creative Anachronism1.5 hrsLimited handouts Swapfest13:00BarnA trade and barter event where no cash is exchanged, only goods.Anakin Dayton4 hou4 Fiber Arts Afternoon13:00Fiber TentAll fiber artists are invited to gather for an afternoon "sit 'n stitch". Bring your latest WIPs, FOs you want to share, questions that need to be answered, and general enthusiasm for fiber. Spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters, sewists, embroiderers, felters, punchers -- any textile craft is welcome! Feel free to pack a snack.Gwen Brown (Genevieve de Saint Malo)4 hr Make your own culinary extracts and cordials14:003Have you ever seen the exorbitant price of vanilla extract? Imagine being able to make your own vanilla extract at literally a fraction of that cost, or even create extracts from nearly any spice! You will learn how to do to this and we'll even sample a few I have already started. We'll also learn how to turn those lovely extracts into cordials!Lady Sibylla de BlakeleyeSociety of the Middle Ages (SMA)1 hourYou must be 21 years or older. I will card if I suspect you are younger! Medieval Organization Round Table18:00Multiple groups have spokespeople available to discuss their organization and answer questions.Katerina2 hours Oil Lamps: Period, Easy, Inexpensive and Safe!19:001Lamps powered by animal or plant based oils were used by all cultures from pre-history to modern times. Learn how easy, inexpensive, compact and best of all; safe oil lamps are! Learn how to light your camp with just one bottle of cooking oil. Handout fee includes two wick kits.Theodore LazcanoSociety for Creative Anachronism1 hour$3 for handout and two wick kits Zsof & Tommaso19:00Performing ArtsZsof and Tommaso together for the first time. Will there be a next time?Zsof & TommasoSociety for Creative Anachronism30 Minutes Efenwealt Wystle & Co. in Concert20:00Performing Arts TentJoin Efenwealt, Aenor, and Pippin for an evening of music - bardic, medieval, renaissance, folk, filk, fantasy, comedy, tragedy, history, and more. Rated PG-13Efenwealt Wystle90 min
Moonday 23:30
The culinary extracts and cordials class is tomorrow. (Did I mess up my copy of the schedule, or was the class moved?)
We couldn't get the pilot lit for the oven. I replaced the stove's ignition battery (8 x AA), and cleaned the electrical contacts.
I mashed potatoes.
I was falling asleep at the dinner table. [Things had taken a long time to cook. Gary later deduced that the gas regulator needed to be replaced. (But the igniter was also a problem.)]
I washed some dishes.
I finished the basket.
I worked on my cabochon setting.
Some of the solar garden lights I put next to my tent stakes are not working. There are a few new unused ones I can switch into their places. [One of the replacements didn't work either.]
I did not get to the shower this afternoon. ☹
(And I've noticed my Covid-era savory body aroma is back.)
I did not get a nap, either.
60°F/15.6°C
Earplugs tonight? To sleep later?
Tiwsday 05:52
54°F/12.2°C
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/1245766.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]