Category: Arts & Sciences
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Missives from Maestra (02/23/2025)
Greetings to the Shire, Again, my thanks to the good gentles Valentine Ambrose and Ana de Roma for teaching Hand-Sewing Stitches and Technique on February 10th. Eight gentles in all were present to benefit from learning the basics of this skill. The lady Ana concentrated on teaching the basic stitches to the majority of the…
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Missives from Maestra (02/04/2025)
Greetings to the Shire, Our first in-person gathering at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship hall in Wayne was a success. Twelve gentles (including the two intrepid instructors) attended to learn the basics of taking measurements to draft patterns for basic t-tunics. The instructors also provided useful handouts for applying those measurements to construct a variety of basic…
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Missives from Maestra (1/12/25)
Greetings to the Shire, I hope the Christmas, Hannukah, Yule and New Year holidays have been happy, and that the upcoming Lailat al-Miraj and the Lunar New Year of the Wood Snake are also days well spent. The darkest days of winter are behind us, but the time spent indoors can be put to use…
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Missives from Maestra 11/25/2024
Greetings, Shirefolk, We are all catching our collective breath now that the 100 Minutes War has come and gone. First I wish to thank those who participated in the Arts and Sciences display for their patience. I had deliberately made this a display and not a competition to take the pressure off the participants during…
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Missives from Maestra 9/15/2024
Greetings, Shirefolk, I hope those who went to Pennsic LI had a lovely time despite the rain and the humidity. Now that there has been time to recover from that annual pilgrimage, we can focus on new projects and arrange for new locations to have classes. Known World Cooks & Bards X over Labor Day Weekend…
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Missives from Maestra (7/26/2024)
Greetings, Shirefolk, To those journeying out to Pennsic at the end of this week, I wish good and uneventful travels, and a sweet time in the Debatable Lands. As promised however, I am posting links to various events, virtual and otherwise, that would be of interest. For those not going to Pennsic: There is a demo…
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Missives from Maestra (6/30/2024)
Greetings to the Shire, I said I would give credit where credit is due for the musicians who showed up to provide music for Novice Day. Lord Drustan of Old Stonebridges coordinated a bardic/musicians presence that was much appreciated. My thanks go to him, to Pan Mikhail Reubenovic Kopaczewski, and to one Úlfarr Gylðir. The virtual class…
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2024 Novice Day: Arts & Sciences Recap
Greetings to the Shire, It was a scorcher of a day. The weather had also promised rain, and delivered toward the day’s end. Now that I know how well the wooden pavilion works at keeping out the rain, I am no longer so leery of holding future Arts & Sciences displays and competitions there. I…
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THE SESTINA:
A WORD GAME WITH NO RHYME(BUT PLENTY OF REASON) On June 12th, we gathered in Google Meet to learn about poetry! Maestra Ana de Guzman presented a short overview of the Sestina form (originally from 12th century Occitania), including examples. Warning: positively lewd innuendo included. Our next gathering will be on June 26th. See the…