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Missives from Maestra: Novice Day Favor-Making in the Next Few Gatherings and at 5th Monday
Greetings, Shirefolk, The silk-painting day has inspired the idea to make favors for Novice Day. The supplies have been and are being ordered as I key this. They will not have arrived yet for the 2nd Monday June 8th gathering in Wayne, but should be by 4th Thursday June 25th, and we can do some…
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Missives from Maestra: Silk Decoration Day, and Many Thanks (05/28/2026)
Greetings again to the folk of the Shire, I thank Maestro Antonio Patrasso for journeying from the Swamp to the Forest to help teach us how to decorate silk banners. We were joined by Lady Veronica of Manchester, the gentle Eileen Duffy, former Swamp resident Lady Ceara MacKiernan of Arundel, two other gentles from Settmour…
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Missives from Maestra: Novice Day Pennon-Making Thursday (05/28/2026)
Novice Day comes apace. Our shire’s pennons need refurbishing/replacing. The honorable and esteemed Master Antonio Patrasso will come to us from our fair neighbor to the south on Thursday May 28, 2026 to show us how to make said pennons. He will be bringing the supplies. That said, he would like to know how many…
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Missives from Maestra: Monday Meeting 05/11/2026 and Novice Day Form Notice
Greetings, Shirefolk, The Sixty-first year of the Society has been celebrated. Now that the weather is (mostly) milder, thoughts turn to preparations for those going to Pennsic, or the respective regional warcamps, and other such events martial and otherwise. Where “otherwise” is concerned, East Kingdom Novice Day comes apace on July 18, 2026. Having learned…
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Missives from Maestra: Free Project Thursday 04/23/2026
Last Monday, Magistra Sapphira the Navigator graced us once more with a second method of lucet braiding for those of us who had a little difficulty after the first session in March. This coming Thursday is a free project day. I’ll be blocking and constructing a simple narrow toca (or fillet, for the English who…
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Missives from Maestra: String Theory 2.1 (More Lucet-Braiding Methods) 04/13/2026
Firstly, I apologize for the lateness if this post. My laptop ceased to function on Good Friday, and could not be revived. (Feel free to think of any jokes that come to mind, but please keep those private, or come sit by me when you next see me.) I was not able to get a…
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Missives from Maestra: Three Congratulations and a Cancellation
The March second Monday had the second “string theory” class taught by Magistra Sapphira the Navigator, on the making of lucet-braided cords. Lady Veronica of Manchester, Lady Ceara Mac Kieran, a newcomer to our Shire, young Victoria (whose full name will be included should she decide upon one), my lord husband, and myself were present…
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Missives from Maestra: Introduction to Lucet Braiding 03/09/2026 (Or, More String Theory)
Greetings, Shirefolk, Our intrepid Magistra Sapphira the Navigator will once again hold forth on the making of thin string into thicker string, this time with lucet braiding from the West. Come to the Lakeland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship hall on the 2nd Monday in March for this class. You can make garters for your stockings, or…
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Missives from Maestra: Free-Style Gathering 02/26/2026, and Bardic Doings Northward
Greetings, gentles, The first February gathering hosted four intrepid gentles who braved the cold to attended Magistra Sapphira the Navigator’s course on how to braid kumihimo. The first March gathering will go from Far East to West in the study of making cords: Lucet. More details will follow the closer we get to the day.…
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Missives from Maestra: An Introduction to Kumihimo on 02/09/2026
Greetings to the Shire, I hope that everyone is keeping warm these brutally cold days. Winter’s back is broken, but it is not leaving without a fight. On the second Monday this month, our intrepid Magistra Sapphira the Navigator, lovingly called Blue, will be teaching beginning kumihimo, the Japanese method of making braided cords using…