Who’s up for some fun? The Snowflake Festival in Kingston, NY takes place on Friday 2 December from 6 until 8. We can use people to: – set up at 5 PM – run the Catapult Game/talk about life in a castle – help with sachets – do names in calligraphy – talk about the SCA to people, take contact info/give out cards – demonstrate a skill, display things of interest – clean up at Read more…
Due to turkey wrassling and other pre-Thanksgiving activities involving pies, cranberries and other delicious things which take time to prepare, there will be no A & S on the 23rd of November. We wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving, and we give thanks for having such a fun and amazing group in our shire. Bon appetite!Alayne and Seraq
The Kingdom Seneschal has posted the following: https://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/kingdom-pandemic-response/#RequestVariance Currently both Dutchess and Ulster county rating is at Medium. If you are coming to our gathers from some other county, look up the risk level there. Thank you for taking the time to look at the current response, and a big thanks to Magistra Audrye Beneyt our East Kingdom Seneschal. ~Alayne
For those interested in design, motif and execution the following books will be available to peruse at the 6PM A & S gather: Blackwork – Gostelow Celtic Cross Stitch – Orr and Clark Celtic, Medieval and Tudor Wall Hangings – Whitehead Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework – deDillmont Elizabethan Cross Stitch – Hammet Exploring Elizabethan Embroidery – Clarke Flowers, Birds and Unicorns Medieval Needlepoint –Bahouth Ottoman Embroidery – Ellis and Wearden St. Martin Embroideries – Freeman Read more…