Good morning my friends who are gentle of heart and fierce in art! Beltane is almost upon us and we have something special for you. With the help of Aldith and Cristeane, we are hosting some activities inspired by spring, love and favors on Saturday. Schedule is dependent on the Coronation Schedule, so it’s a little swishy. 30 minutes after the first court of Hans and Ciar:

1. Learn about the history of favors. Bring your own favors to share. Discuss the considerations of making favors for on and off the battle field. This will be lead by Shannon McSmith as a cross between teaching and round-table.
2. Consult with Aldith on designing and embroidering a favor (or favor-sized slip). She is bringing decades of design and execution experience in art/illumination and embroidery to help you design and plan a project. This is an amazing opportunity.
3. Work with Cristeane, Aldith and myself to learn the techniques you need for your project. Supplies have been donated to the Guild by members and these will be provided to you for a “palm sized” embroidery project. Techniques available: All of them. Seriously. Early period, middle period, late period. Stitches for silk, for wool, for metal. Counted work and non-counted work. This covers historical embroidery as follows: Anglo Saxon embroidery, Opus Anglicanum, Or Nue, Crewel, “Bayeaux”, Black work, pulled work, drawn work, Elizabethan stitches, Italian hem stitches, Italian counted work, applique. Between the three of us, we have 100 years of embroidery experience and over 10,000 hours of embroidery expertise.

If you want to hang out and stitch without consulting, bring your project and join us.

Your Guildmistress, Ascelin Meere of Ravenslocke