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** | ** Hospitaler of the Incipient Canton of [[Haldtre]] 2014-2015 | ||
** Minister of A&S of the Canton of [[Haldtre]] 2017-2018 | ** Minister of A&S of the Canton of [[Haldtre]] 2017-2018 | ||
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"If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of" - John Barrow <BR> | "If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of" - John Barrow <BR> | ||
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I started in the SCA in 2014 hoping to try new things and | I started in the SCA in 2014 hoping to try new things and meet new people. Little did I know, I have found such amazing people and unlocked a new passion for medieval embroidery that I never knew I would have had had I not joined the SCA. | ||
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Mistress Gwenllian verch Madyn, OL
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Additional Registered Heraldry:
Offices:
- Local Offices Held
- Regional Offices Held
- Northern Region Minister of A&S of the Kingdom of Ansteorra 2018-present
Persona History:
14th Century Welsh
Interests:
I love to learn new things and to teach but the things that I tend to do the most are various types of embroidery including brick stitch and goldwork. I fingerloop braid, card weave, and inkle weave and I love making jewelry and paternosters. My biggest SCA passion is Medieval Embroidery.
Timeline of Activity:
Classes Taught:
2016
- Embroidery 101: Kingdom Fiber Arts Symposium 2016, SWOSU Demo, Fall Coronation 2016
- Norse Clothing and Accessories: Haldtre A&S class
- Ansteorra Awards and Coronets: Haldtre A&S class
2017
- Embroidery 101: Haldtre A&S class
- Brickstitch Embroidery: King's College, SWOSU Demo, Wiesenfeuer Yule
- Weaving: Black Phoenix Household gathering
- Fingerloop Braiding (SWOSU Arts Academy with Lady Masina Da Ferrera
2018
- Brickstitch Embroidery: wInterKingdom 2018
- Embroidery Design Transfer: Prick and Pounce : King's College
- Discussion and Viewing of an Authentic 15th Century Embroidery: Kingdom Fiber Arts Symposium
2019
- Prick and Pounce taught at Northkeep WinterKingdom
- Goldwork: Laidwork taught at King’s College
- Goldwork: Purls & Spangles taught at King’s College
- Brickstitch Embroidery: Facebook Live / recorded demonstration
2020
- Goldwork: Laidwork - Winterkingdom
- Goldwork: Purls and Spangles - Winterkingdom
- Padding for High Relief Embroidery - Winterkingdom
Gallery of Work
- Recent Embroidery Projects
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(One of a set of four)
Metal gold embroidery on silk ground fabric, emerald cabochons, silk for the tassel, wool padding, silk thread, with well over 700+ hours of work.
Populace Provided Information:
Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:
- Planned and held multiple demos for the Canton of Haldtre
- Worked Tavern for Wiesenfeuer Baronial 2015
- Nastycrat - Wiesenfeuer Baronial 2016
- European Dance Competition Coordinator- A Summer's Dance 2016
- Nastycrat - A Summer's Dance 2016
- Art Exhibit Coordinator - SWOSU Demo 2017 for the Winter and then the Fall Demos
- Member of the team who embroidered devices of the past Barons and Baronesses of the Barony of Eldern Hills for the Baronial Cloak. I contributed by embroidering 4 devices.
- Ran an Iron Artisan competition at Eldern Hills Baronial 2018
- Ran an A&S competition at Elder Hills Samhain 2018
- Ran an A&S competition at Eldern Artisan 2019
- Iris Of Merit Northern Representative 2019
- Iris of Merit Financial Committee 2019
Non-Armigerous Awards & Recognitions:
- A&S Champion of the Shire of Adlersruhe 2014-present (Embroidery)
- Team Largesse winner at the Fall Coronation 2014 Award of Arms 2015
- A&S winner at Wiesenfeuer Baronial 2015 (Norse and Slavic Embroideries)
- Sable Thistle in Embroidery 2016
- Largesse Derby winner at Namron Protectorate 2016
- A&S Champion of the Barony of Wiesenfeuer 2016-2017 (Embroidery)
- Gulf Wars Artisan 2017
- A&S Champion for the Barony of Eldern Hills 2017-2019 (Silk Embroidered Purse)
- A&S entry with the best use of pearls- Eldern Hills Samhain 2017 (Pearl Paternoster)
- Tournament of Champions A&S Contestant 2017
- Awarded at Kingdom A&S competition for scoring over a 40 for entry. (Brickstitch Embroidered Purse)
- Lifetime Combat Embroidery Champion of the Eldern Hills, so named on July 6th, 2018
- Winner, Ansteorra's 40th Year Anniversary Tournament of Arts and Sciences Champions Competition
- Steppes Artisan, AND Steppes Populace's Choice, 2020
Affiliations:
- Apprentice to Mistress Sabiha al Zarqa
- Member, House of the Black Phoenix
Mundane Information:
"If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of" - John Barrow
I started in the SCA in 2014 hoping to try new things and meet new people. Little did I know, I have found such amazing people and unlocked a new passion for medieval embroidery that I never knew I would have had had I not joined the SCA.
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