Kateline de Lys

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Information
Registered Name: Kateline de Lys Resides: Barony of Bjornsborg Status: Active Joined SCA: 1994
Order of Precedence
Kateline d'Lys
Heraldry
Azure, a cat salient between two fleurs-de-lys in bend sinister Or.

Lady Kateline de Lys

Previously Known As:
Nickname(s): Kitty
Pronouns:
Pronounciation: "cat-a-LEAN de Lees"

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Hospitaler
  • Herald

• Regional Offices Held

• Kingdom Offices Held
  • Deputy of the Hospitaler

Persona History:

I am Lady Kateline de Lys, a French lady from the late 1400's. One day while I was in Constantinople there was some type of time warp and Lord Dunno Jameson, a Viking, saw me and took me home with him where I learned to do so many things a Noble Lady from France would never think of doing. Thus Kitty was born.

Interests:

Lampworking (bead making), Jewelry making, Lucet, Vikings, Costuming, Sewing, Needlework, Soap Making, Heralding/Heraldry etc.

Gallery:

• Selected Projects
• Viking Prayer Beads I made for the Baroness of Bjornsborg. I made everything on this strand. 2022.

  Viking Prayer Beads I made for the Baroness of Bjornsborg. I made everything on this strand. 2022.

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  Handmade lampwork beads with CZs, worked into a prayer strand. Donated to the Principality of Vindheim regalia fundraiser. 2021

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  Robin de Chantenay Carrot holding up a bar of soap I made for Largesse. 2021

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  Misc Beads.

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  Viking necklace featuring the first beads I ever made. All components on this necklace except for the broaches was made by me.

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  First Paternoster in a Laurel's Tourney.

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  My First Paternoster. I was practicing making multiple beads of the same color & size. All components in this display were made by me.

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  Results of Lucet cord strength testing.

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  Experimenting with the different types of cords that can be made with a Lucet.

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  This is the tent I made. I used an easy up frame as the base. I also made the Byzantine Garb I'm wearing.

Timeline of Activity:

1994-2020 with a break of 13 Years in Between.

Prior Groups:

• Shire of Brad Leah 1994
• Barony of Bjornsborg 1998
• Shire of Dun Carraig 2003
• Now in Barony of Bjornsborg 2020

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:

From Atlantia:

• 8/19/2004 Baroness' Award of Courtesy (Dun Carraig) - Premier Pennsic War XXXIII (Æthelmearc) Jonathas and Amalia
• 6/25/2005 Companion of the Company of Wayfarers (Dun Carraig) Challenge of the Heart (Dun Carraig) Jonathas and Amalia

Affiliations:

• Member, the Ansteorran Longship Company

Mundane Information:

I used to have a website where I helped those affected by hearing loss/deafness find the information they needed to answer their questions. My son is deaf and even as late at 2021 members I hadn't seen in a long time were telling me how interesting it was to watch my son go from hearing aids to a cochlear implant when he was 12 - he's now 35. If any of this interests you, you can visit the past with the Wayback Machine's archive of My Website.

I have since retired from that and now use my website to provide information on all of the things I enjoy doing, like lampworking, luceting, cross stitching, and much, much more. If any of that interests you, my site can be found here.

You can find me on Facebook and Lampwork Etc.

Special Needs:

Cannot stand in one place for long lengths of time. I can kneel in court but if I get down on my knees, I may need help back up.

In Case of Court:

Think of a cat leaning between 2 fleur de lys. Now pronounce my name: Kataline de Lys. If you need help with that imagery, check out my arms pictured above. It is not pronounced like a Cat drawing a line.