Gwenllian verch Madyn

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Gwenllian verch Madyn
Information
Registered Name: Gwenllian verch Madyn Resides: Haldtre Status: Active Joined SCA: 2014
Order of Precedence
Gwenllian verch Madyn
Heraldry
Gules, on a pile flory at the point Or a swan naiant contourny sable.

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Hospitaller of the Incipient Canton of Haldtre 2014-2015
  • Minister of A&S of the Canton of Haldtre 2017-2018
• 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

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

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 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)

Affiliations:

• Apprentice to Mistress Sabiha al Zarqa
• Member, House of the Black Phoenix

Mundane/General 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 to 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.