Adelisa Salernitana — Arabic-Sicilian Scaf Dance

Name: THL Adelisa Salernitana Project: Arabic-Sicilian Scarf Dance Location: Barony of Buckland Cross East Kingdom Wiki Link: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Adelisa_Salernitana Website/Blog Link: https://siquillya.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/arab-sicilian-scarf-dance/ Category: Performance In the First Bardic War, an online event in May 2021, I entered the Non-European dance category with my recreation of a scarf dance as depicted on the muqarnas ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in... Continue Reading →

Lillian Hutchinson — The Color of Desire

Name: Lillian Hutchinson Project: The Color of Desire East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Lillian_Hutchinson Category: Textiles, dye The vermillion flash of Louboutins, the cherry sports car, the oxblood satchel propped on the conference table- since the dawn of time, ruling classes have found ways to telegraph power and prestige. And in medieval Europe the most striking way... Continue Reading →

Sarah le Payller — A Tablet Weaving Study

Name: THLady Sarah le Payller Project: A Tablet Weaving Study Location: Shire of Hartshorn-Dale East Kingdom Wiki Link: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Sarah_le_Payller Category: Fiber arts/weaving GOALS Goals: To better understand how tablet weaving works, rather than just being able to follow a pattern. I am learning how to tablet weave through both instruction from friends and Lady Elewys’ very... Continue Reading →

Margarette la Gantière — Dyeing Pergamenata to Emulate Dyed Parchment Manuscripts

Name: Lady Margarette la Gantière Project Title: Dyeing Pergamenata to Emulate Dyed Parchment Manuscripts Location: Barony of Bhakail Wiki link: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Margarette_la_Ganti%C3%A8re Blog with article: https://mlagantiere.wordpress.com/ One of the challenges faced by scribes in the SCA is the affordability of the materials used to make the scrolls for presentation in Court. History has provided us with a number of stunning... Continue Reading →

Alanna of Skye — German Brick Stitch Reliquary Pouch

Name: Dame Alanna of Skye Project: German Brick Stitch Reliquary Pouch Location: Shire of QUintavia East Kingdom Wiki Link: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Alanna_of_Skye Website/Blog Link: https://alannaofskye.wordpress.com/ Category: Textiles, Embroidery This is an embroidered reliquary pouch based on a variety of extant pouches and the embroidery pattern in part of a wall hanging.  These were common in the area around Germany, where... Continue Reading →

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