Name: Svafnir Thorvaldson Location: Shire of Quintavia East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Svafnir_Thorvaldson Category: Ceramics This puzzle jug features numerous holes and openings around the lip of the cup, preventing the user from tipping the cup to drink normally. These jugs were intended to prank people and were likely a way to show off the technical and... Continue Reading →
Sarah le Payller — Bayeaux Embroidery
Name: Sarah le Payller Location: Shire of Hartshorn-dale EK Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Sarah_le_Payller Category: Fiber Arts Entry: Samples of beasts from the border of the Bayeux Tapestry. Made with wool thread on linen fabric. The Bayeux Tapestry is a very impressive and very famous tapestry. The extant portion is 232 feet long, between 18 and 20 inches high,... Continue Reading →
Cecilia Pisano — Growing Flax for Linen
Name: Cecilia Pisano Location: Barony of Havre des Glaces, Quebec City Category: Fiber Arts I had the somewhat daring dream of producing local flax from Havre des Glaces, because the climatic conditions here are ideal. Moreover, the region where the barony is located has a long tradition of flax cultivation, which is unfortunately forgotten today.... Continue Reading →
Registration for Crown’s A&S Championship Competition Now Open!
(En français ci-dessous) The MoAS Office and our current champions are excited to announce that registration for this year’s Crown’s A&S Championships is now open! Full information on format, accessibility information, links to register as a competitor, displayer, youth displayer, or judge, and more, can be found at https://moas.eastkingdom.org/display.../crowns-as-champions/ As previously shared, this year's competition will... Continue Reading →
Novice November Artisan Spotlights
Every Wednesday during the month of November, we will be featuring beginner projects from established artisans in the A&S community. Every artisan, no matter how advanced, was a beginner at some point in their A&S journey. We hope this blog series will encourage you to be gentle with your first tries! Today’s featured artisans are:... Continue Reading →