Iron & Ink 2024

Site Fees

FEES: Ages 18 & up $20, youth under 18 free. $10 discount for SCA blue card members. Checks payable to COLLEGE OF LYONSMARCHE.

Event Schedule

Time	Activity	Location
3 pm Friday May 31	Site opens
12 pm Sunday June 2	Site closes

Classes Offered

Please contact the event steward or Phelan Tolusmidr (phelan.tolusmidr <at> gmail.com) to volunteer to teach a class.

 

Introduction to Lampwork Beads – Lærifaðir Phelan Tolusmidr
This one-hour class is intended to provide the student with the basic tools and skills to safely work with a Hot Head torch and 104 COE glass to make lampwork beads. We will cover terms, materials, safety, and techniques. This class is required for all future bead making classes in this series. Class size: no limit, class duration 1 hour, materials fee $1.

Beginning Lampwork Beads – Lærifaðir Phelan Tolusmidr
This course will teach intermediate lampworking techniques to replicate beads from 800 – 1000 AD Scandinavia. Period glass working techniques will be covered for historical background. Students will be taught what sorts of beads were being produced and were otherwise available. This is a hands-on class – the instructor will demonstrate a bead and then students will practice making the same bead. Class size 6 (or up to 12 if students are willing to share torches), class duration 3 hours, materials fee $5.

Fukuro toji 袋とじ Pouch (Book) Binding – HL ‘Izza al-Dimashqiyya
Chinese culture and inventions played a major influence in the countries surrounding it, and Japan was no different. Art, literature, cuisine, and inventions flowed from the mainland to the small island nation, including paper and the developing bookbinding styles. Of all the styles which made their way from the mainland, the one style which was fully embraced by the Japanese people and which can still be seen today is the Fukuro toji or Pouch binding method. In this method, sheets of paper are printed or written on one side (as the traditional paper only takes ink on one side), and then folded and bound with decorative stitching on the open end, forming pouch-style pages. For this class we will briefly go over the history of this book binding style and make a pouch bound book. Class Size: Unlimited No age limit but younger children will need help from parents for parts of the process (All children under
12 must be accompanied by an adult during the class)

Birch Bark Oil – HL Una of Grimwith
In this class we will render down birch bark and discuss the medicinal and practical applications throughout the ages for this oil. Each student will have the opportunity to get a sample.  Please be aware that this is a hands on class and you probably will get dirty so dress accordingly.  

Cooking Like the Average Roman – Magistra Pompeia Rufina 
Course will discuss the cookware and utensils available to the average Roman as well as cooking styles used in the average Roman household. If time, and weather, allows we will do some cooking in Roman style pots and get to sample some Roman food.

Viking Wire Weaving Class- HL Mairghread of Wastekeep
This class is hands on. I will teach how to begin a wire weaving; continuing and ending and adding in new wire. If we have time, I can show how to put caps on each end and a clasp. One can also weave one end into the other for a continuous necklace. If you want to purchase the basic tools as well as the wire, I will have a few sets I can sell to you. If you bring your own, you need jewelry round nose pliers, half round pliers and flush cutters. I will have wire for sale also. The handout and spool of wire is $5 each. I can usually teach 5-6 people at a time. I can teach an additional class later in the day if the first one fills up.

Vendel Age Miniature Gold Foil Figurines – Brad Rasmussen
An Introduction and speculative discussion.  I will present an overview of the “guldgubber” and we will engage in rampant speculation about their purpose and use given that we have little else to indicate their true meaning. Bring your curiosity and we will muck about the mysteries of Scandinavia post Roman to Pre Viking. 2 hours, if you can bear it.

 

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