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November 28, 2009 -- Medieval Marketplace (Heatherwyne) (SCA Event)
Canceled due to rain ;(
October 25, 2009 (Sunday) -- Pink Ribbon Tournament (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette
October 18, 2009 (Sunday) -- Altavia Agincourt Archery (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette
October 7 - 12, 2009 (Sunday) -- Great Western War (SCA Event)
Fiber Playday is hosting the Hands On Fiber section of Artisan's Alley
September 12, 2009 -- Angel's Anniversary (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette
July 11, 2009 -- Dreiburgen Summer Arts (SCA Event)
Luighseach will bring her Takadai and we'll be having a Japanese Braiding themed Playday ...
Luighseach and Liam will be be demoing on her takadai (with a double-faced pick-up braid) and their ayatakedai!
We'll have marudais for folks to try out!
And we'll have handheld kumihimo kits for folks to play with!
Lead by Luighseach
June 27, 2009 -- CP Prize (SCA Event)
The 2nd Annual Award Cordathon!
Come out and learn how to make award cords for your Kingdom or your Barony.
We'll be teaching kumihimo, Viking whipcord braiding, inkle weaving, tablet weaving, and lucet cord making!!!!
Last year we donated 18 cords to Caid .... Let's see what we can do this year!
Lead by Lynnette
May 2, 2009 -- Voyagers May (SCA Event)
April 25, 2009 -- Pentathlon and Arts & Sciences Fair (SCA Event)
Therese will be leading Fiber Playday presence in the A&S demo village on Saturday of Pentathlon.
March 21, 2009 -- Heatherwyne Annv & Defender of the Children (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette
March 1, 2009 -- Angels Robin Hood Archery (SCA Event)
Lead by Bridget
February 21, 2009 -- Lyondemere Arts & Archery (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette
The 25th PlayDay!!!
November 29, 2008 -- Medieval Marketplace (Heatherwyne) (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette

November 22, 2008 -- Blue Nails Dyer's Guild / Fiber PlayDay combined event
Held at Griffin Freehold in Monrovia
10am to 6pm
Lead by Flavia and Lynnette

From Mistresss Flavia, Blue Nails Dyer's Guild:
Dame Lynnette will bring her weaving playday to Griffin Freehold on Sat, Nov 22 and I will set up my dyepots, both natural dyes and some commercial dyes as well. Anyone interested in this event is welcome to come with their favorite beverage and nibbles.

Learn inkle-weaving, tablet-weaving,kumihimo, and other fiber arts.

Learn how to dye gracefully. We will have silk scarves and stoles for sale to try your hand at tie-dyeing or shibori (what's the difference? About $50 if buying it in a store)

If you plan to bring anything to dye, let me know. Do not plan to arrive with yards of fabric without warning me first.

Those not interested in fiber or dyeing can help refill rinse buckets, sit around and talk or help fill pigment containers or any number of jobs we will undoubtedly think up.

October 19, 2008 -- Altavia Agincourt Archery (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette and Bridget

September 13, 2008 -- Angel's Anniversary (SCA Event)
Playday lead by Therese

In addition to our regular activities:

Viking Wire Weaving Class! Special guest teacher!
Baroness Thea Northernridge (OL) will be teaching a class on Viking Wire Weaving!
This was the lovely silver wire award cord that she donated at CP Prize. It's amazing!

Students will weave a wire bracelet at the Playday.
All materials will be provided. Class cost is $3.
The class is limited to 5 students.
Sign up will start at 9am at the Playday pavilion.
Class will start 1 hour after Opening Court concludes.

Report on Weaving & Fiber PlayDay at Angels Anniversary

Mistress Therese of the White Griffin did a FANTASTIC job as PlayDay mom on Saturday!

Several folks come by with questions or stopped by because they were intrigued with all the fiber arts toys. One lady asked where she could get a rigid heddle loom so she could start weaving also.

Unlike most PlayDays, we didn't have many folks sit and play, but I believe the event was way too busy for anyone to break away. Two ladies that did come by to work on projects were in and out between their tours of duty

We had a PlayDay FIRST: Our first ever scheduled class, and the first PlayDay activity requiring a fee. And it was a SUCCESS! Mistress Thea of Northernridge taught a Viking Wire Weaving to 5 very interested students! She and the students went home happy with the class!

-=- By Lynnette & Therese

September 6, 2008 – Caid Rapier Open (Isles) (SCA Event)
PlayDay Canceled -- Sorry, Life got in the way!

July 12, 2008 – Dreiburgen Summer Arts & Festival of the Rose (SCA Event)
Japanese braiding theme: Kumihimo braiding, Japanese-style fingerloop and handloop braiding
Lead by Luighseach and Lynnette

Report on Dreiburgen Summer Arts & FotR Playday

Luighseach brought her Takadai, and books, samples, Marudai, homemade Marudai and Liam’s favorite Bonsai and rock. It was lovely.

I bought cardboard Marudais, lots of Kumihimo supplies, and Baroness Marina’s Fill-the-Gap kits (they never got used at CP Prize).

Sean Michael brought his inkle pickup work and manned the inkle table. We had a couple of inkle weavers (and I was able to explain inkle patterning to Kate! She went from can’t understand it ever, to designing and warping her own pattern!!!!)

We had a lovely space at the back of the hall, between the eating / conversation area and the display room.

We had lots of folks stop by with questions and checking out Luighseach and her Takadai. Several folks stopped by to play (including Baroness Muiriath, who stopped by to help set up and got sucked into learning Kumihimo on a cardboard Marudai. She left planning to get husband to make a Wal-Mart stool Marudai for her kumihimo pleasure!).

We gave away all the Fill-the-Gap kits, with promises to donate the completed cords to the Kingdom. One went to a newcomer (we did our share of Chatalaining at FotR!), AND one to a KNIGHT.

Astridhr contracted the services Sir William de Rouen at the knight auction and taught him Fill-the-Gap kumihimo, figuring he’d do it for the day, showing people that Knights can do fiber arts, and then he’d return it for her to complete. WRONG! He loved it as something to keep his hands busy, he said he was going to work on it at the Knight’s meeting on Sunday! And said his wife would be happy, he could do this while watching TV instead of disturbing her by playing with his guitar!

-=- By Lynnette

I was very happy with the set up at FotR; we were very visible and a lot of people stopped by to look and ask questions. While I won't be taking the takadai a lot of places (it has to go in the truck and the truck gets lou$y gas mileage) having it there, front and center, was a great draw. People stopped just to ask what it was then stayed to look at the rest of what we were doing.

-=- By Luighseach

June 28, 2008 – CP Prize (Angels) (SCA Event)
Award Cordathon: Learn different techniques for making award cords
Lead by Lynnette

THANK YOU!

The Weaving & Fiber Playday Award Cordathon was a fun time and rousing success!

We donated 1 Silver, and 17 Blue & White award cords to Their Majesties!

Some of the cords were made on site and some were made ahead of time and brought to the event. Several folks also learned new techniques and started cords for future donation.

THANK YOU to all the folks who made cord (onsite or off)! Their Majesties really appreciated your work!

THANK YOU to our teachers Baroness Marina, THL Sean, THL Madelena!

THANK YOU to Griffin Dyeworks for donating blue and white cord, and to Bridget for the Viking Whipcord Braiding materials and handouts!

THANK YOU to the Barony of the Angels for allowing us to set up the Playday in a comfy space under the trees!

THANK YOU to THL Madelena for the idea and name of the “Award Cordathon”!

For those who missed us ….

We’ll have some Award Cord kumihimo kits available at the Weaving & Fiber Playday at the Festival of the Rose/Dreiburgen Summer Arts . Our Playday theme is Japanese Braiding with Baroness Luighseach teaching us stuff she learned in Japan last year! She’ll be teaching fingerloop and handloop braiding as well as kumihimo.

And we’re planning on another Award Cordathon at next year’s CP Prize! Thank again to everyone who help make it a fun and productive day!

Report on CP Prize Playday

Myself, Madelena, THL Sean Michael, and Baroness Marina were available to teach or demo.

Baroness Marina made up 6 Fill-the-Gap Kumihimo kits with Griffin Dyeworks donated blue & white thread. Bridget brought us enough Viking whipcord braid supplies to set up two stations (on the frame of my one of my popups).

We were under the trees behind the raffle, and near the book sale. Not very visible from the eric, but visible to lots of foot traffic.

We had a dozen or more folks come by and try their hand at stuff. Including some folks who live across the street and came to check us out.

I think we have 8 or 10 folks doing Viking Whip cord braid,
3 or 4 doing kumihimo (Konga Gumi),
2 or 3 at inkles (which Sean manned very well)
And 2 folks who tips on teaching lucet to a class of elementary to high school kids.

Between cords made before the event and given to us to present to the Kingdom, and cords made on site (Viking whip cord braid) we were able to donate 18 award cords the The Crown. Which included an incredible silver Viking wire braided cord that Mistress Thea made at the Playday.

May 3, 2008 – Voyager’s Mayday / Kingdom Sciences Day (SCA Event)
The Science of Fiber: Spin it, Dye it, Use it!
Hands on Spinning and Dyeing, as well as fiber and dye related displays. And, of course, Weaving!
Lead by Bridget
April 19, 2008 – Heatherwyne Annv & Defender of the Children (SCA Event)
Lead by Lynnette and Bridget
Sunday February 3, 2008 -- Super Bowl Sunday
At House Zacharia Library in North Hollywood
From Noon to 6pm
Lead by Lynnette
February 2, 2008 – Festival of the Rose (Dun Or) (SCA Event)
Mini Weaving Playday
Lead by Bridget and Courtney

Saturday November 24, 2007 -- Heatherwyne's Medieval Marketplace (SCA Event)
At Kuns Park 1600 Bonita Ave. La Verne, CA, 91750
From 8am to 11am
Lead by Bridget
Sunday October 21, 2007 -- Altavia's Agincourt Anniversary Archery Tourney (SCA Event)
At Woodley Park -- 6331 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91406. In the Sepulveda Dam Basin Recreation Area, between Burbank and Victory.
From 11am to 5pm
Lead by Lynnette & Bridget
September 29, 2007 -- At Angels Anniversary - It's a Mystery! (SCA Event)
At Recreation Park 620 South Shamrock Ave. Monrovia, CA, 91016
From 10am to 4pm
Lead by Lynnette
August 25, 2007 -- Get Warped: Warping rigid heddle and multiple heddle looms
At House Zacharia Library
From 10am to 4pm
A hands-on class on warping rigid heddle and multiple heddle looms, from design to execution. Learn how to figure out how much warp is needed for any project and some of the ways to warp any loom. This will be a fast paced class - so much to learn in so little time, but once you've learned the basics, you're set for life.
Bring paper, pencils and a calculator - yes it does involve math, so come prepared for some simple multiplication.
Lead by Therese
May 5, 2007 -- At Voyagers May Day (SCA Event)
From 10am to 4pm
Lead by Lynnette
March 31, 2007 -- Get Warped, Warping rigid heddle and multiple heddle looms
At House Zacharia Library
From Noon to 6pm
A hands-on class on warping rigid heddle and multiple heddle looms, from design to execution. Learn how to figure out how much warp is needed for any project and some of the ways to warp any loom. This will be a fast paced class - so much to learn in so little time, but once you've learned the basics, you're set for life.
Lead by Therese
March 17, 2007 -- At March Hare (SCA Event)
From 10am to 4pm
Lead by Lynnette
February 4, 2007 -- Super Bowl Sunday
At House Zacharia Library
From Noon to 6pm
Lead by Lynnette & Therese
January 20, 2007 -- At Angels Melee (SCA Event)
At Angels Melee in Crescenta Valley Park
From 10am to 4pm
Lead by Lynnette, Therese & Madelena

November 25, 2006
At Heatherwyne's Medieval Marketplace
Lead by Lynnette and Bridget
August 12, 2006
At Altavia's Caid Rapier Open
Lead by Cate and Bridget
May 21, 2006
At House Zacharia Library
From noon to 6pm
Lead by Lynnette and Bridget
March 5, 2006
At House Zacharia Library
From noon to 6pm
Lead by Lynnette and Bridget
January 22, 2006
At House Zacharia Library
From noon to 6pm
Lead by Lynnette and Bridget

	Report on Weaving & Fiber PlayDay at Angels Anniversary
	Mistress Therese of the White Griffin did a FANTASTIC job as PlayDay mom on Saturday!

	Several folks come by with questions or stopped by because they were intrigued with all the fiber arts toys. One lady asked where she could get a rigid heddle loom so she could start weaving also.

	Unlike most PlayDays, we didn't have many folks sit and play, but I believe the event was way too busy for anyone to break away. Two ladies that did come by to work on projects were in and out between their tours of duty

	We had a PlayDay FIRST: Our first ever scheduled class, and the first PlayDay activity requiring a fee. And it was a SUCCESS! Mistress Thea of Northernridge taught a Viking Wire Weaving to 5 very interested students! She and the students went home happy with the class!

	-=- By Lynnette & Therese

	Report on Dreiburgen Summer Arts & FotR Playday

	Luighseach brought her Takadai, and books, samples, Marudai, homemade Marudai and Liam’s favorite Bonsai and rock. It was lovely.

	I bought cardboard Marudais, lots of Kumihimo supplies, and Baroness Marina’s Fill-the-Gap kits (they never got used at CP Prize).

	Sean Michael brought his inkle pickup work and manned the inkle table. We had a couple of inkle weavers (and I was able to explain inkle patterning to Kate! She went from can’t understand it ever, to designing and warping her own pattern!!!!)

	We had a lovely space at the back of the hall, between the eating / conversation area and the display room.

	We had lots of folks stop by with questions and checking out Luighseach and her Takadai. Several folks stopped by to play (including Baroness Muiriath, who stopped by to help set up and got sucked into learning Kumihimo on a cardboard Marudai. She left planning to get husband to make a Wal-Mart stool Marudai for her kumihimo pleasure!).

	We gave away all the Fill-the-Gap kits, with promises to donate the completed cords to the Kingdom. One went to a newcomer (we did our share of Chatalaining at FotR!), AND one to a KNIGHT.

	Astridhr contracted the services Sir William de Rouen at the knight auction and taught him Fill-the-Gap kumihimo, figuring he’d do it for the day, showing people that Knights can do fiber arts, and then he’d return it for her to complete. WRONG! He loved it as something to keep his hands busy, he said he was going to work on it at the Knight’s meeting on Sunday! And said his wife would be happy, he could do this while watching TV instead of disturbing her by playing with his guitar!

	-=- By Lynnette

	I was very happy with the set up at FotR; we were very visible and a lot of people stopped by to look and ask questions. While I won't be taking the takadai a lot of places (it has to go in the truck and the truck gets lou$y gas mileage) having it there, front and center, was a great draw. People stopped just to ask what it was then stayed to look at the rest of what we were doing.

	-=- By Luighseach

	THANK YOU!
	The Weaving & Fiber Playday Award Cordathon was a fun time and rousing success!
	We donated 1 Silver, and 17 Blue & White award cords to Their Majesties!
	Some of the cords were made on site and some were made ahead of time and brought to the event. Several folks also learned new techniques and started cords for future donation.
	THANK YOU to all the folks who made cord (onsite or off)! Their Majesties really appreciated your work!
	THANK YOU to our teachers Baroness Marina, THL Sean, THL Madelena!
	THANK YOU to Griffin Dyeworks for donating blue and white cord, and to Bridget for the Viking Whipcord Braiding materials and handouts!
	THANK YOU to the Barony of the Angels for allowing us to set up the Playday in a comfy space under the trees!
	THANK YOU to THL Madelena for the idea and name of the “Award Cordathon”!
	For those who missed us ….
	We’ll have some Award Cord kumihimo kits available at the Weaving & Fiber Playday at the Festival of the Rose/Dreiburgen Summer Arts . Our Playday theme is Japanese Braiding with Baroness Luighseach teaching us stuff she learned in Japan last year! She’ll be teaching fingerloop and handloop braiding as well as kumihimo.
	And we’re planning on another Award Cordathon at next year’s CP Prize! Thank again to everyone who help make it a fun and productive day!

	Report on CP Prize Playday
	Myself, Madelena, THL Sean Michael, and Baroness Marina were available to teach or demo.

	Baroness Marina made up 6 Fill-the-Gap Kumihimo kits with Griffin Dyeworks donated blue & white thread. Bridget brought us enough Viking whipcord braid supplies to set up two stations (on the frame of my one of my popups).

	We were under the trees behind the raffle, and near the book sale. Not very visible from the eric, but visible to lots of foot traffic.

	We had a dozen or more folks come by and try their hand at stuff. Including some folks who live across the street and came to check us out.

	I think we have 8 or 10 folks doing Viking Whip cord braid, 3 or 4 doing kumihimo (Konga Gumi), 2 or 3 at inkles (which Sean manned very well) And 2 folks who tips on teaching lucet to a class of elementary to high school kids.

	Between cords made before the event and given to us to present to the Kingdom, and cords made on site (Viking whip cord braid) we were able to donate 18 award cords the The Crown. Which included an incredible silver Viking wire braided cord that Mistress Thea made at the Playday.