[Ansteorra] Warlord A&S classes?

[Haraldr Bassi]

Greetings Ansteorra,

I will be attending Steppes Warlord this weekend and will be bringing equipment and tools so 
that I can do some casting demonstration and will have tools and materials to run a day long 
upright tablet weaving loom class.

The loom class will be limited to 2 to 4 people (not sure how many kits I have in the garage at 
the moment) and will be at least 5 hours of commitment for the student. I am very flexible in 
timing and allow students to come in and out to allow them to do other things that might be 
needed at the event. The materials cost for the loom will be $25 and the students will walk away 
with a mid period style upright loom. No prior woodworking experience is required. Students will 
be using sharp hand tools and such, but I've not had any injuries even having students as young 
as 12.

The casting demo will mostly just be me bringing my soapstone and pewter stuff. Unfortunately I 
don't have access to enough soapstone to run a class for people, but if people want to stop by 
their local Hobby Lobby, they should be able to find a 3"x3"x1/2" block of soapstone for under 
$10. Anyone bringing their own soapstone will be walked through the process of making a mold and 
getting a successful casting going (or if people want to bring their own molds we can play with 
those as well). I need to recover the costs of pewter and propane so generally run about 
$2/ounce of castings people take away.

I should be fairly obvious with some tablet looms and soapstone in the open and most likely 
setup in the main hall.

Thanks,
Haraldr Bassi
Barony of Bjornsborg

On 5/18/11 12:25 PM, Misty Hosey wrote:
>
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On May 18, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Duncan Hepburn <duncan at stormypetrel.org> wrote:
>
>> With so much else going on at Warlord this year, there are no scheduled
>> classes.
>>
>> There is nothing stopping an enthusiastic artisan from teaching there
>> though, as I often did when I took the travelling mint around to events and
>> just set up and taught moneying to anyone who was interested. Just post a
>> sign at gate giving time and place.
>>
>> Also, if you are wanting to teach a class, please consider (if you haven't
>> already) teaching a class at King's College in June, the Fiber Arts College
>> in July, or even the Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium or Known
>> World Dance Symposium.
>>
>> To answer your question Devin, there will be a charter painting area set up
>> in the hall both Saturday and Sunday. I look forward to coming by and
>> chatting about all things scribal.
>>
>>
>>
>> Baron Duncan Hepburn
>>
>> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:31 AM, David Brown <lddevin03 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone offered to run a Scribes table? I have lots of Charters and
>>> paint. I
>>> will be there Friday late afternoon (I hope) and maybe could do a Charter
>>> painting area on Saturday if there is interest.
>>>
>>> Tiarna Devin Phelan O'Donnabhain Sweinbrothar.
>>> Barony of Raven's Fort
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Haraldr Bassi (Ansteorra) <ansteorra at dave.drakkar.org>
>>> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
>>> Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 11:02:30 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Warlord A&S classes?
>>>
>>> Greetings Honour & Ansteorra,
>>>
>>> Would you want A&S classes at warlord? If so, are there particular classes
>>> that
>>> you as steward(s) & likely students would be most interested in having at
>>> the
>>> event? Options could include various types of woodworking, pewter casting,
>>> weaving, Viking age clothing and possibly one or three other things if I
>>> thought
>>> a bit harder.
>>>
>>> I don't currently have enough soapstone on hand to run a large class and am
>>> not
>>> sure if I could get enough delivered in time, but could at least do some
>>> demo
>>> type stuff and might be able to borrow Ameline's casting sand (if I don't
>>> get my
>>> own in the meantime). But the sooner I knew what was desired, the better I
>>> could
>>> be prepared for it.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if any of the above is something that people would be
>>> interested in at Steppes Warlord.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Haraldr
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2011/05/16 9:11 PM, Misty Hosey wrote:
>>>> Currently there are no A&S classes scheduled. There will be an A&S
>>>> competition as well as our traditional embroidery contest.
>>>>
>>>> Honour
>>>> Co-Steward of Warlord
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>>
>>>> On May 16, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Bree Flowers <evethejust at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are there going to be any A&S classes at warlord? The website does not
>>>>> indicate that there will be anything other than a competition so I
>>>>> thought I would ask.
>>>>>
>>>>> ~Eve
>>>>
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