[Ravensfort] Fwd: [Ansteorra] Kingdom award insignia needed

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This is FYI

I will be attending a number of events. If you make insignia and are not
able to attend an event to give it to TRM Sable Scroll...I can pass it along

Lorraine
Vicaress



--- Kimberly Koch <sarapenrose at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:29:14 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kimberly Koch <sarapenrose at yahoo.com>
> To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Kingdom award insignia needed
> 
> Greetings, Ansteorra!
> 
> As you may know, the kingdom relies on generous
> donations from the populace in order to maintain a
> steady supply of award insignia. We are currently in
> need of the following insignia:
> 
> Star of Merit ribbons
> Centurion ribbons
> Golden Lance ribbons
> King's Archer cords
> Sable Talon medallions
> Sable Crane medallions
> Sable Thistle medallions
> Sable Comet medallions
> 
> Plain, flat-topped Court Barony coronets
> 
> We have NO Talons or Lances at all, so it's those
> insignia we need most urgently.
> 
> The document found at this url contains pictures or
> descriptions of most of the award insignia:
> http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/docs/AwardTexts1999.pdf
> 
> Not included in this document are:
> 
> Centurion ribbon: Or edged gules charged with a sable
> Ansteorran Star (a yellow ribbon with red edges and a
> 10-pointed star on one end)
> 
> Golden Lance ribbon: Sable edged Or charged with a
> lance Or (a black ribbon with yellow edges and a
> yellow lance on one end)
> 
> Sable Talon medallion: (Fieldless) An eagle's leg
> erased à la quise sable. This badge is similar to the
> one for the Optio (now closed), which is pictured on
> this website:
> 
> http://www.ansteorra.org/heraldry/honors/closed/optio/index.php
> 
> The badge for the Talon should be as pictured at the
> URL above, but the eagle's leg should be black, and
> there should be NO border. Because the badge is
> fieldless, the background could be or (yellow/gold),
> argent (white/silver), or perhaps left the natural
> color of the medallion (wood, metal, leather, etc.)
> 
> On a related note, I've noticed that there are a few
> common mistakes in the award insignia we receive that
> make the pieces unusable or that require someone to do
> a lot of additional work before they can be used.
> There are a few simple things you can do to help
> prevent this:
> 
> - Make sure the heads of Comets are on the RIGHT
> - Make sure Cranes face LEFT
> - Make sure all Ansteorran Stars have TEN points, not
> five
> - Make sure Iris ribbons have the following SIX
> colors, in this order: red, orange, yellow, green,
> blue, violet. Do NOT include indigo.
> - Make sure that Centurion and Star ribbons have
> 10-pointed Ansteorran Stars embroidered on the end and
> that Golden Lances have a lance embroidered on the
> end. If you aren't comfortable doing the embroidery
> yourself, team up with someone in your local group to
> complete the insignia properly.
> - Make sure the holes in medallions are large enough
> to thread a ribbon or cord through.
> - Finish off all garter-type insignia (Stars,
> Centurions, Lances) with a d-ring so they can be
> fastened properly.
> - Finish off Irises with a ring or by sewing the
> ribbon into a loop.
> - Make sure all ribbon insignia are long enough to be
> worn around the shoulder (for Irises) or the arm or
> calf (for all others), and that cords for medallions
> are long enough to be slipped over the recipient's
> head.
> 
> Any donations of insignia are very much appreciated!
> You can give completed insignia to me, TRM Jason and
> Saereid, Master Modius, or any member of the royal
> entourage. If you have any questions at all, please
> feel free to contact me.
> 
> In service,
> Countess Sara Penrose
> Sable Scroll
> 
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