Fiber Festival Demo: Saturday, October 12

October 4, 2024 Posted inPublic Demonstration

The Kings County Fiber Festival celebrates the talented people who turn string and thread into useful objects and works of art — and the Crown Province of Østgarðr is joining in to demonstrate that the handcrafts of the pre-modern era still have relevance today.

This year’s festival will be held at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn, at 336 3rd Street, on Saturday October 12 from 10:00 to 5:00.

We’ll have a exhibition space at the festival and are looking for a few more talented people to help us show off the wide range of fiber crafts practiced in the SCA. If you spin, dye, weave, sew, knit, make lace, or otherwise craft with roving, thread, or yarn, this is an amazing opportunity to show off your work to a big crowd of handcrafting enthusiasts. (And of course there will be time to visit the many fiber vendors who are also part of the event.)

We also have room for a couple of folks who enjoy chatelaining and can explain to passersby how their interests in fiber arts can fit into the universe of our Society. Come out and help us introduce the SCA to an appreciative audience of crafters!

To join our exhibition, please reach out to our event steward, Eadwine the Younger, via Messenger at https://m.me/100068704373783 or via Discord at https://discord.com/channels/@me/875546920272166912.

Detail from “Weaving display by Mistress Eleanora Elizabeth Caley.”
Photo by Helene von Braunschweyg, shared via the SCA’s Digital Scribes program.

January Commons Review – Agenda, Reports, Minutes, and a poll.

January 19, 2024 Posted inBusiness Commons, Commons, Public Demonstration, Regularly Scheduled, Social Commons
Liber Ethicorum des Henricus de Alemannia (de Voltolina, 1350s) (Source)

Thank you Ostgardr for coming to Commons on Wednesday.  Here are the Agenda, Officers’ Reports, and Minutes from the meeting (thank you, Zahra, for your help).  

Agenda
Officer Reports
Commons Minutes (Minutes in Blue)

Please note, we are looking for an Event Steward for Viking Day.  If we do not find anyone to step up in the next sev/xen days, we will not be able to attend the demo.  Please let me know if you are interested. 

Also, there is an ask about moving commons to a new day.  Please use this survey to give your opinion on the best day for commons!  

Yours in service, 
Ragnarr Bliskegg
Seneschal of Ostgardr

Cancelled: Demo at King’s County Fiber Festival

October 6, 2023 Posted inCalendar, Public Demonstration

Unfortunately, due to expected inclement weather, the King’s County Fiber Festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, October 7th, is cancelled. As a result, the SCA demonstration at the festival is also cancelled.

The organizers of the Fiber Festival have no plans to reschedule for this year. We look forward to having an opportunity to demonstrate at the Fiber Festival next year.

Come to the Østgarðr Demo at the Kings County Fiber Festival

September 26, 2023 Posted inCalendar, Public Demonstration

The Crown Province of Østgarðr comes together at the Kings County Fiber Festival! 

The Kings County Fiber Festival serves to encourage the revival of traditional fiber arts. The Festival embraces both fiber and handmade artists and resource providers that make their work possible. Hosted on the grounds of the Old Stone House of Brooklyn – originally built in 1699 as the Vechte family farm – the Kings County Fiber Festival includes crocheters, dyers, felters, knitters, quilters, spinners, and weavers, as well as artists creating design works that incorporate fiber as an integral material. 

The Society of Creative Anachronism joins this year to display elements of fiber history and recreating fiber arts from times long gone. Join us and share your love for history and fiber with members and the public alike!

If you are interested in participating, displaying, teaching a class, or camaraderie, please reach out to Catelin Straquhin for more information: 245476@members.eastkingdom.org. There is also an online Planning Meeting for the demo at 7 p.m. on 9/27/2023.

The festival is free to attend, and will be going on through the day from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kings County Fiber Festival

October 7th, 2023

Old Stone House

336 3rd St

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Upcoming in Østgarðr: September 25th to October 8th

September 24, 2023 Posted inArts & Sciences, Calendar, Canton of Northpass, Fencing, Heavy Fighting, Martial Activities, Public Demonstration, Regularly Scheduled, What's new

Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…

Mon.
9/25		7:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Northpass Business Meeting
Canton of Northpass
(online)		Details
Tue.
9/26		6:00 p.m. –
10:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Fighting & Fencing Practice
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details
Wed.
9/27		7:00 p.m. –
8:00 p.m.		Planning Meeting: Kings County Fiber Fest
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details

and next week…

Tue.
10/3		6:00 p.m. –
10:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Fighting & Fencing Practice
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details
Sat.
10/7		9:00 a.m. –
6:00 p.m.		Demonstration at The King’s County Fiber Festival
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details

Come Help at the Lions End Demo

May 30, 2023 Posted inArts & Sciences, Calendar, Fencing, Heavy Fighting, Public Demonstration

We have been invited to do an all-day demonstration of Medieval arts, crafts, and fighting, with special emphasis on hands-on demonstrations for children on June 3, 2023 (rain date June 10th).

Where: The Village Green 361 Main Street Farmingdale, NY 11735

When: Saturday June 3, 2023 (rain date is June 10)

Setup Begin at 9 a.m. with the public demonstrations starting at 10 a.m. The demo concludes at 6 p.m.

Farmingdale Village is eager to have us show off our skills, and has offered us the use of the Village Green to display our skills to the surrounding neighborhood. They will also push the demo within the school system and invite the surrounding neighborhood.

Fighters and fencers are encouraged to show their prowess (and show off their splendid armor), dancers are encouraged to display their fancy footwork, and artisans of all sorts are urged to both display their work and urged to give children (and their parents) hands-on time to explore their crafts.

For more details, please check the Eventbrite for this demo. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lions-end-demonstration-in-farmingdale-tickets-635671981007

If you have questions, please use this link to email the Lions End Seneschal, Lady Iola Wulfdottir.


Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.

Upcoming in Østgarðr: May 15th to May 28th

May 15, 2023 Posted inBusiness Commons, Calendar, Canton of Brokenbridge, Canton of Lions End, Commons, Event, Fencing, Heavy Fighting, Public Demonstration, Regularly Scheduled, Social Commons

Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…

Mon.
5/15		8:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Brokenbridge Commons
Canton of Brokenbridge
(online)		Details
Tue.
5/16		6:00 p.m. –
10:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Fighting & Fencing Practice
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details
Wed.
5/17		7:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Provincial Commons & Social
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details
Sat.
5/20		11:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.		Event: Lions End Schola: Let the Lions Roar
Canton of Lions End
(Nassau County, NY)		Details
Sat.
5/20		8:30 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.		Viking Day Demo
Canton of Brokenbridge
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details

And next week…

Tue.
5/23		6:00 p.m. –
10:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Fighting & Fencing Practice
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details
Wed.
5/24		7:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Pennsic 50 Camp Meeting
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details

Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.

Come to the Viking Day Demo

May 15, 2023 Posted inCalendar, Canton of Brokenbridge, Public Demonstration

Let us go a-viking!

Join us in Owl Head’s Park (68th St & Colonial Rd) with the Scandinavian East Coast Museum to celebrate all things Nordic and beyond within the SCA.
Learn & celebrate history with us!
For more information contact Alexander at fencer@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org or Caitlin

Set up will start at 8:30am. The festival starts at 10am and runs until 5pm.

location: Colonial Road & 68 St &, Shore Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.

A&S Meeting and Public Demo in New Rochelle

April 7, 2023 Posted inArts & Sciences, Calendar, Public Demonstration

The SCA will have an A&S meeting on Saturday April 8th, 2023, from 11
AM to 3 PM, in the meeting room of the New Rochelle Public Library.

The central project will be painting heraldic banners of the Northpass
populace badge.  Leather working, Calligraphy and Illustration, and
Medieval Games will lend additional interest to the gathering.  All
are invited.   As this meeting is in a public place, we may attract
members of the general public.  We will have brochures and business
cards on hand for any who demonstrate interest in our activities.

Please be aware that the library does not permit food or drink in the
meeting room.

The meeting room is the backstage area of library’s auditorium,
accessed by a door off the main lobby.

The library is located at 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801, in
southeastern Westchester County.

There is metered public parking (three hour maximum), both on street
and in a lot nearby (pay by licence plate at a cash/credit card kiosk,
or through the smartphone app ParkMobile).
The library is also within easy walking distance from the New Rochelle
Metro North train station;  from the train platform ascend either the
stairs or in the elevator to the upper level of the station, and
proceed directly to the only street exit, crossing the street straight
ahead, then walking a full block to Library Green, and a bit further
to the actual library.    There are short flights of stairs to the
library, and between the Library Green entrance and the meeting room.

Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.

Upcoming in Østgarðr: October 3rd – October 16th

October 2, 2022 Posted inArts & Sciences, Business Commons, Calendar, Canton of Brokenbridge, Canton of Lions End, Canton of Whyt Whey, Combat, Commons, Fencing, Heavy Fighting, Martial Activities, Public Demonstration, Regularly Scheduled, Social Commons

Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…

Tue.
10/4		7:00 p.m.
–
10:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Fencing & Fighting Practice
Canton of Brokenbridge
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details
Thu.
10/6		7:00 p.m.
–
7:30 p.m.		Whyt Whey Commons
Canton of Whyt Whey
(online)		Details
Sat.
10/8		10:00 a.m.
–
5:00 p.m.		Public Demo: Kings County Fiber Festival
Canton of Brokenbridge
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details

And next week join us for…

Tue.
10/11		7:00 p.m.
–
10:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Fencing & Fighting Practice
Canton of Brokenbridge
(Brooklyn, NY)		Details
Wed.
10/12		8:00 p.m.
–
9:00 p.m.		BrokenBridge Financial Committee Emergency Meeting
Canton of Brokenbridge
(online)		Details
Fri.
10/14		7:30 p.m.
–
9:30 p.m.		Lions End Commons & Social
Canton of Lions End
(online)		Details