Schedule

All classes are first come, first serve. There will be activities all day long, so drop in to check it out. Some classes didn't make it on the schedule, so you may have a fun surprise when you stop in.

Wednesday

7/17/19      Wild Woman Challenge opens. Get your bag of supplies in the Craft room. This challenge is open to all.

Thursday

9:00      7/18/19  Dream catchers with Reita Skymaine Yünōwhogod 
10:00    7/18/19  Head coverings with Emer Rustytongue
lunch     7/18/19 
13:00     7/18/19  Salt Dough crafts with Jesika Franklin 
14:00     7/18/19  Shoe making 
16:00     7/18/19  Tunic Patterning and Design with Miriam Armstrong 
dinner    7/18/19 
19:00     7/18/19  CRAFT and have fun // Spinning w/Aurora Selene

Friday

9:00       7/19/19  Beginning Knitting with Tyrle McDaniel 
10:00     7/19/19  How to make a sword with Sir Sain 
11:00     7/19/19  Belt weaving with Dame Emer 
lunch     7/19/19 
13:00     7/19/19  Machine Applique w/Aurora Selene 
15:00     7/19/19  Sewing Tips and Tricks for People who Don't Know How to Sew with MacGyver 
16:00     7/19/19  Kumihimo with Sir Alucard
17:00     7/19/19  Flower pins with Aanya 
dinner    7/19/19 
19:00     7/19/19  CRAFT and Moan with Tyrle // Card weaving with Gwynn

Saturday 

9:00       7/20/19  A&S Tournament sign in
9:00       7/20/19  Dragon puppets with Aanya 
10:00     7/20/19  Rag doll making with George Franklin 
11:00     7/20/19  Make and take 3 man Morris with George Franklin 
lunch     7/20/19 
13:00     7/20/19  Designing Your Own Heraldry, taught by Miriam Adrienne Armstrong 
15:00     7/20/19  Wild Woman Challenge entries due for judging 
15:00     7/20/19  Viking Knit weaving with Sir Alucard 

15:30     7/20/19  A&S Tournament Pickup
16:00     7/20/19  Fabric bead making with George Franklin 
17:00     7/20/19  Macramé weaving with Rook, the magically delicious

               

Teachers & Judges

Clan 2019 Teachers

Grand Duke Sir Alucard Draconis from Pegasus Valley in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Kingdom of Dragonspine is learning how to spin yarn and kind of learning how to knit. Find him if you want to learn about spinning while at Clan. He should have at least one if not two wheels available. He likes shooting people in battle games. He is teaching Viking Knit Weaving and Kumihimo Braiding.

Grand Duchess Dame Aurora Selene, current Queen of the Kingdom of Blackspire is Knight of the Serpent, Crown, and Flame. She resides within the Duchy of Obsidian Grove in Vancouver, WA, the northernmost park in the kingdom. She is quite proficient in a good number of crafts, but her favorites are sewing, spinning, crochet, and brewing beer and mead. This is her 25th year in Amtgard, and she is teaching Spinning and Machine Appliqué this year.

Bob/George resides in Crimson Basin in Alamogordo, NM, under the Kingdom of Burning lands. He owns a tailoring business as well as being the caretaker for the grounds where Clan is held. He studied Tudor England History and graduated from Canterbury Conservatory with honors. He is teaching the History and Construction of Cloth Beads.

Grand Duchess Emer Rustytongue has been a Knight of the Serpent since 2001. She lives in Las Cruces, the original Dragonspine. Her grandmother started teaching her to sew before she was in school. Emer has made kid clothes, stuffed animals, quilts, formal dresses, and then she found Amtgard and found her favorite genre of sewing. She also does fabric painting and making things that are no longer useful into gadgets or doodads, just for fun. Recently she has picked up woodworking, thanks to the local maker space, and she is working on picture frames first.

Sir Gwynn of Twilight Peak, Warrior of the Nine Blades, of the Kingdom of the Rising Winds will be your token Canadian for the weekend! She is a Garber Serpent Knight out of Toronto, Ontario who spends her time in Amtgard making things, judging tourneys and living on the ditch line. This Clan she will be offering two classes: Card or Tablet Weaving, and Shoemaking!

Lady Jade Skymaine of Eastwind Castle, current Queen of Winter's Edge is an unseelie fae who, naturally, causes mischief and shenanigans generally involving glitter. She means well, but finds it fun to count eye rolls and facepalms. Hobbies are her hobby and she does everything from hand embroidery to knitting, and foam crafting to baking. Any craft is an acceptable challenge. In conjunction with her partner in crime, Lavender Skymaine, she will be teaching the Wand Making and Flower Crowns.

Lavender Skymaine is from EastWind Castle in Trenton, SC, Kingdom of Winter's Edge and is currently the regent of her local park. She is a Faerie who enjoys spreading happiness across Amtgard. She is teaching the Flower Crowns and Wand Making classes.

MacGyver Craftywhacks lives in Pegasus Valley in Albuquerque, part of the Kingdom of Dragonspine. She is known for beadwork, online tutorials, and innovative garb. She is also a founding member of the Valkyries fighting company. She appreciates garb that’s beautiful but also functional and is teaching Sewing Tips and Tricks for People who Don’t Know How to Sew.

Squire Rook Handsome is currently the Duke of Traitors Gate in San Antonio, TX. He enjoys long walks on the ditch field and mimosas. He is teaching Advanced Macrame Weaving.

Spooky Stormcaller hails from Pegasus Valley in Dragonspine. She is the village witch and enjoys making 3D art. She is teaching Dragon Scale Crochet and 3D Mini Dragon Eggs.

Eliza Joy loves beading and beadwork and believes it was the “bling” of the Middle Ages. BEADING AND BEADWORK (It was the "BLING" of the middle ages!) I will be teaching about beads - how to tell real pearls and gem stones, creative storage ideas, Documentation on beading (in the middle ages which can carry over to the Amtgard world), where to find beads (so you don't break the bank buying all the pretties), how to embelish garments, how to let the garment talk to you, even time to pick a pouch, pick some beads and needle/thread and start your own obsession with buying, collecting, choosing and using the right beads! I will have enough for 20 people to "Make and Take" along to documentation. Come to my beading class as "BEADS ARE YOUR FRIEND!!!)

A&S Competitions

The theme for the GotA A&S Competition is GROWTH. To fit the theme, you need to submit two items for each entry. The first item shall be judged. The second item should be something similar that you created earlier in your journey to mastering your craft. This item will be examined by the judges, but will not contribute to the score. For entries that cannot be reproduced, such as bardics or items given as gifts, you may enter 2 paragraphs (approximately 10 sentences or 150-200 words) that describes one of your early creations. You may also enter photographs of an early work with a short explanation. The judges will give feedback on both your current skill and the progress you have made in your craft. Adherence to the theme WILL be taken into account when judging, so please be sure to include a reflection of how you have grown in your craft in your write-up!


For the most up to date information and rules, check out the Facebook event here.

The registration will be on-site.

Classes

Clan 2019 Class List

Class: Shoemaking
Instructor: Sir Gwynn
Date/Time: Thursday 2-4PM
This class will take you through the tools and materials needed to make turnshoes, a shoe style commonly found in almost all medieval periods. Students will make a pattern for their own shoes and go home with the knowledge to repeat the process! All tools and materials will be provided.

Class: Spinning with Dame Aurora
Instructor: Dame Aurora Selene
Date/Time: Thursday 7-9PM
Bring your spinning wheel, e-spinner, or drop spindle and come spin some fiber! We will discuss different types of fibers, drafting, woolen vs. worsted spun fiber, S-twist and Z-twist, thick ‘n’ thin yarns, and ply structures. Some fiber will be available, but please feel free to bring something you want to spin.

Class: Machine Appliqué
Instructor: Dame Aurora Selene
Date/Time: Friday 1-3PM
Learn to do Satin Stitch Machine Appliqué. We will discuss machine settings, fabrics, fusibles, and stabilizers. Bring your machine or borrow one for some hands-on learning. All skill levels welcome but this class is geared for beginners. Materials and tutorial provided, but you must have a sewing machine. Please also bring thread and fabric scissors. 

Class: Sewing Tips and Tricks for People Who Don’t Know How to Sew
Instructor: MacGyver
Date/Time: Friday 3PM
In an hour, you’ll get hands-on skills to jumpstart your first (or next) sewing adventure! In this class - I can teach you how to thread a machine, find a good pattern, connect with helpful A&S pros, make due with less-than-ideal materials, hand-sew, choose the right seams, and much, much more. You’ll also walk away with a binder of resources to take home and play with. Sign up and PM me ahead of time if you have specific skills that are at the top of your list to learn!

Class: Kumihimo
Instructor: Sir Alucard
Date/Time: Friday 4PM
Kumihimo is a form of Japanese braiding using various types of stringing material and a disk to work your pattern. All materials provided. You will leave with your own leather disk and cotton thread to make your own.

Class: Wand Making
Instructor: Lavender Skymaine
Date/Time: Friday 4PM
Every self-respecting wizard needs a wand!
Come make one with us. These are made with dowel rods and hot glue. Paint to the colors of your choosing. Add some stones or glitter! Magical possibilities are endless!

Class: Card (or Tablet) Weaving
Instructor: Sir Gwynn
Date/Time: Friday 7-10PM
This class will take you through a basic understanding of tablet weaving, from warping your loom and threading your cards, to how to create patterns and designs in your weaving. Students will go through these steps and experiment with threaded in patterns and doubleface. All tools and materials will be provided.

Class: Viking Knit Weaving
Instructor: Sir Alucard
Date/Time: Saturday 3PM
Viking knit is an ancient form of circular wire weaving also known as the Trichinopoly chain. Using the term “chain” is misleading because there are no separate links. The chain is formed with a single length of looped wire around a shaft, resulting in a long tube which is then stretched. All materials provided. You will leave with a few supplies to do your own at home, and possibly a completed piece.

Class: Fabric Bead Making
Instructor: George Franklin
Date/Time: Saturday 4PM
This class will go over the history as well as the construction of fabric beads. All ages are welcome. The difficulty will be geared to individual talents and levels. All supplies provided.

Class: Advanced Macrame Weaving
Instructor: Squire Rook, the Magically Delicious
Date/Time: Saturday 5PM
I am teaching Advanced Macrame Weaving for weavers who are planning to up their weaving game or just to learn some new weaves.

Class: Flower Crowns
Instructor: Lavender Skymaine
Date/Time: ?
We will be making flower crowns!
We use hot glue and fake flowers, but the results are stunning!
Add a touch of fae magic to your garb!