Welcome to the Website of
The Embellisher's Guild of An Tir
Embellishment can also be done with paints on wood or leather, with stamps and engraving tools on wood, leather and metal, with threads and other items on textiles, and on many other materialsin many other media. In fact, embellishment is making just about anything more attractive by decorating it. Of course, we are focussed upon the ways items were embellished during the accepted SCA period of study, from c. AD 600 to c. AD 1650.
German Embroidery on a small Bag (by Aelianora de Wintringham)
Handmade Buttons: Needleweaving on a Wooden Core (by Aelianora de Wintringham)
Turkish Rose Pouch by Farida al Hadi'ata
Membership:
Anyone who plays in the SCA in An Tir is welcome to join the Guild. Guild membership entails filling out and submitting an application (available here) and Guild meetings are open to anyone; member or not. As the Guild sorts itself out, a membership fee could be instituted. Right now, membership is free. Members are able to receive the guild newsletter in the mail, or delivered online in pdf form to their email inbox. Members can also participate in guild challenges, and rise through the guild ranks to become a Master.
Our Next Meeting:
Our next meeting and display will be at May Crown, 2010. The meeting place and time is TBA.Meetings and Challenges:
Guild meetings are generally held at every Crown event. Regional meetings might also be called as necessary. Guild challenges take place at the Crown events and at various local events, as needed. Please see the Guidelines, Ranks and Challenges page for more on challenges. Also, if you want to challenge please contact the Guild Challenge Deputy, HL Gwendolyn of Castle Court and she will set up the challenge at a Kingdom event, or put you in contact with a regional challenge deputy if you want to challenge at a local event. There is also a listing of local Challenge deputies on the Officers and Members Page.
Guild News:
At Kingdom A&S, 2010, the Guild petitioned the Crown to advance to full Guild status. This is something that has seldom, if ever, been done before, and we caught the Crown a bit off guard. They listened to our petition and asked us to create something special to show what the Guild is about.
Therefore, the Guild Minister is asking all Guild members to consider making a small sample, perhaps 1 by 3 inches or so, of their favorite embellishment technique. This sample will be put into the Guild sample box, and be on show at different events. If we get enough samples, we can have a true representation of all the forms of embellishment encompassed by the Guild. We will discuss this more at our May Crown meeting.
New Guild Officers:
We have several new guild officers.Guild Minister: HL Aelianora de Wyntringham has taken over as Guild Minister from HL Giana Visconti. HL Giana provided steady strong leadership for a long time, and brough the guild to the final rung of full guild status. Under her guidance the guild has seen a new charter, revised by-laws, new officers and a growth in interest. HL Aelianora hopes to continue HL Giana's good work as the Guild moves forward into full status.
Guild Newsletter Editor: Baroness Anastasia stepped down as newsletter editor with the 12th Night 2010 issue of Embellish!. Many thanks to her for being the newsletter editor for so long! Her work was important and can be seen in the archives on the guild newsletter page. HL Giana Visconti hastaken over as newsletter editor, and is publishing an electronic version of the newsletter. The new issue can be also found on the guild newsletter page.
Guild Challenge Deputy: We have a new officer position, that of Guild Challenge Deputy. HL Gwendolyn of Castle Court has agreed to take on this position. If you wish to challenge a level in the Guild, contact her to get the challenge set up for a Kingdom level event. You can also contact her if you wish to challenge at a regional event, and she will put you in touch with your regional challenge deputy(s).
Our Last Display:
Our Last Display, which occured at 12th Night, went very well. Here's a few pictures! Click on an image to make it larger, then use your back button.
12th Night Display, 2010.
More of the Embellisher's Guild Display, needlework, cardweaving and more.
One of the items on display at 12th Night, 2010, made by HL Kassandra of Dragon's Laire.