Regalia Workshop

The second Sunday of each month the Shire gets together and works on regalia for meridies! Here are some pictures of works in progress.

Intershire Lace and Embroidery Workshop

On June 30th the Shire of Loch Cairn together with the Shire of Vulpine's Reach held their first Intershire lace and Embroidery Workshop in Chattanooga. It was alot of fun and we did actually get some lace worked on. Genevieve was a gracious hostess and the canoli's rocked! All are invited! Pics are coming soon.

Westwood Elementary School Demo

These are a couple of pictures of the Westwood Elementary School demo on May 23, 2007. The kids loved it and had lots of questions for us. The teachers loved the presentation and asked us back next year!

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Henna Painting

The Demo atthe Winchester Dogwood Festival on April 14, 2007 was rained out. We had about 40 wonderful folks come out to help us although it stormed all day. We hung out at Aislinge & Corwin's house and had a wonderful gathering. We had planned to do henna painting at the demo (thanks Angarad!) so we decided to have a henna party! Here are some of the pics!

Guinea Pig Party

This is a gathering at Corwin and Aislinge's house known as a guinea pig party. A Guinea pig party is a get together for testing various recipes, mostly period. The intention is to discuss and rate the recipes to find the best of the best for a feast. Below are some pictures of a guinea pig party we held on January 14, 2007.

Quern

This is my daughter MirandaRose using a quern. A quern is an ancient hand mill used to grind soft grains and grasses into flour. Here we are grinding wheat into flour for bread. Randa says it's hard work! November 2006

Leather Bottle Making

We recently had a class in leather bottle making. It was a series of classes consisting of: making a pattern, cutting out the leather, sewing it, stretching the leather, drying, and finally sealing it. July 2006