http://www.renaissancetailor.com/store/store_ruffs_bw.htm and you can buy them too. Or get an idea how to make them. I think that using a fine wire around...
In more than one way... My mother's dog died last night... And ... Does anyone know how to make a ruff "collar"? (Don't tell me to capture the bark of a dog...
Hail! Quick question -- in about a month and a half (mid May) we're due to have our Tara (our first baby girl). We're still pretty new to the SCA, and mom is...
So I am going to my first event tomorrow (Saturday) and I made an apron to wear with my dress. But I just realized that the apron strings (which go around my...
Hi everyone, Pardon the crosspost! I've been getting some fascinating responses to the question below, which I posed to the Authentic_SCA list. But it just...
Easy, grab a herald; sit down and tell them what you want. It doesn't cost much to register a name or a device or a badge even. Depending on your Kingdom, it...
My boyfriend just recently finally put the paperwork in to register his name. We were fortunate enough to have a herald in the area who could go over/find the...
I would like to try to figure out a time period for a persona. Is there a site that explains in general the advantages and disadvantages of the different...
In a message dated 3/19/2008 10:49:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, skycat@... writes: <<Bronze Ring/White Scarf: An award equivalent to a knight, but for...
Greetings all, Please a newbie question here. I am looking at several Tournements Illustrated magazines an ex-sca member gave me a while ago, and the covers...
Greetings, I'm not new to the SCA, but my husband was has taken a job in NY and he will be headed out later this month (I'll join him once he gets settled) I'm...
6 mths to a year is average. What happens after you stick that package containing your name/device/both in the mail? Once a month or so depending on kingdom...
Ian, Good point. My first device that I wanted was gold and black with a panther. Today it is registered as blue and white, still a panther. As for ...
Please feel free to forward this and use this as you see fit but please give credit where credit is due. This advice has been given to many a newcomer and so...
Would like to go to a meeting for the Canton of the Towers when they hold their next meeting, I'm just waiting to find out where and when it is beening held....
Thank you all so much for the advice and votes of confidence. The advice you gave is great. I will be contacting the Hospitaler and go from there. I live in...
Hi, I just learned about SCA and am very interested in participating. However I am a fairly shy person and am very nervous about going to a meeting not knowing...
Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game...
An Irish Monk may actually have discovered America years before Leif Erickson or Christopher Columbus. It is true. In 583 AD, St. Brendan used a boat fashioned...
I am brand new to the SCA. I have not got my persona down yet other than it will be based in the British Isles. I would like to use the given name of Sterling...
Thank you to all who helped to lead me down the right pathes. I have been accepted as a Chirurgeon-in-Training inthe Kingdom of the East. I am looking forward...
Ok so a man and a lady walks by, you wish to bid them good day, do you start by saying good day Lord? Or do you address the lady first? Probably a noob...
I have two questions... On Saturday, I am going to the Pots and Pens event in Bloomington, IL. It's my second event; the first time, I wore my garb to the ...
I am Hesper of Ephesus. I am from Greece. I have been in the SCA for 3 months and am a sustained member. I am i the Shire of Ardanroe, Kingdom of Gleann...
I would like to let everyone know that due to the possible copyright violations for the 'Tournaments Illustrated39; on CD idea (as pointed out by numerous...
I'm working on an SCA name for myself and want to use my last name. The process so far has been like shooting myself in the foot with a salt bullet. I've...