A fitting for thy lady servant that was of great help while Lady Christiana participated in Golden Swan as a candidate for 2010. Although Christiana did not make the grade, she did learn what Golden Swan was about, and thus gained a great degree of knowledge from the experience of the challenge. Shown above is Meredith the hahn who has left the household in July of 2011.
Golden Swan 2010 - Shire of Appledore - Christiana as a candidate
The cloak used at Golden Swan 2010 during the duration of the event. It is linin lined with black wool as the outer shell. Shown here is the ten panel cloak waiting for hemming and final fitting.
Golden Swan 2010 would see Christiana as a candidate to try her best at attaining the title of a golden swan lady. Due to problems, Christiana did not succeed in this task, but just making the it to a candidate is a hard task, and there are few that get the chance to reach this task.
The chessboard, and Glastonbury chairs were part of the props used in Golden Swan 2010 for a game of chess as was a requirement under the Golden Swan rules of games. Meredith the haln would be the playing partner to Christiana while being judge and questioned by the Golden Swan judges 2010.
Also during the month of September was the preperations for Golden Swan 2010 a persona challenge that would lead to a many sleepless night in creating the props and clothing required to preform a persona as a wealthy middle class widow lady of the Elizabethan era. Here shown in the above photo is Meredith the haln trying a fitting for a servant's lady in waiting Elizabethan dress. Golden swan was attended by Meredith the haln, Ron Bickerton who served as an archery tam on Saturday while the golden swan ladies performed archery. Ron was taught archery tamming over a duration of three months before acting as tam for Golden Swan 2010 under the watchful eye of Christiana.Musical Instrument Project September 2010- an on going project
September was a busy month for two of the member of Phasiani lacus Manerium that lead the way to creating musical instruments and a new experience in creating these instruments. Back in late 2009 the idea was brought forth, and the candle was lit to begin the research on the making of guitars and of course to find the suppliers for materials to make these insturments which was no easily task for brick and mortar stores in the Okanagan.
One of the lutes that was jointly made by Kasper and Christiana
A veiw of the harp that Christiana was also working on at the same time while making the guitars and lutes. It would be 9 months before the harp received its actions in April 2011.
Two weeks of hell, but an interesting hell, for thy Kasper and Christiana seek out the methods and techniques in making guitars and lutes. Kasper wished for two lutes, and a guitar, while Christiana worked on acquiring a Spanish guitar and lute as well. The two weeks of hell open up with creating the jigs, and a many broken pieces of wood while trying to form the sides of the instruments. Kasper worked on the installation of the frets, the final shaping of the necks and the action of the five newly born instruments that were playable after the two weeks. Lots of coffee, patience and of course a few short temper bouts, but success was accomplished in the making of these instruments and to set in motion the making of more at a later date. This was a joint effort between Kasper, Esther, and Christiana. Circlets - order of two May 2010
Prior to Midsummer of 2010 a request from Kasper and Christiana was to be answer when Christiana tried her hand at making circlets. These circlets will not be used in Adria as they are far to wide, and that the title of lord or lady has not been issued to either, however while in the SCA from August 2009 Kasper and Christiana were entitled to wear the circlet as shown above. Only two of the circlet like the one above were ever made. This style of circlet for Lady Christiana has been retired November 2011 for a new circlet.
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