Join the Shire of Hartwood and the University of Tir Righ for an SCA educational weekend of intriguing classes including metalworking, needlework, woodworking, scribal, music, and more.
Gate will be open Friday from 6-10:00 pm for those staying overnight and will open at 8:00 am Saturday and Sunday morning.
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Students will pay the instructors directly at the beginning of class. Please bring exact cash if at all possible.
Coming from the Mainland on foot? Pickup will be available from the ferry terminals (BC ferries & Hullo terminal) if requested a week in advance. We will pick up Friday night and Saturday morning with return to those terminals on Sunday afternoon. To arrange pickup, email Hartwood.TUTR@tirrigh.org (please put TUTR pickup and your name in the subject line).
Basic dorm-style accommodations are available on site for $5 for the weekend. Bring your own cot/bedding/etc.
Visit our Hartwood TUTR 2024 Facebook page page or the kingdom calendar for more information about accommodations, food, and other weekend activities or contact the event team at Hartwood.TUTR@tirrigh.org.
Gate is important to the running of our events, and this quick class is for gate volunteers - people interested in volunteering an hour or two to sit gate. We’ll go over greeting the attendees, ensuring they fill out the gate sheet, directing them to fill out waivers as needed, and handling cash. Also, discussing what to do if there’s a problem. Instructor has fifteen years of experience as an exchequer, and truly views gate as a favourite event activity.
Students are encouraged (but not required) to practice what they’ve learned on Friday after the class or on Saturday if they have a break between classes.
Note: For those who wish to learn how to be the head gatekeeper and organize and run gate, there is a class on How to Run Gate on Sunday morning.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Tailors’ manuals from the 16th Century can be readily found in libraries around the world. The patterns in the manuals are covered in letters and symbols – DD, tt, M – what to they mean? Is this a secret language used by tailors?
Learn to make and use Bara tape measures. These tapes are needed to translate the patterns, and this course (or your own tapes) are a prerequisite to Master Connal’s other pattern drafting classes.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
This class will explore three and four colour lucet braiding and explore various ways to use your lucet. Although experience is not necessary for this class, a basic understanding of lucet braiding is an asset.
If you are interested in making metal armour, you don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on tools. You don’t need an anvil, and a bunch of the tools that most folks thing are “must haves” actually are fairly low on the list of tools that are most used.
This class is a brief discussion of the tools actually needed to get started on making medieval armour, and will briefly discuss some of the alternatives to very expensive tools (such as anvils and Beverly shears) so that people can decide if they are interested before spending a lot of cash.
An article on this is available at: Borealis Steel's Website.
Students will receive a copy of the primary reader “Fun with Bjorn and Isa” and learn how to read and write Germanic runes.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Draft a pattern for a 16th C overcoat. Look at several different styles of coats, and make a pattern for your favourite. Bara tapes for waist and height measures are needed (you will make these in the prerequisite Bara Tapes class). Pattern from The Modern Maker and from Clothes for the Common People will be examined. Leave the class with a coat pattern ready to cut out. We will also look at suitable overcoat fabrics. Examples of several different coats will be shared.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Learn the basic techniques of Norse wire weaving. Materials for working in class and a handout will be provided. Note that this class does not include findings. No children under 14 please, unless permission is received from the instructor in advance.
For those who would like to continue this craft, a full kit (wire, down and drawplate) is available from the instructor for $7.00 – please request in advance.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Learn the basics of the embroidery technique Blackwork. We will use some modern materials to learn the basic skill and learn how to read the pattern and apply that to the fabric. There will be an opportunity to use more period techniques and, if there is interest and time, the basics of doing reversible blackwork.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Start your cultural journey with the ritual removal of shoes and washing of hands before entering an Arabic tent. Here you will learn how to make Arabic coffee, a skill that can be taught in 5 minutes and takes about 5 years to master! As you enjoy the coffee prepared for you by sitt Marie, you will also learn about some of medieval and modern rituals and culture surrounding social visiting and coffee drinking. For those who do not drink coffee, tea will also be offered.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
An introduction to some of the foundational techniques to build metal armour and jewelry. Students will learn how to dish, planish and finish a metal disk into a boss which can be used as the basis for an annular broach. Alternately they can raise and flute the disk to forma Besegew (reinforced plate located on the shoulder used in jousting.
This class will also go into how to fix some common mistakes (filling a badly located hole, correcting a hammer mis-strike that has marred the metal surface).
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Learn how to make a flat braid using 13 threads. A great skill for creating trim.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
This basic knotwork class will show you how to draw wonderful patterns of knots in a very short time. By beginning with easy steps, all students will by drawing knots by the end of the class. We will also be covering combining shapes, going outside the frame, turning ribbons back (blocks) and building blocks around voids (picture frames). A handout and all materials will be supplied by the instructor. No children under 14 please, unless permission is received from the instructor in advance.
If you’ve taken “Basic Knotwork” or “Knotwork Method One Level One” from this instructor – this is the same course, simply renamed.
Have you ever been watching a tournament and are confused about what the rules are, or are you running a heavy tournament and want lots of ideas? If so, then take this class. The styles of tournaments taught in this class will be different types of single and double elimination tournaments, Atlantean speed tourney, round robins, not one but two types of the dreaded Valhalla tournament, and the spectator friendly Pas de Arms.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
The 10th to 13th Centuries in Egypt and the Levant saw the rise of embroidery, particularly counted stitch embroidery, as a home based craft. Embroidery samplers from this period indicate both geometric and figurative counted patterns were used and executed in a number of different stitches. In this class you will learn about the various styes of counted stitch embroidery, the stitches that were used, and how repeat motifs were arranged. There will be time to practice the various stitches discussed.
Each student will receive a full colour handout with illustrations of preserved embroidery pieces, pattern graphs, stitch guides, 14 count aida cloth, embroidery floss in 2 colours and a needle (#28 tapestry round).
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Do you have arrows missing fletching, nocks or points? We will discuss the basics of arrow construction and then apply these skills to getting your arrows back on the range.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Draft a 16th C doublet pattern. Using period patterns as explained and expanded in Mathew Gnagy’s “The Modern Maker” Volume 1 and 2, pattern draft a 16th C doublet specifically for your form. The book is not required for the class, but is highly recommended for any late period tailor. Leave the class with a doublet pattern ready to cut out.
Heavy fighting is one of the most spectator friendly activities that we do in the SCA. Learn how to schedule and run a martial Eric at a public demo. The class will mostly be heavy combat focused with a little bit of info about other disciplines. Topics include safety, scenarios, ways to engage the crowd, voice heralding and more.
An introduction to the 5 functional classes of rivets, from "hard" rivets used to solidly afix plates all the way through to sliding rivets used in late period armour to allow movement in multiple dimensions. This class will include some tips and tricks so that your rivets look good when you are finished, as well as providing a "rivet tool" which can be seen in the Maximillian woodblock print "The emperors workshop" along with a brief introduction on how to use these to get consistent movement in your articulating rivets.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Students will learn the basics of hand sewing and seam finishing so they can construct any garment with simply a needle and thread! Students will learn by creating a sampler of different stitches. Students will also learn how to finish seams for practical reasons and decorative reasons!
This class provides an overview of the development of armour over the SCA period of interest. It will also include information around the evolution of metal refining processes which directly influence the development of arms and armour through the medieval and renaissance periods, and will draw on “The Knight and the Blast Furnace” by Dr Alan Williams of the royal armouries, as well as Dr Goll’s thesis.
This class combines two session which each teaches the steps and choreography for one dance. In 101 students with learn Contrapasso, a dance for three person sets in a moderate tempo. In 102 they will learn Bella Gioiosa, three person sets with a more sprightly tempo.
Some dance experience is useful but not required. Students are encouraged to pre-study the dances at Mr Nouveau's Blogspot.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Students will learn the basic techniques to safely chip carve a sampler.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
Draft a pattern for 16th C pants. Look at several different styles of pants, and make a pattern for your favourite. Pattern from The Modern Maker and from Clothes for the Common People will be examined. Leave the class with a pants pattern ready to cut out.
This class is full. To contact the TUTR Coordinator for information about waitlisting, please include 'WAITLIST' and the class name in the subject line.
An Introduction to the use of the Jewelers saw for metal projects. A hammered nickel silver boss will be provided with a "Star of the north" design appropriate for use as a cloak pin or hair ornament. A "V-board" will also be provided for each student which can be taken home and used for future projects.
This class will cover design elements (what needs to be present for the pattern to work as piercework) as well as basic techniques: Drilling entry for the saw, threading the clades, maximum spans possible. This will also investigate oblique and acute angles, as well as how to fix mistakes, and restart when a blade breaks.
While it is not expected that the class will provide sufficient time to complete this project, tools will remain in site for students to work on these for the remainder of the morning if they do not have further classes. Saw frames (and blades) may be available for loan to allow completion of the project following the course.
Would you love to make scrolls but your passion and skill is in working with other materials than paper? Would you like to make something totally unique for someone whose persona’s culture would never have had traditional scrolls? This class will discuss the things you need to consider when making a non-traditional scroll and show you pictures of a wide variety of scrolls that have been made in the SCA of leather, wood, metal, glass and more as well as a few that were done on paper, but in a unique way.
Many of us have never heard music in uneven rhythms such as 5/8, 9/16, and a wide variety of others ranging up to 25/16 – if not further. Yet these rhythms are a fundamental element of traditional music in many regions of the world, including Greece, Bulgaria, Armenia, and even north India. This class defines uneven rhythms and demonstrates some basic examples, then investigates the mystery of their origins and spread. The limited evidence available from ethnomusicology, linguistics, classical history and archaeology is considered, and a possible origin is identified. The discussion ends with a provocative idea: Maybe the bigger question is not “Where did they come from?” but “Why did we lose them?”
This class complements the class on recognizing uneven musical rhythms but either class can be taken on its own.
Gate is important – how it runs can affect how smoothly the event runs (ever been in a really long lineup when all the fighters need to be at lists that opened half an hour ago?) This class is for the person – the Head Gatekeeper – who handles Gate for the event’s event steward. We’ll cover the physical setup of the Gate, paperwork, pre-event preparation, post event wrap up, cash control and working with volunteers. Also, working with the event steward: things you need to know from the event steward, things you should be letting them know, discussing the site fee structure; things the event steward might wat you to handle at gate which you likely should not. Instructor has seven years as a branch exchequer, more gate sitting shifts than she cares to remember and has run gate for many events. A handout will be provided.
Note: for those who are interested in helping at gate but not being the main organizer, check out the class on “Volunteering at Gate” being held Friday evening from 7:00-8:00 pm.
Heralds held an important position in the world of the Middle Ages, forming and maintaining protocol and keeping the records of identification important to those who may not be able to read. They were also Voices: town crier, and voice of the crown. Heraldry is information technology for the medievalist.
This class will introduce students to the wonderful world of heraldry and provide them with an overview of SCA heraldry. It will cover the roles of field and court heralds, the duties of protocol heralds, the basic principles of book heraldry (choosing and registering names, devices and badges) as well as how they can use their personal heraldry to identify their possessions and decorate their encampment.
A colour handout will be provided for reference.
Many of us have never heard music in uneven rhythms such as 5/8, 9/16, and others. They can sound bewildering and incomprehensible at first, or they ma go unnoticed – as indeed happens in some popular songs. Learning to hear and recognize these rhythms opens up a new world of musical awareness, and is essential for understanding the traditional music of places such as Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Armenia, and others.
This class breaks down and presents uneven rhythms in detail, starting with simpler 5/8 and 7/8 tunes and building up to imposing numbers such as 25/16. You will see and hear how the more complicated time signatures are assembled from the simpler ones, like Lego blocks. Examples will be drawn from folk music of many nations, modern pop music (believe it or not), and even some classical compositions. All you need to bring is your ears!
This class complements the class on history and distribution of uneven musical rhythms but either class can be taken on its own.
In the 8th century Constantinople lost its monopoly on the silk trade and by the 11th century a thriving mass market for silk had developed in the Levant. This class explores the difference between the elite and mass market silk. Various lines of research indication the scope and breadth of the mass market for silk will be presented. The various uses of mass market silk will also be discussed. There will be a handout (40+ pages) and sample of various types of silk fabric on display and for handling.
Volunteering at Gate
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Bara Tapes – 16th Century Tailor’s Measuring System
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Beyond Basic Lucet
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Tools for the Starting Armourer
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Introduction to Reading and Writing with Runes
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16th Century Coat Pattern Drafting
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Basic Norse Wire Weaving
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Beginner Blackwork
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ahlan w sahlan – Welcome to the World of Arabic Coffee & Culture
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Introduction to Metal Working Techniques
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13 Strand Braiding
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Beginner’s Celtic Knotwork (Bains)
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Heavy Combat Tournament Styles
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Intro to Mamluk & Palestinian Counted Stitch Embroidery
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Introduction to Fletching and Arrow Repair
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16th Century Doublet Pattern Drafting
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Heavy Combat Demonstrations
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Introduction to Rivets
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Hand Sewing & Seam Finishing
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History of Armour
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16th C Italian Dance 101/102
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Introduction to Chip Carving
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16th Century Pants Pattern Drafting
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Basic Piercework
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Taking Scrolls of the Page
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Origin and Distribution of Uneven Musical Rhythms
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How to Run Gate
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Introduction to Heraldry
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Recognizing Uneven Musical Rhythms
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Mass Market Silk – 11th-16th Centuries
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