[MR] Challenge

[Danielle Scott]

I know in our Barony we have a Chatelaine that carries to each of our events 
loaner garb for people that are new and we have A&S Sundays with projects 
and classes on how to create a more period outside for the group, i.e. 
cooking, brewing, garb construction, table display, different crafts. Even 
if you can't afford wool or don't like the feel of it you can make a 
wonderful mantle out of a solid fleece in period colors that looks just 
wonderful.

I would like to include in this challenge a personal challenge for everyone, 
that I've actually started doing for myself.  I started this a few years 
ago, each year I set a goal for myself as to create one part of my persona 
more period. The first year was to create an accurate outfit and even to 
research it, even though I used the sewing machine I followed the design and 
tried to come up with something that looked to an outsider looking in very 
period.  Then the next year a way to avoid carrying around a tape recorder 
or notebook or laptop I challenged myself to make a wax tablet and did so. 
(I actuall won a prize for it) The next year period trim in which I did 
blackwork and started putting it to use.  This year, I'm focusing on 
creating a period demo display for my illumination work including a 
breakdown scribal table.

Last but not least, the ongoing challenge that I've started and have been 
very lucky to have others of the like mind is to have period past-times i.e. 
games and gaming at events to keep modern intrusions such as gameboys, 
yugioh cards and magic cards at events as well as to fight the famous phrase 
"I'm Bored"

Just my two tuppence worth,
Daniela Schwartzhaupt
Barony of Bright Hills
Haus Zwerge Berg

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