The focus of this guild is to promote the art and enjoyment of needlework as well as to further our knowledge and develop our skills in various needlework styles.
As needleworkers in the SCA, we study the history of needlework and we use our skills to actually re-create the glory of another time. Knowledge of the history and techniques of needlework increase our appreciation of the time spent during the Middle Ages adorning clothing and furnishings. Today, our use of period stitching techniques increases our knowledge of what life was like in the past and allows us to understand the achievements of those in the middle ages.
The Guild will sponsor classes and displays of needlework at various events throughout the Kingdom. We will endeavor to meet at events in order to have "show and tell" and to learn from each other. We will also undertake projects for the Queen of Artemisia to allow her to distribute the fruits of our labours for the war baskets at the Pennsic and Estrella Wars. There will be an electronic newsletter, which will distribute schedules of classes and news of interest to the Guild.
If there comes a time when you wish a critique of work in order to solve a problem, find a resource, or seek improvement, then and only then will that work be scrutinized and any critique offered. However, the primary efforts of the guild are to promote needlework, encourage needlework, appreciate the time and effort involved in needlework, and admire each other's work.
The Guild will be sponsoring a leveled learning program, although this is not a requirement of membership. This leveled education series is for those who wish to measure their skills in a progressive manner. This is not a competition but simply a measure of an individual's skills learned and the discovery of new skills to be mastered.
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