Duckvinci! Class Listing

Heraldry for the absolute beginner
Violet Hughes
The very basics you need to know to register a SCA name and coat of arms
Q&A with the Coronet
Fiona the Volatile and Hugoline the Delicate
Are you new to the SCA and still trying to figure stuff out? Are you not so new but just have questions about the barony? Are you just looking for an excuse to hang out with Fiona and Hugoline?
Well, this is the class for you. Join your baronesses? baroneese? baronii? (We are still working on it). Anyways, Join Fiona and Hugoline for a Q&A and conversation about all things SCA, East Kingdom, and An Dubhaigeainn.
Build Your Own Chest / Build-a-Box Workshop
Michel Biornson
Participants are invited to learn how to construct their own medieval style chest and will leave with their very own mini chest at the end of the class
Materials fee: $15
Something Scribal This Way Comes
Vettorio Antonello
Building on the basics of cadels, this course will expand on cadels into a few moderate skill areas with the option to do some advanced work. Class is hands on, materials will be provided, no charge.
Soothsaying Around the World
Siiri Rannast
Overview of different soothsaying methods.
Put a Lid on It
Maestra Gianetta Lucia Alegretta
A good hat is the perfect finishing touch to that amazingly awesome outfit you just finished putting together. We will look at an assortment of headwear for a number of outfits worn in the historical periods covered by the SCA. From there, we will discuss materials that can be used to recreate these hats, as well as patterns that can be used, either on their own or as a starting point to customize your creations. Bring your imagination and your questions!
Handout $0.25
Do’s & Don’ts of Navigating the SCA as a Newcomer
Maestra Gianetta Lucia Alegretta
Are you a Newcomer or still think of yourself as one? Feeling a little lost, a wee bit confused or overwhelmed at all the SCA activities? We will answer some frequently asked questions to help guide you as you begin your journey with all the SCA has to offer. Everything from what to do at your first event or feast to getting involved in various activities to what the heck are all those words or phrases everyone around you keeps tossing around. We will also cover all sorts of advice to help make your SCA experience more fulfilling and enjoyable. Bring your curiosity and your questions!
Ancient games of Mesopotamia and Egypt
Fearghus Mac Cailin
Join us as Baron Fearghus discusses the history and rules of various games from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Play along with a friend or other attendee while he discusses the significance of gaming in the ancient world, and enjoy these predecessors to modern gaming. Copies of each game for open play will be provided.
Roman board games
Eanraig the Bonesetter
A review of period Roman board games, gambling games, and a primer on making the boards, parts for the same.
Drafting for Scribes
Nico da Palermo
Hand drafting is a lost art these days, but employing simple drafting techniques can improve the quality of your scribal work while making it easier. This class introduces basic drafting tools and teaches the basics of how to use them.
I will be bringing my own drafting tools, and a few extra to share, but please bring whatever drafting tools you have available.
An Dubhaigeainn Foresters Guild meeting
Titus Aurelius Magnus
Guild meeting to discuss forestry
An Dubhaigheiann Cooks’ Guild Meet and Greet
Vetra Trys Kaukoles
Calling all cooks! Are you interested in chartering an An Dubh Cooks’ Guild? Come join our meet and greet, where we’ll discuss our goals, activities, charter, and maybe even some fun heraldry! All levels of cook welcome as well as foodies and taste testers!
Chasing & Repousse: Bending metal to make pretty things.
Suzanne Nueber de Londres
Intro to the art of Chasing & Repousse. Hands on class working with lighter gauge metals for ease to the beginner. Will leave class with a little something made by your hand.
Introduction to Plain Inkle Weaving
Rosalie Jane Blackmoore
A basic introduction to plain inkle weaving on an inkle loom. All materials and looms will be provided by Rosalie. Students will be bringing home a woven band that they weave themselves which was set up before class.
Materials fee: $15
Round and Round We Go!
Hugoline the Delicate
Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme. Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine…
In this class we will learn and sing several easy medieval rounds. No experience necessary. All ability levels and ages are welcome.
Block Printing on Fabric for Beginners
Vigdis Eldr
Join Vigdis in the Block printing on fabric for beginners! In this class we will explore a brief history of block printing and then venture into the different modalities of block printing: historical and modern. Try out various stamps on fabric and take home your own small block-printed fabric. Prepare to get a little messy, let the chaos commence!
All the CA stuff I wanted to do before Covid hit!
Conrad Jarnhand
Combat Archery discussion and ammunition construction. 
Baron Vlad’s Tea Dueling Tourney
Vladimir Bathory
Medieval Times had tea, dueling, and certainly had shortbread. Was there Tea Dueling (with shortbread)? There is no history of it, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen! Take a seat, chose your weapon (Chessman cookie), out-dunk your opponent, and became SCA’s very 1st Tea Dueling Champion!