Category: Seo nydþearf feala læreð (Necessity teaches many things) A project that was necessary to complete in order to do something elseEntrant: Rose Taillor Title: Norse Garb I was graciously welcomed into the Royal Household for the reign of Konungr Þorvaldr and Dróttning Amabilia. As their reign was Norse-themed, I was …
Category: Bald bið se ðe onbyregeð boca cræftes (Bold shall he be who tastes of the skill of books)Entrant: Paige of IldhafnTitle: Bound Book Here’s an explanation of the submission (I’ll try to keep it as short and simple as I can!): This is a story my partner and their friend …
Category: Cræft bið bætera þonne æht (A skill is better than possessions) Learn a new skillEntrant: Glenn of HarebyTitle: Weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom I’ve always wanted to try using a warp weighted loom. The idea of using a weaving tool that has been in usefrom the Neolithic period through …
Category: Cræft bið bætera þonne æht (A skill is better than possessions) Learn a new skillEntrant: Rose TaillorTitle: Silk Banner Painting I attended Southron Gaard’s silk banner painting workshop, taught by the esteemed Mistress Elizabet Hunter. I am no artist, and have never successfully drawn anything. I didn’t believe Mistress …
Category: Gemæne sceal maga feoh (Wealth should be shared by kinsmen) Make a gift or largesse for someone elseEntrant:Rose TaillorTitle: Tablet Woven Bands I really love tablet weaving, but my skill is severely limited to simple threaded-in patterns. These are two Norse belts I wove out of crochet cotton, in …
Category: Lef mon læces behofað; læran sceal mon geongne monnan (A sick man needs a doctor; a young man should be taught) Make something relating to medicine OR teach someone how to make or somethingEntrant: Rose TaillorTitle: Chirugeon Sash Just before Canterbury Faire, the Chirugeon sash was discovered to be …
Category: Muþa gehwylc mete þearf, mæl sceolon tidum gongan (Every mouth needs food; meals should come at the right time) Cook somethingEntrant: Rose TaillorTitle: Northern Chinese Song Dynasty meal I cooked this meal at Labour Weekend October 2025. It was great fun to research, but even more fun to cook, …
Category: Nu hit ys on swines dome, cwæð se ceorl sæt on eoferes hricge (It’s up to the pig now, said the man sat on the boar’s back) Make something relating to swine, chance, or fateEntrant: Rose TaillorTitle: Roast Whole Pig This Pig was roasted at St Sebastian’s 2025, which …
Category: Lef mon læces behofað; læran sceal mon geongne monnan (A sick man needs a doctor; a young man should be taught)Entrant: Melissa WijffelsTitle: Class on flax processing At Spring Camp I taught a class on flax processing – people were so keen that the 1-hour class ended up going …
Category: Seo nydþearf feala læreð (Necessity teaches many things)Entrant: Trudy of EssexTitle: The apron dress from Køstrup (Grave ACQ) I needed to make this dress in order to display my tablet-woven band.The grave in Køstrup Fyn in Denmark was excavated in 1980-81. Grave ACQ had preserved fragments of textile, a …