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Collegium 26

Date: 29-30 August 2026

Site: Southern River Senior High School

Southern River Rd

Gosnells

Time: Saturday. Site opens at 8am, closes at 5pm.

Sunday. Site opens at 8am, closes at 5pm.

Cost: Free event

Nonmember Adult +$10

Nonmember Child +$5

Steward: Dame Edith Penrose (Amanda Baker)

Bookings: Close Sunday 21st June

Contact Edith: bakerskeep@gmail.com

Class Times and Descriptions

Saturday

Lochac Cook’s Guild.( any time) Baroness Bella. How to do recipe submissions for tasting and commentary towards Guild Rankings. Eg see class Cooking with Bella.

Kilic has offered to help finish UFO’s. Practical and/alternate advice. Or just info on where you need to start for a project. He can help with most things, research, sewing, basic patterning, hats, leather work.

8.30-12pm Basic illumination. Teacher Edith. Free. Medieval illumination is a fun, relaxing pastime. Learn how to apply paint using several techniques. We will analyse period examples and design your own scroll. We will cover shading, diapering, marginalia. Handouts and all materials will be supplied. BYOK.

9-10am Guild Prize for Chrétiene. Baron Donnchadh is running a Guild prize.

10-11am . Demo Italian Dagger. Chrétiene

11-12pm Secrets to Fun Kitchen. Baroness Bella. Free. Bookings required.Tips on planning, budgeting and organization to reduce stress on the day. Handout. Free. All foods and appliances supplied. Maybe bring a apron.

11-12pm Wax Wraps. Teacher Skjaldadis. Gold donation. Make medieval cling wrap which can be used for mundane use as well. Bring enough cotton or linen to cover a jar or bowl.

Lunch 12-12.30pm Please bring your own preferred food and beverage.

12.30 to 2.30pm. Make a Viking tunic. Teacher Skjaldadis. Donation. Max 5. Booking required. Make a Basic Viking Tunic. This tunic is an easy first piece of garb to make and is the basis for many different period clothing constructions. A handout is provided. A sewing machine will be available, but if you have one of your own, please bring it. Please bring 2-3m non patterned, prewashed cotton or linen fabric. Sewing kit if you have one.

1-2.30pm Arrow Making. Teacher Kilic. Free. Ever wanted to make your own arrows? Learn to attach points, nocks and fletch on wooden shafts. Kilic will be supplying the materials to assemble the arrows. Bow testing will also be available to check poundage. This class will be available throughout the weekend if this time slot is not convenient. If you need to purchase any items see Lady Isabel, supplies will arrive for the Collegium. Rachel@progressequipment.com.au.

12.30 to 2.30pm . Beginners Dance. Elizabeth. Free. Learn some easy dances so that you feel confident to get on the floor at least once at any SCA event or practice some old favorites if you are an experienced dancer already.

1-2pm. A&S Documentation. Andre. Free. Learn how to document for Arts and Sciences competition. It is not as hard or scary as you think.

2-3pm. How to make Almond Milk. Teacher Leonie. Free. Almond milk is an essential ingredient in many medieval recipes: it easy to make, doesn’t go sour, and tastes nothing like mundane almond milk.

2.30-5pm. Personal Patterning. Alazais. $5. Bookings required. Take accurate measurements to make a tailored personal pattern which you can use comfortable design and construct garb that fits comfortably, moves well, and reflects your chosen period. Bring, optional, a t-shirt that fits, French Curves, scissors, tape measure, chalk, pins.

2.30-3.30pm Practical Alchemy .Teacher Gwyn. Free. Learn recipes for brews, preserves and dyes, show and tell.

3.30-4.30pm . Salves and Balms. Teacher Gwyn. Cost $5. Bookings required. Max 6. Make Salves, make lip balm, hand moisturizer or leather dressing to take home.

Sunday

8.30-11am Women’s Simple Head Dresses. Teacher Edith. Free. Bookings, max 6. Learn to make barbetts, coifs, veils, and fillets. Handout. Some linen supplied. BYO prewashed white 1-2m cotton or/and linen. Sewing kit. Hand sewing technique. You don’t have to make everything!

9-11am. Italian Dance. Teacher Elizabeth. Free. Learn Teeny Tiny Italian Steps. Get into the nitty -gritty of dance technique and hone 1-2 dances to performance level, with a focus on 16th century Italian styles. All experience levels welcome.

9-12pm. Intro to Leather Carving. Teacher Andre. Cost $20. Bookings required. Learn how to emboss leather. Tools and materials supplied. 10-12pm, Cooking with Bella. Teacher Baroness Bella. Free. Max 6. Bookings required. Cook German Cherry Tarts based on Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin 1553, Ausgburg, Germany. Handout.

11-12pm. What is this Fabric and what can I make with it? Teacher Leonie. Free. (children under 12 need adult supervision due to hazardous materials). Learn how to find out what that mystery fabric is made of. Assess and test your fabric using household bleach and a box of matches. Discussion about weaves, grains, bias, and its uses. Bring small swatches, 4x5cm, your own fabrics to test.

Lunch 12-12.30pm Please bring your own preferred food and beverage.

12.30 -3pm. Basic Pewter casting. Teacher Nathan. Free. Bookings. Learn to cast pewter. Materials and tools supplied.

12.30-2.30. Dancing Class. Teacher Gokul. Free. Bookings. Come join us to learn some merry dances of Court and Country from the 1400 to 1600s. We will teach/walk through/call all the dances, rotating for partnered dancing. No dancing experience necessary. Various styles will be introduced so you can take away a few ideas for further learning.

2-5pm. Heraldic Illumination. Teacher Edith. Free. Bookings, max 6. Learn how to design and paint your device or someone else’s. Materials and tools supplied. Bring your own kit if you have one