Links to Helpful Pages
Even though I'm trying to put together a comprehensive page, there's more than likely questions you have that are still unanswered. So, for those who want more, I include the requisite links page. I'll update it as often as I have time. As always, if there's a link you think SCAdians on a budget might be interested in, or if you stumble across a broken link, email the webmistress at julie.golick@gmail.com .
The Important Pages
General SCA Tips
- Cariadoc's Miscellany, definitely worth checking out
- DragonBear Pennsic Links, also includes many general tips
- Forward into the Past, a generally helpful newcomer page
- SCA Tips, a huge variety of general tips
- Stephan's Florilegium Archive, if you can't find it here, it probably doesn't exist.
Arts and Sciences
- General A&S Links
- A&S Links from the Kingdom of Atlantia, huge collection of links, but currently undergoing an overhaul
- Online Resources, many links
- Running an A&S Competition, because you never know when you'll be recruited
- Do It Yourself Archery Equipment Page, for all your archery needs
- Bardic
- Cantaria, fantastic page with many songs, most with recordings
- SCA Dance Song Melodies, with sheet music!
- Cooking
- In the Feast Kitchen, a cookbook of period recipies
- Embroidery
- Anglo-Saxon Embroidery Techniques, learn how to do the Bayeux Tapestry stitch
- Athena's Thimble, an embroidery guild of the East Kingdom
- Rainbow Gallery, some very nice, but not necessarily period, free charted patterns
- Richly Stitched in Silk and Gold, no real reason to be here except that I think the pillow is absolutely gorgeous
- Garb and sewing
- Accurate Historical Garb for Beginners, exactly what it sounds like
- Dawn's Costume Guide, wonderful simple costumes for later-period. Follow the link to "patterns".
- Garb and Sewing for the SCA, basic information for the beginner
- The Garb Bag, costuming links
- Practical Worksheet for Tunic Construction, a period method to make tunics, using less fabric doing so. You can't lose!
- Recreating 16th and 17th Century Clothing, for later-period personae
- Rectangular Pants, from the above site, a very simple pants pattern.
- Heraldry
- Illustrated Atlas of Heraldic Terms, very useful when you need to know what something looks like
- Online SCA Ordinary, check if anyone's arms conflict with yours
- Narrow-band weaving
- Card Weaving by Bart and Robin Biankenship, good information on getting started
- Phiala's String Page, do stuff with string
- Sewing
- Garb for ta 12th Century Lady, if that happens to be your period, and you're a lady
- Tents and pavillions
- Dragonwing index of columns, lots of information on making your own tent
- Medieval Pavillion Resources, more information on making your own tent
General Reference
- Labyrinth, actual medieval texts online
- Medieval Sourcebook, more medieval texts online
- Medieval Studies for the Nonspecialist, general links
- Middle Ages Web Links, title says it all. Links. Lots of them. About the middle ages.
- What Every Medievalist Should Know, somewhat academic, but can be useful
Other Living History Groups
- Conquest Anglo-Norman Society
- Regia Anglorum, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman. If you want authenticity, this is it.
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