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Guild rank medallions/ L to R: Member / Lace Apprentice, Lacemaker, Lacemaker with black felt background, Guildmistress/Guildmaster
Guild medallions L to R: Member / Lace Apprentice, Lacemaker, Lacemaker with black felt background, Guildmistress/Guildmaster. Members are also encouraged to make their own web medallions.


==== MEMBER or LACE APPRENTICE ====
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Revision as of 15:08, 28 August 2018

Heraldry
Arachne's Web Lace Guild Badge.png
Sable, a spiderweb argent (SCA-wide)
Information
Founded: 03/1978

The Order of Arachne's Web is a guild dedicated to the study, teaching and creation of lace. Keeping this unique fiber art alive through research, instruction and production of lace using forms within the SCA’s historical period and beyond.

Guild Origins

The Order of Arachne's Web was initially founded in March 1978 in the Kingdom of the West by Lady Galina de Keri as a guild for fiber arts, particularly spinning. The order is Society wide with branches in several kingdoms. This Guild is separate from the West Kingdom's Needleworkers Guild, which was started in 1970 and chartered in 1983.

Currently in Caid, there are various regional groups dedicated to the study and creation of a variety of Fiber Arts.

History in Caid

Caid's first Arachne's Web Guild was founded in 1985. The first and only guildmistress was Baroness Cynthia de Wickersham. The guild was dissolved sometime after June 2012.

On July 11, 2018 Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios put out a call to restart Caid's branch of Arachne's Web. More info can be found on Facebook at "Caid Arachne's Web".

Upcoming Guild Events

  • September 15, 2018: The 1st official meeting of the restarted guild will be held at Fall Crown Tournament in Altavia. (Location: Veteran's Park, 13000 Sayre Street, Sylmar, CA 91342.)
  • November 3, 2018: We hope to formally present our Charter to TRMs Agrippa III and Dawid for Their review at Calafia Anniversary. (Location: El Monte County Park

15805 El Monte Road, Lakeside, California 92040)

  • January 5, 2019: We hope to be formally chartered as a Kingdom guild at the final court of TRMs Agrippa III and Dawid and hold our 2nd official guild meeting at 12th Night/Coronation in Lyondemere.

Guild Charter

Guild Structure

Guild Officers

  • GUILDMISTRESS / GUILDMASTER
  • ORB LEADER (Local chapter leaders)

Guld Rankings

In general, membership in Caid’s Order of Arachne’s Web is open to all, regardless of age or skill level. There are no dues. A guild badge with embellishments will be given to members who participate in the guild through service (officers, teachers, researchers, etc.) and/or the completion of various achievements as specified.

The guild’s overall purpose is to foster the art of lacemaking. However, to accommodate those who enjoy having an incentive to learn new lace techniques and increase their skills, the guild provides the following ranking structure:

AW Medallions.jpg
Guild medallions L to R: Member / Lace Apprentice, Lacemaker, Lacemaker with black felt background, Guildmistress/Guildmaster. Members are also encouraged to make their own web medallions.

MEMBER or LACE APPRENTICE

Requirements

  • The only requirement is an interest in lace and lace making and participation in the guild.

Badge

  • The badge is a silver spider’s web on a black background.

LACEMAKER

Requirements

  • The candidate will provide two lacework pieces that display an adequate understanding of the techniques.

Badge

  • More details in charter
  • A silver spider is added to the web.

LACEMISTRESS / LACEMASTER

Requirements

  • Know how to do at least four forms of lacework, or four different styles of one form of lacework well and can produce excellent pieces in two of them.
  • Know the difference between SCA period and post-period techniques and tools.
  • More details in charter

Badge

  • The badge may be given a border of (or be trimmed, or set in) blue.

Teaching and Mentoring Resources

Training in Judging

Documentation Guidelines

More Information

The Art of Lacemaking