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*Mistress [[Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir|Astridhr Selr Leifsdottir]]
*Mistress [[Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir|Astridhr Selr Leifsdottir]]
*Baroness [[Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh]]
*Baroness [[Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh]]
*Lady [[Brandusa of Lyondemere|Bránduşa]]
*Lady [[Brandusa of Lyondemere|Bránduşa of Lyondemere]]
*Countess [[Bridget Lucia Mackenzie]]
*Countess [[Bridget Lucia Mackenzie]]
*THLady [[Éadaoin Chruitire]]
*THLady [[Éadaoin Chruitire]]
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*Mistress [[Thea Gabrielle Northernridge]]
*Mistress [[Thea Gabrielle Northernridge]]
*Mistress [[Therese of the White Griffin]]
*Mistress [[Therese of the White Griffin]]
+ 2 spinners who are not in the SCA. . . yet!
+ 2 spinners who are not in the SCA. . . yet! (Jen from Tasmania, and Deb)
 
==More Information==
The GWW Spinzilla 2015 team is sponsored by [http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/index.php| Hedgehog Handworks], purveyors of needlecraft supplies to various historical re-enactment communities, including the SCA, since 1987. 


==Our Goal==
==Our Goal==
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"Spinzilla is a world-wide spinning event where competing teams and individuals challenge each other to see who can spin the most yarn in a week! Although the competition lasts only a week, many teams and individuals are already training, preparing their fiber and monstering up their spinning skills."
"Spinzilla is a world-wide spinning event where competing teams and individuals challenge each other to see who can spin the most yarn in a week! Although the competition lasts only a week, many teams and individuals are already training, preparing their fiber and monstering up their spinning skills."
==Memories==
*Leave your memories here.


==Photos==
==Photos==
===Spun Fibers===
===Spinning===
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|[[Image:Spinzilla_Day7_Natalya.jpg|100px]]<br>Duchess [[Natalya de Foix]] - 44 yds thick acrylic-wool blend (+ 22 yds drafted)
 
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_Final_Lynnette.jpg|100px]]<br> Dame Lynnette - "I made my goal -- 1 MILE!!!! Spun at home tonight (finished at 11:48). Skein 6: 144 yds. Skein 7: 132 yds. For a total of 1,782 yds. Yay!!!!! Thanks for all the fun and support!!!!!!"
===Fiber Totals===
|[[Image:Spinzills2015_LynnetteTotal.jpg|100px]]<br> Dame Lynnette's total yarn spun - "Sammy the Sheep (my spinning mascot) with my Spinzilla yarn! I made my goal of spinning a mile (1,760 yds + 22 extra yds). Thanks to the Spinzilla GWW team!!! I would NEVER have done this on my own, and I'm quite proud of it. And it was a lot of fun!! THANK YOU!!!!!"
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|Mistress [[Therese of the White Griffin]] - 290 yds (while attending a modern-world conference!)
|Spinner
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|Fibers Spun
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|Total Yardage
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|Lady [[Juliana Draper]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_JulianaFinal.jpg|100px]]
|2384 yds
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|Mistress [[Astra Christiana Benedict]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstraFinal.jpg|100px]]
|1923 yds
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|Debbie B (non-SCA spinner)
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_DebFinal.jpg|150px]]
|1824 yds
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|Dame [[Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_LynnetteTotal.jpg|100px]]
|1782 yds
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|Baroness [[Arianwen Megan McBride of Arainn]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_ArianwenYarn.jpg|150px]]
|1390 yds
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|Bannthegn [[Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_BeathogYarn.jpg|150px]]
|832.2 yds
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|Lady [[Siobhán Chantoiseau de Longpont sur Orges]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_SiobhanFinal.jpg|150px]]
|771 yds
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|Jen the Tasweigen<br>(Non-SCA spinner who lives in Tasmania)
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_JenFinal.jpg|100px]]
|760 yds
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|Baroness [[Mary Taran of Glastonbury]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_MobiFinal.jpg|200px]]
|522 yds
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|Countess [[Bridget Lucia Mackenzie]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_BridgetFinal.jpg|200px]]
|511 yds
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|Mistress [[Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstridhrFinal.jpg|150px]]
|455.88 yds
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|Dame [[Eilidh Swann Stralachlan]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_EilidhFinal.jpg|200px]]
|370.07 yds
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|Baroness [[Giuliana Margherita Bonaccolsi|Magge Shaw]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_MaggeFinal.jpg|150px]]
|357 yds
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|Mistress [[Therese of the White Griffin]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_ThereseFinal.jpg|200px]]
|290 yds (while<br>attending a modern-world conference!)
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|Baroness [[Fionnghuala de Buchanan]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_FionnaFinal.jpg|200px]]
|102 yds
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|Duchess [[Natalya de Foix]]
|[[Image:Spinzilla2015_Natalya.jpg|100px]]
|66 yds (22 drafted; 44 spun)
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*Deb is a non-SCA spinner
*UFO = Unfinished Object (project)


===Spinners===
===Spinners===
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| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstraBridget.jpg|100px]] Mistress [[Astra Christiana Benedict]] & Countess [[Bridget Lucia Mackenzie]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstraSpinning2.jpg|200px.jpg]]<br>Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstraMaryUntangling.jpg|100px]] Mistress Astra untangling yarn with Baroness [[Mary Taran of Glastonbury]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_Lynnette.jpg|150px]]<br>Dame [[Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstraSpinning2.jpg|100px.jpg]] Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_Beathog.jpg|100jpg]]<br>Bannthegn [[Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_BridgetSpinning.jpg|100px]] Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie
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| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_Edwinna.jpg|100px]] Mistress [[Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_BridgetSpinning.jpg|200px]]<br>Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_HenryJuliana.jpg|100px]] Lord [[Henry Dumas]] & Lady [[Juliana Draper]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstraMaryUntangling.jpg|250px]]<br>Mistress Astra untangling yarn<br>with Baroness [[Mary Taran of Glastonbury]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_Lynnette.jpg|100px]] Dame [[Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_AstraBridget.jpg|250px]]<br>Mistress [[Astra Christiana Benedict]] & Countess<br> [[Bridget Lucia Mackenzie]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_MorganaEilidh.jpg|100px]] Baroness [[Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall]] & Dame [[Eilidh Swann Stralachlan]]
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| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_SammytheSheep.jpg|100px]] Sammy the Sheep
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_HenryJuliana.jpg|250px]]<br>Lord [[Henry Dumas]] & Lady [[Juliana Draper]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_SpinningTeam.jpg|100px]]<br>Members of the team: Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict, Baroness [[Fionnghuala de Buchanan]], Mistress Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff, Baroness [[Giuliana Margherita Bonaccolsi|Magge Shaw]], Lord Henry Dumas & Lady Juliana Draper
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_Edwinna.jpg|250px]]<br>Spinners with Mistress [[Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff]]
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_MorganaEilidh.jpg|250px]]<br>Baroness [[Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall]] & <br>Dame [[Eilidh Swann Stralachlan]]
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| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_EilidhAstridhrSpinners.jpg|200px]]<br>Dame Eilidh, Mistress Astridhr & new spinners
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_EilidhYother.jpg|200px]]<br>Dame Eilidh & new spinners
| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_EilidhHalbrust.jpg|200px]]<br>Dame Eilidh & [[Hallr brjost Starsson | Halbrust]]  
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| [[Image:Spinzilla2015_SammytheSheep.jpg|200px]]<br>Sammy the Sheep, Dame Lynnette's mascot
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==More Information==
===Team Photos===
The GWW Spinzilla 2015 team is sponsored by [http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/index.php| Hedgehog Handworks], purveyors of needlecraft supplies to various historical re-enactment communities, including the SCA, since 1987. 
[[Image:Spinzilla2015_Spinners 1.jpg|300px]]
<br> (L-R) Front row: <i>Spinner</i>, <i>Spinner</i>
<br>Middle row: THL Éadaoin Chruitire, Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir, Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict the Organizer, Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie, <i>Spinner</i>, <i>Spinner</i>, <i>Spinner</i>.  
<br>Back row: Baroness Ödriana Knarrabringa's nephew, Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall, Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan, Lady Bránduşa of Lyondemere, Baroness Arianwen Megan McBride of Arainn, <i>Spinner</i>, <i>Spinner</i>.
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[[Image:Spinzilla2015_Spinners 2.jpg|300px]]
<br> (L-R) Front row: THL Éadaoin Chruitire, Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir, Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict, Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie<br>
Back row: Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios (with Sammy), Lady Juliana Draper, Lord Henry Dumas, Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall, Dame Eilidh Swann Strahlachlan, Lady Bránduşa of Lyondemere, Baroness Arianwen Megan McBride of Arainn
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[[Image:Spinzilla2015_SpinningTeam.jpg|300px]]
<br> (L-R) Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict, Baroness Fionnghuala de Buchanan, Mistress Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff, Baroness Magge Shaw, Lord Henry Dumas and Lady Juliana Draper
 
==Memories==
<i>Share your memories of this hopefully-annual event!</i>
 
 


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Latest revision as of 15:24, 13 September 2018

Photo

The Team Banner - "We spin"
Information
Location: Great Western War 2015
Date: 10/07-12/2015

Event Staff

GWW Spinzilla 2015 Team

+ 2 spinners who are not in the SCA. . . yet! (Jen from Tasmania, and Deb)

More Information

The GWW Spinzilla 2015 team is sponsored by Hedgehog Handworks, purveyors of needlecraft supplies to various historical re-enactment communities, including the SCA, since 1987.

Our Goal

From Mistress Astra: "What Matters Most"
Let me let you in on a secret. Our team is not going to win Spinzilla. We’re not going to even come close. And that’s ok. There are some teams - highly competitive - with experienced spinners who spin all day, every day. Last year’s winning team, each spinner averaged 4 miles of yarn! We are not going to beat that team.
What we are going to do is:

  • Challenge ourselves with individual goals that are realistic for us. Goals that push us a bit to improve in our craft, but not goals that set us up for failure.
  • We are going to support each other, help other team members meet their goals, and celebrate their successes.
  • We are going to share our enthusiasm for spinning with others. We are going to teach new spinners.
  • We are going to enjoy time with our friends and families. And we’re going to do other things that we love.
  • We are not going to use Spinzilla as an excuse to let things go, like doing the dishes and making the bed. Unless you want to, then that’s ok.
  • Mostly, we are going to smile, and laugh, and have a good time.

Spinning Classes at GWW 2015

Date Time Class Teacher Location Comments
Thurs 10/08/15 9am-11am Spindle Spinning Lady Siobhán Chantoiseau de Longpont sur Orges A&S Area
Thurs 10/08/15 Noon-2pm Preparation for Handspinning Mistress Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff A&S Area
Thurs 10/08/15 2-3pm Beginning Drop Spindle Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan Spinzilla Booth
Thurs 10/08/15 1pm-5pm Open Spinning Spinzilla Booth Some equipment available
Fri 10/09/15 9am-11am Carding Fiber for Handspinning Mistress Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff A&S Area
Fri 10/09/15 9am-11am Wheelspinning - Intermediate Lady Siobhán Chantoiseau de Longpont sur Orges A&S Area
Fri 10/09/15 11am-12:30pm Make Your Own Spindle and SPIN! Mistress Astridhr Selr Leifsdottir Spinzilla Booth
Fri 10/09/15 2:30-4pm KIDS! Make Your Own Spindle and SPIN! Mistress Astridhr Selr Leifsdottir Spinzilla Booth
Fri 10/09/15 2:30-4pm Spinning Flax (and other bast fibers) Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan A&S Area
Sat 10/10/15 10am-Opening Court Open Spinning Spinzilla Booth Some equipment available
Sat 10/10/15 11am-12:30pm Make Your Own Spindle and SPIN! Mistress Astridhr Selr Leifsdottir Spinzilla Booth
Sat 10/10/15 2pm-4pm Spinning Flax (and other bast fibers) Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan A&S Area
Sun 10/11/15 10am-End of Valkyrie Rose Tourney Open spinning Spinzilla Booth Some equipment available

The final Spinzilla Team Photo will be taken after the Valkyrie Rose Tourney, and then it's clean-up/pack-up time.

About Spinzilla

Spinzilla 2015 (10/05/2015-10/11/2015)

"Spinzilla is a world-wide spinning event where competing teams and individuals challenge each other to see who can spin the most yarn in a week! Although the competition lasts only a week, many teams and individuals are already training, preparing their fiber and monstering up their spinning skills."

Photos

Spinning

Day 1 Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict - 383 total yds, 2-ply merino and silk
Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir
237 yds 		Deb*: 173 yards of 2-ply Romeldale, silk, and angora, for 519 total yards of spinning.
Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan - No yardage to report yet; Day 1 of "Spinzilla: Finish All the UFOs*" included just Plying
Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios - 550 yards (double plied) and another bobbin about 1/3 full (With Sammy the Sheep, my Spinning Mascot!) 		Baroness Magge Shaw's spinning
Day 2
Dame Eilidh Swann - Plying 23 yds. Spinning singles, then Plying for 2-ply finished 32.5 yds (which counts as 97.5 total yardage). "Finishing my UFO*s"- completed my 1st set from my stash. Next up: Pick the next UFO. Current running total: 143 yards.
Dame Lynnette - 459 yds of blue. (1,011 yds so far)
Day 3
Deb: 255 yds of 2-ply merino-tencel, 765 yds of spinning. Spun just over a mile (1814 yds)
Dame Eilidh Swann - 1st part of UFO work from this stash. Finished spinning the singles (marked the spot and then measured), plied the old yarn made who knows how long ago with the new spinning today. All measured, today's spinning and plying totals to exactly 90 yards.
Day 4
Dame Eilidh Swann - Yesterday's Plying UFO counts for 28.6 yards.
Day 5
Dame Eilidh Swann - spun the singles, then 2-ply (33.05 yd singles) for 99.15 yd total (measured on Day 6)
Day 6 Mistress Mary Taran of Glastonbury - 522 yards of single Black Welsh Mountain so far
Dame Lynnette - Spun at the war: 459 yds ... 1,506 yds so far! 250 yds to go!

Fiber Totals

Spinner Fibers Spun Total Yardage
Lady Juliana Draper 2384 yds
Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict 1923 yds
Debbie B (non-SCA spinner) 1824 yds
Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios 1782 yds
Baroness Arianwen Megan McBride of Arainn 1390 yds
Bannthegn Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh 832.2 yds
Lady Siobhán Chantoiseau de Longpont sur Orges 771 yds
Jen the Tasweigen
(Non-SCA spinner who lives in Tasmania) 		760 yds
Baroness Mary Taran of Glastonbury 522 yds
Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie 511 yds
Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir 455.88 yds
Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan 370.07 yds
Baroness Magge Shaw 357 yds
Mistress Therese of the White Griffin 290 yds (while
attending a modern-world conference!)
Baroness Fionnghuala de Buchanan 102 yds
Duchess Natalya de Foix 66 yds (22 drafted; 44 spun)

Spinners

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Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict
Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios 		100jpg
Bannthegn Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh

Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie
Mistress Astra untangling yarn
with Baroness Mary Taran of Glastonbury
Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict & Countess
Bridget Lucia Mackenzie

Lord Henry Dumas & Lady Juliana Draper
Spinners with Mistress Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff
Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall &
Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan

Dame Eilidh, Mistress Astridhr & new spinners
Dame Eilidh & new spinners
Dame Eilidh & Halbrust

Sammy the Sheep, Dame Lynnette's mascot

Team Photos


(L-R) Front row: Spinner, Spinner
Middle row: THL Éadaoin Chruitire, Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir, Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict the Organizer, Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie, Spinner, Spinner, Spinner.
Back row: Baroness Ödriana Knarrabringa's nephew, Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall, Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan, Lady Bránduşa of Lyondemere, Baroness Arianwen Megan McBride of Arainn, Spinner, Spinner.


(L-R) Front row: THL Éadaoin Chruitire, Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir, Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict, Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie
Back row: Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios (with Sammy), Lady Juliana Draper, Lord Henry Dumas, Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall, Dame Eilidh Swann Strahlachlan, Lady Bránduşa of Lyondemere, Baroness Arianwen Megan McBride of Arainn


(L-R) Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict, Baroness Fionnghuala de Buchanan, Mistress Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff, Baroness Magge Shaw, Lord Henry Dumas and Lady Juliana Draper

Memories

Share your memories of this hopefully-annual event!


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