GWW Spinzilla 2015

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

Event Staff

• Sponsor: Hedgehog Handworks (Mistress Xena Baxter Wynthorpe & Master Colin Wynthorpe)
• Event Steward: Magistra Astra Christiana Benedict
• Team Banner: Hand-drawn by Master Bruce Draconarius; hand-painted by Lady Gwen Hir, Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall, Mistress Renata Kestryl of Highwynds and Master Bruce Draconarius
• Pre-Production Team: Magistra Astra Christiana Benedict, Master Bruce Draconarius, Mistress Xena Baxter Wynthorpe, Mistress Astridhr Selr Leifsdottir, Lady Gwen Hir, Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall and Duchess Natalya de Foix... and expertly supervised by Rosie.

GWW Spinzilla 2015 Team

• Countess Amina de Talavera
• Baroness Arianwen Megan McBride of Arainn
• Magistra Astra Christiana Benedict
• Mistress Astridhr Selr Leifsdottir
• Baroness Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh
• Lady Bránduşa of Lyondemere
• Countess Bridget Lucia Mackenzie
• THLady Éadaoin Chruitire
• Mistress Edwinna of Hawk's Bluff
• Dame Eilidh Swann Stralachlan
• Mistress Fionnghuala de Buchanan
• Lady Gwen Hir
• Lord Henry Dumas
• Lady Juliana Draper
• Mistress Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios
• Baroness Magge Shaw
• Mistress Mary Taran of Glastonbury
• Baroness Morgana Isolde of Ander Hall
• Lady Muirgen ingen Ailella
• Duchess Natalya de Foix
• Lady Siobhán Chantoiseau de Longpont sur Orges
• Mistress Thea Gabrielle Northernridge
• Mistress Therese of the White Griffin

+ 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

Mistress Astra Christiana Benedict	Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios	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

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