Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas

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Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas
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Preferred title: The Honorable Lady Their Pronouns: She/her Resides: Dreiburgen Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
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Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas has been a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) since 2005. Her particular focus lies in 16th-century Ottoman Turkish culture.

Rayhana is married to Suleiman ibn Rawh and is traveling with Mama Sadb's Caravan of Wonders.

Persona

Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas lives in 16th c. Istanbul.

Arts & Sciences

Arts Competitions

• Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2025
  • Baronial A&S Champion
  • People’s Choice for Karagoz Puppets
• Lyondemere Anniversary 2024
  • Baronial A&S Champion for Minoan garb
• Pentathlon 2022
  • 1st Place Journeyman in Dramatic Presentation
  • 2nd Place Journeyman in Culinary Sweets
  • 1st Place Apprentice Clothing Accessories
• Dreiburgen Anniversary 2022
  • Tortoise and Hare Competition. Winner - Tortoise for Fabric Stamping Coronation Garb for Adam II and Stæina II

Arts Classes Taught

• Making Middle Eastern Pants, Collegium Caidis 2009
• Making Middle Eastern Pants, Great Western War 2011
• Turkish Costume from the late 15th to 16th centuries, Collegium Caidis 2012
• Closures: Finish Garb Medievally, Great Western War 2014
• Closures: Finish Garb Medievally, Collegium Caidis 2015
• Sewing Drop in (Assistant), Collegium Caidis 2016
• Closures: Finish Garb Medievally, Collegium Caidis 2018
• Making Middle Eastern Pants, Great Western War 2021
• Ottoman Garb Basics, Lyondemere Anniversary 2022
• Small Banner Painting, Basteltag February 2023
• Middle Eastern Persona Brunch, Great Western War October 2023
• Minoan Garb Basics, Dreiburgen Summer Arts August 2024
• Near East Persona Brunch, Great Western War October 2024
• Henna in Ottoman Turkey, Great Western War October 2024

Service

Offices & Positions

• Kingdom Chatelaine, Caid, 2024-Present
  • Developed HAIL method of Chatelaine training.
• Chatelaine, Dreiburgen, 2022-2024
  • Developed curriculum for 4-part Newcomers class series
  • Assisted with coordinating and training volunteers for the Dreiburgen Koroneburg Demo
  • Held weekly Intro to The SCA classes over Zoom for five weeks following the Koroneburg Demo
  • Solicited donations to restock the Baronial loaner garb
• Lists Officer, Gyldenholt, 2015-2017
  • Evaluated and re-stocked the Lists box
• Webwright, Gyldenholt, 2014-2016

Event Staff

• Steward, Festival of the Rose Winter 2022, 02/05/2022
  • This was a challenging event to plan, as activities were still just getting started and we were in the middle of a Covid surge. We switched sites three times.
• Steward, Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2023, 07/29/2023

Court Positions

Baronial

• Ursul and Colette
• Giles and Giuseppe
• Ilia and Vitasha
• Brynjólfr and Dyrfinna (Chamberlain)

Royal

• Wilhelm IV and Lorissa

ICP

• Please offer outside main court, preferably at a time when my main household members are present.
• Please ensure Suleiman is there.

Files

Documentation

• Kashbasti (Ottoman Embroidered Diadem/Hat Band)
• Pece (Ottoman Woven Horsehair Face Veil)
• Ottoman Gazel (poem) Performance at Pentathlon
• Ottoman Style Fabric Stamped Sleeves
• Sabuniyya (Ottoman Nougat Candy)
• Ottoman Miniatures
• Crab Hat (16th c. Ottoman Men's Hat)

Class Handouts

• Closures: Finish Garb Medievally
• Ottoman Garb Basics
• Guide to making Turkish pants (Salvar)

Gallery

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  Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
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  Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
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  16th c. Ottoman Face Veil called a Pece
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  Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
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  Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
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  Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
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  Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
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  14th C. Egyptian Nougat Candy, Sabuniyya
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  Coronation Garb for Adam II and Stæina II, Fabric stamping only.
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  16th c. Men's hat (crab hat)