Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir

Photo
Winter Weekend 2007 working on Viking loom
Information
Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Heatherwyne Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Azure, a melusine with hands clasped at her breast argent, crined and tailed, and in chief three estoiles of eight rays Or
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Mistress Astridhr Selr Leifsdóttir, OL, OP is an accomplished fiber artist who creates wonderous things in a range of art forms including spinning, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and even raising silk worms. Along with being a teacher and researcher, she has been an avid supporter of the Bardic Arts for many years, and was recognized with a Harp Argent on 06/04/1994 by TRM Cristian and Crystal for her efforts. She is married to Master Eiríkr Mjoksiglandi Sigurðarson; they are the (real-world) parents of Lady Elisabeth Goodchilde and Tofi inn hvassi.

She was elevated to the Order of the Pelican on 11/14/1999 by TRM Francesc and Seanach, and to the Order of the Laurel by TRM Brand and Nuala on 07/24/2004 for Spinning. Notable in her Laurel ceremony was her presentation of a basket of silk worms as tools of her craft. Their Majesties kindly returned the basket into Mistress Astridr's keeping.

Persona

Note: Her preferred spelling of her given name is "Astridhr"

Projects & Publications

• Tournaments Illuminated, 'Threads to the Past: Medieval Activities for Children' (August 1996)
• Tournaments Illuminated, 'The Babee's Book: Authenticity Issues and Children's Activities' (January 1999)
• The Compleat Anachronist, #138 (January 2008), "Around the House: A Medieval Child’s Guide to Useful Skills"
• Spin-Off Magazine
  • 'Spinning With Children: Creating Connection, Igniting the Spark', Summer 2012
  • 'The Warp Weighted Loom', Summer 2013
  • 'A Link to Spinners Past,' Summer 2013
  • Cover Photo and Cover Article 'Journey to the Tinkuy: You're not leaving without Spinning!', Summer 2014
• "A Garden to Dye For" by Chris McLaughlin (April 2014). Two full-page photos of homespun and naturally dyed yarn (pgs 50 & 112), with yarn and photos provided by Mistress Astridhr.
• Participant in GWW Spinzilla 2015
• Participant in GWW Spinzilla 2016

Classes Taught

• Basic Fiber Arts, Collegium Caidis Spring 2001
• Basic Beginning Fibers, Collegium Caidis Spring 2002
• Beginning Spinning, Collegium Caidis Spring 2002
• Weaving for Kids and Teens, Collegium Caidis Spring 2002
• Trouble Shooting Spinning, Collegium Caidis Fall 2002
• Fiber Survey, Collegium Caidis Fall 2003
• Needle Felting, Collegium Caidis Fall 2003
• All About Wool, Collegium Caidis Spring 2004
• Fiber Prep / Wool, Part 1, Collegium Caidis Fall 2005
• Fiber Prep / Wool, Part 2, Collegium Caidis Fall 2005
• Spinning Silk, Collegium Caidis Spring 2006
• Weaving on a Warp Weighted Loom, Collegium Caidis Spring 2007
• Spinning With Luxury Fibers, Collegium Caidis 2009
• Textile Book Of Hours: Being A Series Of Images Of Textile Creation In Some Form, Collegium Caidis 2009
• Silk Reeling, Collegium Caidis 2011
• KIDS! Make your own Spindle and SPIN!!!! , Great Western War 2015
• Make your own Spindle and SPIN!!!! , Great Western War 2015
• Cochineal -- Seductive, costly, simple, Collegium Caidis 2020 Collegium Caidis in Aethera: Virtual Collegium 2020

Photos

At her Laureling ceremony	Weaving	Cardweaving at GWW XV
Teaching spinning		Laurel elevation
Lady Elisabeth Goodchilde, Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir, Master Eiríkr Mjoksiglandi Sigurðarson & Tofi inn hvassi, 11/14/1999	With the Laurel Cope	With Master Eiríkr Mjoksiglandi Sigurðarson
Spinning	With a proto-project	Indigo blue hands