Joan Silvertoppe
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 Joan Silvertoppe in 1530s Tudor style | ||||||||||
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Joan Silvertoppe (This name was registered 05/2010 with the comment "This is an excellent 16th C English name!")
Persona
Joan Silvertoppe is a simple gentry woman who hails from England during the early half of the 16th century. She enjoys running her estate with her husband, growing her children and trying not to kill her garden. She enjoys sewing clothing for her family, with the help of her tailor Brother Janome, and spending some free time with her embroidery, her letters, and collecting a library of tomes for further research into her many interests.
Offices & Positions
- Deputy Exchequer, Nordwache, 05/14/2007 to 4/21/2012
- Lady in Waiting to Baroness Magge Shaw, 08/22/2009 to 06/18/2011
- Baronial Webwright, Nordwache, 01/14/2010 to present
- Queen's Arts & Sciences Champion - Cassandra Zoë Paganel, 02/2012 to 06/02/2012
- Exchequer, Nordwache, 4/21/2012 to present
- Lady in Waiting to Baroness Muirenn inghean Chon Ruaidh, 06/17/2012 to present
Classes Taught
- Thread Buttons & Closures, Nordwache Academia, August 2007
- Rectangular Costume Patterning, Nordwache Academia, August 2008
- Basic Hand Sewing, Nordwache Academia, August 2008
- What the Tudor Women Really Wore, Collegium Caidis 2010
- What the Tudor Men Really Wore, Collegium Caidis 2010
- Blackwork 101, Nordwache Academia, August 2010
- Decorating Your Garb, Nordwache Academia, August 2011
- Pentathalon Roundtable Discussion, Academia, August 2011
- Blogging Your A&S to the World, Academia, August 2011
- Fitting a Gothic Fitted Dress pattern, Nordwache A&S, March 2012
- Documentation, Nordwache Academia, August 2012
- Basic Embroidery, Nordwache Academia, August 2012
- 16th Century Kirtles, Great Western War 2012
Competitions
Caidian Arts and Sciences and Pentathlon 2011
- 1st Place Apprentice, Culinary Arts: Preserves
- 1st Place Journeyman, Fiber Arts: Costume Construction
- 1st Place Journeyman, Fiber Arts: Needlework: Counted Thread Work
- 1st Place Apprentice, Visual Arts: Illumination
Projects & Publications
Scrolls
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Award of Arms | William de Rouen |
Miscellany
Artistic Interests
- Research and sewing historical clothing, usually of the Tudor area & period.
- Scribal illumination & calligraphy
- Embroidery
- Other interests in web design, photography, soap making, spinning, dyeing, and other fiber arts.
