Come join your fellow artisans for an informal day of classes and camaraderie, at the Dragon’s Laire Arts & Sciences Day Camp. Bring your projects and have some fun. No SCA garb required. Just wear street clothes.
The Arts & Sciences Day Camp is held twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
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Spring Day Camp 2026: April 4th
This will be a day to gather and share our love of all things that practice and showcase the skills, and reproduce the beauty of, the Middle Ages!
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We generally draw people from all over the Puget Sound region to ‘geek out’ on their favorite activities. Dragon’s Laire has some amazingly talented artists and craftspeople within its borders. You can teach or attend a class, or just bring a project and hang out.
Location and Time
Where: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1015 Veneta Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337 (Google map link)
When: April 4, 2026. Doors open at 8AM for setup, classes/activities begin at 9AM. Cleanup starts at 5PM, out the door by 6PM.
Cost: FREE – donations accepted to offset the costs.
You do NOT have to dress in garb for this occasion.
Service animals: The venue only allows Service animals to enter the building. Please plan accordingly! Click here to learn more about service animals in the SCA.
Class Sign-Ups – NOW OPEN!
Please sign up for classes with a limited number of students, first come-first served, at this link to a Google form.
Schedule for Spring 2026 Day Camp
Many thanks to our A&S Minister, Karl inn irski , for organizing all of these wonderful activities! Below is the schedule-at-a-glance. As always, unexpected changes may occur. Always look and listen for updates on the day of the event.
Drop-In (Unscheduled) Activities
Bring your works in progress! Or join one of our drop-in activities!
Medieval Animal Contest – Kara Bjorki
Make an item based on a medieval beast, in advance or at site – it could be made out of fabric, yarn, painted, paper art, clay, macaroni, the only limitation is your imagination. Entry and voting throughout the morning and will close at noon, winner announced after lunch.
DL Armorial – Defenseur Jacques and Baronessa Alessandra
Many have seen the banners in Wyewood and Glymm Mere that reflect members of the populace who have heraldry on the Kingdom Roll of Arms. It is time for Dragons Laire to celebrate our populace members as well!
We want to prepare as much of the canvas as we can for this ongoing project. It will take many hands over many days. We will have canvas drop cloths to be cut and sewn into banners.
We will need people to bring:
–Sewing machines
–Heavy duty white thread
–Fabric scissors
–Ironing boards & Irons
–Patience
Scribal Tables –
Lady Ekaterina Korsakova offering help and information on basic scroll layouts
Kara Bjorki offering scribal shenanigans
Our Baronial Games Minister, Lucy of Leek , usually brings a number of board games, for anyone who wants to learn / play — chess, fox and geese, etc.
Class Descriptions
Bayeux Tapestry (HL Rycheza z Polska, Room A, 10-11 am)
Introduction to the Bayeux Tapestry; What it is, Why it’s important; and What you can learn from it.
Teaching a Class in the SCA (Dame Elisabeth Piper, Room A, 1-2 pm)
Organizing and presenting experience and research in a class setting. Lecture with questions and answers.
Late Medieval Era Clothing of China, Korea, and Japan (HL Bianca di Baldasarre Saturnio and HL Akizuki Soujirou Kaoru, Room A, 2:30-3:30 pm)
A short presentation comparing and contrasting Upper Class Men’s and Women’s garb from Ming Dynasty China, Early Joseon Dynasty Korea, and Muromachi era Japan.
Hira Kara Gumi (HL Diana Cartier, Room B, 9-10:30 am)
A specific 8-element braid that is made on a square disk instead of a round disk, that creates a flat cord, which is commonly used for bracelets and jewelry. $5 for a kit that can make a key chain, bookmark, or bracelet, 10 students.
Historical Dress from Saris (HL Melissa of Dalmatia, Room B, 11-12 am)
Rectangular clothing of the ancients – Making copic tunics, tunicas, stolas, chitons, peplos, himations, apoptygma, and veils. Focusing on finding personal measurements or sharing with friends and constructing from Indian saris.
Basic Sprang (HL Halldóra Bjorn, Room B, 1-3 pm)
A hands-on class where attendees will learn the very basics of the Sprang technique to make a small pouch. Using a pre-warped Sprang Frame, students will learn the basic “interlink” stitch, what happens when you get “to the middle”, and a quick finishing method. $5 for a starter kit, 12 students.
Intro to Nalbinding (Kara Bjorki, Room B, 4-5 pm)
We will be working on the Olso stitch. We will start a hat that you can continue. Student cost is $10 – students will receive one skein of yarn (enough to make a hat), one 2 oz. water spray bottle, one metal darning needle, one hand-made wooden needle, and one pattern for a hat. Up to 10 students.
Nordic Jellinge-style Knotwork Drawing (Proconsul Gaius Veturius Scaevola, Room C, 9-10:30 am)
How to create Nordic style knot work drawings to transfer to other media such as embroidery, leatherwork or other media. Learn basic principles of Nordic Jellinge style knot work.
Hand Embroidery Help! (Baroness Elizabeth FittzWilliam of Carlisle, Room C, 11-12)
Bring a project or idea on which you need guidance or assistance.
Make a Sigtuna Wallet (Dagr Bjornskaege, Room C, 1-5 pm)
You can bring leather (veg tan, no more than 4 oz) and fabric to line your wallet. Pieces should be 2 each, 8”x10”. All other tools and supplies will be supplied. A basic pattern will be provided, but participants will have the option to make a custom-sized pattern as well. We will discuss what we know, what we don’t know, and what we can surmise from evidence. If you wish, the leather/fabric supplies will be available for $5. Students: 6.
Shoe Patterning (Centurio Owain ap Gwyllim Pengryth, Room D, 10-12)
Pattern your own period shoes. Most time periods and locations supported. Patterning materials and hand out $5, leather at market rates. Students: 6.
Shoe Making 101 (Centurio Owain ap Gwyllim Pengryth, Room D, 1:30-3:30 pm)
Building shoes (for those who have done the patterning class or have an existing pattern). Leather at market costs. A pair of simple shoes uses about $50 in leather. Larger options may be supportable. Bringing own leather is recommended. Students: 6.
Quick Quire (Dame Elisabeth Piper, Outside Sidewalk, 11-12)
Food and Drink
Coffee, Tea, and Snack Table
Beverages: We will have a coffee, tea, and hot chocolate assortment with some honey, sugar, sugar alternate, and creamer options. We do not have fresh cream or liquid creamer alternates.
Snacks for all! We encourage anyone interested to add to the snack table, in a potluck fashion. Please provide a list of ingredients or the original labeling.
Lunch Ideas
Packing a picnic lunch for this all-day event is a great option! Bremerton also has a variety of nearby restaurants.
Volunteers Needed!
We also need volunteers for setup and cleanup.
– Setup: setting up chairs, hauling large round tables (some up a short flights of stairs).
– Cleanup: putting tables/chairs back, sweeping/vacuuming, collecting trash, and mopping the kitchen floor.
Contact: Karl inn irski at DragonsLaire.ArtNSci@AnTir.org