Christmas Caryl

SCA History

Christmas' First SCA Event was Protrero War in May 2006. With the mighty Wystan Albryght as her guide, she happily jumped in. Starting in The Kingdom of Caid in the Shire of al-Sahid, Christmas and Wystan set forth from the high desert to explore the rich agricultural and forested lands of the Kingdom of An Tir.

First event in An Tir was An Tir West War in 2012 as a visiting Caidan. Standing in that valley with a 360 degree view of historically re-created pageantry and zero modern intrusions, will forever be one of her favorite experiences. Second event was a Terra Pomaria Martinmas in 2014. This was a research mission to find our new home. Needless to say, Terra Pomaria easily won over the heart of Christmas. Landing in the wonderful Barony of Terra Pomaria in 2016, Christmas and Wystan settled and returned to the known world before the year was up; attending Martinmas once again.

Persona

Christmas Caryl is a weaver from a market town in Southern England, Devon, Kingsbridge. Born on Christmas Feast Day and partying like it's 1399 ever since. Moderately wealthy in the land of wool broadcloth and kersey, she has spread into fiber creation of many types, here in the known world.

Christmas and Wystan met in the Known World and shall continue their anachronistic, time traveling relationship through many Christmas Spirited adventures.

Event Service

• Event Steward - An Tir July Coronation - 2023
• Event Steward - March Marshallate Workshop (A/R/C&T) - 2023
• Retinue help - Summits - Weylyn & Lindis - 2023
• Retinue help - Summits - Bato & Emma - 2022
• Silent Auction coord - Bar Gemels - 2019
• Co-Event Steward - Long and Short of It - 2018
• Help w/ Canterbury Renaissance Fair Demo - 2018 to current
• Co-Event Steward - Anniversary - Shire of Al-Sahid, CAID - 2011
• Coord for many small things as part of larger events - 2007 to current
• Lots of volunteering for shifts at events - 2006 to current
• Regular helping with setup, whatever is needed, teardown - 2006 to current

Roles/Offices

• Court Coordinator to Clovis & Ximena - 8th B&B of Terra Pomaria - 2019 to current
• Herald - Former Hazel Leaf Pursuivant of Terra Pomaria - Dec 2016 to Mar 2018
• Lists - Shire of Al-Sahid - 2008 to 2010
• Scribe - Shire of Al-Sahid, CAID - 2007

Classes

• Finger loop braiding how to - Caid and Terra Pomaria
• Basic Embroidery for seams how to - Caid
• Inkle weaving how to - Caid
• Assisted with other classes over the years
• Lots of 1 on 1 how to helping over the years

• Constable Dec 2001 to Jan 19, 2004 Terra Pomaria
• Web Minister Dec 2003 to Nov 2005 Terra Pomaria
• Web Minister Feb 2006 to Mar 2008 Summits
• Archery Marshal Feb 2007 to Apr 2008 Terra Pomaria
• Web Minister Sep 15, 2018 to Dec 18, 2021 Summits

Competitions/Projects

• Pentathlon - Caid (5 dif items in 5 diff categories) 2015
• Wool to Whatever competition - GWW, Caid
• A&S Championship Competition - Terra Pomaria 2017
• Scribal Competition - BW, AnTir 2019
• 48hr Backlog Scribal Competition - An Tir 2023
• Donated items to SCA Auctions a handful of times
• Many original scrolls - Baronial level
• Many charters/promissories (Caid's name for charter like items)
• Many largesse items/some largesse competitions
• Many group projects (like silk painting or site token prep)

Interests

• Fiber arts - sewing, weaving, spinning, embroidery, all the fiber
• Scribal - painting charters, original scrolls, calligraphy, scroll like objects
• Service - happily helping my peeps
• Largesse - mostly donations, some how tos
• Laughter - very important and plentiful in Terra Pomaria
• Chilling with creative folks - around a safely kept camp fire is my favorite
• Swooning over my chivalrous man

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