Katryne MacKim

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Honorable Lady Katryne MacKim Photo courtesy of Heather Morgan-Leist
Information
Resides: Barony of Madrone Pronouns: she/her Date Started: Date you first joined the SCA 2003 Awards: Order of Precedence Name pronunciation: File:Your name pronunciation here.mp3 Prefered Title: Your preferred title(s) Dame Offices: Kingdom Rapier Marshal, Courtier and Gallant of Madrone
Heraldry
Argent goutty de larmes, a raven sable and a chief invected azure (Nov-2010)

Current Local Branch

• Barony of Madrone, where I play
• Gallant of Madrone, since 2008
• Courtier of Madrone, since 2016
• Provost to M. Sebastien de Caen

Offices Held

• Kingdom Rapier Marshal, An Tir, 2023 to present
• Madrone Baronial Scribe, 2022 to 2023
• Kingdom Deputy for Youth Rapier, 2022 to 2023
• Central Regional Rapier Marshal, 2017 to 2023
• Madrone Baronial Rapier Marshal, 2016 to 2021
• Courtier of Madrone, 2014 to present
• Western Regional Arts and Sciences Reporting Deputy, 2014-2017
• Madrone Arts and Sciences Minister, 2012 to 2016
• Captain of the Madrone Sergeants, 2008 to 2022
• Gallant of Madrone, 2008 to present
• First event - June Faire 2002
• Subscribing Member, 2003 to Present

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Awards

• Award of Arms (Amalric Blackhart, Caia Snowden), Jan 13, 2007 (AS XLI)
• Order of the Goutte de Sang (Vik Vikingsson, Astrid av det Fjord Landskap), Sep 1, 2012 (AS XLVII)
• Order of the Jambe de Lion ( UlfR Blodfotur Fallgrson, Caoimhe ingen Domnaille), Jun 1, 2013 (AS XLVIII)
• Sable Gauntlet (Sven Fallgr Gunnersson, Rauokinn Eyverska Stardadottir), July 9, 2022 (AS LVII)
• Order of the Pelican (Ana de la Sera, Nicolai Ravenis von Tachov), June 2025 (AS LX)

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Non-Armigerous Awards

• Golden Blossom (Blatha an Oir)- Nels Ulfger, Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, September 2025
• Arts and Science Champion Madrone- Christopher MacIveny, Gera Gandoffin, October 2024
• Order of the Red Branch (Madrone)- Christopher MacIveny, Gera Gandoffin, June 2023
• Rapier Champion of Dragon’s Laire— Arion, Khloe June 2022 to June 2023
• Mantle (Madrone)--Enzio Bandinelli and Spike Zoetaert, 2022
• Plate (Aquaterra)--Geirleikr Vethrson, Zahra bint al-Rammah January 29, 2022
• Silver Dolphin (Aquaterra)-—Geirleikr Vethrson, Zahra bint al-Rammah January 25, 2020
• Green Leaf Madrone— Enzio Bandinelli and Spike Zoetaert, February 18, 2017
• Baroness’ Favor-- Emmelina de Coventry—October 16, 2015
• Courtier Madrone--Stefan of Pembroke and Emmelina de Coventry Sept 13, 2014
• Tsveti Madrone Yellow (crafts)-—Stefan of Pembroke and Emmelina de Coventry Sept 13, 2014
• Green Leaf Madrone--Ragnarr Thorwaldsson, Bergdis thorgrimsdottir. September 25, 2010
• Gallant Madrone—Ragnarr Thorwaldsson, Bergdis thorgrimsdottir, Sept 6, 2008

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Rapier MIC Activities

• 2025- Queens Rapier Championship Tournament
• 2024- An Tir September Crown Provost Tournament
• 2024- Blatha An Oir Cut and Thrust Marshal in Charge
• 2024- Queens Rapier Championship Tournament
• 2023- Glymm Mere Prelude to War/Rapier championship Rapier MIC
• 2023- Queens Rapier Championship Tournament
• 2022– Blatha an Oir- Lord Defenders- Rapier MIC
• 2022– Blatha an Oir- Embers and Ambrosia MIC
• 2021- Blatha an Oir - Lord Defenders- Rapier MIC
• 2019(?)- Aquaterra - Ursalmas- Rapier and CT MIC
• 2018(?)- Aquaterra - Ursalmas- Rapier MIC
• 2009 (?)- Aquaterra - Ursalmas- Rapier MIC
• Various other Rapier Events

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Classes Taught

• 2025- Madrone- Yuke Tiny Talk on Temari Balls
• 2025- Wastekeep Collegium- Villian or Hero
• 2025- Wastekeep Collegium- Women in History
• 2025- Wastekeep Collegium- Bias in History, how to read with a Critical Mind
• 2025- Madrone Atheneum Display of Egyptian Socks and Temari Balls
• 2024- Wastekeep collegium- How to be an MiC: Basic Planning for Anyone
• 2024- Wastekeep Collegium- Witchcraft in the SCA Period Part 1
• 2024- Wastekeep Collegium- Witchcraft in the SCA Period Part 2
• 2024- Madrone Atheneum- Egyptian Socks and Witchcraft research display
• 2024- Rose and Thorns- How to fight in a dress or skirt
• 2024- Rose and Thorns- Creation of Creative Rapier melee scenarios
• 2023- Madrone Fall Colloquium--How to Participate in a Tournament
• 2023- Rose and Thorn-Panel discussion on Supporting Female, Transgender and Gender Neutral fighters
• 2023- Rose and Thorn-Dressing the Female fighter
• 2023- Embers and Ambrosia- Women Hero's in the Medieval and Early Modern Period
• 2023- Madrone Atheneum-Egyptian Socks (1st display) and latest research projects
• 2022- Collegium—Latin for the Electronic Learner
• 2022- Collegium— Witchcraft in the Late Period
• 2022- Roses and Thorns— Women’s fighting clothing
• 2022- Embers and Ambrosia— Women’s fighting clothing
• 2022- Embers and Ambrosia— Field Courtesy for the new Fighter
• 2022- Atheneum— Display of Coptic Socks, Temari and various research projects
• 2021- Collegium— Witchcraft in the Late period
• Various informal classes on Kumihimo, Temari and Rapier Marshalling

Interests

• Rapier Fighting
• Rabbit Hole- Knitting Stockings of the Fatimid era, since circa 2007
• Rabbit Hole- Research of the Witch-trials in Europe

• Gopher Hole- Temari — Embroidered Japanese balls
• Gopher Hole- Kumihimo, Japanese braiding, since 2008 Katryne MacKim - Kumihimo Page

• Mole Hill- Lampworking, since February 2013 Katryne Mackim - Lamp-working Projects
• Mole Hill- Painting and Illumination, Scribal Katryne MacKim- Scribal Projects
• Mole Hill- Period Button Making, wrapped thread, glass

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Research Projects

• The European Witchcraft Trials (circa 1560 to 1660) (Begun 2015) Witchcraft in the Late Period—debunking the various myths and legends regarding the witch trials in Germany (Holy Roman Empire) and Scotland between 1460- 1660 (as this is the age of the witch trial. I have spent a great deal of time learning Latin to be able to read the original sources, demonologies and other books.

• The Coptic Sock Project: Fatimid Era Knitted Socks (begun circa 2007) The Fatimid/Coptic Sock project—research and reconstruction of Fatimid Era knitted indigo socks. I have visited both the Met in NY and The Textile Museum to view and measure existing examples of these items. I have also spent time charting patterns for fragments of socks which did not have them. I have found many more museums with full stockings and fragments, which have allowed for much more comparison, and creation.

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Past Research Projects

• A Brief History of Chess, looking specifically at the art of pieces
• The Black Plague: How the Medieval mind thought the plague was contracted and spread. (this project is paused due to Covid-19 pandemic. I find it too depressing to work on.)
• How to Cheat at Dice and other Gaming- Loaded Dice and Marked Cards
• A Primer for Learning Latin to help with Duolingo and other online learning programs
• Medieval Cryptography: how to send hidden messages

Fatimid Era Socks Created 2026

This years colour is Gold/Yellow/Orange. I chose it in the way of a true Gamer Geek. I made a table, and rolled a die. I decided this year, I would knit from the collections I had not previously worked from. I drafted all patterns used.

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  Recreation from Basel 3105
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  Recreation from Basel 14896
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  Recreation from Katoen Natie 650

Fatimid Era Socks created 2024 to 2025

In a moment of insight, I decided to start colour coding my sock examples. 2025 is the year of green. I also found two new brands of fingering weight cotton yarn. This weight gets me much closer to the gauge (stitches per inch) of the originals. Thanks to many people tagging me in a post, I was shown two new Museum's collection of full socks and fragments: Museum der Kulturen in Basel Switzerland and Musee zu Berlin fur Islamiche Kunst in Berlin Germany. I look forward to exploring these new finds. All the patterns shown here are drafted by myself.

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  Re-creation of Victoria and Albert Sock
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  My recreation of Stocking In Cooper-Hewitt NYC
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  My recreation of Textile Museum 73.701
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  My recreation of Textile Museum 73.716
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  My recreation of Musee zu Berlin 14899
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  Recreation Textile Museum 73.721 Unfinished
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  Allah calligraphy is the most common pattern

Fatimid Era Socks Created 2020 to 2023

These socks were knit during the pandemic lock-down. They are knit from Cascade Pima Cotton Fine yarn, unless otherwise noted. The originals are Blue and White indigo dyed yarn. I used yarn from my stash to do this project. The Stitches per inch are a bit big, but it was the best yarn I had available at the time. Each one of the socks below took roughly 10 hours each. Finer gauge yarn makes it take longer.

Patterns for Textile Museum socks came from Ballinger Paper 1946, which I transcribed from pdf (of original typed paper) into MS-Excel and colourized for easier reading.

What changed: I learned better toe up sock knitting. Also heel style investigations. I had to learn After Thought heels, there is another type of heel that I am investigating, a wedge heel. Both of these things were challenging.

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  Re-creation of Textile Museum 73.720
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  Re-creation of Textile Museum 73.701
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  Re-creation of Textile Museum 73.701 second attempt
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  Re-Creation of Textile Museum 73.718
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  Re-creation of Textile Museum 73.722
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  Re-Creation of Textile Museum 73.695
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  Re-creation of Textile Museum 73.695 Worn
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  Re-Creation of TM 73.729 717 699

The Textile Museet in Sweden yielded up a solid BLUE full stocking. They were really wonderful in sending me high resolution pictures. Made with Cascade Pima Cotton Fine Yarn

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  My Recreation of their stocking

Fatimid Era Socks Created 2019 ish

Patterns for Metropolitan Museum of Art Socks were created by myself in a process of trial and error. There are only two socks here. The Long Sock is a full stocking with unknown calligraphy. It is cotton. The Short sock stops at the ankle. The short sock is the only wool sock I have ever found. It is made with Regia 4 ply wool yarn. I did make a version pictured here with a Cotton yarn, which was then discontinued.

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  Recreation of Met long sock in cotton
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  Recreation of Met Long sock for my use
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  Recreation of Met Short sock in cotton

Fatimid Era Socks Created circa 2016 - 2017

The only real sock I tried here was the famous Blue and White Allah sock, at the Textile Museum 73.697. I love the Red and Yellow colours. It is incomplete, as it does not fit, at all. I found the pattern on then Geo-cities website, I made a lot test runs to figure out fragments, pictured here. There is an error in the knitting of the 73.701, I have seen it.

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  unfinished Allah sock
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  Test Knit 73.701 with error
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  Test Knit 73.701 without error
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  Test Knit 73.720

Fatimid Era Socks Created circa 2014 - 2015

VA Sock: I found this sock in 2014, but was frustrated in my attempts. This is an incomplete attempt, knitted from the top down. It simply did not work. I then paused the knitting to learn toe up socks. Textile Museum Child Ibex Sock: TM 73.700. I made two attempts, both pretty bad. Neither finished.

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  2015 attempt of the VA sock
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  2015 Child Ibex sock Pima cotton
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  2015 Child Ibex sock view 1
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  2015 Child Ibex sock view 2

The next set of fragments where created in order to figure out the Met Museum short sock. I also used this to learn scaling of patterns. Also the single surviving test knit for the Met Long sock.

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  Version 1
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  Version 2
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  Version 3
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  Version 4
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  Version 5
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  Met Long test knit

Serjeantry Petitions

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  Petition to the 9th Baroness of Madrone, Bergdis Thorgrimsdottir
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  Petition to the 10th Baron of Madrone, Earl Edward Cire of Greymoor
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  Page created for Latin 463 Spring 2024 inspired by my scribal activities in the SCA