Lucy Holgrove
Persona
Her Ladyship Lucy Holgrove is a lacemaker living in Seagirt with her husband Edward.
Earlier Personae
Lucy has gone by a myriad of names since joining the Society as a teenager. Her friends often tease her about what her next persona name might be. Here is a partial list:
- Catherine of Iona
- Caitin ní Briain
- Kajsa Asbjornsdöttir
- Giovanna Lucrezia Giulia Ferrari
- Beatrice Cairistine Fraser
- Elinor Holgrove
Whereabouts
Awards
- Award of Arms (An Tir) June 7th, 1986 / AS XXI
- Order of the Seagull (Seagirt) November 7th, 1989 / AS XXIV
- Magistrae Ithra (University of Ithra) November 6th, 1992 / AS XXVII
- Goutte de Sang (An Tir) January 9th, 1993 / AS XXVII
- Fellow of Saint Giles (Saint Giles) March 22nd, 1996 / AS XXX
- Lector Ithra - Scientiae (University of Ithra) October 25th 1998 / AS XXXIII
- Silent Harp (Seagirt) August 26th, 2001 / AS XXXVII
- A&S Champion (Seagirt) August 26th, 2001 / AS XXXVII
- Rock (Seagirt) December 3rd, 2016 / AS LI
- l'Etoile d'Argent (Tir Righ) August 26th, 2017 / AS LII
- Princess' Talon of Favour (Tir Righ) August 26th, 2017 / AS LII
Offices Held
Seagirt
- Head Waterbearer
- Dance Minister
- Chatelaine
- Lists Minister
- Chronicler
- Arts & Sciences Minister - Current
Saint Giles
- Chancellor/Seneschale
- Registrar
SCA History
Classes Taught
Basic Dance
English Country Dance
Advanced SCA Dance
Midwifery, Birth & Babies
Introduction to Filet Lace
Introduction to Bobbin Lace
History of Lace
Introduction to Juggling
Introduction to the SCA
Yule Confections
How to Make a Bruise Balm
External Links
- Lacewyfe Lucy Holgrove's Receipt Book project & research blog (includes fandom articles as well).
- Lucy Holgrove's Receipt Book on Facebook.
- An Tir Order of Precedence
- Early Period Lacemakers An international Facebook group of SCA lacemakers, created and maintained by Lucy. It currently has 550+ members.