Edmund Courtecuisse
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 Sable, on a bend sinister cotised argent three oak sprigs gules. |
About:
Edmund Courtecuisse is a textile nerd and novice herald in the Barony of Three Mountains. He can be found on social media at @shorted_sewing , and puts up a few Royal Round scores with his longbow.
He is serving the Barony as their Herald and Arts & Sciences Champion in AS 59.
He hails from the disputed lands near Calais, in the Edwardian period of the Hundred Years War (1337-1360).
Persona:
Edmund’s exact age is unknown, but he was a young man just reaching his majority when the Black Death entered northern France in the spring of 1348. A few years on, in 2025 or an allegorical 1352, Edmund is an independent working professional, a journeyman in his craft.
While the extent of his travels is not fully known, he lived and worked among the fashion and thought of the Low Countries, heavily influenced by English and French urban opinion. Depending on how Edmund is serving his Barony, he could be considered a merchant of modest means, or a liveried servant in a large house, and subject to the appropriate sumtuary laws of either group. Growing up near the Low Countries, he may have spoken a dialect of French called Picard as his first language, then added English as a second language. He was not likely to have been fully literate, but may have known enough of his letters to affirm a contract and write his name. It is likely he had a firmer grasp of math as a tradesman, and would have been proficient in counting ells of fabric and tallying profits and expenses. He is presumed to have been Catholic, as in 1299 the Jews of France were expelled by Philip IV. They were again exiled in 1306, which would have again displaced a Jewish Edmund.
A&S Judged entries:
You can find Edmund's documentation in full in his OneDrive.
- Dragonsmist A&S Championship, Carnivale LVIII
- Tablecloth Garb challenge, Egil's LIX
- Costume Contest, Egil's LIX
- 3M A&S Championship, Honor Feast LIX
- Heraldic Embroidery, Janeltis Natal Day LIX
Classes:
You can find Edmund's handouts in full in his OneDrive.
- Waxing Fabric for Garments
- 3M Arts and Sciences project workshop series. This course was designed to support first-time entrant in SCA A&S by creating a working group for their projects from conception to presentation.
Art as Service:
- Mi Parti cotehardie for HE Stefan
- Hose and assorted alterations for HE Stefan
- Patternmaking and fitting for 12th night outfit for Lady Tamsin Muniere
- Kirtle and Surcote for Carnivale for HL BeakBell of Dumfries
- Kirlte and Surcote for HL BeakBell of Dumfries’ elevation to the Order of the Pelican