Arts & Sciences Resources

Handouts, guides, and dance materials created by Isenfir members.

Dance Archery & Arrows Costuming History & Demos External Resources

Dance

The Isenfir Dance Booklet contains the dances regularly practiced in the Shire. Includes practice notes and ball set lists.
Compiled by Lord Bryan Morgan; maintained by Lady Nicolosa d'Isenfir

A challenge for the Shire to learn all 67 dances in the Isenfir dance booklet, with tally sheet.
Creator: Lady Nicolosa d'Isenfir

Archery & Arrow Making

Handout for the class "Target Arrows with Medieval Features for SCA Tournaments or Practice."
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

Instructions for making your own target-practice arrows.
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

Continuation of the arrow-building series.
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

Costuming & Accessories

Chapeau-à-Bec Hat Templates

Patterns for the class on making a Chapeau-à-Bec.
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier
Left Pattern  ·  Right Pattern

Instructions for making Tudor bonnets (also known as Tudor flat caps).
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

Contemporary quotes about Scottish clothing from period sources.
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

History & Research

Information on castles and period buildings in Virginia.
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

Research on carved medieval doors at UVA.
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

Guidance on running modern, effective SCA demos. Published November 2023.
Creator: Lord Mungo Napier

External Resources

Instructions for making period lace.
Creator: Mistress Grace Gamble

Additional class handouts, ball lists, and dance research from Isenfir's dance mistress.