Once again, the Shire of Nithgaard will be hosting the Known World’s finest Fiber Arts Symposium! Please join us for a weekend of fiber, fabric, fighting and….Fun!
Saturday will host a slew of classes, with martial activities–if the weather permits! The site has ample space for tent camping and outdoor activities. Between scheduled endeavors, as well as Friday and Saturday evening, there is time to chat and work together with friends old and new on shared interests.
Site
The event will be held at the Seven Mountains Scout Camp, 227 Sand Mountain Rd, Spring Mills, PA 16875. The site opens at 5PM on Friday and closes 10 am Sunday. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Contacts
Autocrat: Magnifica Fede di Fiore (
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Class Coordinator: Mistress Phiala O’Ceallaigh (
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Heavy Marshal in Charge: THL Thorvaaldr Frithsamr (
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Feastocrat: Laerfathir Jǫrundr Hinn Rotinn (
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Reservations Clerk: THL Ethne an Locha (
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Universal Registration Form:
https://tinyurl.com/fff25-prereg
Classes
If you are interested in teaching, please submit your class information here:
https://tinyurl.com/fff2025teachers. (you must also register to attend, that is a seperate form listed above)
We have lots of space, good lighting, electricity, and a messy class space! There’s also space outside allocated for forestry or similar classes, including a fire ring. Please submit all class proposals through this form, and include any specific needs for particular space or facilities.
Contact Mistress Phiala O’Ceallaigh (
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Class list and schedule will be regularly updated at
https://www.stringpage.com/fff/fff23-classes.html
A&S Display “Hidden Details Challenge”
The AEthelmearc Clothiers Guild will host a display to appreciate all the hidden details that go into a good ensemble. We invite you to get creative and enter items that can be worn on the body but are often not on full display (jewelry, undergarments, garters or pockets, etc). Entries will be displayed on site and through the Guild’s social media channels. Contact:
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Martial
There will be both martial activities if the weather is good and attendance is favorable. There are covered pavilions with nearby bathrooms and fireplaces in case questionable weather. Contact Heavy Marshal in Charge for more info.
Merchants
Outdoor vendor space is available. Contact the autocrat for details.
Meals
By pre-registration, an all-day dayboard is available on Saturday (see below for details on how to register - you can register for the dayboard in advance and pay for it at the door!). A light breakfast will be available Saturday and Sunday morning. If you have any dietary issues, please contact us.
As in the past, a Hospitality table will be available from Friday evening through Sunday morning after breakfast. Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate will be available with all the condiments to go with. Various nibbles may also make an appearance.
Fees:
Adult Day Event Registration is $25 ($15 with SCA member discount) Minors under the age of five are free with a family cap of $70 (family site fee cap of $50 for SCA member families). Please show proof of membership at the door or with your pre-registration to receive the member discount.
Dayboard and Bunks are available by preregistration. Dayboard is $12 and bunk space is $10, these expenses are not part of the site fee. Tent camping is free.
There is an attendance cap to this event, so please be timely with your pre-registration. All checks are to be made payable to “SCA PA, Inc. – Shire of Nithgaard”.
Complete the reservation form and send pre-registration monies to THL Ethne an Locha, 1818 West Gatesburg Road, Warriors Mark PA16877
Registration
We are asking that all attendees use our pre-registration form! This one form will allow you to a) register unpaid as a day tripper b) pre-register for our dayboard (paid or unpaid!) c) register for bunk space (which is only guaranteed upon receipt of payment). The form can be found here:
https://tinyurl.com/fff25-prereg
Silent Auction
A Silent Auction will be held to defray travel costs for out of state teachers. Auction donations are welcome and encouraged! Lost and Found items aged one year or more will be on the auction table. If you discover your long-lost item and choose to reclaim it, we ask that you leave a donation in its place as we looked after it for a year and others wanted to bid on it.
Library
We invite all attending to bring relevant books from their personal libraries to contribute to an event reference library. The library will be staffed, and books will not leave the library area.
Accommodations
Bathrooms (indoor plumbing), changing space, and showers are readily available on site. Limited bunk and bed space is available on site in the form of multiple 4-person bunkrooms, which will be co-ed. Reservations will receive first consideration for on-site sleeping accommodation, and we do expect to run out - so please reserve early! Groups of four may reserve rooms together; please email reservations clerk with questions or group arrangements. All guests will need to provide their own bedding, but mattresses are provided by the site.
Local hotels
Quite a few hotels can be found along 322, nearby State College and Reedsville
Parking
Drop off and handicap parking available outside Kriner lodge. After drop-off and troll-in, staff will guide you to the closest available parking. Do not park on any roads.
Directions
From points North and West: Find your best route to US 322 East. Take the Sand Mountain Road exit. Turn Right onto Sandcrest Road. Turn Right onto Old Rte 322. Turn Left onto Sand Mountain Road. You will pass a large sign for Seven Mountains Scout Camp - bear right and continue around the lake. Kreiner Lodge is the first large building on your left.
From points South and East: Find your best route to US 322 West. Take the Sand Mountain Road exit and continue onto Sand Mountain Road. You will pass a large sign for Seven Mountains Scout Camp - bear right and continue around the lake. Kreiner Lodge is the first large building on your left.
Directions cautions, if using your own GPS: Check the last steps of your route for the following issues.
You should not be on Sand Mountain Road for more than a half mile. If your GPS is taking you on Sand Mountain Road for 5+ miles, do not follow this route as it will be mostly dirt roads, possibly impassable. Redirect it to travel via US 322 West or East instead.
You should not make any U-turns on 322. This is no longer a possible, legal maneuver. You will instead exit at the Sand Mountain Road exit and follow the instructions as given above.
Additional notes:
Wheelchair Accessibility: Bottom floor of this not wheelchair accessible (access between the floors is via stairs). Top floor and lodging is fully wheelchair accessible (this is the level with bunks, common space and dayboard buffet).
Open flames: Permitted but must be contained to fire pits. Site has ample firewood, do not bring your own.
Site is dry
Smoking is not permitted
This event is held and managed by the Shire of Nithgaard, a branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. and is considered the Official channel of this group here. Questions regarding its content should be directed to
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