Hola! I am Dama Agnes berengarii de Girona, OL, in the Society for Creative Anachronisms, a Historical recreation group.  We recreate different aspects of the historic periods prior to 1600, mostly the Middle Ages and Renaissance of Western European cultures. However, we have folks who study all the world's cultures within reason of being respectfully done. My persona is a Catalan noblewoman of Girona, circa 1500. In the Society, I have been honored with elevation to the Peerage as a Laurel (That is fancy talk for 

 SCAdians are not reenactors, because you will see a 14th century Japanese Warlord talking to a lady of the13th century English court and many other anachronisms (something out of its time).  Nor are we LARP (Live Action Role Play), we are not role playing but rather being ourselves as we might have been in the years of our persona. We are a little of both.  We are recreationists. We recreate pre-17th Century history, not as it was, but as we would like it to be.  I love my hobby and would love for you to check out the official page at SCA.org and see how you can get involved.  I am not an official spokesperson for the SCA, just a fan. 

Because we are not a paid performance group (a la Renaissance Faires), we have lots of volunteers that work tirelessly to help create this amazing (and fun) group of history nerds. We recreate history for ourselves not the public, so we try to make sure most of our volunteers are recognized Currently, I am a recipient of three grant level awards (2 in arts and 1 in service). The end of October/beginning of November, I will be honored with the highest arts & sciences recognition, admittance in the Order of the Laurel. It is an honor, but it is a job too. 

That being said my focus in the SCA (and real life) is on the needle arts, specifically, Lacis/Filet Lace with a side of costuming and historic embroidery techniques.  Learning to some macrame and possibly some reticella at this writing and working on building a table linen that might have been seen in the 15th-16th century in a Catalonian household. 

I am setting up this website to show folks what I do, share some of my research and build up the interest in the fiber arts of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.  I hope you enjoy my offerings.  

Some classes I teach at SCA events: 

• In Hand Netmaking

• An Easy Finish for Table and Bed linens

• Beginning Lacis/Filet Lace

• Beginning Medieval Embroidery

• Renaissance Stitches