CATEGORY

DESCRIPTION / EXAMPLES

Alchemy

cooked & non-cooked: soap, candles, potpourri, perfume, etc. 

Arms & Armor

weapons, armor, shields, chain, bowyery (bows or crossbows), fletching, war machines 

Camping & Homesteading

animal husbandry, plants and gardening, cover-up to hide modern equipment, shelters such as sunshades and tents, furniture, etc. 

Ceramics

coiled, slab construction, modeled ceramics, molded, wheel-thrown 

Cooking

 bread, cheese, main dish, non-alcoholic drink, side dish, sweet dish

Costuming  Pre 1450

court (male or female), tourney (informal male or female) 

Costuming  Post 1450

court (male or female), tourney (informal male or female) 

Dance

 any dance performance: country dance, court dance, ethnic dance

Demonstration projects

demonstration of a technique or skill that is appropriate to the period of SCA interest 

Footwear and Accessories

 shoes, boots, sandals, pouches, belts, gloves, purses, hats, sheathes, scabbards

Glass

 beads, vessels, stained glass, etched glass

Heraldic Display

any form of displaying heraldry 

Jewelry/Decorative Pieces

 enameling, glass, horn and bone-working, amber, strung jewelry

Lace

bobbin lace or needle lace 

Leatherwork

fabricated, shaped (such as cuirbouilli or a leather vessel or mask), tooled, etc. 

Manuscript Arts

bookbinding, calligraphy, calligraphy & illumination together, cartography, drawing, illumination, painting, papermaking, printing 

Metalwork

functional, ornamental, casting, and hot or cold fabrication 

Needlework

applique, beading, couching, counted work, cutwork, gold work, needlepoint, needleweaving, pulled thread, quilting, strung jewelry, stumpwork, surface embroidery 

Performing Arts

instrumental music, monologues, pantomime, plays, reading, skits, vocal music, etc 

Scientific Instruments

any scientific instrument 

Spirits/Brewing: Beers

 beers, ales, lagers, grain-based alcoholic liquids.

Spirits/Brewing: Wines

 wines, meads, cysers, honey or fruit/juice based alcoholic liquids.

Spirits  Liqueurs/Cordials

 liqueurs & cordials

Textile Arts  Non-woven

braiding, carding, dyeing, fabric painting, felting, resist dyeing, spinning, sprang, etc. 

Textile Arts  Woven

 basketry, brocade, card weaving, damask, inkle, plain, satin, tapestry, twill

Tools / Models

working tools and models 

Toys & Games

any toys or games 

Woodworking

carved, fabricated (not carved), inlay, marquetry, turned, etc. 

Writing  Fiction

plays, poetry, or tales 

Writing  Non-fiction