It all started out when a few people mentioned that they would like to learn how to make some more advanced garb for the upcoming Perigord feast, La Feste à la Tour du Lac. So I sent a little note out to the mailing list, asking if a couple people might be interested in teaching or learning a little bit about advanced garb-making. There were a few responses...and then a few more...and a few more...And so it began...

The Barony of Carolingia has a myriad of very skilled yet also very diverse personas and people. We see this at our local events as well as when we venture outside our fair borders and run into others from our Barony. Within our borders, we have people hailing from places such as Byzantium, China, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, the Isle of Mann, Italy, Japan, Malta, the Middle East, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, the Ukraine, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and many other places too numerous to mention. Some hail from as far back as the 6th century, others as recent as the 16th. And each represents the culture and costume of their homelands in exemplary fashion.

We are fortunate to have such a wealth of knowledge and skill within our borders. We are even more fortunate that many of these good people have graciously offered to teach their skills and knowledge to any interested in learning.

Thus, the Garb Workshops have been established. The Garb Workshops is an ongoing series of garbmaking sessions currently scheduled for the third Sunday of every month, starting on November 18th and going indefinitely.

To peruse the current schedule of classes being offered, go to the Calendar page.

If you wish to read about any of the classes currently scheduled or view the syllabus, check the Class Descriptions page. To read more about some of the gentles who have offered to teach a class, you can go to the About the Instructors section. (in progress, pending info from instructors)

If you'd like to see some images or general information about garb and/or cultures, feel free to look through the Garb Gallery page. Pictures or background information can be submitted by anyone at any time to the address below. Please make sure that anything you sent is either original or includes the copyright information of the author/artist/photographer.

If you are interested in teaching a class, feel free to visit the Instructor Information page or contact me via email at email me at [email protected]. Similarly, if you wish to make suggestions or offer constructive feedback, please email me.

Thank you to each and every one of you who have helped to pull this together or offered your time, knowledge, skills, or space for this endeavour. I hope it will be a success!

In Service,
Lady Lìadan nì Laoghaire