THL Ysabeau ferch Gwalchafed

Major Fields: Spinning, Embroidery

Other Areas of Interest: Weaving, Knitting

Teaching: Please feel free to contact her if you would like her to teach any of the following classes:

• Handspinning with a drop/supported spindle (hands on)
• Care and feeding of the Spinning Wheel (hands on)
• Weaving/Knitting/Embroidery using homespun (discussion)
• The Four Fibers: Wool, Linen, Silk and Cotton (discussion)
• Introduction to Card Weaving (Hands on)

History of Ysabeau: Ysabeau is a 13th-14th C. Breton baroness from St. Denis. She was shipped off to Berwick, Scotland to marry Scottish Baron Hamish McLead, which gave him access to sell his fine Scottish wool at the St. Denis Clothe fair. Ysabeau consoled herself with year-round access to good wool. Hamish offered her a life of adventure and excitement, sometimes too much of each. Hamish and Ysabeau both die of the Great Plague in 1347 at their estate in Brittany.

Current Group: Expatriate: Kingdom of Atlantia, Caer Mear

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