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Visit the downtown Klamath County Library for a new monthly event – hands-on workshops with medieval history buffs from the Society for Creative Anachronism! Join us for “Time Travel Tuesdays” on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5pm. We’ll be meeting on Tuesday, Mary 23rd to learn all about inkle weaving!
Inkle weaving is a type of weaving that works especially well for thin, decorative strips of fabric like belts, straps, and trim. While the origins of inkle weaving are a bit unclear (cultures all over the world have developed ways to weave belts and trim, so it’s impossible to say whose way was “first”), we can trace the word “inkle” in English back over 400 years, including mentions in works of Shakespeare.
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is a group, founded in California in the 1960s, where fans of pre-17th century eras gather to dress in period clothing, feast, dance, and even swordfight as they examine the “what ifs” of history. And this is hands-on history; if it was done in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, chances are there’s someone in the SCA trying to do it themselves! The organization today boasts more than 30,000 members all over the world. For more about the SCA, visit their website at www.sca.org, or visit the regional website for southern, central, and eastern Oregon at summits.antir.sca.org.
For more information, please call 541-882-8894.