Author Archives: Ian Piddington

About Ian Piddington

I have been involved in re-enactment since 1993. My main group now is the SCA in New Zealand, although I still do some bits with the local Jousters. Within the SCA I am Sympkyn of the Moor, Baron of Ildhafn

New Belts

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Ian Piddington

While we were at St Johns I made a bunch of harp-shaped belt mounts under the guidance of the talented Edward Braythwayte. Now I am working on the belt itself fro Wendy. We decided on an Aqua Green colour for the … Continue reading →

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St Johns 2015

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Ian Piddington

Over the weekend of the 10th – 12th July we attended the annual Cluain event of St Johns. This is an SCA camp held in the Waikato region. While normally we would take our tent and camp we decided to … Continue reading →

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SCA

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ian Piddington

Sometime ago now we decide to join the SCA. While their camps are not open to the public they are still a lot of fun. We’ll add information on the events we attend here so you can get an idea … Continue reading →

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New Tent Part 2

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ian Piddington

So we have had the new tent for a while now so I thought it was finally time to put some pictures up. The tent is the same basic design as our older one only on a larger scale. The … Continue reading →

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Tables

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ian Piddington

Tables is both a family of games that all use the same board and a specific game. Today the most common tables game is backgammon, and the medieval game of Irish is the direct precursor of Backgammon. As Tables games … Continue reading →

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Seating

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ian Piddington

As part of our living history setup Wendy and I decided we needed better seating as often we would end up dragging logs from the wood pile or sitting on the floor. As with all things camp related it needs … Continue reading →

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Camp Fires

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Ian Piddington

Within our camp environment fire is one of the most import things. It is used for cooking on, top help keep us warm, to dry wet clothing, to provide light and as a communal gathering place. When ever possible we … Continue reading →

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New Tent

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Ian Piddington

The first and possibly most important bit of the camp is the tent. This is home while on site. While it needs to be big enough to live in it also needs to pack down small enough that it is … Continue reading →

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Cooking Fire

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Ian Piddington

One of the most important things is the camp fire. As well as being a source of heat and light in the evenings it is also the only means we have to cook our meals. When ever possible we dig … Continue reading →

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Lanterns

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Ian Piddington

In the past we have used fairly modern looking lanterns with tea lights or small votive candles. While these have worked well enough they don’t look right anymore and are slowly being replaced by more period looking lamps. Originally we … Continue reading →

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