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Weavers Guild of Gwyntarian Charter
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| I. PURPOSE: |
| TO PROMOTE SPINNING, WEAVING AND DYEING, ET AL. WITHIN THE
MARCHE OF GWYNTARIAN AND THE MIDDLE KINGDOM. |
II. PATRONS AND FESTIVALS
A. THE PATRON SAINTS OF THE GUILD ARE:
| 1. CATHERINE (SPINNING) |
| 2. AGATHA (WEAVING) |
| 3. LYDIA PURPURIA (DYEING) |
B. THERE WILL BE THREE ANNUAL FESTIVALS TO BE HELD THE SAINT'S DAY OR THE
SATURDAY/SUNDAY CLOSEST TO THE FEAST DAY. |
| 1. NOV. 25TH-ST. CATHERINE |
| 2. FEB. 5TH-ST. AGATHA |
| 3. AUGUST 3 - LYDIA |
C. WE SHALL ALSO HONOR AS A PATRON OF OUR ARTS, Adam de Marchaud du Lapin |
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III. MEMBERSHIP
| A. THE WEAVER'S GUILD OF GWYNTARIAN SHALL CONSIST OF THE SPINNERS,
DYERS, AND WEAVERS OF THE MARCHE OF GWYNTARIAN WHO DESIRE TO BE MEMBERS
OF THE GUILD AND WHO FOLLOW THE GUILD LAWS AS SET FORTH IN THIS CHARTER. |
| B. MEMBERS SHALL SHARE THE COST OF GUILD EXPENSES. |
| C. GUILD MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES |
| D. GUILD MEMBERS SHALL SHARE INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE WITH ANY INTERESTED
SCA MEMBER. |
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IV. HIERARCHY
A. GUILD MISTRESS/MASTER
| 1. WILL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERSHIP. |
| 2. WILL SET STANDARDS WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP. |
| 3. WILL OFFICIATE AT MEETINGS. |
| 4. WILL REPRESENT THE GUILD AS SPOKESPERSON AT FORMAL, NON-GUILD FUNCTIONS. |
| 5. SHALL ANNOUNCE MEETINGS, FEAST DAYS AND MISCELLANY. |
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B. SCRIBE
| 1. WILL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE GUILD. |
| 2. SHALL TAKE NOTES OF MATTERS WITHIN THE GUILD AND CONCERNING THE
MEMBERSHIP. |
| 3. SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE MOA/MOS OF THE MARCH OF GWYNTARIAN
UP-TO-DATE WITH THE PERTINENT ACTIVITIES OF THE GUILD. |
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| V. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS |
| WILL BE BY A 2/3'S VOTE OF THE GUILD AFTER A FORMAL HEARING OF GRIEVANCES. |
| VI. THE CHARTER SHALL BE REVIEWED AND REVISED ANNUALLY AND AS
NEEDED. |
VII. ADVANCEMENT
A. APPRENTICE:
ALL PERSONS SHALL ENTER THE GUILD AS APPRENTICES. |
B. JOURNEYMAN:
1. AN APPRENTICE MAY ADVANCE TO JOURNEYMAN BY THE VOTE OF:
| a. THE MASTER/MISTRESSES |
| b. JOURNEYMEN, IN THE ABSENCE OF MASTERS |
| c. THE ENTIRE GUILD, IN THE ABSENCE OF THOSE OF HIGHER RANK |
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| 2. HE/SHE MUST DISPLAY CONTINUED COMPETENCE IN THREE OR MORE PERIOD
FIBERS IN SPINNING, THREE PERIOD TYPES OF WEAVINGS AND THREE PERIOD DYES |
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C. MASTER
| 1. A JOURNEYMAN MAY BECOME A MASTER BY VOTE OF THE ENTIRE GUILD, WITH
THE WEIGHT RESTING ON THE OPINION OF ANY MASTER(S) ALREADY IN THE GUILD,
UPON PRESENTATION OF A MASTER-PIECE IN PERIOD WEAVING, SPINNING AND DYEING. |
| 2. THE WEAVING MASTER-PIECE MUST BE OF SUITABLE COMPLEXITY TO WARRANT
THE ADVANCEMENT AND MUST BE PERFECTLY EXECUTED. IT SHOULD BE ENTIRELY
HANDSPUN AND DYED WITH PERIOD DYES |
| 3. SAMPLES OF SPINNING MUST BE PRESENTED IN WOOL, SPUN WOOLEN AND WORSTED,
LINEN, AND ONE OTHER PERIOD FIBER. THEY MUST ALL BE PREPARED
FROM THE RAW FIBER IN A PERIOD MANNER USING PERIOD TECHNIQUES AND
EQUIPMENT. EACH SAMPLE SHOULD WEIGH AT LEAST ONE-HALF OUNCE, AND
WILL BE JUDGED ON FINENESS AND EVENNESS. AT LEAST, ONE SAMPLE SHOULD
BE PLYED. |
| 4. FIVE SAMPLES OF DYEING SHOULD BE PRESENTED. THESE SHOULD BE PERIOD
IN DYE AND TECHNIQUE, FOLLOWING PERIOD RECIPES. THE SAMPLES
SHOULD INCLUDE ONE OF VEGETABLE FIBER, TWO WOOL AND TWO SILK. |
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VIII. GUILD BADGE
| A. THE GUILD BADGE SHALL BE A FRET PARTED IN FRETTY OR, WITH
THE FIELD DESIGNATED AS SUCH: VERT--FOR THE ENTIRE GUILD AS A GROUP AND
FOR APPRENTICE; AZURE FOR JOURNEYMAN; GULES FOR MASTER. |
| B. A MEMBER MAY NOT WEAR A BADGE DESIGNATING A RANK OTHER THAN
HIS/HER OWN. |
| C. THE GUILD BADGE, WITH THE PROPER RANK DESIGNATED, MAY BE PUT
ON WORKS MADE BY A MEMBER. WORKS MADE BY THE GUILD AS A WHOLE WILL HAVE
THE GREEN FIELD. |
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| THIS REVISED CHARTER, HAVING BEEN DRAWN UP AND APPROVED BY THE GUILD
MEMBERS AND THE CURRENT OFFICERS, TO WHICH THEY HAVE SET THEIR HANDS, IS
ACTIVATED THIS DAY _______ OF __________, ANNO SOCIATATIS____________.
DEO GRATIAS. |
[signed]
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MISTRESS
[signed]
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SCRIBE |