Margaret Cochrane
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Introduction
Baroness Margaret Cochrane
I have been in the Society since October 1990 as a freshman in college, when I found a flyer promising to teach me how to make chain mail. Other than that, I weave, knit, and embroider, and sew as little as possible. I'm also a middling-competent musician with several instruments and a pitch problem with singing after cancer treatment that I'm trying to overcome.
MoL Authorization Card Project
Persona
I'm an early 21st century SCAdian. Nominally 12th century lowland Scots
Offices & Positions
Current:
- Deputy kingdom web minister for the MoL authorizations website.
- Seneschal, Kappellenberg, Windmasters' Hill
- A&S officer for K'berg
- At-large herald
Former:
- Kingdom MoL special deputy for programming (office moved to Web Minister 2019)
- Knight Marshal - 14 years (adult heavy) Buckston on Eno, 2 years (youth heavy) Windmasters' Hill
- Deputy Baronial Chronicler, Windmasters' Hill
- Exchequer, Kappellenberg
- Web Minister, Kappellenberg
- Minister for Minors, Windmasters' Hill
- etc, see Resume
Projects & Publications
- I conceived and created the Royal Baker competition, seeing it through the process of adding it to Kingdom Law and judging the first competition
- Latest writeup! MoL Authorization Card Project
- Tournaments Illuminated article on cheesemaking, mid 1990s
- Bast fibre production from seed to cloth (Linen, hemp, and nettle)
- Which fibre does what, and why (physical structure of natural fibres)
- Which loom does what (A survey of different types of looms, with history)
- A different history of looms
- Card Weaving Practicum (a very old paper for a University some years ago)
- Pennywhistle History and Practicum (Look! A non-fibre class!)
- Salt-cured Sausage (Competition entry for Ymir some years ago)
- Crimea
- Battle of Buttington
- Older than History
- History of Bagpipes
Awards and Achievements
OP
- Award of Arms (Atlantia)
- Companion of the Boreas (Atlantia) (Windmaster's Hill)
- Companion of the Kitty Hawk (Atlantia) (Windmaster's Hill)
- Baronial Award of Excellence (Atlantia) (Windmaster's Hill)
- Companion of the Don Quixote (Atlantia) (Windmaster's Hill)
- Companion of the Coral Branch (Atlantia)
- Companion of the St. Nicholas (Atlantia) (Windmaster's Hill)
- Companion of the Pearl (Atlantia)
- Court Baroness (Atlantia)
- Companion of the Opal (Atlantia)
- Companion of the Golden Dolphin (Atlantia)
- Companion of the Don Quixote (Atlantia) (Windmaster's Hill)
- Award of the Silver Nautilus (Atlantia)
University
- Bachelors of SCA Studies
- Fellows of the University
- Masters of SCA Studies
- Honorary Doctors of the University
- The Trivium/Quadrivium (Retired December 1999)
- Old Bachelors (Retired November 1997)
- Old Masters (Retired March 2012)
Classes Taught
Most recently, I attended the Known World Agriculture and Forestry festival, where I taught two classes:
- Bast fibre production from seed to cloth (Linen, hemp, and nettle)
- Which fibre does what, and why (physical structure of natural fibres)
I organized a weaving track for a recent University, and taught two classes:
- Which loom does what (A survey of different types of looms, with history)
- Practical Weaving hands-on advice
Other University classes taught include:
- Bagpipe history
- Bagpipe 101
- Pennywhistle
- Pre-weaving (warping the loom, picking fibres)
I have sheep-to-shawl and weaving demonstrations for use at school and summer camp demos.
Windmasters' Hill has regular classes every month, and I have taught several classes there.
Kappellenberg has classes every week, and I have taught dozens of classes there.
Event Positions
- Head Cook, George and the Dragon 2000?
- Head Cook, Day in Venice April 2002
- Reservationist, Day in the Court of Burgundy April 2003
- Emergency Head Cook, Rapier Academy 2007
- Marshal in Charge, Rapier Academy 2007
- Arts & Sciences organizer and/or judge various
- Reservationist, Coronation Spring 2011
- Head Cook, Day on the Black Sea May 2013
- Second cook, Ymir Feb 2014, 2019
- Marshal for Heavy Combat, Midnight at the Oasis Sept 2014
- Youth Combat MiC, Ymir 2016, 2018
- Baronial Artisan Challenge entrant by request of Her Excellency Windmasters'Hill, KASF (2nd place)
Demos
Windmasters' Hill and its various cantons put on several demos per year. See my resume for a mostly complete list of which ones I have attended (numbering in the dozens).