Largesse

Their Highnesses welcome donations of largesse.  Please contact the largesse coordinator, Baroness Ainslee Goldheart (lady.ainslee@gmail.com), with questions or donations.  Following are some largesse ideas; please note this is just a starting point for your inspiration and by no means an exhaustive list.  Thank you for your generosity!

• Gifts for children
  • Dolls
  • Tops
  • Other handmade toys
• Fiber arts
  • Lucet or fingerloop cords (especially in Principality or Kingdom colors)
  • Inkle bands
  • Handspun threads
  • Drop spindles
  • Lucets
  • Needlecases
  • Pincushions
  • Naalbinding needles
  • Buttons (preferably wood, horn, or metal)
• Bags/haversacks/containers
  • Period styles preferred
  • Natural fabrics/materials preferred
  • Handcrafted or handpainted boxes (e.g. for jewelry)
• Feastgear & related items
  • Utensils especially needed
  • Matched sets
  • Period style (e.g. no obtrusively modern patterns)
  • Lighting (e.g. piercework luminaries, candleholders, candles – please avoid any overpowering scents)
• Linens
  • Napkins
  • Handkerchiefs
  • Cup covers
  • Could be decorative e.g. embroidered, hand finished, or beaded
  • Sachets (please seal well and avoid any overpowering scents)
• Food/cooking
  • please label and date any food items; feel free to include recipes
  • Turned or carved spoons
    • Medieval spices or spice blends (please seal well)
    • Camping spice kits
• Games
  • Travel-sized games: great for all ages!
  • Nine or twelve man’s morris; chess; checkers; backgammon
  • Handmade or handpainted boards, or paint board on leather or cloth that can double as pouch for gamepieces
• Handmade illuminated thank you notes
• Jewelry & Accessories
  • Beads, gemstones, metals, Norse wire weaving
  • Please avoid plastics or other non-period materials
  • Necklaces, veil pins, brooches, Norse bead strands
  • Wooden combs or mirrors
  • Linen veils
  • Garters (woven or leather) that can be tied or buckled (adjustable sizes)
  • Belt pouches (tie on or slide through belt)
  • Belt plaques
• Ideas for fighters
  • Coifs/arming caps (larger is OK); white and off-white preferred
  • Duct tape
  • Armor bag deodorizes (sachet with neutral scent and baking soda)
  • Helm bags