About Me

ABOUT ME

I am a university educated woman and by profession I am a certified
counselor. With my clients I would often use art therapy and crafts of
some kind to help my clients with release of stress and frustration.

My inspiration was my husband he was the person that was instrumental
in encouraging me to start my own business and to help me step beyond
my boundaries. I am very active in the SCA (www.sca.org) which is an
international organization that studies and recreates the middle ages and
renaissance and my designs reflect that in my finished product. After his
tragic death, I excelled in my business and it has helped me to heal and
expand my horizons.

I have been working my craft as a business since Feb/04. I have over 18
years of sewing and design experience and 10 years of embroidery
experience. I have won three Arts awards from the Society for Creative
Anachronism for my designs and embroidery.
My product is made in a small cottage on my land near the Fraser River
in B.C., Canada. My husband started to build me a studio before he was
killed in a car accident in 2004 (he was a passenger). I hope to have it
finished this year.

I have sold my work in Whistler, Granville Island and Colorado. As well
as the Circle Craft in Vancouver, Art Market in Calgary, Toronto One of
A Kind, and the Signature Edmonton Xmas show. Through the internet I
have sold my hats all over the world.

Mission, Vision, Values
My products are the ultimate Eco-luxury! People want to see options that
have a good environmental impact. My products use 95% recycled
materials, fur, leather, and wool. I use recycled items to produce a new
reusable product. Nature recycles everything. Every piece that I create is
"one of a kind". My hats will give you the feeling of elegance and the
experience of wearing a piece of European history. I believe in quality,
great service and guarantee.

Thank you
Michele Franklin

SCA
Society For Creative Anachronism

The SCA is a historical educational society dedicated to recreating pre 1600
c Medieval times.

I have been playing in the SCA since 1999. Since then I have been an active
member in many projects. In the SCA I am know as:

Her Ladyship Cerridwen Ravenhawk of Conway
Awards:
A0A, GDS, MI, Forget me Not, Princess's Talon, JDL, l'Ordre de l"Etoile
d'Argent, Order of the Silver Pillar, Kings Favour
Honorary Citizen of Ansteorra
Friend to the Shire of Appledore
Senior Marshall - Thrown Weapons and Target Archery
Mother to Zeus the Italian Greyhound
I don't live in any Branch of Tir Righ, I live in what they would call Kings
Land, but I sometimes call my home Lions Gate.

Device:
Per chevron Or Inverted & Azure a Greyhound head Erased Azure & Cresent
Or
10th Century Angelo Saxon

Teaching
I have taught at Ithras in Tir Righ and An Tir
I have also given private lessons to people whom ask
Medieval Herbs
Medieval Embroidery
Norse Wire Weaving
Lucet
Stick Weaving

Autocrate of events
Bard & A Banquet 2002
Lionsdale Champions 2003
Winter's Tourney 2004
Lionsdale Champions 2004
Deputy Merchantacrate - Gulf Wars 2009

Offices Held
2002-2003 - Chamberlain of Lionsdale - Deputy Herald of Linsdale
March 2003 - Seneschale of the Shire of Lionsdale
2006 - 2008 - Deputy of Hounds - The Hounds of the Hunt Guild of An Tir

2004 - Lionsdale Arts and Science Champion
2006 & 7- Eisenmarch War Dog Champion
2009 - Shittemwood Arts and Science Champion

Volunteer - Donations
2002 - - Helped to paint the wall hanging that was raffled off in Lionsdale at
Lionsdale Champions. I was involved in helping to paint wall hangings for
Lionsdale.

2002 - presented a hand made Italian Goat skin Binder with personal
stationary and envelopes (paper was hand made) for Queen McClure.

2003 - Facilitated and ran a raffle for Lionsdale that brought in funds to
purchase materials for Lionsdale's pavilion. Helped sew Lionsdale pavilion.
Cieran, my husband built the poles. Cieran built the chest show below, we
both painted it and we donated it to Lionsdale for the raffle.
2003 - Chest built by Cieran and painted by both he and I. The chest was
presented to Nicholaus Barchatov and Alyssia (Alyssia of Cameo Keepe) in
Sept. 2003. She currently has the chest.
2003 - Won charter making contest "Winter's Tourney" Charter used for
Lionsdale Champions 2003
2003 - Ithra - received MI Majestrate of Ithra for teaching Medieval Herbs
2003- presented Queen Gabriell MacBain a custom made hat and Gunnar
Brunwolf a hand made tally booklet for thrown weapons and archer.

Made Viscountess Amanda's Mongolian Hat
For the 5 Clintons I have donated my Generator and Steel ladder for use to
help build the castle and various projects for Clinton War.
2004 - My husband was instrumental in building the Castle at Clinton and was
given an Albatross after his death in Clinton for long term service in one
project. I wear it because he was working on the castle for the both of us.
2004 - Retinue - Lady in waiting for Princess Kensia, unfortunately, I helped
little becaus eof my husband's death.
2004 - Hats made for TRH Kheron Azov and Kensia Einarsdottir and their
son.
2004 - Presented king Skapti Thorinsson a chest that was made by a friend
and painted by me. (this was a promise from Cieran that he would make
Skapti a chest and I kept that promise.
2005 Six hats made by myself and presented to Royalty at 12th Night.
Presented coat and hat made for the Princess of Tir Righ Bernadette Ebhilin
Ard.
2005 - Apprenticed to Dame Tsivia from Ealdormere in Estrella for my
sewing of my coats, hats, hand embroidery and machine digitizing of
embroidery.
2005 - Hat made for our Prince Ulf Bllodfoot Fallgrson of Tir Righ. I also
embroidered his patches of his beaver for his retinue.
I have made several patches for various projects and donated them to the
SCA.
2005 - Digitized and embroidered Lions Gate Populous badge, Tir Righ
populas badge and An Tir's populace badge. All proceeds went to the Travel
fund for the king and Queen, Prince and Princess.
2005 - HRM Angharad's - Hat and coat was given to her at. I was on her
wardrobe Retinue and embroidered her device for her Retinue and other
embroidery that was sewed onto bags for largess.
2005 - Princess Amanda Kendal of Westmoreland - A & S Retinue. Gave
Melissa Kendal her daughter a hat. Embroidered her Frets for all of her
Retinue team. Donated Largess items.
Zeus - Royal hound to Princess Amanda Kendal of Westmoreland.
2005 Summer Hunt - Zues won - most adorable dog - dragon costume

2006 - Donated embroidered patches for Princess Kensia's largess items.
2006 - Summer Hunt - Zues retains his title - Mongolian costume
2006 - Presented King Sven of An Tir a hat with Wolf fur.
2006- Donated several hand made items for largess for An Tir and Tir Righ.

2007- Donated custom made hat for raffle for the Travel fund.
2007- Presented hats for the King Cedric and Queen Elizabeth of An Tir and
their children.
2007 - Made coats and hats for Ulsted the Unsteady and Ebergardis von Zell,
King and Queen of Ansteorra
2007 - Donated several items for largess for An Tir and Tir Righ.
2007 - Helped to sell t-shirts for travel fund at my booth in Pennsic
2008 - hat (gift) made for Mir's elevation to Pelican.
2008 - Donated hat for prize for the Hunt Guild.
2008 - Made a wolf hat and presented it to the King of Ansteorra
2008 - Queen of Ansteorra Ebergardis von Zell made me Honorary Citizian of
Ansteorra.
2008 - Zeus won dog costume contest at Sealion War. Turkish outfit.
2009 - Bear and Arctic fur hat given to their Highnesses of Tir Righ at Golden
Swan
2009 - Calendar for the dogs of An Tir - The funds were to purchase a Lure
machine so that we could have fun with the dogs in An Tir. This was an effort
with my good friend Brigette.
2009 - 10 Calendars were given to the Crown of An Tir for Largess at
Estrella War
2009 - 10 Calendars were given to their Highness of Tir Righ for Largess at
Estrella War
2009 - Hat given to Her Highness of Tir Righ at Estrealla war to keep warm.
Her other hat was being made with faux fur because of her allergies, a Woman
always needs 2 hats or more.
2009 - Hat and leather bound book given to Dame Tsivia as a present for her
elevation to Pelican.
2009 - Hats made for Their Royal Majesties of Ansteorra.
2009 - Coats made for his Royal Majesty Cedric, Bog coats made for his
children.
2009 - Coat made for her Highness Renne of Tir Righ - presented at Golden
Swan
2009 - Taught Lucet weaving and Norse Wire weaving at Golden Swan.
2010 - Gifted her Royal Majesty Owain ap Einar a Wolf hat at 12fth Night.
2010 - Wolf hat made for The Prince Olfgard and a crystal fox hat made for
Princess Renee of Tir Righ
2010 - Hats given to their Royal Majesties of An Tir