IN A KINGDOM NOT SO FAR away lives a fair maiden beader by the name of Suzanne who shares with her lord in shining armour (Jason), a love that is entwined in a time where dynasties ruled, crusades were aplenty, women always wore veils and beer was often served with breakfast.
Suzanne and Jason are medieval enthusiasts. Both are active members of a medieval re-creation society called The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) and both recreate crafts from the period. Jason is a blacksmith who custom makes medieval armour and Suzanne (our profile beader) handcrafts contemporary and historically accurate glass beads and jewellery.
Suzanne began making beaded jewellery after studying silver smithing as part of her teaching degree but it wasn’t until she had completed a