Sima Cordovero
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| Resides: Settmour Swamp |
| Status: Active |
| Awards: Order of Precedence |
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 Lozengy sable and argent, three fig leaves in pall stems conjoined vert, a bordure Or. |
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Introduction
Persona
Lady Sima Cordovero is a Sephardic Jewish woman living in India in the 16th century as part of the community that formed there after the Iberian Inquisition.
(Formerly known as Lady Mærhild æt Anestige)
Offices & Positions
- Chatelaine, Barony of Settmour Swamp (March 2015-May 2017)
Event Staff
- Event Steward, Black Gryphon Inn, Feb. 2015
- Co-Event Steward, Black Gryphon In, Feb. 2016
- Co-Event Steward, Coronation of Brennan I and Caoilfhionn I
- Mudthaw, merchant coordinator, year?
- Mudthaw, kitchen staff, multiple years
- Black Gryphon Inn, kitchen staff, multiple years
Projects & Publications
- Queen's Gift, Queen Thyra (Embroidered quilt after the Tristan Quilt), Apr. 2015
- Crown's A&S Champions, March 2018, Impruneta cushion
- Crown A&S Champions, Finalist, 2019 (The Thread of Empire - research paper)
- Pennsic A&S War Point team member, Pennsic 48 ("The Thread of Empire: 16th & 17th century Bengali Monochrome Embroidery" - quilt based on prior research paper)
- Crown's A&S Champions Finalist, Feb. 2020 ("The Thread of Empire: 16th & 17th century Bengali Monochrome Embroidery" - quilt based on prior research paper)
- Queen's Gift, Queen Indrakshi (Indian-style embroidered quiver), Sep. 2022
Ongoing Research and Interests
- Early modern textile trade and manufacturing
- Silk production in India
- Wild silk
- Jewish Languages (currently learning Yiddish)
- Quilting
- Embroidery
- Blacksmithing
- Hurdy Gurdy
Classes
- Introduction to Yiddish Literature -The Bovo Buch
- Wild Silk! - Exploring the different silk varieties from India, Africa, and beyond
- Foundation Piecing (English Paper piecing)