My name is Gina Callender and I have been binding books and making soap since 2000. I started by taking a bookbinding class from an SCA East Kingdom University Event taught by Countess Aidan ni Leir. From there, I read books and did research on-line. I was also interested in how people actually made soap and I did research on that as well.

One thing lead to another and I found myself selling my wares at the Stockwood Renaissance Faire in 2001. Later in the year, I sold my wares at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire (formally Olde World Renaissance Faire). I also work at the New York Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo, NY at the Henna Booth.