The Armour Archive

patric

Yeah, I'm totally flexible on slashes. I'll slash it like a jackolantern, if ya want. It is my understanding that felted wool is made of raw fibers, and fulled wool is made from already woven cloth. I was planning on fulling the wool, as I always do, but hand, in hot water. I also like to further co...

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Sieghart,

Just go ahead and shoot me an email at OldDecember1066@gmail.com. Sorry to be a pain in the butt.

I'll have picture soon! Promise!

-Patric

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Lucian Ro, try again. olddecember1066@gmail.com. I may have typed it wrong before. Considering the amount of material that goes into one of these, yeah, that'd be a serious price cut. If the email fails again, try patsulla@yahoo.com, or just my phone (773) 426-7679. My private messages have been kin...

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Just posted these in the Off Topic Posts section, and JT told me I should move 'em here. I started wholesaling steampunk corsets to a couple companies, so I figured I'd see if anyone here wants one. This one is an underbust. She buckles in the front, and has lace loops (like the top laces of your bo...

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also, you can do the shell in wool. It should be easier to work and cheaper. I sew on a Juki 555 industrial machine with a two horse motor. Leather sews just as easily as wool, and I think it actually slashes easier. I'd be more than happy to do the whole thing out of wool, linen, cotton, or stretc...

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It's crossed my mind, but I honestly don't know what goes into one. I've never handled one personally. How much variation is there kingdom to kingdom?

-Patric

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i just have a black hide, and some red linen. One of these two is what I had planned, but I could make whatever you'd like!

Thanks,

-Patric

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They're linen, stuffed with cotton, and trimmed with leather (where it laces on). I'll have a picture as soon as this one is done!

-Patric

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I'm about to put them into production, and need to make an initial prototype to gauge pricing and get the quirks worked out of my patterns. If you would like one, please let me know. I'd like to make it for a 38 to 42 inch chest (because that helps me calculate materials), but if you have a 56 inch ...

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I hate to have to write this, but for some reason I'm not able to see all of my private messages. They're just not there. I have an aventail and two liners half finished, and I need to know who they were to go to. Totally my fault for not keeping better track. If you could please please please pleas...

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I would make you a master to make copies for use as a church fund raiser. I have no problem with you doing that. I'm obviously not the first to have this idea, and I could use Old J.C. on my side a little more these days....

-Patric

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Vladimir wrote:It shouldn't become a problem unless you...
A. force people to buy them.
B. con people into thinking they are real (archeologically or spiritually).

That's my logic, but I know other people don't always follow that whole "common sense" thing...

-Patric

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The thought was to have them 8.5x11, with illuminations around the edge, and a nice Gothic script, in Latin. I'd love to find an image, or at least the text, from an original that I could copy. I'd also like to sell them with a little half sheet that would have a translation, and a brief description...

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Hey Guys, I've got some events coming up, and I'm looking for some little products that I can sell that would be low cost, and just neat stuff. My dad came to visit me this weekend, and we've been talking about it, and he suggested selling indulgences. Would you pay five or ten bucks for a personali...

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I've been out for a while, although I still REALLY want it. The money I had set aside for it was stolen when my house was broken into.

Oh well... it'll look prettier on you anyway

-Patric

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I hear that. It things were a little thicker, I wouldn't have to wait till January to buy your sword!

-Patric

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Chris, you're selling your Albion? Wow... If its still around in January when I get my financial aid, I might take it, simply because I think you'll want it back some day...

-Patric

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Patric Sullivan - Wisconsin resident for 16 years, and therefore a Bears fan

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Last years I worked on the team that made Benny the Bull's costume. I made his shoes and the horns for his head. I have more bulls gear than I know what to do with haha. That 51 jersey is the one I want.

-Patric

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What are you looking for in trade? Do you need hats or clothes? Do you maybe also have a Hawks jersey? haha I wan't a Niemi jersey...

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I'd be willing to make one custom, or as many as you want. I've always done them from linen, stuffed with raw cotton. I'm about to take on a couple aventails, so it would be nothing to add a spangen liner.

Shoot me a PM if you're interested.

-Patric

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Sorry about the delay, but here's a picture. Let me know if you want more views.

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What are you looking for in trade?

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I'd do one custom for you. PM me or e-mail me at patsulla@yahoo.com if you're interested.

-Patric

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can't find my camera cord... could i send them to your cell phone? haha... Otherwise I'll try to figure out how to email them to myself from my phone. I wish I had bluetooth on my computer...

-Patric

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I got this when I got my first bike at 16. It was a bit big, but fit pretty well then. My thought was that I would grow enough to fill it out. I had a 40 or 42 inch chest then, and now have a 37 rather than a 47. I got taller, and skinny, not bulky, so the thing has just been sitting around for a co...

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Hey Guys, I have a potential proposition. As has been discussed in a few other threads, I'm in the early stages of starting my own clothing company. At this point, one of my biggest problems is lack of capital, as I still have to pay tuition and text books aren't cheap. But I had a thought. I have a...

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Those have some interesting tailoring. I'm looking at how the feet are constructed. Really cool. What's the history behind them? I really like the idea of doing exact reconstructions of extant pieces. I feel like it is the best way to get an accurate reproduction of a period piece. There's a lot les...

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GvR wrote:The gaudier the better in my opinion.

But of course!

Getting patterns drafted can be a slow process at first, but midterms are over and I'm really trying to get this stuff going. I'm really excited to take some of your suggestions and get some reactions from samples!

-Patric

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One more thing... Striped landsknecht hose, in large, can be made from otherwise unusable pieces of wool. Although I do NOT want to try to compete with Historic Enterprises on the hose front, it seems like no one makes those cool stripes. How would you guys feel about striped slash and puff hose? -P...

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Oh, and that is a good point, about the thread. In my experience (and if the owner of Revival or HE would like to say contrary, I would welcome it), even clothing with the highest standards of history, as far as material goes, is sewn together with polycotton thread, if it is machine stitched. The s...

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TomSaucer, duly noted. However, although I did leave this totally open to discussion, I'd rather not get into the "cotton debate," nor the "available versus widely used" debate just right now. I value your opinion, and all of your opinions, but the fact of the matter is that such things have been di...

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In the research I've been doing lately, I've found that no one really seems to sell landsknecht stuff at all, and for that reason, its pretty high up on my list. I'll be draping and patterning a waffenrock this weekend, and should have pictures of it on my facebook page by early next week.

-Patric

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For some reason every time I "fix" the link, and do it properly with the " " the archive rejects it, and nothing shows up in the body of the post. I wonder if JT has something against linking to facebook pages. Hhhmmm.... If you click on the website button at the bottom of my posts, that'll take you...

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Most of the clothing I have made, by the standards you've outlined, would be high end SCA stuff. I have a living history kit that I made for myself that is out of hand spun, hand woven cloth, sewn together by hand with a needle and thread. I can do that, if its what you want; but for the sake of pro...

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