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Gwen

"Jeff likes it when I stuff my codpiece in his"

Hooboy, that was -way- too much information!

Gwen

Gwen

OK boys, that's quite enough!

Hurley, you take your medication like a good boy and Johnson, NO MORE COFFEE FOR YOU!!!

Geez. [img]http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Gwen

Gwen

You go girl! Doing it right the first time out of the chute saves you money that might bew wasted on something you'll regret later on. Atta girl! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif My husband Jeffrey uses the "holes in the braies and ties" approach when he wears his mid 14th C. stuff, so I...

Gwen

You need to stop drinking so much coffee dear, your post has a bit of a manic edge to it... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Anyway, you say "I know lots of undocumentable stuff works, but you know as well as I that working doesn't mean it's right." The information I presented about the rin...

Gwen

Jeff J., the ring brooches associated with the skeletons at Chalsis are thought to have been used to secure hosen to a braie-girdle, as they are found over the hip bones.

Mac weared his breeches and hosen that way and it seems to work just fine.

Just a thought.

Gwen

Gwen

With all you stud muffins in Codnor, would you believe me if I said it was a Freudian slip?

Gwen, who meant no disrespect....

Gwen

Flonzy, look through Arnold again because there are several men's outfits that have lace on sleeves. The reason you might have missed it is because they don't look anything like the tie on sleeves 'a la Zefirelli's Romeo and Juliet that one sees at RenFaires and other places. The look with the decor...

Gwen

The short definition of "living history" to me is selecting a moment in time and then trying to recreate it as accurately as possible, down to all the small details. Some reenactors focus on the "big picture" and don't notice things like machine stitching and fake fur while others start a new suit o...

Gwen

Men of Codpiece and Men of Warwick are in the MD/Wash DC/VA area

Red Company - 1471 is So. Cal.

Wolfe Argent is New hampshire and environs.

Oh, and we're all recruiting, so step right up!

Gwen

Gwen

I've been following this thread but I'm still not clear what is meant by "traveling bag".

A noble on pilgrimage would have entirely different things than he would if he were moving house. A "knight" on crusade is going to bring different things than one on the tournament circuit.

Gwen

Gwen

Call the Art Instititute of Chicago, find out who the textile/clothing conservation person is there and ask them the exact same question. The AIC has a pretty spectacular collection of textiles (The Keir Collection), so they should be able to help you. Depending on condidtion, the advice will probab...

Gwen

There's a reason we stitch through the drawcord-- so you can't grab one end and pull the whole thing out, or worse yet, have that happen in the washer. Don't take the tag out unless you absolutely have to. Once the fabric's been washed the smooth finish is gone and it's a complete pain in the butt t...

Gwen

Hi Mason-

I try not to conduct business on the forums, so I've sent you a private email.

I don't want to embarrass you by discussing your underwear needs in public!

Gwen
Black Swan Designs

Gwen

Contact the Baroness for Seattle (Barony of Madrone) and she can probably help you find the person you're looking for:

Mistress Anne-Marie d'Ailleurs (Anne-Marie Rousseau)
acrouss@gte.net

Good luck!

Gwen

Gwen

It looks like someone plated Yogi Bear. How silly. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif Did you look at his other stuff? The maximillian helmet looks like some weird lizard thing with that coating on it. What is that, some sort of automotive finish? Do you think he's getting ithis stuff from I...

Gwen

Since when do any type of bears operate vehicles, chainsaws or flame throwers??? Do bears now fire shotguns? Wield sledgehammers??

Puleeze. [img]http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img] Just another wackadoo for daytime TV.

Gwen

Gwen

What is the basis for recommending the "heavyweight hemp twill"?

Is this what was used on a significant portion of the extant brig fragments? Written records? Supposition? Extrapolation?

Gwen, curious

Gwen

Look again folks- Mandrake Armouries sold these gauntlets. As you all know, Roderic is absolutely scrupulous about his quality, and he wouldn't offer them if they weren't up to his standards. Ted, an SCA Knight (Steingrim? Rod told me but I can't remember now) is the one who did the deal with the In...

Gwen

Hey man, don't send them to me- you're the expert on that stuff. 40 foot tall spiders, crocodiles, Power Rangers.....I'm just the chick that does medieval underwear, OK? Sword, what sword? They change your medication too? I always feel weird when they change my meds......maybe it's the full moon.......

Gwen

Cedric, if your wife wants to do it have her contact the client directly.

Good luck!

Gwen

Gwen

More important? Probably. More amusing? Hardly. I don't know about you but reading/following this saga has been -very- entertaining, has been the cause for more than a few out-loud guffaws and most certainly a lot of astonished "Can you believe this?" comments around here. Like I've said before- it'...

Gwen

I think most of us realize that MC is just shooting his mouth off, and doesn't plan to pursue legal action of any sort. When I read Gundo's post on the OF board about countersueing, the image of this guy in court, explaining his ludicrous story to a judge occured to me and I nearly fell out of my ch...

Gwen

The inability of finding reliable sources for gossamer, dragon scales or the ever popular stardust has proved problematic, therefore, I am - regretably- unable to provide a line of period clothing for the well-dressed elf.

Gwen

Gwen

So tell us Mr. Curator, how many hours a day so you spend polishing the paint off of historical pieces, and removing rolls to make them easier to display? Certainly some painful display choices made by the Victorians can be cited- the hole in the saddle of the A21 in the Wallace collection immediate...

Gwen

Pretty piece, very nice work- Good job! If you're using the Gaston Phoebus pouch as "inspiration", I'd say your pouch is fine as it stands. If you're going for a replica, here's some things you may want to tweak: ⋅ Bottom edge of your flap seems a good bit more shaped than the one in Phoe...

Gwen

I've waited to see if anyone else would get it, but I guess not. Broadway did -exactly- what Mathew Cross demanded by providing a complete, absolute, humble apology for any and all wrongs done which were real, implied or inferred. He even apologized for creating the AA......... In doing so, he's com...

Gwen

I'm a huge fan of Cecelia Holland - http://www.thefiredrake.com/ You might try "Jerusalem" or "Antichrist" (Author's summary for both)- Jerusalem NY: Forge, hardcover 1996; paper 1997 A Knight Templar, enmeshed in the politics of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, struggles to keep himself right with God in ...

Gwen

<B>"So you legions of dishonor who dwell in this dark place. Assemble all and rat pack me. Truth will overcome you all! I stand with nothing but the power of the truth and defy all here who are against me. '</B> "I will smite thee with my Sword of Truthâ„¢ to send thee to yonder dark and scary Field...

Gwen

No, I'm pretty much all around clueless.

Gwen

Gwen

BTW, I'm not an armourer. I do not and have never made armour or anything like it. One person has even implied that I don't know jack about armour, and that may be true. *shrug*. I do, however, know how to do research, and I understand the concept of answering direct questions, which you offered to ...

Gwen

Polished armour in a battle, in case Montefeltro's armour doesn't count for some reason:

[img]http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/art/p/piero/francesc/croce/battle_h/trumpete.jpg[/img]

Gwen Nowrick
Ramona, CA

Gwen

The armour pictured is not parade or display armour, but that of the most highly respected condotiere (mercenary general) of his age, Federigo Montefeltro: "Nor are there wanting many true witnesses still living who can testify to his prudence, humanity, justice, generosity, undaunted spirit, to his...

Gwen

Sorry, I'm unable to make that second one come up as a photo.

Find it here: http://www.geocities.com/hansiiholbein2/Berruguete.html

Gwen Nowrick
Ramona, CA

Gwen

Many armours had long useful lives with minor working marks and ended up filed smooth by museum curators hundreds of years later... The working finish of a combat armour is its planishing not its polishing." [img]http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/piero/montefeltro.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoci...

Gwen

" Many many armours had rolled edges trimmed off for display in museum display restorations. By this means a large tattered battle armour could be turned into a small brightly polished collectors display piece rather than a sholastic study piece." Please indicate the basis for this statement, provi...