The Armour Archive

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And I have to say that I would have a difficult time enforcing this policy also, if I were faced with telling a super -Duke that his gear did not satisfy the rules and he must repair or withdraw. The policy would be correct, may actions would be correct...but the societal backlash would far outweig...

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Guillaume Beauvin wrote:Sadly the pattern that I want could hardly be used to cover up armour .

-Guillaume (a 15thC Burgundian wannabe)

Ooo. That's a nice one. Did you see the blog on the RH website? I recently finished the Doublet from that.

Bob

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Ewen MacSuibhne wrote:Because I am poor with patterns, do you plan on doing a surcote pattern in the near future?

If by "surcote" you mean "more elaborate form of tabard", it's in the works, but there's no firm release date yet.

We'll let you know when it's coming.

Bob

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Thanks, Jose, and everyone who puts this offer out as far and wide as possible.

Cheers!

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Adding to Tasha's excellent post: "Camica" is also used specifically for late-C15 to C16 Italian body linens. People use the words interchangeably. It's infuriating, but there it is. We modern people want everything to be pigeonholed, but people in history called the same thing by umpteen ...

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You were obviously talking to the wrong ones. Oh, and there were some PISSED off people. This was at the Ukie Homestead back in the late 90s. I managed to piss off two separate groups: The uber -Catholics and the neo-pagans. Let me tell you their reasons for dudgeon and why both were wrong: 1. The ...

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Obviously the piece with His blood is joke and the whole thing was written in a humorous fashion. That being said, pieces of TOTC are a pretty medieval thing to sell and I think there might well be a market There is, or used to be. Many moons ago at SCA events I used to make an extra buck or two se...

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All, thanks for the support!

Gunny is a powerful motivator.

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Guess how many people have taken advantage of this offer? One. All this sound and fury about helping people cover up, and one? Really? Included in the offer: Tunic patterns ( RH004 , RH010 , RH011 , RH015 ), Arming Garments ( RH006 , RH021 , RH023 ), and Waffenrok ( RH503 ). As an added incentive, ...

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Okay, kids, pull out your Merchant Guide for last year. If you go to Pennsic, you're probably used to seeing us next door to Eadric the Potter and The Spanish Peacock. Well, we needed a bigger space, so they moved us. Reconstructing History will be in Space 151 on Battle Road (where Ice Falcon was l...

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Maelduin mac D wrote:
Tancred de Lanvellec wrote:Just so everyone knows - Wolf was the model for that last pic!

Damn it! My wife was wondering if we could get the model along with the slip. I heartily concurred, until I read this post!

Put your wife in the slip, and I'm sure you'll end up well!

Bob

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Now with pictures! C14-C15 Man's Shirt: https://reconstructinghistory.com/image_lib/C15shirtbig.jpg C12-C13 Braies https://reconstructinghistory.com/image_lib/C12shortsbig.jpg C16 Woman's Hemd/Camica https://reconstructinghistory.com/image_lib/hemdbig.jpg Detail https://reconstructinghistory.com/im...

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Kilkenny wrote:How does that line go.... neither a borrower nor a lender be ?

I want it to be clear I never said that!

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Brewer, (first understand this is posted with respect to you as a fellow adult and equal, lest my tone be midunderstood). No worries, big guy. I've known you long enough to hear your voice speaking when I read your writing. The simple fact is we do not have many people in kingdom who violate this r...

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Oh. My. Merciful. Heavens.

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Linens now uploaded for secure online ordering at:

https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/h ... 3&w=24&r=Y

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I prefer Authoritative parents who are both demanding and responsive. "They monitor and impart clear standards for their children They are assertive, but not intrusive and restrictive. Their disciplinary methods are supportive, rather than punitive. Okay, Dux, you've confused me. The new field...

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Yay! Best to call, Tanc. Kass will be putting up product pages on the website for the linens this weekend, but for now just call.

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Brew. When you rack from the primary, use the leftover yeast in your bread. I try to use yeast that has little in the way of hops and trub in it. When I use that, the dough rises like the Blob on crystal meth, and the bread tastes awesome (if I may say so ). Of course, I've never made barm bread in ...

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Yay!

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I had 2 pair linsey woolsey stockings for all of 3 weeks before they completely wore through and tore out. Is that a common problem with that fabric or are my feet just that caustic? Gosh, I dunno. Were they knit or cut? I don't think it's necessarily common to the fabric or your feet; I think it'd...

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I KNEW that's how you got such nice clothing!! You just go back and nab it! Dude. Way to out me. WAY uncool. Mord: It's about all I can do, I'm afraid. I'd offer to help sew some, but a glance at my event schedule tells me I've got about two weeks of home time between now and the end of Pennsic. Bu...

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Just remembered I forgot to answer your first questions. Kass is not a knitting expert though she knows that knitted stockings can be dated to the Elizabethan period in England. There are knit garments that are older than that, too. But to the best of her knowledge those knitted garments are not sto...

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Folks, In this thread: m we were discussing (ahem) the recent word from the SCA Society Earl Marshal and the various Kingdom Earl Marshals regarding exposed plastic on the Heavy Combat field. I feel passionately about an emphasis on history in the SCA, which is why I support any effort to make the S...

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MJBlazek wrote:that was a tad odd....

Yeah. Weird.

Of course, because I've got all this authentic stuff, I must be so rich I can afford a time machine.

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True dat! Or RH503.

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Good points all, Flittie, and I'm taking them on board. I'll talk to Kass about it and we'll see how the spring and summer treat us.

Thanks!

Bob

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Reading over my posts in this thread, I realize I'm coming across all jagoff. I'm sorry if I've offended anyone with my comments. I feel passionately about an emphasis on history in the SCA, which is why I support any effort to make the SCA more historical (or at least not non-historical). In the in...

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Brewer, would you and Kass consider offering proper 16th-century stockings for men, i.e., woven fabric cut on the bias? I don't know if there are any current vendors of such. There are vendors of woven ladies' stockings, and there are vendors of 17th/18th/19th-century clothes selling knitted stocki...

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How do we foretell who is going to have the greater potential worth to the society? Pretty easily, actually. Someone who passes a bar to entry, someone who has to make some effort to conform before coming to her first event, has more buy-in, is more committed than someone who wanders in aimlessly. ...

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Sorry Brewer but just as in Real life the Rule solution only works if it's enforceable and is enforced. Well, I've advocated that for years. At least I'm consistent. What I don't know is if it should be up to a marshal to determine aesthetics. The wordings seem pretty clear and unambiguous to me, w...

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I have to wonder how much of these Rules would be needed if the more experienced fighters Belted and unbelted alike took the offenders aside and strongly suggested that they improve their kits even to the point of taking the time to help them. I have two days a week were the new guys in the area ca...

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I'm hoping for the banana-hammock.

Then lots of Jameson.

Then pictures.

On the Internet.

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Well said, Tasha.

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Couple of things, Chris. First, the latest C16 underpants we see are the string-bikini type Durer depicted. Second, we know from C18 information that, apart from a few high-class blokes who had their tailors make up linen underpants of the same shape and design of their breeches, men simply tucked t...

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