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I thought that, but if I make you a coat, will you wear it?? You're always complaining about being too hot. If you'll wear a coat

I'll be happy to make you one. Then you can wear a belt and it will look fine.

Gwen

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Well, Thomas worked his butt off for Jeff and the guys picking up the slack for me, so I think it's unlikely that he'll be slapped at all. However, I do agree that the belt is unsightly. I think he's probably wearing a belt because he need to wear a pouch. He needs a pouch on the field because he ne...

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Toby looks like a homeless person in that getup!!!

Yikes.

Gwen

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Burgundy is no longer available.

I have a little bit of black left, 5 yards or so.

Cunian, I hope you wanted black, because thats all I have. You've written twice to say you wanted 3 yards, but have not said of which colour.

Gwen

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How weird- you got reject notices, but I received emails from all 3 of you.

Cutting now, you'll have a total tomorrow. Thanks for resending.

Gwen

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OK, I finally sent out the figures just a few moments ago. Sorry it's later in the day than anticipated, I was having a Monday... If you have not heard back from me, please resend your request. I got spammed yesterday, and spent several hours today digging out from under 18,000 emails. What a nightm...

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Well, the day is over in England. In the end, Jeff didn't win, but he didn't really lose, either. For the final, the scores from the prelims are taken away, and everyone is given points based on their standings. Steve Charlton in the #1 spot got 5 point. Jeff, in #2 spot, got 4 points Toby in #3 spo...

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I think I have 7-10 yards of the burgundy left. It is a great weight for a cloak.

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The burgundy has a fulled, brushed coat finish, so you don't see the weave at all. The black is actually slightly lighter weight than the burgundy, and is a twill with a slightly brushed finish. Very nice. I'm not doing photos and swatches at the $7 price. If I have to put it up on the website I wil...

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I have cut everyone's wool, and still have about 15 yards of black and 15 yards of burgundy that I'm willing to part with. Reeling it off made me remember how nice it was, and why I bought so much of it. If you're thinking about buying some, do it now because if I have any left it's going on the sit...

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At the end of Sunday's competition, the standings are: Steve Charlton 35 Jeff Hedgecock 31 Andy Dean 30 Toby Capwell 29 Arne Koetz 29 Dom Sewell 27 There riders are confirmed for the final tomorrow. ------------------- Battling it out in the morning to make the afternoon final Luke Binks 27 Steve Ma...

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For anyone who follows this, here are the results for today, the first day of the 3-day competition- Stephen Charlton won the morning session with a perfect score of 20. Jeffrey Hedgecock won the second session, with a perfect score of 20, riding against Arne Koets, Andy Dean, Steve Mallet, Toby Cap...

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Actually, I should just say here that if you want a shipping quote I'll need a name and address, so please send that along with the yardage you're wanting and I'll look it up and get back to you.

Thanks.

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Dunno what to tell you. Maybe it's the period after com. I know my email is working because I've been getting email all morning. I got your PM. Please send your real name and address and I'll calculate the shipping.

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You have to remove the spaces to make it work....

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As long as we are at this facility, the events will probably be in late April and late October/early November. If we get a big fat sponsor that wants to move us to the Del Mar Horse Park then who knows when or how often we'll have events. Red Bull has been sniffing around (ohpleaseohpleaseohplease) ...

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Sorry to be confusing!

Both colours are the same weight, which is a light coat weight, not a garment weight.

Gwen

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OK, I thought it was just me. When I saw that I literally fell out of my chair laughing. I figured that was just an American euphemism and didn't mean the same thing in Australia. Guess it does. Dean told me American girls were shocking. Here we have an Australian girl offering to polish Luke's helm...

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Hey all- Before we left for Pennsic, I put out a call for a web designer. I decided to go with Stephen Miller (AKA Wulf), who put this site together for us- WorldJoust.com We still have a couple of finishing touches to work on, but I couldn't wait to tell everyone how absolutely fantastic Stephen ha...

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About 30 yards

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I have some gorgeous black and burgundy wool for sale. I had to buy the whole roll to get the price, so I took a chance I could sell the extra off. This is first quality wool, 60" wide. Light/medium coat weight. It will be great for coats, hoods and hats. I think it is a bit heavy for cotehardi...

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No, sorry Lee, they couldn't get it to work. I'm not technical, so I couldn't tell you what the problem was. We'd love to be able to use it, so maybe the best thing would be to call Jeff after he gets back next week to discuss it? Oh, and here's a clip Luke did for a kid's TV program while he was in...

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Hi all- Just found this thread and thought I'd make comment. Historic Enterprises is a sovereign entity. We are not associated with anyone else, and never have been. Black Swan Designs is the reproduction clothing division of Historic Enterprises, Inc. There is absolutely no connection between Reviv...

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We have it worked out with North County radio station KPRI to give away the donated tickets.

We're closing in on the final list of competitors, should have that for you by next week.

Here's a promo to whet your whistle-

WorldJoust promo

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As I understand it, this event involved literally hundreds of people, so it's inevitable that some gaffe is going to slip through somewhere. At least it wasn't worse, like someone showing up in his pants or something. They did 2 shows a day for 11 days. Toby ran an astonishing 110 courses over the p...

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Don't all Monty Python skits in armour go badly?

Shucks, I missed the sunglasses. It wasn't Toby wearing his huge disco glasses, was it? He's been known to do that.

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It RECREATES a â€˜pas dâ€™armesâ€™, a contest of the KIND that was held to mark Charles the Bold of Burgundyâ€™s marriage with Margaret of York in Bruges in 1468. RECREATES the KIND OF EVENT, not a reenactment of the actual event. Noone ever said it was a reenactment of the Tournament of the Golden...

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You misunderstand. I wasn't responding to a perceived personal attack, I was responding to your personal opinion offered as a fact, and sideways logic. You discount Toby's armour as a recreation of anything that could have existed. Yet, when offered a painting of the exact object, you say 'yeah, but...

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Ah, indeed. So Luke is the out of place goober parading around in an Imperial-Gallic helmet, who the event organizers had no control over. I see.

Gwen

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Sorry you didn't 'get' Luke's getup Bob. If you'll actually look at what Luke is wearing, he has his normal 15thC harness. He's not 'parading around in an 'Imperial-Gallic helmet', his armet (which is Jeff's by the way, Luke borrowed it for this trip) has been tricked out with a Greek crest to keep ...

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I'm kinda surprised that noone has posted images from the Bern event (or maybe someone did and I just missed it). The tournament was held for the Historiches Museum in Bern Switzerland. It recreates a â€˜pas dâ€™armesâ€™, a contest of the kind that was held to mark Charles the Bold of Burgundyâ€™s m...

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This is Mark Griffin (Griff). He's going to be the King of Arms (MC) for our joust in November as well.

Coolnicity.

Gwen

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I made Michael a blue/black/gold brocade COB that he wore to NS court. I didn't tell him, but all the women at HE were just about fainting when we saw him in it. I swear the man is sex on a stick anyway, and the COB has got to be one of -the- sexiest garments ever invented. Holy cow.

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when i tray and wear it i look like Lou Ferigno busting out of Bixby's clothes...I can't even button it higher than mid chest...if i wore it i'd look all disco with the top 10 buttons open OK, now there's a visual for ya! Sounds like you're the right shape for the Chas of Blois, which is also mucho...

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Thanks to everyone who responded to this thread. I've been working with someone and things are going exceptionally well on my project. It won't be complete until I get back from Pennsic so I'm going to hold off a few weeks for the big reveal. I had hoped to be able to email each of you personally to...

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