The Armour Archive

Tailoress

Banning machine stitching is a bit much. I agree, but no-one is talking about banning machine stitching. We're talking about visible machine stitching. There is a difference. LH-level re-enactment generally does not allow visible machine stitching. If people want to talk the talk... Some people are...

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Completely agreed. I just see little reason to spin my own yarn for my fabric. Understood; I wasn't drawing any connection to what you'd written (which does make sense to me: it doesn't sit quite right that the whole sheep-to-shawl concept may be given auth points for the vertical process inherent ...

Tailoress

Gilebert wrote:In reading through, I may have picked up on an inaccurate connotation.

Uh... okay, still completely not comprehending you.

Could you be specific? Thanks,

Tasha

Tailoress

On visible machine sewing, I am good with that because it is a small detail not a glairing one. Potayto-potahto. You guys don't even want fully-hidden plastic breastplates, but it's okay to have machine stitching in plain sight? Nailing down these requirements to every stickler's satisfaction is go...

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Here's another reason to mix things up and have some home-made stuff thrown in with your store-bought stuff -- variety. We don't have a whole row of stores selling furred goods or metal goods, or tableware, etc, all providing slightly different quality and atmosphere. So to avoid looking cookie-cutt...

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In reading through these posts, I would hope that many people would remember one thing... According to SCA organization policies: "All persons are assumed to be of noble lineage." Now.. how that person actually dresses themselves is up to them. But for the Emprise, there will be standards. Just a r...

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Alexander wrote:...most people are hesitant to go walking around in what looks like a diaper and long socks combined with what is essentially a dress for men.

Can I hire you as my 14thc publicist? You have a way with words.

-Tasha

Tailoress

I know everyone in forefront of this shot: [img]http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/Battle30_2006/DSCN0062.JPG[/img] From left to right: Count Ingvar (Aethelmarc), Baron Asbjorn Johansen (East), Sir Nigel (Ealdormere), Master Geoffrey the Younger (East), Lady Sichelgeita (East), Master Galleron...

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Here's something to consider... if you don't want to buy the plaques or get a fully-made one from a retailer, you could make it a home project for hardly any money at all; all the tools are easy to find too, as long as you're not casting. Galleron was reminding me that many of the extant pieces are ...

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James, I didn't think you were referring to me at all actually, since I haven't shown up in public in YEARS wearing that getup, so no worries... I was just saying that at Pennsic this year I saw a rather even distribution across the sexes of "good" versus "bad". To me, there was no differentiation b...

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Concerning the cross-dressing of women as spectators.... The ratio of cross-dressing 14thc women to every other kind of woman at Pennsic is extremely rare. Also, those who do it do it better than most other people are doing historical clothing at Pennsic, all time periods included. (I don't entirely...

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Hi Gethin, I responded to you on the other thread you posted this on. I like the idea a lot. I took a better look at the article on the Charles VI jupon and what do you know: " Le tracÃ© de forme oblongue d'un accessoire aujourd'hui perdu, destinÃ© Ã retenir la chaÃ®nette habituelle au XIVe s. pour...

Tailoress

Gethin, that's an interesting and plausible idea. Yesterday Master Galleron (welcome Galleron, to the AA!) and I were pouring over brass rubbings and illuminations for belt and scabbard suspension details and so your idea comes at a fortuitous time for me. Galleron pointed out that here and there, o...

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Thanks for thinking of me, Aaron. Angus, I'll volunteer to help vet soft martial kit along with Klaus and Cet's hard kit vetting if you guys will have me, and especially if Klaus doesn't make it out next year -- no guarantees for him from California this far in advance, I'm betting. If you don't kno...

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-- and let the SCA paradigm go, at least for that deed of arms. -Tasha I assume that means colour too? I just found myself looking at the pictures going "hmm, squire, knight, knight, um, not sure.. " just looking at the belts. I thought about that for a minute and found it to me a distraction from ...

Tailoress

Do any of you folks follow Master Galleron de Crecy's blog, A Commonplace Book?

http://willscommonplacebook.blogspot.com/

He doesn't write exclusively about martial stuff, but a lot of it is on-topic for what's being discussed here.

-Tasha

Tailoress

Good thing you're in Australia. (For you, that is.)

Tailoress

I feel my long-standing belt frustration finally falling away... people are paying attention... *relief*.... *hope*....

-Tasha

Tailoress

Now I've finally seen you in your Scythian! Very nice.

-Tasha
PS -- It was a pleasure to meet you and converse with you.

Tailoress

Note another historically-based option is that you can wear a sword belt ---AND--- a plaque belt. The sword belt goes around the real waist (and carries the sword) and the plaque belt goes about the hips (and carries the dagger). Yep. That's the coolest use of belts for the visual effect, IMO -- us...

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Hi Audax, Those fittings look nice and are probably appropriate. (I'm not a big belt expert, btw -- I just know that there's a big diff. between the way most SCA fighters use belts and the way they appear to have been used in the time period)... I think that for the 30 you'd just want to either make...

Tailoress

Lets come up with a cool name for this tourney.... Then we can hopefully register it as a domain name... The Grande Tourney? The Tournament of the Garden of Eden? ( I see what we are doing as trying to create a perfect place... Eden.. ) That could also give us a theme for the tourney... I've always...

Tailoress

"Nothing but the tape --" and belts not doing anything other than signifying SCA affiliation. I have a humble request for next year's Battle of the 30 -- for those who are really trying to feel and look more like a 14thc knight, might you consider upgrading your belt rigs to better match what was kn...

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I am kicking myself for missing this deed of arms as a spectator, but had many friends in it who talked about it for the rest of War. What I really love is that the armour vetters were new-ish armour Laurels of the East Kingdom, which tells me that my home kingdom is doing a good job promoting marti...

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If you really want something like raw cotton, it can be bought online, like at this paper-making supply store: m Or, you could make your life a little easier and buy a 100% cotton sheet of batting, like that made by Hobbs Heirloom Organic, which you could get here: m I use the latter and it holds up...

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Thanks for the compliments on the photography, but I felt those photos were only half-good; some were blurry or ill-framed... but I'm waaaay out of practice. I just wanted to record the process... speaking of recording, there were at least three video cameras going, so hopefully those will make it o...

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I'm really glad I read that AFTER swallowing my coffee.

Tailoress

BUT when the hard bits of folks kit get to the point they want a top end custom arming coat they'll come knocking. And that's exactly the small but hardcore market that Klaus and I look for. Speaking of that -- Klaus, I fit Iain R. at the War and have his pattern. I'll get it ready and send it to y...

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I tried to get as many static shots of folks in their kits as possible; I hope I didn't miss anyone, but I probably did. I can identify some of these subjects but not all, so if folks want to post identification here (NOT PM, please), I'll try to rename the pics with their names (well, not for all t...

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My story isn't really funny, but it's kind of cool from the "recreating the gift culture of medieval Europe" PoV. When I got to the Big P, I bought three rings from Gaukler: One band which says "I love my food" in Latin/French, one cheapie brass ring with red glass in it -- a sort-of stirrup variety...

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I found it fascinating, mostly because it didn't sound like a typical SCA melee, and all the great weapons, particularly of the ax variety, made for a different silhouette of action. Also, the dead staying put on the field in dramatic death poses, along with the folks walking their ransoms off the f...

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My pictures from the Battle of the 30 this year at Pennsic can be found here: m They're pretty large and unedited, so apologies in advance for download time and all that. (They tend to be around 800 kb a piece.) The battle was inspirational and lasted a good long time from an observer's PoV, thanks ...

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Archie, keep this up and you'll be winning art scholarships for college. Seriously. You have great talent and I love to see the focus and passion you display for your art.

-Tasha

Tailoress

AFAIK, the word "curry" has been adapted from "kari", a Hindi word (coming from India), and our modern meaning doesn't really match the original, which probably has more to do with "kari" leaves, a leaf herb cooked into various gravy-based dishes... so if you're looking to research curry and its ori...

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Thanks, James! I remember her taking pics of the "yellow guy" for me now.

-Tasha

Battle of the 30 pictures, lots of pictures.