The Armour Archive

Tailoress

Here's me a few weeks ago, looking all ridiculously SCA as has been pointed out to me elsewhere by Peder (who dislikes my hood and also the fact that I'm wearing a fillet because it seems so SCA-typical to him, but please note he's not insulting the quality of the workmanship, because it's gorgeous ...

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Not sure who will want to know this, but I got notice from a friend who is a fan of Hungarian history that the Corvinus Library is being digitized and put online and that includes a wealth of medieval texts.

http://www.corvina.oszk.hu/

Click "CorvinÃƒÂ¡k" on the left to get a listing so far.

-Tasha

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Have you found Jenne Heise's pages yet? If anyone would know, it would probably be her.

http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/herbs.html

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You may find some interest in the similar sleeve tailoring found on the Kragelund tunic, which is dated much earlier, and to Danish origin (as opposed to Greenland). The similarity lies in the separate pieces for upper and lower sleeve pieces, joined with a small triangular gore in the middle. m Thi...

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Wow, that is a ton of work and dedication! I say go for the device too.

If she already went all out, why stop at this point?

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I will second Klaus and say that delineating class differences in metal/gem/mineral types and designs/styles is probably at the top of the list for people hoping to incorporate jewelry in their kits.

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Siggy, are you shooting for a specific time, place, and type of use? Sorry, I just don't know what the context of your kit is, but I'm admiring that you made it yourself.

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Orazio wrote:Woohoo! Tasha's coming to Texas!! Me too, me too!

Hee... I didn't see this until just now... are you close to Denton TX? Also, what would you want patterned?

-Tasha

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Cet wrote:I have two jupons and an arming coat from Tasha. Don't miss the opportunity. Once you have the pattern made you'll be set.

You are too nice, Cet. Now wear them, or I'm going to beat you about the head and neck with your own arming clothes!

-Tasha

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The seams are probably straight in most instances because there are no seams in some of those extant examples; the fabric is simply one long piece with a hole for the head; a simple way to go about things, certainly... but that doesn't mean that a sloped and seamed shoulder area isn't documentable t...

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Speaking of Arab Boy/Jason Klein, I ran into him yesterday doing a glass demo at Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn PA and got his business card. He's got a small website with contact information on it, if folks want to contact him for commissions/orders: m -Tasha Edited to take out extraneous code.

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I got my battered copy at Pennsic for $12 not very long ago at all.

Now if only my huge laundry list of other gotta-haves would appear on bookseller's shelves for prices like that instead of "$475", and "$859", etc.

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Of course I'm not saying anything is wrong with your back! It looks darn-tootin' good! I'm just referencing your dogged dislike of the questionable back defense of the 14thc.

-Tasha

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Fabulous, inspiring photos!

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And here we see the *entire* reason why Josh refuses to do 14thc: http://www.cottesimple.com/misc/15thc_back_pr0n.jpg Note the smooth lines... the manly arch of the pauldrons... the wasp waist... the concentric rings protecting the tender small of his back.... aaaahhh, fifteenth century back armour,...

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"Okay, no thin skins, everyone talks. The mission was to execute faithful portrayals. Tasha, what did you see that was out of place?" "Jehan de Pelham's hat came from the ladies department at Dillards, for God's Sake!" Dude! I love how you single ME out, like I'd be dumb enough to offer a critique ...

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You have yourself a deal. Worse comes to worst, we could each grab him by an arm and pull, and whoever gets the bigger piece torn off gets to keep him, like a wishbone!

So very kidding. Will bring bribes anyway.

Looking forward to meeting my Canadian brethren.

-Tasha

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Gorgeous stuff. Can't wait to see your shop in person.

-Tasha

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Bartok wrote:I look forward to the chance to bask in your magnificent presence

When you say things like that, you sign up automatically to be my minion, with no exit clause on the contract. Just so you know.

Not sure if Bess will be okay with it, but it's a done deal, now.

-Tasha

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Bartok, I don't have time to read this right now, but by any chance will you be coming to EK spring crown in Quebec? I will be there and would like to meet you in person.

-Tasha

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Klaus, I can't believe you weren't a member already. You really have been missing the fun!

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I will grudgingly admit that it looks wonderful. I 'officially' don't like later 15thc stuff, so that's saying something.

Tasha

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Hhhmmm. I will probably be in the Dallas area for a weekend in early July doing another fitting for a martial garment, so I was thinking that I could offer to at least fit you for and provide you with a custom jupon pattern, which you could take to a seamstress to finish. That's, like, 3 hours away ...

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Where are you in Ansteorra (as in, nearest what major city)?

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Murdock wrote:I am considering bringing extras to rent out to folks who can't manage to bring them or who want to try it out before buying.

No i'll just have the 2

ok maybe 3

So I could rent from you and call you "my landlord" to others? Too funny.

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Yes, please keep us posted.

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Gerhard, have you joined the aotc yahoo group yet? If you're a member and signed in to yahoo, this link should work: m This is a really easy-to-follow diagram showing you how to make eyelets in the 14thc manner as found in English extant bits. It was created by Charles Mellor (in the SCA Master Rash...

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Nice!

Is this the kit we talked about? Has the schedule been moved up? You mentioned needing to finish it quickly...

-Tasha

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I'd definitely be interested in reading it for the content I can learn, so if you're willing to share, I promise not to give critical feedback, if you're simply not looking for that.

-Tasha

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Slip knots work well, IMO. Gather your two ends together (or loop over a single strand so that you have two, also called a bight) and tie the slip knot so that it's easy to untie later. IIRC, some images from the 15thc show this sort of arrangement, but nothing is springing specifically to mind righ...

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So does all this back and forth polite arguing mean that my initial question re: whether or not we can rule out that Hohenklingen's padded aventail is in fact sitting over a standard is still open? (Whether or not it's a "dog collar with shoulder mantle" variety is an interesting question and one I ...

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Erik Schmidt wrote:Tasha, that would only work if your monkeys could bring my filing cabinet and computer as well.

My monkeys are strong and the payoff would be worth a few sprained monkeys. Don't tell PETA on me.

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You coming, by the way? I am thinking of buying a some tents and running a tent hostel for fliers. If you have a female tent, yeah. I'm not sleeping anywhere near those loud snorers known as men! And then everyone could see my crazy sleep rituals. That's worth the price of admission right there. Bu...

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I'm sending my flying monkeys out to kidnap Ivo, Klaus, and Erik so that I can chain you in my basement and force you to feed me research as requested.

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Crazy request -- can you rename the event now to give it a more medieval feel? The whole "hi-fi" thing keeps making me think of stereo equipment, which is the last thing I want to be thinking of when I think of a gathering like this. Maybe take a name from the historical texts of a deed of arms that...

FYI: Bibliotheca Corviniana Digitalis (Hungarian schtuff!)