The Armour Archive

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HAH!

You just knocked that out, just like that, Josh? And made it look that good?

*snort*

It's impolite to be that flagrantly awesome in public.

This compliment brought to you by a die-hard appreciator of The One True Century's aesthetic.

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Let me clear one thing that the make / pattern of my Gambeson is different from Revival.US. I am not here to cause lose to anyone s business but to supply Armour Archive members quality products with economical prices. And AA members are happy with my products. Regards, Why did you choose to quilt ...

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Aw, thanks, Galvyn.

I was tickled to have your wife to talk to as we wandered the lists following our favorites. And your daughter is adorable!

-Tasha/Marcele

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IMnsHO, unless the blow is mechanically flawed (flat, pushing the opponent's sword into his own head, driving the shield edge into the leg, etc.), telling an opponent in tourney/melee NOT to take a shot that they felt was good is a disservice. Calling a blow on either side of the spectrum (good / n...

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Obviously Tasha you saw me but I apologize for failing to recognize you. Sorry, Karl, I thought I'd introduced myself to you when we were chatting by the trebuchet with Lucian, but I also had been plied with mimosa by Her Majesty of the East shortly beforehand, and perhaps my manners slipped. I was...

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Great work, Charlotte! Thanks for sharing your process in such detail. . Heh. My motivations were mostly selfish - I couldn't remember what i did and the mistakes I made last time! Tell me about it... I reinvent the wheel almost every time I sew -- not out of some driven need to try different metho...

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Great work, Charlotte! Thanks for sharing your process in such detail.

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lets not turn this into another witch hunt. i was simply frustrated and wished to vent. Judging from the long and predictable history of such posts on the Classifieds forum, writing such a post does tempt/invite folks to dogpile and add their own complaints, i.e. a "witchhunt". If you're ...

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If you haven't already read this book and you would like our mind blown and the truth told, read The End of Overeating by David Kessler. He nails why we Americans are so fat. We're all addicted to that deadly combo of sugar, salt, and fat, which when put together, has the power to light up our dopam...

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All right, take this with a grain of salt; I'm not criticizing anyone personally, but expressing my dislike of a fabric. That fabric's name is silk noil . It's made from the waste bits left over after the good, long-fiber silk is spun. Short little waste bits are all squished together and spun, whic...

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Guillaume de Cambrai wrote:The only folks I've not had issues with when buying armour are:

Are you gonna post the long list of armourers you've had no dealings with at all, so as to not include them by omission?

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Yeah... I was afraid of that. How late could she possibly go? If she were being unfashionable, I think she could go to the middle of the 15th century. Maybe even the later 1400s; I can check the brasses collection on my home computer and at least let you know if that type of pious dress is seen pas...

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As for the Laurel Fun Mounds show ... all I can say was that any who missed it missed ALOT! My greatest regret of this GW was not being able to roam about with Tasha & Lucien. Every time I ran into them they had the biggest grins on their faces and I was stuck in the middle of other obligations...

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"If you ask Tasha real nice, I think her and her friend posed with the sign." I don't think that a pic that magnificent can exist. Oh all right. Flattery will get you everywhere. Try not to notice how my fake hair is crooked. That's what happens when you're having too much fun. My esteeme...

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I had no idea you were there. Now I'm mad I missed you.

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Murdock, your guess is as good as mine.

(BTW, you were missed!)

I believe Sir *name deleted to protect the guilty* was impressed with my campmate's uh... assets. I personally like to stand next to her so everyone will stare at HER prow for a while instead of mine.

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I am not the best photographer... I knew I couldn't do justice to the action. Sorry 'bout that. It was rather refreshingly brutal, as expected. I do think the idea of having different formats and weapons in future deeds could work well. The melee with great weapons need not go away, but maybe it cou...

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Oh, and how can I forget these Gleann Abhann miscreants: http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/gleann_abhann_rascals_GW2010.jpg I spy His Majesty William (aka Greenshield or G+), Sir Uric Blackoak (+2), and Bristlebeard among other GA gentlemen I was privileged to meet and raise glasses w...

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My full set of Deed pictures: http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/deed1.jpg http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/deed2.jpg http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/deed3.jpg http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/deed4.jpg http://www.cottesimple.com/armoura...

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Here are some pictures from the 14thc Deed of Arms held inside the fort on Friday, March 19th: [img]http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/deed5.jpg[/img] http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/deed6.jpg http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/GW_2010/deed7.jpg http://www.cottes...

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I could babble on and on about how utterly awesome this War was, but it'd be tedious. I'll second Violen's proclamation of that Ravine battle as the Best Battle Evar, and that's from the spectator's POV alone. Those drums and the top-of-the-hill view on everything made for heart-pounding entertainme...

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My vote is for sewing them closed. Barring that, lacing them. Use an awl (don't snip/cut holes) and buttonhole/eyelet stitch to make the eyelets and spiral-lace them (to cut down on the length of the cord and time of lacing, and to make it more easily adjustable -- cross-lacing, while documentable h...

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joleicia wrote:...how much prep do you do for walking away as Royalty at the end of the day?

I would hope that serious aspirants show up to the Tournament with royally-appropriate outfits in reserve should they win the day.

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I have a confession. Years ago I made tunics for my now ex-husband that were inspired by the St. Louis shirt. At the time, I didn't know the X-shaped binding at the top of the gore was meant for the inside. I put it on the outside. In contrasting color. *facepalm* He was a good sport and wore them, ...

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Oh, the envy -- to live in a town with such history still standing all around you. Fun video of an Italian town's medieval immersion and competition, which culminates in an archery shoot. Plenty of anachronism, but still. What atmosphere! http://vimeo.com/5964098 An acquaintance thinks it might be B...

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*BITES KNUCKLE*

Grace, when I get my tax refunds, I'll be in touch.

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I believe each layer was between 8-10 oz. It wasn't fabrics-store.com linen; the fabric came from Hemp Basics. Unfortunately, their prices have almost doubled since I was making these around 5 years ago. I recommend their 8.7-9.5 oz. twills for arming cottes, though. The twill weave is much more mal...

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When you say layers of linen, are you taking pretty much 3 or 4 of the same pattern and sewing it together? Yes. I've made a number that were only two layers of sturdy linen and the fighters who wore them loved them and wore them until they fell apart after years of hard use. I think 3-4 is way ple...

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Kenrec, you bring up a good point -- wool doesn't retain odor the way cotton will. It's almost magic that way. And, wool breathes while cotton really doesn't. The cotton industry has done an amazing job convincing us that cotton is the coolest, airiest fabric when it most definitely is not. The most...

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We don't get much humidity here in So Cal but we do get triple digit temps. Out of all the padded cloth I have tried so far a multi layered all linen gambeson was the coolest. 3 or 4 layers of linen works great here in the dry heat. For arming cottes with padding of some kind, I recommend layers of...

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Don't get wrapped up into thinking their is a right and a wrong way to make an entry; look at the documentation. The entrant might not have seen Awesome Book X and made logical decisions based on the knowledge they had at the time, by all means mention in comments Awesome Book X, but don't penalize...

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I patterned the one I made for one of Cet's commissions as four rounded triangles. I sandwiched about a 1.5" of cotton batting between two layers of sturdy natural linen. Then I pad-stitched it to compress it down to about .75". Or, you can do lines of quilting. Then I turned the rough edg...

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Am I allowed to faint from envy now? Cat, it's such a pleasure to see your work.

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What a neat new venture! I wish you much success.

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Jan speaks true! Don't take Rt. 1. Take 95 South to 676 West, to 76 West.

Re: Gulf Wars - the complaining begins

Re: folks

Italian town's medieval re-creation festival