Hey there everyone! One of my coworkers and I will be in Austin for a few weeks starting on Monday. Are there any Archivers in the area? I'm going to try to make it to as many practices as possible and I look forward to meeting the wonderful populace of Ansteorra. Thanks, Jethro You're looking for ...

Castello della Manta - It's a beautiful mural of the There are a large number of flickr pictures on the whole mural here:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=castellodellamanta

-Helene

I wrote a thing on how I made my splinted legs and arms. I did it out of plastic and had no armoring experience and I have made two pairs now and they worked great. Here is the link: http://www.createforum.com/thegirlsclub/viewtopic.php?t=1218&mforum=thegirlsclub I'll vouch for that approach. Isabe...

I have never seen an example on a bascinet and aventail. Can anybody provide an image? I have always seen them on Great Bascinets. Also, this guy is wearing his aventail and resting his head on a helm that contains a torse as a part of the crest. Link here [ http://effigiesandbrasses.com/1012/1184/...

chef de chambre wrote:I have never seen an example on a bascinet and aventail. Can anybody provide an image? I have always seen them on Great Bascinets.

This guy is wearing a torse and aventail. Source is "c 1410-1420, Book of Hours, Dutch" at http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.asp ... 0005_f090v

- Helene

I thought we needed some pizazz at demos, so I finished Giant Sparkly Banner fairly recently. It's hand embroidered and the goldwork is very sparkly :) https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/12162268575_fd6e2e4061.jpg banner https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5537/12426148854_a007c1d591.jpg KingdomAnS-109 ...

Hi Helene- I have a really long, really thick neck so basically that is a pretty tall gorget compared to the average. In fact, I bought it second-hand from a buddy because it did not fit him. My helmet extends a bit more that the inch past my jawline that the rules call for, but not much more than ...

Barefoot Ted runs Luna sandals and they sell a variety of soles for for the DIY sandals. They are good people

http://www.lunasandals.com/

- Helene

Ceawlin Alreding wrote:I cover my stainless steel gorget in leather. It "tones it down" to the point where it really doesn't stand out. Not perfect, but better.

Out of curiousity - what do you have protecting your jawline? Does your gorget go up that far?

- Helene

... also Pinterest has about a gajillion links to various card weaving tutorials, patterns, blogs, suppliers, etc.

- Helene

Helene, Are those cards heavy cardstock? Where did they come from? Very creative setup. Yup - I had a pack of cardstock bookmarks that they give to kids to decorate. Playing cards and cereal boxes are popular options for homemade cards as well. I have some playing card ones and they work quite well...

The first is that they are far too ornate for that purpose. They appear to be covered with pearls and gems. They are clearly intended to be seen and admired, and not stuffed into a helm. If the helm were lined, the decoration of the orle would catch on the lining. If it were not lined, the decorati...

This is my super cheap way to get started: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7288/8738767147_f102cc184e.jpg cardboard box loom by helene83 , on Flickr It's not suitable for really large projects, but this setup is great for getting a feel for things and testing things out with a minimum investment. It's...

Sir Reginald de Cobham - 1342 http://www.starboroughcastle.com/brass-sir-reginald-de-cobham He is resting his head on a helmet that has a crest, torse, and mantle. Almost certainly this effigy does not date to c.1342. The plate faulds and other features most likely point to an early 15th century da...

Can you provide a 14th century image of the torse? I've seen mantles, but am fairly sure the combination post-dates the 14th century. Sir Reginald de Cobham - 1342 http://www.starboroughcastle.com/brass-sir-reginald-de-cobham He is resting his head on a helmet that has a crest, torse, and mantle. H...

Thanks for the threads on torse and mantles! Here's my first try:


Mantle and torse by helene83, on Flickr

And the blog post is at http://helenestuff.blogspot.com/2013/11 ... torse.html

- Helene

Aha! I can learn things - picture!


IMG_0135 by helene83, on Flickr

-Helene

I enthusiastically agree that a few surcoats and some livery make a fine looking combat group: [img]http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2800/4467974746_d1d87fc971_m.jpg [/img] Maelgwyn has done a good job of pushing our local group towards surcoats and it really does make a difference. About half of these...

I use a barrel coat of plates and it works quite well. I have loaned to women of varying cup sizes with pretty good success. Honestly the fitting problems I've seen with women seem to be largely about shorter wastes and shorter arms - and fitting teeny tiny hands. http://www.flickr.com/photos/helene...

As a Marshal, I couldn't bring myself to authorize a deaf fighter. The ability to respond to the yell of 'Hold' is too integral to safety. The last thing I want to see is marshalls having to throw themselves bodily in between two combatants because one of the fighters can't hear the call to hold. I...

I'm deaf and I fought heavy list in Atenveldt for a couple of years. I've fought in duels, skirmishes, and wars (Estrella). I'll be happy to answer any questions people may have, both on the board and through PMs. I will never doubt the power of deaf-small-world again :) I go looking for a random a...

The Kloster Weinhausen spectacles are pretty well documented and there are pictures: http://www.antiquespectacles.com/topics/wienhausen/3/spectacles.htm http://www.antiquespectacles.com/topics/wienhausen/wienhausen.htm http://books.google.com/books?id=Ib_cN9Y9Xz0C&lpg=PA78&ots=hYQKeDhiJP&dq=weinhaus...

We have a new guy at our local practice that is completely deaf. He cannot hear at all, nor can he read lips. He knows some sign, which is nice for those of us who can sign back (not me alas). Does anyone know of any other deaf fighters out there that he can email with who might be able to provide ...

I'm working on an armor upgrade now, but that's more because I've been hanging out with armor nerds and now I want to look spiffy. http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4045/4313439026_e3b92a94a5_n.jpg IMG_0044 by helene83 , on Flickr - Helene von Braunschweyg We all get more nerdlicated with exposure. *la...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4qgKZo4zYDg/S4b3SsNy6DI/AAAAAAAAARw/tgy-IyyZadI/s320/rachel-armor.JPG And Roak, this was made here in Georgetown, so come on over for a visit sometime. Bring your friend and we'll get him fixed up. Maelgwyn Maelgwyn is a good teacher and has an open shop night fairly regul...

Masaru Ohtani and colleagues from the University of Tokyo studied the impact of the amino acid mixture of branched chain amino acids, arginine and glutamine on participants performing high intensity resistance exercise for 90 days. They found that subjects taking the amino acid mixture were able to...

I'm looking for a relatively low effort option to phase out my modern camping stuff and I found these at Ikea. They are all wood, either stained or painted. I am offering them up for comment in regards to improving SCA camps: ÄPPLARÖ Folding chair http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10208537/...

I really like my coat of plates: http://www.flickr.com/photos/helene83/4271164709/in/set-72157623078074633 I used Centurion Maelgwyn's pattern (and he helped me put it together) but modified the top for the center sliding plate so that I could extend the chest protection and still cross my arms. Mat...

CathalFinnObriain wrote:Also ... im at work and cant get to you tube ... can someone post a link to my channel on here ... thanks

http://www.youtube.com/user/digitalsquire

- Helene von Braunschweyg

Painted cloths are often size based, ie animal glue and water, it is remarkably water resistant (not proof), they can use gum arabic too, but that is not. You can use egg as well, it adds a bit of body. You need to la it on dry-ish, ie not too wet or it will spread, you should be able to brush on s...

I hadn't seen painted-on details like that, but there are certainly a lot of extant embroideries in this style where there's a cartoonish lack of detail on the features that could indicate that the paint had worn away over time. (A lot of the details I'd seen in close-ups showed embroidered-on feat...

Thanks for the kind words :) That you don´t speak german is something we can overlook :twisted: if you have documentation you need translated, send them to me and I will see what I can do. Greetings Thanks! I've got scanned excerpts from a dissertation ("Niedersächsiche Bildstickereien des Mittelalt...

Sorry to sound dense here, but what does this peer pressure sound like? Do folks just make cool stuff and inspire others to keep up by doing that? Because I see cool stuff here, I make some cool stuff, and only a smallish fraction of people think it's cool enough to copy it. What's different in Atl...

Long time listener... first time caller... I'm working on a panel of St. Martin from an embroidery that was created some time between 1346 and 1355 at the Kloster Wienhausen in Lower Saxony, Germany. Source image: http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/fmlac7090_47a.jpg My progress thus far: http://farm3.st...