The Armour Archive

Jeffrey and Adam helped me with the drawing, and the winners are:

Kyle Lovelace
Rocky Mount, Va

Douglas Confere
Diamond, WV

Chris Fite
Granbury, TX

Faith Cunningham
New Castle PA

Judyann Hambrick
Belvidere,TN

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Sean Smith
Atlanta GA

Jack Cannon
Tallahassee, FL

Michael Smith
Dallas, TX

I had 5 bundles of linen to give away. Because so many people sent their names in, I’ve dug around and added 3 more bundles to the pot, bringing the total to 8 bundles. The last 3 bundles are coloured linen pieces. The above list is the order in which the names were drawn, so I’m going to give the first 5 people on the list the option of chosing white linen or one of the coloured bundles. The added 3 names will get a suprise bundle.

Since a lot of you said you wanted to make helmet liners out of this stuff, I’ll figure out a way to do another drawing for helmet liner makings in the next week or 2.

Thanks to everyone for entering this drawing, it’s been fun!

Gwen
Black Swan Designs

Thanks for doing this Gwen, even though I didnt win it was indeed fun and I look forward to the next one.

Hey Gwen,

Since I didn't win, can I have the helm that the names were drawn out of

congrats to all the winners and my thanks to Gwen for her generous offer!

I said we'd pull the winning names out of a hat. I thought y'all deserved to have your names drawn out of the best hat in the house.

Gwen

Thank you!!! I guess that's the closest I'll get to wearing such a nice helm for a long while. Now my mom is going to wonder wtf I ordered now... LOL! (Though I am getting some used gaunts. She'll really wonder at that.)

(Just two bits remaining for a legal kit (once I pay for my jill.) A sword and a shield.)

I've never won anything in my life!!! W00t! My lucky day!

Where can I get one of those stylish HE T-Shirts, Gwen?

Doug Confere

Congrats to the lucky winners!

Gwen, you're a peach for doing this.

Yeah, three of the winners are chat room regulars.

Well, I didn't win that one.

I think it was great that I even had the opportunity in the first place. Thanks Gwen! I'll try again next time.

Ashi

Like I said, now that I know you guys can use this stuff I won't stockpile it.

We usually give away "those stylish HE T-shirts" with large orders, but Jeff wants to offer them for sale. I think they'll be available on the website pretty soon. They'll be in the "Sundries" section for about $10.

Gwen

Hey Gwen, any chance of getting some of those HE shirts in...Uhhmmm REALLY BIG and tall sizes? For us larger than the ordinary type folks?

Gwen, you and Jeff and all your folks are a class act.

John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus

We have Small- XL is that big enough?

Gwen

Nope. Personally speaking, I'm a 3X or even 4X. But I'm a mutant.

Hooboy, looks like I need to order more T shirts.......

Oh, and by the way, Jeffrey is wearing an old style HE Tshirt. The new ones are slighting different in that the knight is jousting, and the caparison looks exactly like Jeff's...what a suprise.

Gwen

Thanks so much for doing this. My girlfriend couldnt believe that I had actually won it (especially since I didnt tell her I entered). She is the one that does all the sewing for us and we both really appreciate what you are doing. btw, I am the Sean from Atlanta.

Thanks Gwen, it takes a generous and creative person to have this much fun with scrap linen. Congrats to the winners-

Garth

wait no! doug can't win. he's a farb!
hehehe
congrats to all

Thank you for doing this, it is very kind.

HE is always the first place I refer people for clothing!

You folks are great!

Chris

Like everyone else here, I think this was a very good thing for all involved. Thank you


P.s.
If Lloyd cant have the helm, can I?

Black Swan Designs wrote:Hooboy, looks like I need to order more T shirts.......

Oh, and by the way, Jeffrey is wearing an old style HE Tshirt. The new ones are slighting different in that the knight is jousting, and the caparison looks exactly like Jeff's...what a suprise.

Gwen

Heh, don't you western kingdoms folks know we breed 'em big out this way (standard fighters in Atlantia start at 2X and go up, and hell I'm one of the smallest in my bunch at 290....) there a few 5X's around here.... kinda like those middle kingdom CORN-FED Folks.....

Manus

To echo,

Thanks. Truly classy.

Cheers

I can't wait to get my linen in. Thanks for pulling my name out of the helm. I guess my luck is changing after all. What will I do with it ?

Thanks Gwen! As always, you guys are gracious and generous.

Aw shucks guys, go on- you're embarrassing me......

Jack, here are some suggestions of things you can do with your winnings:

• Underpants!
• Arming caps, coifs
• Helmet liners
• Armour bags
• Linings for things like doublets, cotehardies, etc.
• Stuffing/padding for a helmet liner/jack/gambeson
• Period sweat rags
• Pillowcases
• Armour polishing rags
• Chausses
• Tablecloth/napkins
• Waxed covers (for bowls, pitchers and things you don't want bugs in)
• Charcloth (to use with a flint and steel)
• Box/arrow bags (if you're an archer)
• Kid's clothing (if you have kids)
• Veil/wimple (if you have a SO)
• Stockings (for kids or a SO)

I'm sure there are uses for this stuff that I've not even thought of, but this should get you started. Have fun!

Gwen

How many people sent in?

my luck continues steady



any legs in stock yet

Well over 200

Your luck is bad because you sent your name in after the cutoff.

Jeff's not doing stock armour any more because it seems that noone wants to buy stuff that wasn't made special for them i.e. we have a heck of a time selling stock armour. You can order stuff, but if it's not in stock right now there's almost no chance of it being restocked. You have Jeff's email, so if you want something, email him. He's crazy busy, but he does answer email.

Gwen

Yup thats about right.

I really wanted set of the spring steel legs with demi greaves. I could never get $700+ while they were in stock.

Gonna have any at Pensic? The mediums i tried on fit fine.

I knew i should have bought em last Pensic.

Don't ask me, I just do clothes.

Email Jeff if you want to know what he has in stock! For all I know he has a set half finished sitting around that he could finish up that I don't know about. You can't know unless you ask- jeffrey[at]historicenterprises.com.

Gwen

Sorry folks, I should have posted this sooner- busy week!

All prizes were shipped on Tuesday via UPS ground to the addresses supplied, and should be delivered no later than early next week. I'm pleased to say we were able to give everyone the prize they requested. Yeah!

Have a great weekend!

Gwen

Gwen!

T-Shirts!!!!!!!!!

I'm on it!

Historic Enterprises jousting knight T-shirt thread!

Gwen

I should have known you had everything under control!

I ordered mine today!!!!

Doug