... I think you underestimate the amount of time that people have for things. I know a number of people who are VERY interested in doing things authentically,...
... Kass McGann's Hosen patterns (at http://www.reconstructinghistory.com) don't seem bad at all. I'll be using them for some knee-high hosen for my for an...
While Africa made a LARGE number of really awesome points, I have to admit that I'd really like to see ... Walk around with head held high.<grin> Bogdan ... ...
Ask for it. Again, if you seek advice, ask for it. If you came to this list looking for help in your kit, your art, your research, your whatever SCA wants to...
... the short answer is "no, I wouldn't be comfortable." Many of the techniques used in cookery changed DRASTICALLY after 1500 (in the more "fashionable"...
... Wool that's been heat-moisture-and-friction treated to felt up a bit. Really ideal for garb - and she's nailed it on the garters usage. To full your wool,...
Yeah...we live in a town where the town grew up around a very old university. There is no parking associated with the library at all...and no public parking....
... Interesting. (first let me note that I am not disagreeing with anything you are saying, or suggesting you are wrong, I'm just seeing an interesting ...
don't know if anyone here is qualified, but feel free to pass around... Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Early Modern/Medieval Europe The History Department at...
... Though far less important than taste, there's almost NO opportunity to see how a finished dish really looked in period. I mean, if there WERE leftovers...
What? You're saying that you don't wish that there was a medieval Pompeii village with the table settings and food preserved? Come on Bogdan, you know you do! ...
I'm going back over my email for the weekend, and I think I need to explain something more clearly. Last week, I put the word 'need' in quotes, and I wanted...
... Works for me. I need water to survive. I need pure, clean, clear water to be healthy. I do not need pure, clean, clear water to live because one can live...
Marc, thanks for the laugh. As I was reading your post, I distinctly heard my Grandmother's voice saying, "You don't _need_ that new dress for church, you...
... My pleasure. And actually, I blame my grandmother for a lot of how I deal with the world (for example, once I taught myself to read, I asked her what a...
... In the 1500s, it was determined by the more puritan groups that making palatable food was tempting people to sin, so it was decided to cover the entire...
Gotcha. "need" = bee sting kit in pouch for a severely allergic person "want" = asprin for dealing with crazy people "nice to have because life is much more...
I am not sure that they made a distinction between fulling and felting...anybody know? I always was under the impression that there were just different...
Does anyone have good sources regarding how often (and in what manner) people bathed? I'm particularly interested in England and Spain in the 13th century, but...
... Understood here, anyway. I "need" corrective lenses in order to function. I would wear contacts, but my allergies this year are ferocious, and it makes...
For those who have some modern skills (mechanic, baby sitter, etc etc) I added another section in the barter database. And I totally agree with what others...
I have one of those generic Zenovia Kallipygia <zenasnow@...> wrote:Greetings all, I have been reading the posts on glasses/sunglasses, sun-avoidance and ...
... Depends on how literate that person was. Depends on how connected that person was to outside ideas etc. That is why I stated "chefs" and "noble patrons"....
Even if you can only cut ... OMGoodness, you wouldn't believe the joy a cook would have at a camping event if a single person walked up and volunteered to do...
... Most undoubtedly being said cook in question, I would have GLADLY fed someone for free if they had helped clean up after meals when I was cooking for...
... Including 'playing SCA' and 'wanting an authentic experience'. The definition of "need" must by its very definition be modified by the purpose of the...
... Or some willing children---we made felt as a children's activity at Southern Region (EK) Spring War Practice last spring and it was a huge hit! Laurensa...
