Not only is _The Tudor Tailor_ a fascinating book, but the authors have since put out two more books that might be of more help to the original poster--_The...
Ann of Wellborn wrote: My main problem is that I like authenticity but hate tents. I own a huge white RV. I want to do something with it to make it less...
... That's because you and Sveinn rock, Norse-style. It's simple, elegant and makes such a nice "front porch" for your encampment. ... Bows to Theiadora. ...
Darma Trading has very wide scenery canvas and other extra wide and relatively cheap canvases. They have reduced rate the more you buy. They also carry many...
Hey! That's mine! I have patterns if people want to make it, its a slightly modified 9 board Viking. Think taking a Viking tent and raising one wall up....
I may be disremembering the exact title, but I believe there is a book out called "The Tudor Tailor" which covers the earlier Henrican stuff. It got good...
... Depends who you talk to. :-) In medieval England, dragons were better known as great "wyrms," and sightings were not all that unusual. Read the histories. ...
... I know folks who have done it using house paint. Do you get TI? A few issues back, there was an article on how to make hangings to cover mundanities as are...
The sleeping dragon idea gives me the shivers. You know, since we're talking about authenticity and all. Medieval people, other than the most deeply...
cozy? That would be one HUGE cozy. But if I did macrame to create diamond panes for over the window areas, and padded rope for over the top and to hold the...
Love the sleeping dragon idea.....I have also seen painted canvas covering a small travel trailer. It was painted to look like a fence with a blue sky above....
Both of these sources are perfect for "early Tudor". Much simpler than later Tudor. I think a headdress is so important to carry off the impression....there...
Why not make a trailer cozy? Since your house is big, you could paint it to look a medieval inn or hostel, as best suits you and your culture and time period....
Honestly, most of the camping event sites in my area wouldn't be able to accommodate an RV, especially a large one, in the tent camping area anyway. In a...
... Yes. Stop stressing over the nature of an RV to be an RV, park it in the RV parking area and set up a day shade if you need something camp-like closer to...
I love authenticity. My shelves are full of books written by scholars of my period of greatest interest, and lots for earlier periods to gain background for my...
Under the two tudor "play-houses" there's a gaggle of historic tents. Some have instructions (or in progress pics which could help you figure out how to do...
Hello! I would suggest the Period Pattern No. 51. http://stores.renstore.com/-strse-283/Early-Tudor-Patterns-for/Detail.bok However,t here are several other...
Hello all, My mother has decided (finally) on a time period unfortunately its pretty narrow and not one I'm at all familiar with. Its 1480s-1510s, so basically...
<<snip>> ... <<snip>> Some examples: Banner of the de Blonays, late 14th century http://web.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/SRM/herself.htm (click on the image for a...
