Merry Christmas to all! May this next year be the beginning of the Best and Happiest Years of your lives! Remember to Stay Interested. When you are ...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Dec 25, 2007 3:11 pm
Matthew Baker, a humble veteran soldier from the southernmost March of Insulę Draconis. unto Viscountess Regina Romsey, Greetings. Your Excellency, Whatever...
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GJ
ladysayher
Dec 25, 2007 4:54 pm
... product ... http://sdm3.rm04.net/servlet/MailView?ms=MTI1MTIyOAS2&r=OTM1NTExODI3MAS2&j=NDA2MTE3NzES1&mt=1 ... The only thing to watch out for with blended...
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Wanda Pease
reginaromsey
Dec 25, 2007 11:05 pm
It must be a great Christmas! The Annual Training Conference is over! For the first time in 17 years I have seen it actually snow on Christmas!!!! Normally...
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Madeleine Delacroix
madeleinedel...
Dec 26, 2007 12:36 am
I just received 2 yd.s of this as a present from my dear husband..it is awesome and of course he didn't get it at the sale price, but a great value none the...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Dec 26, 2007 2:04 am
... Merry Christmas to all! Laurensa...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Dec 26, 2007 11:10 am
Can anyone tell me of any good websites where I might find amber bead necklaces - beads, not chips - for a reasonable price. They don't necessarily have to be...
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teresa
tresehardy
Dec 26, 2007 2:26 pm
What would or could a cloak be made out of fabric wise? Would that work for male or female? Thank you, Teresa Kingdom of Ansteorra Barony of Northkeep...
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MITCHELL J BARTON
russianarabs
Dec 26, 2007 3:07 pm
For excellent Amber at a reasonable price, try Fabric Dragon http://www.fabricdragon.com/<http://www.fabricdragon.com/>....
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unclrashid
Dec 26, 2007 3:36 pm
... work ... Cloaks were mostly made out of wool. In the Elizabethan era, where the man's short cloak became an accessory rather than a practical garment,...
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Sara
daeuse
Dec 26, 2007 3:57 pm
Hello Good Ladies and Gentles, I am still quite new to the SCA experience, but I have undertaken the task of creating a garment for a dear friend of mine (also...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Dec 26, 2007 6:59 pm
... You know what I'm going to say, don't you? :-) Linen. You can buy lovely 5 oz linen from fabrics-store.com that will be infinitely more comfortable then...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Dec 26, 2007 9:24 pm
I just ordered ten yards of a pale green wool gabardine from http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com For $1.99 a yard. :-) It's in the $1.99 Blowout section and they...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Dec 26, 2007 10:18 pm
... Talk to Kirsten at http://www.fabricdragon.net She carries some very nice amber. Laurensa...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Dec 26, 2007 10:19 pm
... Great minds think alike! Note to self, read all replies to a subject before replying.... Laurensa [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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unclrashid
Dec 26, 2007 10:36 pm
... upon ... Linen is usually more comfortable than cotton and also looks better for period garb. Most cotton has a different drape from most other natural...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Dec 26, 2007 11:13 pm
... Linen is your best bet for a leine - it's what would have been used at the time, and it's cooler than cotton. A lightweight wool for an overgown would be...
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Joane Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Dec 27, 2007 1:47 am
Greetings, Toss my hat into the ring for linen for your leine. Yellow would be a good color for one of higher standing (dyed with saffron or other yellow dyes)...
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Joane Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Dec 27, 2007 1:49 am
Interesting comment Rashid. My husband had a silk noil leine and it was heavy and muggy, or so he told me. It was also difficult to keep clean, since he was...
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unclrashid
Dec 27, 2007 2:37 am
... keep ... does ... It might come in different weights. But I bet it's something I didn't think of before that your comment now brings to mind... While one...
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Ghisolfo Philippe
philippe2aug...
Dec 27, 2007 4:13 pm
Merry Chrismas, Let's dance from Chrismas to the fist day of the new year as we do here: http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1700389545 Have fun! ;o) Philippe G and...
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Jo Parker
jocasta47
Dec 27, 2007 4:14 pm
And yet another member of the pro-linen forces throws an opinion in the ring. ( I wear linen year round, and I get it anywhere I can. I've become a pro at...
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Sebhdann
suzanne_voris
Dec 27, 2007 4:14 pm
Thank you all for your replies to my query. Your answers will make my future garb so much better! Yrs, Sebhdann ingen Cinaedha Shire of Wyewood, An Tir *mka...
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Aisin-gioro Biya
aisingiorobiya
Dec 27, 2007 4:15 pm
okay, I'm going to back my good friend Laurensa on the linen. I tested the linen blends against the pure linens last summer during demo season in New York's...
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lilliansgardensca
lilliansgard...
Dec 27, 2007 4:16 pm
That I have just finished my first corset. It is very comfortable and distributes the weight of my dress very nicely. I'm so proud of this thing ! I now am...
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borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Dec 27, 2007 4:39 pm
... and ... design, ... think ... If your corset is correctly sized, when it's completely laced there should be a scant quarter-inch between the edges of the...
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unclrashid
Dec 27, 2007 6:37 pm
What she said!!! Additionally, I'll add that with side lacing, if you gain or lose a little weight and want to lace tighter or looser, it does throw the whole...
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Sara
daeuse
Dec 27, 2007 11:13 pm
I have to say that I am very convinced on the Linen material. I think it will work perfect from what everyone here says. I am a pretty good listener when it...
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Sara
daeuse
Dec 27, 2007 11:24 pm
... I was thinking of the gold/yellow you mentioned, however, I thought I read that yellow was somewhat frowned on. It is so hard because everyone has an...
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Mel
caterinestloe
Dec 28, 2007 2:20 pm
Hello gang! I need some help! I have some very light weight silky material that I am trying to sew. But every time I put in a seem the fabric seem to...
