... See anything written by Thora Sharptooth, starting with http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikresource.html She is a 10th C Viking woman from near Jorvik...
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Hey Kat! Your latesr project inspired me. I'm drafting my son's pattern. Did you altered your pattern later in the process after the pic was taken? I noticed a...
Hello all. on saturday I attended an event at a neighboring barony. wonderful day, very relaxing and we had a great time. The event featured an auction to...
Dear Lady Biya Sama: Congratulations on winning a sideless surcote. First, how to shorten it. That will depend on how it fits you. The end of the armhole...
... It depends what period it is supposed to be (with earlier period having higher armholes), but based on the description, it's probably designed to be a...
I recently joined the SCA and I haven't settled on a persona yet. Originally I was leaning towards a veteran archer from the 100 Years War battles of Crecy and...
I have been playing for over 15 years and still cant choose just one. I do viking no particular place or time period, 14th century kirtles and surcote, with...
While there are some people who have multiple personae and have different names to reflect what time/place they are portraying, there are a great many more who...
Hi Masina. The only alteration I made to the pattern was to shorten the back, as it ended up longer than expected, when draped (even after making a calico ...
Hi there I'm Biya and I play a Jurchen/Manchu persona (they renamed themselves in 1600 so most people are more familiar with the 17th century name). Even...
Please pardon the cross-posting. After some issues with "life" (and just general slackness), jessamynscloset.com is back up! There are still some things that ...
Hi! I do not do Spanish costuming myself but always suggest your site to my friends who do. It's an excellent resource. Thank you! Caitlin ... From:...
Yes, you answered my question! I found changing the shoulder angles increased the fullness in the back. That small adjustment did level out the back and sides....
A good, decent-weight linen has always worked well for me...Of course, I live in Trimaris and linen tends to be my default answer :) ALysoun ... -- For all...
The kilt with the excess thrown over the shoulder is known as a Great Kilt. What you want is usually called an "8 yard kilt" and they're such a complex...
If you can't fit your garb bag/box into either then tent or the car, it's too many... For a camping event, I like to bring two sets of clothes for each...
If she has an elven figure, make some lacing strips (strips of canvas with grommets/eyelets that you can baste onto the corset for fit). You will need to...
Any weavers in the garb list? They may be able to answer questions about fabrics and safety. Thinking about heat and period fabrics makes me think about...
Quick search of Google turned up the following site... http://pagesperso-orange.fr/eventail/costuming.htm It is hosted by a SCA-dian, so the research is more...
Ahh, now I've done that one. The trick is to use the privies marked "H"... for "Hoop", of course! :-) That extra space makes it sooo much easier- and yes,...
I searched for 2589 and got four posts from 2004 about an ebay posting. ... -- Dáma Eleonora Pragensis Order of the Opal Webminister, Shire of Cathanar Shire...
Hi Melody, What is the pattern number. I would like to look into it for another costume for myself. How do you think it would would for a plus sized gal...
This discussion of how many outfits to take to an SCA event reminds me that, in an episode of The Western Tradition, Dr. Eugen Weber stated that until fairly...
... I'm also from Avacal. I believe we've met, Findabhair. I'm the A&S Minister in Borealis, so yes, I do intend to come down and see all the wonderful A&S...
Thank you, Highly Reguarded one, for your wise words. Sometimes I just need to see the written words to see how well it would apply to primative camping, the...
I have it so easy with cotehardies.... ... -- For all those whose cares have been our concern; the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and...
While it is tempting to go with synthetic materials, you might try setting some on fire first before deciding whether you want to wear it around open flames....
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