Ok, I have been a Scadian for 17 yrs and it is time to think seriously about better and period appropriate garb. Thing is I am having trouble. I am around...
Does anyone have links for what garb for the Kahlu kingdom would look like or the time frame? My research attempts are only turning up links for kahlua ... ...
Hi all, This question may be better suited to a sewing list, so if you have one you can recommend please feel free, but for now I will post it here. In the...
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I have found the following to be good options for veiling. My number one choice is the linen cotton blend from Dharma Trading. http://tinyurl.com/46ryu8k It...
Hey All, I was on the phone with T-Mobile today and they asked if I was a member of any organizations so I mentioned the SCA and she informed me that SCA...
Just ran across this on Amazon: Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing Patterns (Hardcover) ~ Lilli Fransen (Author), Anna Norgard (Author), Else...
Am I missing something on the Burda Pattern 7977? Because it looks good to me. I'm beginning to wonder where I can get it other than online. Sile [Non-text...
Has anyone ever made a zazara hat (italian). It almost looks like a beret or a type of flat cap. I have only seen a portrait in black and white. Thanks Karen...
Hi, I'm new (well kinda). I was involved for a couple of years several years ago with an Italian focus, but now that I am getting reactive I wanna try...
I am making a pale gray wool hood with liripipe and plan to do a blanket stitch edge. I plan to wear this hood with most of my winter garb so not sure if I...
Has anyone used this linen (http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=big_fabric&menu=f&menu=f&fabric_id=1089) to make veils? If so, how good was it, and if...
I purchased some of this weight when they first started offering it, the low weight seems to come from the low thread count, others who have seen my washed...
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Greeting all, I am trying to put together a Heraldic Sideless Surcoat for Birka and would like people's opinion on design. My devices are a red scorpion on a...
I am going to be going with a norman archer persona of aroung the 13th century and I was wondering what they would have worn as to not interfer with the...
Good morning, all. Thanks for reading this little note. Time for a reminder or two. We modly types have noticed an increase in a couple of off-list-policy...
I have a couple questions about cote construction. With parti-colored cotes having one side plaid, it seems often times the plaid side is cut on the bias....
Heya! I am a new SCA fighter who would like to be authorized this fall and am looking into portraying a 12th or 13th century crusader persona. As of right now,...
Greetings fellow Stitchers: First, my heartfelt thanks to the Mods for allowing me to post this! <hearts & flowers & smiles> I know that many of us are quite...
I am interested in learning about the history of gerdany, sylyanky, drabynky etc. I have instructions on how to make them, but can't find much information ...
Greetings Costuming Collective, I have been asked to help with the scanning of the pattern catalog and then put it and the General catalog on my webpage. ...
Greetings from a newbie(ish).... I finally have the time to start really working on our garb. I have made my kids basic tunics already but I was wondering on...
I wish to make an arming jacket that would be skin tight contour, worn under my gambeson. To have points to tie to my cuisses. Does anyone know where I can ...
I'm not fat, but I'm still a bit uncomfortable with my weight. I know corsets make me looks thin and all, but they're also uncomfortable, in my opinion, after...
i am trying to find a web page or maybe a book that has time eras and the clothes they wore. i would like to see from peasants to royalty. but ill take what i...
I'm wondering what type of hat would go well with a 14th c. grand assiette pourpoint such as the one in the Reconstructing History RH021 pattern. I'm going to...
This page says the site should go live in 2010, but it's still in the beta version. It's a great idea! "The Bibliographica Textilia Historiae database is a...
