I vote for Italian, first half of the 16thC, with fitted bodice and pleated skirt. Hides big hips! When I wear my garb, I often get 'have you lost weight'. Ha,...
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Jeanne
atasteofcreole
Dec 1, 2005 1:44 pm
Have you contacted your local fabric stores sewing machine repairman? I called mine and he helped with a belt I needed for a 1950 Kenmore as Sears would have...
90735
Mimick
mamidael
Dec 1, 2005 1:48 pm
Okay.. I have just volunteered to teach a class "Beyond T-Tunics" which is a class on how to take boring drab t-tunics and embellish them to make them look...
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kennyeca
Dec 1, 2005 2:27 pm
There is a lot of nonsense around about cod-pieces. They are not separate decorations to be worn like accessories as many of our young bucks seem to believe....
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Lente
threeravenbirds
Dec 1, 2005 3:52 pm
If you are talking about making a outer cote instead of a cloak, this is where I started for mine. http://www.redkaganate.org/clothing/shirt_coat/kaftan2.shtml...
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Adele de Maisieres
beastiepaws
Dec 1, 2005 5:40 pm
... Stay away from that man-- he may have a contagious virus that attaks the taste gland. -- Adele de Maisieres ... Habeo metrum - musicamque, hominem meam....
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Adhaniá
macmullenchild
Dec 1, 2005 5:59 pm
I just traded my Simplicity in on a Pfaff.....they said they would part it out. Call the Issaquah Quality Sewing and Vacuum store. Great folks, they will...
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Adhaniá
macmullenchild
Dec 1, 2005 6:09 pm
You know, you're right on the practicality of cloaks.....I have two lovely ones that I wouldn't wish on a donkey! They are not at all warm, I always seem to be...
90741
unclrashid
Dec 1, 2005 6:30 pm
As far as I know, long, full-length cloaks that are just big rectangles gathered on a drawsting or gathered into a collarband are not period (and for a very...
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Lisa Cortes
the_lady_isla
Dec 1, 2005 8:55 pm
so double helix is a misnomer since a double helix is TWO spirals in opposition to one another? http://thistlegems.com/dblhlx.jpg...
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Melissa
cruisechamp1
Dec 1, 2005 9:04 pm
I am still a fresh SCAdian but I will tell you that my first Cloak was the warmest and most comfortable thing i ever made. And i made it just a month ago. I...
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unclrashid
Dec 1, 2005 9:56 pm
look at the diagram I posted in the files section "bias-yardage". It does use two helixes. (to be literal, a spiral is different from a helix, spirals get...
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unclrashid
Dec 1, 2005 10:00 pm
One of the reasons this worked so well for you is because of the fur. It is not slippery like a satin lining would be, so once you have the cloak adjusted so...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Dec 1, 2005 10:40 pm
... On the other hand, I find my woollen Irish cloak (basically a half-circle held together at the front by a brooch) extremely warm and comfortable. Granted,...
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Dana Darr
seshat001
Dec 2, 2005 1:49 am
... bodice. I don't ... it was ... examples, but ... Well, I happen to have some examples of this style - in period, as in pre 1600 - and I have put two of...
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Elizabeth Walpole
e_walpole
Dec 2, 2005 1:51 am
... From: "kennyeca"; <kennyeca@...> To: <SCA-Garb@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 1:27 AM Subject: [SCA-Garb] Re: a... curious question...
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lazybumbaleene
Dec 2, 2005 2:34 am
Hi Group! I am now the proud (?) new owner of two unprocessed deer skins. If anyone knows of any books or websites that will instruct me how to turn the hides...
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MsWidow91@...
johannekatri...
Dec 2, 2005 2:52 am
In a message dated 12/1/2005 12:38:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, SCA-Garb@yahoogroups.com writes: Stay away from that man-- he may have a contagious virus that...
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steve
ye_river_xiv
Dec 2, 2005 3:37 am
Very proud, I'm sure! My uncle won't shut up about some deer skin headband he had in the 60s. From what I understand, you soak it in tannic acid and water....
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Ro Bourdeau
mamamoose000
Dec 2, 2005 4:22 am
Hmm, considering the amount of tannic acid in oak and acorns, I wonder if you could soak that in water (or perhaps simmer it) to form a solution to tan the...
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Jessica
noinini81
Dec 2, 2005 5:24 am
I have to admit, I don't know a lot about tanning, but I do know that you have to start by making sure that the hides are not going to rot, if you haven't...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Dec 2, 2005 5:31 am
Though in most cases the codpiece is moderate in size. The only deviation from this that I have seen is in a King Philip II portraits. This is not the portrait...
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Annie Lang
annieshorses
Dec 2, 2005 5:31 am
Hi, If you go to www.cabelas.com, search for 'tanning kit', you will find 3 products. I have never tried the tanning kits, but everything I have EVER bought...
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Jodi
sweethoney9696
Dec 2, 2005 5:32 am
Lady Yolanda, After you give your class, I personally would be greatly interested in learning ways to spruce up T-tunics. Would it be possible to beg, bribe,...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Dec 2, 2005 10:19 am
... From: "liz bradford" <missvelveetah@...> To: <SCA-Garb@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:39 AM Subject: [SCA-Garb] Re: What...
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Terri Morgan
thatdamehrothny
Dec 2, 2005 10:21 am
... Two things that help me (besides lots of practise - that helped the most but it's tedious) are using a longer needle than you normally would, so you can ...
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Mimick
mamidael
Dec 2, 2005 1:28 pm
... well, actually, I was hoping for ideas from here. :) Gotta make some quickie garb for DD. her white t-tunic disappeared. I was going to make a chemise,...
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mary_m_haselbauer
mary_m_hasel...
Dec 2, 2005 2:19 pm
Great idea for a class. I like binding the cuffs and collar with contrasting fabric. I don't use commercial bias tape because generally it's has poly. For such...
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Christine Taylor
valeriadeleste
Dec 2, 2005 2:35 pm
I think Elizabethan upper middle to upper class look amazing on any build of woman. As far as big women are concerned, Elizabethan gowns don't make them look...
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kennyeca
Dec 2, 2005 3:15 pm
First, you need to know the terminology, so when people tell you stuff, you know what it means. There are four MAIN ways of preserving skin, and a couple of...
