... I think it is the mid-calf length trousers worn by some Roman cavalry (see Trajan's column for examples), and not feminine clothing at all. Related to the...
91900
Gavin Jones
gogboy1
Feb 2, 2006 2:42 pm
Have you tried 'Jelling dragon'? http://www.jelldragon.com/cloak_pins.htm I have a nice damascened steel saex from them with an ivory handle. If they can't...
91901
Susan B. Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
Feb 2, 2006 3:38 pm
... Please ladies, post them to the list. I know non-SCA folks that would like to know this too! Jerusha ... Susan Farmer sfarmer@... University of...
91902
Margaret N
mofnorwood
Feb 2, 2006 5:07 pm
... Okay dokey - this is long, and due to memory I may miss a couple of items. Bum roll - pretty solid, as is. That velcro'd hip yoke? Don't bother. Instead,...
91903
Lente
threeravenbirds
Feb 2, 2006 5:37 pm
Checking out some of the dress diaries may give you an idea on fabric amount. I think 10 yards of 60 inch fabric should be enough. The sleeves may have to be...
91904
unclrashid
Feb 2, 2006 8:14 pm
Unless you forgot to mention that you are 10 feet tall, I can't think of anything you would need more than 10 yds of 60" wide for. I'm not real conversant...
91905
Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Feb 2, 2006 8:24 pm
I just ordered Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd! I've been wanting this book for years! Laurensa Fiant simii!! [Non-text portions of this message have been...
91906
Darcellena@...
darcellena
Feb 2, 2006 9:43 pm
For 16th C Italian in that size range and with a modest train, in my experience 10 yards should be about correct. Darcellena Midrealm...
91907
borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Feb 2, 2006 10:28 pm
... cushioning ... only ... absorber; ... that ... Same here: I went back through the thread to see if he had specified whether or not he was wanting something...
91908
borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Feb 2, 2006 10:40 pm
... cavalry (see Trajan's column for examples), and not feminine clothing at all. Related to the shin bone, which name I am about to mangle-- femora? Not to...
91909
Margaret N
mofnorwood
Feb 2, 2006 10:40 pm
... And even though you're on this list, you still suck. ;P And I've still got a signed copy of _The Tudor Tailor_ pre-ordered. Margaret N., all jealous...
91910
ciorstan@...
ciorstie
Feb 2, 2006 11:18 pm
... From: Margaret N <margaretnorthwode@...> ... I suck the most. Five years ago Amazon UK was blowing out the last copies they had of the first...
91911
Margaret N
mofnorwood
Feb 2, 2006 11:39 pm
... Yes, you, doo, but then I know more than a couple of people who took advantage of the Amazon.uk priving boo-boo. Like my Laurel and her sister! :) Margaret...
Drool.. 10 yards should make just about anything, even in your size! It helps, too, that it's 60" wide. There's lots of fabric to work with, even if you need...
91914
borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Feb 3, 2006 2:29 am
Correcting my own post: I *am* one-hundred percent certain about the anatomy, just not what these garments are. But, I did go to Google, and found in various...
91915
barb gable
artsybarb2000
Feb 3, 2006 2:29 am
One of the members of our Barony was a college student in Berkeley back then; his first introduction to the SCA was as Marion Zimmer`s page for one of their...
91916
stephanie perreault
widowmakerelf
Feb 3, 2006 2:53 am
I think translation has been messed up somewhere. femoris is the thigh. feminius means female,woman or unmanly. Hey, those latin classes in university...
91917
Svanhildr Valdimarsdo...
svanhildrv
Feb 3, 2006 2:54 am
I'll have to look from home "subject matter weapons" is blocked here @ work. Do you know if they do actually have the brooches... the link you sent says ...
91918
Sahrye
sahrye256
Feb 3, 2006 2:54 am
Hello everyone, I've temporarily relocated to Washington DC for a year and find myself in need of some fabric retail therapy. Can anyone recommend some decent...
91919
Robyn
rebecadlm
Feb 3, 2006 2:54 am
Hi everyone! Thanks for all your help with my questions. Having since read all about the horrors :) of the simplicity pattern, I've decided to order Margo...
91920
Elizabeth Walpole
e_walpole
Feb 3, 2006 2:55 am
<snip> ... While you are correct that side back seams are period I recently had a look at the Simplicity pattern and the side back seams are really too far to...
91921
K. L. Bradley
caitrionadragon
Feb 3, 2006 4:32 am
I must admit, that's how I got mine as well. I think it wound up running about $45 including shipping from the UK. And Ciorstan, if it's any consolation to...
91922
Gavin Jones
gogboy1
Feb 3, 2006 11:39 am
Sorry about that! I guess I got carried away? lol Try this link instead http://www.jelldragon.com/viking_brooches.htm ...
91923
otsisto
alfrdis
Feb 3, 2006 11:59 am
If you have questions of problem with the Margo patterns, she has an address on the site that you can email her. Good luck and good sewing. :) A ... Hi...
91924
thea baker-miles
punky_fish321
Feb 3, 2006 11:59 am
lol ok....? Gavin Jones <llywelyn_ap_gruffudd@...> wrote: WOW! Talk about an eye opener? I stand corrected and especially after a chat with our group...
91925
otsisto
alfrdis
Feb 3, 2006 11:59 am
Note: Realm of Venus has also early renaissance. ... two sites for late italian renn: http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/ Realm of Venus ...
91926
otsisto
alfrdis
Feb 3, 2006 11:59 am
Central Missouri Renaissance Festival http://www.cmrfest.com/ Okay, I could be wrong but I had understood that the Renaissance had not reached Burgundy until...
91927
Michelle -TJ- King
dona_violante
Feb 3, 2006 12:36 pm
... I always recommend G Street for visitors to DC, but I don't know how public-transportation-accessible any of the locations are....
91928
borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Feb 3, 2006 2:08 pm
You're right, Stephanie (no, I'm not a Latin scholar by any means, so understand I'm not setting myself up as such, lol!) And there is a connection, if I've...