If you've been a wench at the Ren-faire, you already know this, but for those to whom elizabethan is completly new... If you are not wearing a partlet, put...
... Agreed!! And all around the ears, and on the forehead and nose and cheeks, and between the bosom where the partlet opens, and at the back of the neck if ...
Kinda makes ya wonder how our auld rellies managed, doesn't it? Could it be there's something to that "hole in the ozone layer" theory???? LOL Adhaniá of Ols...
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Don't know about the hole in the ozone, but I do know that "ladies" were supposed to take a lot of pains to keep their skin albaster white so did not go out in...
my husband and i are new to the sca and i need a cloak i do know how to sew but im also still learning. i would like something simple i have burgandy velvet...
... There was a mini Ice Age...it is called the Little Ice Age, and there are several articles on it that can be accessed via the internet. I just finished...
... Hello, The only hint on cloaks I have, is do not make it from velveteen. It will rub, and the fabric will fall apart, and the "fur" of the velveteen will...
... I actually read a great article about that last week, it had to do with the grain crops and the need for Tomatoes and other vegetables. I'll see if i can...
Hello all, hope that you can help. I went to the Potrero war and wore my brand new, first garb I ever made, WHITE linen long braies only to almost immediatly...
I use a very simple pattern for cloaks that I like for begginers. Use a basic a-line panel skirt pattern and leave 1 seam open. It looks really nice with a...
Another hint: For safety sake do not use velour blanket fabric to line or be the outside of the cloak. A long time ago I rallied behind a call to make simple...
You have two issues to deal with with respect to that kind of stain. You can use "Goo Gone" to get all the tar out of the fabric, then I'd try running through...
My first cloak was made of brushed cotton twill. I still have it-- it's unlined. It's really too thin to do any good warmth-wise, but since it was a 16th...
... I actually need to make another one -- mine's too heavy for summer wear. It's reversable (your basic "not-period" butterick) It's teal wool on one side,...
If you have velveteen on hand and need something now, then I say use what you have. Slippery linings, however, are not a good thing, so I'd advise you to...
Welcome to the most all encompassing pastime in the world! This is going to be Fun! Cloaks are very easy to make- most of the time. Do you want a circle, 1/2...
I use Lestoil to remove tar and other stains like creosote, pouring it on liberally, rubbing the Lestoil in and letting it sit for as long as three or four ...
Don't ask me how it happened, but somehow I got clear nail polish on the back of a blue linen gathered kirtle I was making. I got most of it out with nail...
A few tips: 1) I do NOT recommend satin as a lining if this is your main nockaround cloak. Remember that your lining will RUB against your garb, so you want a...
... on the ... it out with ... a whitish ... wearable, the ... IT'S ALL THE ... Sounds like you removed the dye along w/ the nail polish. Can you cover the...
... Well, what *I* would do is hie myself down to the fabric/craft store and buy a fabric pen or permanent ink pen that matches the color of the fabric and...
... Plus satin is slippery, and you'll spend all day trying to keep your cloak from strangling you. ... Also, remember that there are many different qualities...
You could embroider something cute over it... Or depending on how big the area is, apply some trim or something... Beadwork??? B. "Jesus is a ZOMBIE???!!!"-...
Ok, that's one stain I know something about. When I worked for a costume shop in Phoenix, rental costumes were always coming back with road tar on them. We...
okay, been reading the list on this problem. As to removing the white residue, don't think you can. That's the residue of the chemical reaction and it is...
How about stenciling a design around the entire neckline? Just do the design deep enough to cover up the white mark and repeat it around the whole neckline. If...
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