Greetings to everyone..I know alot of SCA and have many brothers and sisters in it. However I do Amtgard here in Valdosta. Need a little less hardcore since my...
Greetings Catarina, For folks that have little to no knowledge of Gypsies but are interested, I always recommend they read Angus Fraser's "The Gypsies". He is...
That book is available from Chapters. It's a worthy read. Sapphyrah Rozvardo When life gets rough I'm with Bridget, I choose Vodka,... and Chaka Khan! ... ...
Greetings all. I have just moved to Adiantum (Eugene, OR) and have just joined the SCA. I have done a few events over the years, but am starting to get more...
It doesn't matter what you look like. I have brown hair and green eyes but it makes me no less Romani. It's the way you play the game. Hope you have fun!! ...
Hey there, welcome. Good to see another Rom in the Summits! I am Vanyev, and I am Shire Herald in Glyn Dwfn, a mere three hours south of you. Feel free to...
Welcome to the party... Sterling .. was just passing by and saw the hello.. so figure I would say hi back... Hi.. ... YA.. camel... ya... [Non-text portions...
Welcome Relda! I agree, it doesn't matter what you look like, if you wish to portray a Romani in the SCA, then by all means, please do. As far as I know, I ...
Glad to see another Hungarian Roma! I've been looking into one lately, and it's been quite educational. If you'te going for authentic, one suggestion is to...
As for gypsy character base I am trying to base mine as Rom. I had a great aunt who was Rom but I guess as famly line grew it was pushed out of our family....
Thank you all for your warm welcome. I am curious about what you think are the underlying traits of being a gypsy? My research so far is pretty scattered. I...
Greetings, ... Most of this timeline is too early. Common documentation for Gypsies in Europe doesn't start until after the 1400's. Now there are isolated...
Thank you, Kaja, for your detailed repsones, and for expressing the sense of playfulness and "now-ness" that has drawn me to the gypsy persona in the first...
As far as I've gathered, regarding tiered skirts, the only thing I've found that was similar were a short, hip skirt worn over a larger skirt in the Ottoman...
Hi if I can put my two cents in on the tiered skirts... i'm thinking maybe not... just on the grounds that as I was planning to make a Spanish farthingale (yes...
Greetings, You've pushed one of my buttons. Yes, imagine that. anyway, as a weaver who has been studying the history of weaving and looms for many years, I can...
Rozsa, Thanks for correcting on of my misconceptions. Actually I am glad to hear that looms were larger than 24in wide. I had read that somewhere, a while ago,...
Greetings Rosza, For dancing i love the Ottoman attire. The long ... Do you have a selection of patterns? Or a selection of resources that one could look at -...
Dear Keja, You can also see some of my Ottoman reconstructions on my site...click on Dances of the Turkic Peoples and scroll down to Ottoman dance. You might...
Helene Eriksen
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Oct 13, 2005 8:57 pm
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Wonderful pictures. :) One thing I want to point out to is to be aware that the Ottoman Empire ran until 1920 something, so for our purposes within the SCA,...
In a message dated 10/13/2005 2:09:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dragoneyezed@... writes: Helene, your pictures Helene, CAN I SEE your pictures GYPSY...
Yes, my photos have nothing to do with SCA...just inspiration. By the way, those shalvar are made like a big sack with holes for the feet at the bottom...
Helene Eriksen
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Oct 13, 2005 9:20 pm
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Dear Relda, thank you for understanding. I'm hoping so slowly get the word out about fabric widths. I hope to find the time to write a TI article one of these...
Greetings, I don't sew from patterns very often, but from existing garments. It's sort of a holistic approach to SCA costuming. But there are some really nice...
Greetings Rozsa, Thanks much for the links and the info on the exhibit. Its a good 10 hours away from me or so, but I might be able to make the trip before...
You're welcome. If/when you do go, please post your reactions to the exhibit. There's also something cool sounding at the Textile Museum at the same time. I...
Hi, I`m Alexandra, I`m a a gypsy, bit not a typical one. Unfortunately, Roma people seem to have lost their roots in my region, That`s why I would love to get...
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