that being said, do you know of any online sources where I can purchase sewing patterns for period style Kimono? I am not much at sewing, but I am willing to...
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kujika@...
Sep 2, 2000 3:16 am
you can find much of what your looking for at www.japan-shop.com...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Sep 2, 2000 6:00 am
Noble Cousins! Since September 2 is one of those divide by 10 milestone birthdays for me, I sent off an order for the Nuikata book to Japan around 5:00 PM on...
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Helen Nauert
hnauert@...
Sep 2, 2000 6:13 am
Happy Birthday! Celestia della Chiara...
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markejag@...
Sep 2, 2000 11:44 am
In a message dated 9/2/00 2:02:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, nostrand@... writes: << Since September 2 is one of those divide by 10 milestone birthdays >> ...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 2, 2000 6:23 pm
... O-tanjôbi, omedetô gozaru!...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 2, 2000 6:45 pm
... Because they're packed somewhere. You really need to unpack those books, kiddo. <G> Effingham...
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srmalloy@...
Sep 3, 2000 5:06 am
... It's not by any stretch of the imagination SCA-legal for combat, but the 'Wonderful Usagisite' (http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~usa/indexenglish.html) is the web...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 3, 2000 5:52 am
... Word of warning: Usagitei is massively bogus, and the patterns work well with cardboard, but aren't really useful for SCA armour. In fact, the armour...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 5, 2000 3:25 am
... I wanted to wait to respond to this until I could get and see the book. The photos are *very* nice, although it's obvious that many of the armours are ...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Sep 5, 2000 12:40 pm
Baron Edward! I need to find a place to live first. Most of the book shelves in my office are already full. I have three count them three seven foot book cases...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Sep 5, 2000 12:56 pm
Baron Edward! Greetings from Solveig! Clan Yamakaminari has for reasons unknown to me decided that they want to have a Noh stage complete with Noh plays at ...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 5, 2000 1:02 pm
... I've gotta tell you.... I think that's an over-ambitious program. It's hard enough to teach seasoned western actors Noh techniques, let alone a handful of...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Sep 5, 2000 1:03 pm
Baron Edward! I prefer to translate Seii taishougun as: "Barbarian Surpressing Generalissimo". Surpressing seems to hold a bit more panache for me than...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Sep 5, 2000 2:10 pm
Baron Edward! Atsumori has only one really outrageous costume in it. The remainder of the cosutmes consist of one monks costume and bunch of peasant costumes. ...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Sep 5, 2000 2:18 pm
Baron Edward! How about reviving the Daigaku-ryou at Pennsic? Complete with scholars of confucian classics &c. We could even print up I-tan-dai haori or...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 5, 2000 4:31 pm
... Ah, but of suppressing, or subduing, which is longer lasting? (Academic, really, since neither being suppressed or subdued is likely to be permanent <G>.)...
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keivn Mason
kmason@...
Sep 5, 2000 10:08 pm
My Village just came back from Ducal in the West Kingdom. This was our first event and My first in my Japanese persona. I noticed some Cool things about having...
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markejag@...
Sep 5, 2000 10:44 pm
This came across the AEthelmearc list and I thougt I would include it here as it pertaines to Japanese personea names. Enjoy, Bun-ami ... <<Greetings to...
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Joshua Badgley
fsjlb4@...
Sep 6, 2000 12:23 am
Konnichiwa! I finally got to my Nuikata book, as I had sent it to my Uni ahead of me, and I am finally getting to the patterns so that I can make some Japanese...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:46 am
Noble Cousin! 1) The Japanese invented folding fans. 2) They are definitely period (for Japanese at least). Your Humble Servant Solveig Throndardottir Amateur...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 6, 2000 3:04 am
... As anyone (especially larger foreigners) who's ever gone to a game at the Chunichi Dragons home stadium and tried to sit in the seats can attest... ...
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markejag@...
Sep 6, 2000 8:39 pm
<< One thing that has crossed my mind is that of size: I am six foot 2 inches tall and wonder if anyone has suggestions as far as how best to lengthen the ...
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keivn Mason
kmason@...
Sep 6, 2000 9:56 pm
As I have posted before. I like Sake, and at events People like to give me sake just because I have a Japanese person. Here is my problem. What is the best way...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Sep 6, 2000 10:24 pm
... Actually, most sake taste better cold. There are some that are specifically brewed to be served warm. Warm means body temperature; not above 102°! I've ...
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lynnx@...
Sep 7, 2000 12:22 am
(sister ed jumps in with both feet, before even intro-ing myself:-) Hi Effingham you didn't think i'd be this hard to shake didja? <bugbugbug Still waiting on...
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MomochiTakezo17@...
Sep 7, 2000 12:23 am
... Mmmmmmm..... Sake Gooooood........ I must have some now..... There's a bottle in the frige calling me... I can't resist the temptation any longer..... Am...
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Ogami Itto
shubnigurath@...
Sep 7, 2000 3:27 pm
... to ... the ... Maybe I just wasn't cut out to be a Japanese persona after all, but I think that sake tastes like fermented sweaty gym shorts. Bleah! (Now I...
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Joshua Badgley
fsjlb4@...
Sep 7, 2000 4:48 pm
Sumimasen, I am back to work on my armour, and am going to have to get some new pieces for it; coming back after a year and seeing the previous cuts and what...
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keivn Mason
kmason@...
Sep 7, 2000 7:09 pm
Hi I have a cute story to tell you. Our village was having a "the one that got a way" fishing story contest. The winner would get a Toaster (kind of like a...
