http://www.scademo.com/ Has just about everything and pretty pictures too. "(I know we shouldn't register names until we are sure we like them, but I want to...
http://www.geocities.com/baron_steffan/laws.html They just explain so much. Elspeth "I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I woke and saw that life was duty, I...
... I recommend you start with the heraldic primer on the Laurel Sovereign at Arms' homepage <http://sca.org/heraldry/primer/>, to get some idea of how devices...
... If you want authentic, easy-to-make clothing for your first event, I recommend you start with some simple tunics, made using period construction like that...
... If you're interested in registering your names, you should choose them with that goal in mind. It is very frustrating to pick a name, become attached to...
... That depends upon what you mean by "appropriate". If you're interested in choosing a name that might actually have been used by a medieval or Renaissance...
Sorry, I really don't think Janet's article works as a beginner's guide to garb. There needs to be a lot more information on "if you don't have any way of...
... I didn't recommend it as a "guide to garb". I recommended it as an excellent place to find out how tunics are put together, using period construction...
... It's perfectly acceptable to put up hangings that are decorative, rather than heraldic, in nature. The practice is documentable to period as well as very...
Ok. So far all the web sites that have been recommended are for someone who has more than an hour to spend making a tunic and has at least **some** ...
... The rules of the Society only require you to make "an attempt at pre-17th century clothing" <http://sca.org/docs/govdocs.pdf>, not a good attempt. If you...
First, to address the original question, don't worry about garb at all, email/call the chatelaine of your local group and/or of the group that's holding the...
As a former Hospitaler, I do know the rules. However, I've had a lot of newbies, guys especially, who don't know how to sew and just want something wasy to...
... all, email/call the chatelaine of your local group and/or of the group that's holding the event and explain that it's going to be your first event and you...
Greetings from Beatrice. Hello and welcome! As you've seen, the people here are friendly and helpful, and we're glad to have you join! ... You might try...
Greetings from Beatrice. As it has been a little while since this has graced the list, I figure I'd post it again (I'm hoping Ian won't mind), with a few extra...
... I believe I have a program that turns an image into ASCII art. If you send me a drawing off-list, I can convert it and post it. Alternatively, you could ...
Where exactly are you? Didn't you say Gleann Abhann? Give me an idea. I can get in touch with them. I have lots of friends who know people over there. I'm ...
http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Tunics/TUNICS.HTML This version doesn't call for set-in sleeves. For when you've got time and need the fullness...
I haven't tried to make a really fitted tunic so the the extra fabric from the gusset has been enough to allow free arm movement and I'm not relying on any...
Unfortunately, I believe that was someone else. I am personally from Wolfscairn Shire, and my sister and her friends are from Montaigne du Roi in the Barony of...
OOPS. Hit the wrong button there. Ok I'm going to start from the beginning. Ok. I looked up all of the groups. The shire at least has an up to date web...
I've been reading and reading about garb and was wondering -- do you have to handsew the clothes? I'm working on a tunic for my husband. Can you machine sew...
... First -- if you run into the Stitch Police, tell me. I'll have words with them. That sort of behavior (checking your seams) is IMO uncalled for. It...
LOL I machine sew my hems and a lot of time my trim depending on where it's going. Don't worry about that. Most of us don't grow the cotton or flax, spin it...
... You most certainly can machine sew the seams if that is what you wish to do. There are no stitch police! (Heaven help ME if there were!) Laurensa...
Having a bit of handsewing to do can be nice at events though. http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/video-library-of-hand-embroidery.html has videos of how to...
One lovely lady in my shire who does wonderful work would be in trouble if she couldn't hire the nuns of the house of Kenmore to do some work for her. ... ...
