I was very pleased with the "Cross-disciplinary Glossary of Terms for Historical Hobbyists" until I came across this clunker. Garb:SCA. Historical clothing, or...
From: www.sca.org "The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our "Known...
I guess most of the information I'm using is from the friends I play with. I have read/skimmed a lot of things, but the intro stuff often looks like stuff my...
<<I was very pleased with the "Cross-disciplinary Glossary of Terms for Historical Hobbyists" until I came across this clunker. Garb:SCA. Historical clothing,...
Field of Honor - Place where combat takes place. (Used lots of places) Erik - Area for combat, single or melee. ( I know it is/was used in the West Kingdom) ...
Forgive the top-posting. I hate this email program, it won't let me cut and paste only what I want to say. "Erik" is used pretty much only in the West and...
Hi Adrienne, If you want to do garb from the 16th century, woven stripes are period for commoner and queen, according to The Tudor Tailor. Since stripes are...
... Maria ... The garment typically called a "kilt"--the skirt-like article sometimes known as "the small kilt"--didn't exist until at least the end of the ...
Adrienne of Ravenshore ... One caveat, not so much for Adrienne as for others who might be reading along: Stripes are definitely known much earlier than the...
... Absolutely! In doing research into Turkish and Persian garb, I've found that stripes were used in two ways: 1) for the outer coats of the lower classes...
And here we see the differences between kingdoms and usages as well as common usage and proper usage. Everything I put out, (other than the heraldry stuf cuz,...
When I first started playin in the SCA many years ago the time span of the SCA WAS: The fall of the Roman Empire to Shakespeare's death. (1619) Then it got...
http://books.google.com/ Go here, and search any name you like. Google Book search has documentation out the wazoo. Maybe you will find what you seek. Some...
When this was "thread" was fabric patterns I lost intrest altogether. But the acceptability of men wearing skirts on dates concerns me a bit so I will step...
... Again, Greetings and welcome Kimberly! Jibiril, we really must stop "bumping" into each other like this. ;) Allow me to introduce myself. I am Lady...
... "Plaid" originally meant something between "cloak" and "blanket". Around the middle of the 17th century, some began to use "plaid" to refer to the patterns...
Not sharp. "I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I woke and saw that life was duty, I acted and behold, duty was joy" -- Rabinranath Tagore ... From: jay...
... In a nutshell, your arms (or device) say "This is ME." Your badge says "This is MINE". Your arms are flown on your banner or whatever when you are present....
Giggly greetings from Beatrice. ... YAY! I get to quote my favorite Heraldic RULE. Teceangl's rule of Heraldic Display: If it doesn't move, put your badge on...
... There's an article about badges on the Laurel Sovereign of Arms' site at <http://sca.org/heraldry/laurel/whatis/badge.html>. It not only covers the...
Hi there, new to the group :) I was wondering what tools, supplies and instructions are needed to make some chainmail. Is it best to start out making a full...
... Sara's Chainmail Connection has an annotated list of "Beginner's Guides" <http://www.chainmailconnection.com/beginner_s_guides.html>; you might be able to...
All you need is wire, something to twist it around, pair of cutters, two pairs of pliers.... And a whole lot of time to kill... I've been doing chainmail for...
Hello, You might try searching the Armour Archive website. This is a site for and by armour makers of all sorts and periods - from leather to chain to full...
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