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8747 Milica of Varna
ladymilica Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2006
4:19 pm
Hi Alaric, Pennsic was Justin and my first event on consecutive years. It was wonderful and terrifying, even back in the early 1990s. When we helped get a...
8748 Dave
mystborne Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2006
7:06 pm
Just as an FYI for Pennsic weather. If the 10 day forecast is right we're looking at one of the cooler Pennsics on Record with highs of about 75ish to 80ish...
8749 Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404 Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2006
7:47 pm
... From: Dave To: scanewcomers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:03 PM Subject: [SCA Newcomers] Re: Pennsic 35 Just as an FYI for Pennsic...
8750 Iustinos Tekton calle...
courtney4thcom Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2006
8:19 pm
... Oooohhhh.... I wish I wish I wish I wish I wish I wish I wish I wish .... -- ()xxxx[]::::::::::::::::::> <::::::::::::::::::[]xxxx() ...
8751 Janet
hi_it_is_me Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2006
1:22 am
ok, so my boyfriend is trying to find some info (dimensions, suggested materials, etc) for siege weaponry ammunitions. Specifically ballista bolts and also...
8752 Steve Pote
bran_ap_rees Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2006
2:02 am
Plague victims? Pumpkins? Here's a fellow using pianos... http://asylum.apocalypse.org/pub/u/zonker/fpp/html/trebuchet.html and a real link as an apology for...
8753 David Roland
mystborne Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2006
4:06 pm
This information can be found in the Marshall's Handbook. I don't have the link but if you go to www.midrealm.org click on Marshal and then the handbook should...
8754 Milica of Varna
ladymilica Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2006
4:44 pm
Hi Isabel, Wow! You have a resource very close at hand. Baron Alexander of Brendoken designs and builds siege weapons. I'm sure he'd love to have someone to ...
8755 David Roland
mystborne Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2006
4:52 pm
I was inaccurate in my information. There is a seige weapons handbook seperate from the marshall's handbook. It is in .doc format as well as in .pdf For .doc :...
8756 Gina
trilliums78 Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2006
7:00 pm
Hi!! In answer to your question, please check out the Society Siege Engine Handbook located at: http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/siege/index.html As...
8757 Sara L Uckelman
ladyary Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2006
7:06 pm
... Ah, trebuchet ammunition... Many years ago now, I spent a good portion of an event making ammo for a trebuchet. I'm not sure if requirements and standards...
8758 peachyfaun Offline Send Email Aug 4, 2006
9:23 pm
I'd like to use the things I bought before SCA, does anyone know how old Cordouroy is, How about Gingham?...
8759 Sara L Uckelman
ladyary Offline Send Email
Aug 4, 2006
10:06 pm
... I dunno about Corduroy, but you'll probably want to avoid gingham; according to the Wikipedia, gingham was first important from Indonesia by the Dutch in...
8760 Giudo di Niccolo Brun...
purplellamaboi Offline Send Email
Aug 4, 2006
10:48 pm
... Depending on the cordouroy, it could work. I know in some Italian garments, a type of cordouroy was used. Unfortunately, there has been little to help me...
8761 Susan B. Farmer
jerusha_kilgore Offline Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
12:04 am
... But what makes gingham different from other checked fabrics that we do see in period artworks? jerusha ... Susan Farmer sfarmer@... University of...
8762 peachyfaun Offline Send Email Aug 5, 2006
12:51 am
... wrote: what makes gingham different from other checked fabrics Maybe that is where I am going wrong? I consider gingham to be any pattern that is...
8763 Dianna McCleary
diannamac Offline Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
4:17 am
Greetings all and sundry, I just got really lost in the portion of the SCA heraldry website...I don't know a fesswise from a sinister. Where can I find...
8764 Sara L Uckelman
ladyary Offline Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
8:25 am
... Again according to Wikipedia, it wasn't until the mid-18th century that gingham was produced in checked and plaid patterns. -Aryanhwy -- vita sine literis...
8765 Sara L Uckelman
ladyary Offline Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
8:29 am
... Try The Medieval Heraldry Archive, www.s-gabriel.org/heraldry/ The Medieval Names Archive, www.s-gabriel.org/names -Aryanhwy -- vita sine literis mors est ...
8766 Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore Offline Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
3:45 pm
... I suspect that we're dealing with "elevators and lifts" here. In the states, Gingham is a very specific fabric -- it's a monochrome checked fabric produced...
8767 Heather Noon
hrn001 Offline Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
6:37 pm
I would use what you have, or offer your fabric around your local group. In my local group we have several ladies that sew for their families that would be...
8768 Coblaith Mhuimhneach
athterath Offline Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
1:08 am
... Well, the logical place to start would be with the primer <http://sca.org/heraldry/primer/>. When you're ready for something a little more detailed, I...
8769 Coblaith Mhuimhneach
athterath Offline Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
2:14 am
... Sara L Uckelman ... Be very careful about using the etymology of modern terms to establish a timeline for fabric types. What we now call "gingham" (at...
8770 Maria
scarlettmb Offline Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
3:48 am
I'm going to put my two cents in here. I personally have a dress made with a gingham pattern. People tell me the fabric isn't period and I ask them if they...
8771 Dianna McCleary
diannamac Offline Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
3:14 pm
... Yes, the bird not the candle holder, although now that you HAVE to ask...I understand the confusion, LOL@self! Profuse gratitude for your time and...
8772 Joan Mielke
nmsnowcat Offline Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
4:42 am
I second Coblaith. Use your stash. Get creative. If you don't like the ribbed side of the corduroy, use the other side out! Gingham is perfect for making...
8773 Harry Hayfield
henridecered... Offline Send Email
Aug 8, 2006
10:18 am
Now, I know it might seem a strange thing to ask, but is there anyone here who's a dab hand at remixing? Now that everyone is scratching their heads in wonder,...
8774 Michelle Lauzon
greanwod Offline Send Email
Aug 8, 2006
6:25 pm
is there any one out there that knows of a reliable source for sail cloth for making pavilions, or even a reliable place to buy pavilions? ~Judith [Non-text...
8775 peachyfaun Offline Send Email Aug 12, 2006
4:21 am
Hi, newbie here. My son and my step son both have Charles as a middle name, My husbands middle name is Charles, his brother's first name is Charles, My...
8776 Coblaith Mhuimhneach
athterath Offline Send Email
Aug 12, 2006
8:47 am
... The Academy of St. Gabriel (which researches historically accurate names and devices) has issued reports on the name "Charles" for a few people. One...
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