That would be kind of you, Despina... I'll contact you offlist and work out the trade. And I shall certainly begin setting my linen and silk scraps back. Al...
Salut! Off the top of my head, Markham has always bugged me more than Plat and Digby as being the "one of these things is not like the other ones." Almost all...
Greetings to the list! My name is Elaine de Montgris, and I live in the Barony of Three Mountains, Kingdom of An Tir. My roommate, Viscountess Regina Romsey,...
Hi all Having just worn my first self-supporting tug-over shimmy-into cote and feeling self-conscious enough to cover it with a borrowed sideless *blush* I'm...
Hello-- I'm new to the list and have a question to ask--is there any documentation out there that anyone knows of for an underdress made of something like...
I fyou want linen and silk rag, Despina, I'm going to go on a sewing binge once the government gives us back some money....do you want my scraps too? ...
On this dress it looks like the overdress skirt is a different color than the bodice. iirc Memling is Flemmish. Is this typical for the period? Samia...
I am considering beginning a pair of blackworked sleeves for a friend and also to enter in A&S. I know where to get the linen, and I have my pattern. (Bess...
Oh for the love of mud, tell him to WEAR it! If we can survive WOMEN in men's rapier gear, someone who is playing in lovely 1630s gear is just fine. Enemy of...
This is going to piss some people off and I apologize. These are my personal thoughts - not those of a list moderator so please take them as my personal...
I've heard the ruffled arguement in the past, and while it certainly sounds reasonable to Sue, who knows about ruffles, it doesn't sound so to Maire. I guess...
Authenticity is something to strive for, research and take pleasure and pride in. We do our best. But there are times when it is impractical or not possible, ...
BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL! I JUST JOINED THIS GROUP IF NOT FOR THE SCA, FOR MYSELF PERSONALLY. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL HISTORY AS WELL AS THE...
I'm reading the list archives from 1 January this year (my people have been prolific so far :-) and one thread caught my attention on whether the SCA has...
Sorry about cross-posting, but some may not know of the Medici Archive site which has excerpts from their collected letters and notes about costume and ...
This website was posted recently on another list I read: http://www.revivalclothing.com While I'm impressed with the overall look of the garments on this site,...
I'm certain that knots have been used in most centuries by some people. However, the quality of the work goes *way* up when you switch to the knot-less...
Some of you should get a kick out of this article: http://www.cyberwitch.com/wychwood/Library/whenIsACeltNotACelt.htm Did you know that the Carmina Burana is a...
I just went to the database and added a number of books to it. Mostly cookbooks recommended by the SCA Cooks list as well as a couple of costume books and...
Hi. AFAIK, all that monochrome embroidery is done with black silk, not linen. And silk that was "thrown" rather than spun. I've been working on an Eternal...
... my ... Silk would be the thread with which blackwork was done in the 16th century; I don't know of any examples which would have been embroidered with...
I think it would depend a great deal on how sturdy your sewing machine is (some can handle multiple layers of, say, something as heavy as jeans material and...
I think I'm ready to move out of the (admittedly comfortable) Coleman 2-room pop-up into a Viking A-frame. (Our Pennsic household is nominally Viking.) Looks...
Yes, to those of you who are wondering why your posts hadn't hit the list, it's the weekend and it looks like all the moderators were off at events. I just...
Greetings all, I have been off the list for some time, went to visit Kass's website and just naturally wound up back here. *grin* For Christmas I was given...
Greetings! I just came across a wool source that isn't in the links section. It claims to have 100% wool gabardine for 4$/yard. It might be worth checking out....
I tried responding to a post from Despina. But it doesn't appear to be in the list. (All complimentary by the way, it was about setting the rolled hem in an...
on the subject of candles. I've found it to be a more pleasant dining experience to use votives on the table rather than a full candelabra as I've seen some...
