Lynn, I didn't really look for patterns. But, if you look at the last 2 links, which are detailed pictures of Buff Coats you will get a very good idea of...
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Marcia Wallace
marciawallac...
Jan 18, 2010 4:30 pm
Hi all, ... I have been working on a different pattern for the Bliaut seen in the statuary adorning Chartres Cathedral in France. I am working currently on a...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 19, 2010 4:24 am
Norah Waugh has a book on Men's garments which I think has patterns for that. I don't have a copyu, but you can usually find it in the library. Something like...
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scatrimaris
Jan 19, 2010 3:38 pm
Occasionally, in reenactment, one comes across a garment that is hotly debated. The bliaut is one such garment. The puzzle consists of how a single garment...
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quokkaqueen
Jan 19, 2010 3:40 pm
Ioanna fillia Iacobi has written a little about hairstyles: http://www.feochadan.com/html/roman-fever.shtml The 'further information' links to PDF files seem...
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Chiara Francesca
fhavas
Jan 20, 2010 1:55 am
That all depends on WHO those experts are. Do you have any citations for each of some those so that we can have more info to help us? :) I know that most...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 20, 2010 6:31 am
Excellent summary!...
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anonimous0
Jan 21, 2010 3:47 pm
Greetings, I am making a Burgundian outfit for the Calontir Queen's Prize Tournament this Saturday. To complete my look, I would like to make a hennin. I have...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 21, 2010 4:01 pm
You should probably ask over at SCA-Milliners http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Milliners/?yguid=158740821 I'd think polar fleece would weigh too much, but...
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Christine Taylor
valeriadeleste
Jan 21, 2010 4:07 pm
Hello Annora, I made a gorgeous tall hennin out of this very thing. A wee bit not-period (!) but it lasts forever -- or would have if my dog hadn't eventually...
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Hannah Hennen
lover_ofanime
Jan 21, 2010 4:26 pm
On a semi related note... How many yards of fabric did you need for your gown? I was hoping to make one before Gulf Wars and need to go to the fabric store...
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Hannah Hennen
lover_ofanime
Jan 21, 2010 4:57 pm
Does anyone know whether or not something special/particular was worn (clothing wise) by the bride and groom for a handfasting? I'm trying to find what gown...
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Vicky Eisenstadt
vicky_eisens...
Jan 21, 2010 5:02 pm
Well, that would depend on what culture, what time period, and the social statii of the parties and their families, both objectively and relative to each...
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Jayde
jaydevand
Jan 21, 2010 5:02 pm
... Culture? Time period? Jayde **** Vision without action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare - Japanese Proverb...
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Trish
ravenessrave...
Jan 21, 2010 5:03 pm
<snip>To complete my look, I would like to make a hennin. <snip> Just a comment, don't forget that little black loop that you see in a lot of the portraits. I...
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Hannah Hennen
lover_ofanime
Jan 21, 2010 5:25 pm
Well, since it's Sean-Patric who is organizing all of this, I imagine he's probably going for late period and I know for a fact he's going Irish. Her ...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Jan 21, 2010 5:45 pm
... Does anyone know whether or not something special/particular was worn (clothing wise) by the bride and groom for a handfasting? I'm trying to find what...
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Megan Shogren
brockenspectre
Jan 21, 2010 6:28 pm
I used plastic canvas to make a French Hood, and I have an Elizabethan tall hat someone else made for me with a plastic canvas base. It is very sturdy and...
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Marcia Wallace
marciawallac...
Jan 21, 2010 7:17 pm
I used coat hanger wire as the base of the hennin and bent it into a small V as the center forehead and built the hennin from that wire frame. I covered the...
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msshoshana@...
shoshanadrakere
Jan 21, 2010 7:28 pm
I took a class on making a truncated hennin out of the plastic canvas and we didn't do a pattern on paper first, we just measured our head, added an extra...
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msshoshana@...
shoshanadrakere
Jan 21, 2010 7:46 pm
I agree with you Matthewe IMHO, the high cost of fabrics - in relation to income - during the medieval period in Western Europe, - would have made it extremely...
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Hannah Hennen
lover_ofanime
Jan 21, 2010 8:03 pm
(This is the groom speaking) We are not so much into the craft as we are into the heritage, mine being mostly Irish. We are married legally in the mundane...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Jan 21, 2010 9:42 pm
... I agree with you Matthewe SNIPPED FOR BREVITY. However it was possible that if the person was of a lower standing than Royals/Peers - they may be a...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 21, 2010 11:18 pm
oh yeah, when I said it sits back on your head I should have said that it comes down quite low in the back and quite far forward in the front. More like "deep"...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 21, 2010 11:19 pm
There are two kinds of burgundian dress, pleated (a bit earlier) and fitted (A bit later). THe fitted kind takes about the same amount of fabric as a GFD or...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 21, 2010 11:30 pm
As others have said, in this time period there was not enough extra time, money or fabric in the economy for any but the richest and most important people to...
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msshoshana@...
shoshanadrakere
Jan 22, 2010 2:25 am
True however sumptuary laws were not enacted by the Nobility until the late middle ages to stem the problem of commoners imitating the aristocracy so depending...
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msshoshana@...
shoshanadrakere
Jan 22, 2010 2:32 am
In a message dated 1/21/2010 1:03:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, kitsunetamamiko@... writes: Her father has forbidden us to marry so I have...
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anonimous0
Jan 22, 2010 1:33 pm
I had 5 yards of 60" wide fabric. But I am also 5' even and pretty petite. The dress is fairly fitted and I have enough fabric left over after making the main...
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scatrimaris
Jan 22, 2010 6:49 pm
As many have already said, the plastic canvas will work, so this is just a few tips... 1) Use yarn to whipstitch the edges. Even cut carefully, plastic canvas...
