Quick question - Is Paul's name database considered adequate documentation for name submission? I'm just hoping that I don't have to dig up the sources he...
Hokay, I found Kseniia's page with the panova pictures. Now I have more questions...there appears to be a high drawstring neck on one of the dresses, and I...
I feel so at home in the SCA. After years of strange looks, snide comments from family and "helpful" bullying about unfinished projects, its so nice to be...
... How is it for using on fabric? Does it stay bright after washing and drying? ... We smeared the paint on glass and then dipped the stamp in it, but you...
I got another of those "why on earth didn't I think of this" ideas from a stamping class. If you have rubber or foam stamps that you like, you can "block"...
Where can one aquire the book "Arkheologia: Byt i kul'tura?" I have seen bits and pieces of it and think it would be worth my while to get it, even though it...
I'm going to make a panova, and I'm going to use acrylic for the coloring. I don't think I can find the right stuff for the dyes. Now, how do you sew one of...
I was up in Winter's Gate (Fairbanks, Alaska) finishing a teaching certificate when I discovered the SCA. I decided on a Russian persona because Kodiak...
So Katryna got me this book for Christmas, which I finally had time to pick up, look at, and read part of tonight for the first time. It's an English language...
I just wanted to thank each and every one of you on this List for all the interesting and stimulating conversations we've had over the past year. I've learned...
All this talk of dyes and embroidery begs of me to ask, does anyone know much about period slavic weaving? I'm not sure what kinds of looms they might have...
Does anyone know what the Kiev Rus would have used as fabric dyes? I'm going to try to color some fabric for a panova. It will be for a summer outfit so the...
It's more than a little OOP, but I thought some folks might like to know... From Individual.com: "The official Web site of the Russian Federation government...
... From: <sig@onelist.com> To: <sig@onelist.com> Sent: Friday, December 24, 1999 2:38 AM Subject: [sig] Digest Number 168 ... Western ... , the 11th century...
You know you live with a SCAdian when your Christmas presents include: -- 3 yards each of black and green velvet -- a print of "The Accolade" by Edmund...
Someone posted this on the Meridian listserver. I don't have any idea how this name would have been pronounced myself. Any Polish pronunciation experts...
Hello Ma'am! I received an email and a telephone call from russia today. One of the things I found a little strange is that Zhenya wrote and said that ...
Actually, I picked it up in the citizenship class I taught for a few years. These were elderly Russians from the Kiev region and represented a variety of...
I'm probably wrong but I remember reading somewhere that the regalia was kept while the hoards of minor jewelry were sold off both during the White civil war...
I've been trying to remember to tell everyone here about something I bought from RussianTroyka on eBay. DO NOT all go at once, they have plenty (although they...
I just got email from the Victor Kamkin Russian bookstore: Our online web store is now open. In addition to about 5,000 books we also have our video catalog...
Thanks everyone for the info on the embroidery books, i found a couple at http://www.bookfinder.com Now i'm wondering, what happened to all the imperial crown...
Ok, does anyone know if Russians used gems other than pearls on their clothing? If so, what were they, and how were they cut/carved? Were they cabachon cut,...
In a message dated 12/19/99 8:43:28 AM Central Standard Time, ... The dated info was from my Polish Timeline available on the SIG page which originally came...
Sorry if this runs a little long . . . When I study 10th-12th C Poland, the main theme I see is the individual Mozni wishing to retain their independence,...
I'll write commentary on the sources I've used from Gostelow, if someone will remind me about how to do such a thing. Please remember, that for me at least,...
