No idea, but modern batiks are made using either bees wax-parafin combo or straight parafin over patterned colth and then overdying it. Another way is doing...
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timbo@xxxxxx.xxx
Aug 1, 1999 3:16 pm
Luidmila said: Do you have Wal-Mart where you live? They have best kind of thin gold and silver thread I could find in their craft section -- it doesn't...
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timbo@xxxxxx.xxx
Aug 1, 1999 3:16 pm
I agree completely with Larisa Ivanova on this. If you look at Russian costuming in the 15th / 16th centuries, you see the central asian influences (coats,...
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Phefner@xxx.xxx
Aug 1, 1999 9:46 pm
Yes, we have Walmart here! I was having nightmarish thoughts about having to spend serious $$ on the fabric, which of course I'd rather not do. I'm interested...
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Diane S. Sawyer
tasha_medved@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 2, 1999 1:03 pm
... All I ask is that you remember that I made it from a combination of description and design techniques from your costuming packet. The stamps are almost ...
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timbo@xxxxxx.xxx
Aug 2, 1999 6:42 pm
Tasha, That's OK. The firrst of anything is not as spiffy as the last of anything, but, its pretty spiff at first! I'm holding judgement until I crank...
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 3, 1999 1:29 am
Well, the time has come for me to delve into brewing (of a sort). Paul and I went to Chicago to celebrate Passover at a friend's house earlier this year....
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Diane S. Sawyer
tasha_medved@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 1:00 pm
... Delta Ceramcoat Acrylics, available in the stencilling section of the WalMart craft department. I used the Gleams 14K Gold for stamping on the blue -- it...
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Robert Parker
parkrobe@xxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 4:29 pm
Looking forward to it with great anticipation. Like you said, my kvas was "tak govno s limonom" Sergei...
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Robert Parker
parkrobe@xxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 4:47 pm
It's here!! It's here!! Thank you so much, 'dak, for sending this. This will truly be a boon for my costume collection and my seamstress. I can't believe the...
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 3, 1999 4:45 pm
<Gasp> You should not use such language on the List! ; ) (just kidding) We are trying it out at dinner tonight. I wonder if it is a good accompaniment to...
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 3, 1999 4:54 pm
A while back on the list Liudmila asked about if the "tea mushroom" (chainyi grib") had made it to America. This particular mushroom is used to ferment a tea...
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LiudmilaV@xxx.xxx
Aug 3, 1999 5:36 pm
In a message dated 8/3/99 9:54:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jdmiller2@... writes: << So, does this sound familiar Liudmila? >> It does! Thank...
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 3, 1999 5:32 pm
Recipe and Notes for Kvas I used a kvas concentrate called simply "koncentrat kvasnogo susla". I comes in a brown, 12 oz bottle that likes like a beer bottle....
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 3, 1999 6:01 pm
Eeek!!! Pennsic is only a few days away! Here is a synopsis of the previous announcements about the Festival: ...
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 3, 1999 6:23 pm
I just wanted to make sure that everyone knew that the Russian Wedding is NOT occurring this year at Pennsic. It has been rescheduled for next year. Mundane...
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Diane S. Sawyer
tasha_medved@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 6:35 pm
... Ah, well, at least we'll have the SIG party! Tasha === Lady Nastasiia Ivanova Medvedeva Milestone Pursuivant Shire of Quintavia East Kingdom ...
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Elizabeth Lear
eliz@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 7:18 pm
Speaking of things not happening this Pennsic, I wanted to let people know that I'm not teaching this year after all. I will be there, but as Yana had happen,...
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timbo@xxxxxx.xxx
Aug 3, 1999 6:07 pm
Thanks, Sergei. I wish I was too, but I'd rather be with my wife than alone at Pennsic. No offense. I'm glad to hear that it was so well recieved. If we get a...
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Jeff Heilveil
heilveil@xxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 10:20 pm
Salut! AS the start of War draws near, I have found only one person that has contacted me about the whole event. If you want to help out with the food, and...
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 3, 1999 11:22 pm
Paul has made some additions to the main SIG page and would like some comments. General ones are fine, but specifically: Is the page load-speed okay? How does...
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Josh Uretsky
uretskyj@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 4, 1999 1:30 am
... Load time is fairly significant, but since the picture loads last (at least on my favorite browser), I don't mind as I can look at the information while...
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Phefner@xxx.xxx
Aug 4, 1999 1:54 am
I LOVE the picture! It looks so medieval and so Slavic! I think a brief description of the picture would be nice--I found myself wondering "who are these...
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Leslie Helms
leslie@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 8:11 pm
... Well, there's a mixed blessing! I know it's a disappointment for some, but now there's some chance that I will get to see it. I'll redouble my efforts to...
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Danks Cole
corgano@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 4, 1999 11:54 am
Greetings all... I was just wondering who on this list is going to Pennsic and where and when they'll be camping. My Lord and I and our caravan should be...
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Danks Cole
corgano@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 4, 1999 12:19 pm
When and where is the SIG party?...
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Diane S. Sawyer
tasha_medved@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 4, 1999 12:47 pm
... ZOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!!!! Of course, I'm looking at it at work (shhhhh -- don't tell!). I like the new picture on the front page, that's cool. Looks good to...
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Diane S. Sawyer
tasha_medved@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 4, 1999 1:00 pm
... I'll be there, camping at Strawberry Fields in N03, right in the heart of everything. As I understand it, we'll be near the merchants and Herald's Point,...
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timbo@xxxxxx.xxx
Aug 4, 1999 10:53 am
I think its pretty cool. Is this from the Novgorodian codex? It looks like thier style of iconography. 'dak...
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Jenn/Yana
jdmiller2@xxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 4, 1999 2:43 pm
Hahahahahahahaha!....know the timing? Be prepared? That's funny :) Seriously, we won't know the timing until spring/summer next year, when we can compare it...
