ON and Off topic - SCA

Go over to alt.sewing and ask there. Tell them I sent you. There are lots of folk on there who are experts and will be happy to share sources.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

There is a pattern company called "Folkware" that has a lot of historical and ethnic costume patterns. Link below:

the major home sewing companies have now included in their patternbooks costume type things that are appropros for SCA - including Simplicity& Butterick. I msy hit G-Street this weekend - and will send you somedetails. I know they carry another set of patterns but I cannot rememberthe name of the company. They are all historical garments - fromRenaissance thru Colonial, Victorian - European and American. I've evenseen patterns for early 20th century garb. I don't think there will be any problem getting patterns - it's much easier now than 20+ years ago (had some undergrad friends that were quite active in SCA).

Ellice

Cheryl

I have a bunch of medieval costuming sites that I'll corral for you. I have "Stumble" upon a few lately including weapons and chain mail. Also the seamstress at work is an active member and her persona is 15th century Italian. I'll gather those sites and send them along. I have found patterns for braies, coifs, tunics, hose, and surcoats for males. Bobbie V.

Well, one more thing to contribute on top of Bobbie's treasure trove....My boss, the manager of the Caribou where I work, not only used to do XS 'cause his mother taught him, but, the guy actually makes Chain Mail. Seriously. He's definitely hooked up with those interested in that and makes custom Chain Mail- articles of armour, jewelry (he has some really interesting rings), etc. So, let me know if you think that might be of interest. He had quite the story about getting some manufacturer that did spring coils to make him 10,000 individually cut single rings in 2 diameters - I think he had to pay for them to set their CAM machine to cut each ring, rather than a length of coils. Something different always around the corner.

Ellice

Lots of handy links on these webpages

Thanks all, I will pass this along when he's home next...

Cheryl