tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222601032024-02-28T07:51:04.407-08:00The wonderings of Constance WyattMy journey though the current middle ages.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-51629374504951500792021-02-05T10:45:00.004-08:002021-02-05T10:45:50.780-08:00A Return to the SCA<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">I know this blog has been dormant for a very long time. Most of that time was because I had to step away from the SCA due to financial and personal reasons. I am now back and in some ways, I never left. I jumped right back into volunteering and try to take on more than I should. My husband stopped me for the most part, but almost pushed me into something new in the SCA. He said he did it so that I wouldn’t spend too much getting started. He is cute. (That didn’t stop me.) More on this later.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I also spent three of the most recent years getting my bachelor’s in psychology at Portland State. Can I tell you how much fun it is to take your last term of college via zoom? Then finding out the morning of your birthday that sorry, due to covid, you do not get to march in the probably the most important event in your life since your kid was born? I really hope you felt that sarcasm because Covid sucks in so many ways. <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In some ways, I feel, the SCA has benefited from the pandemic. While we can not meet face-to-face and fewer people are getting memberships because of loss of work, the number of classes that have been put online is immense! The amount of knowledge that is being shared… I don’t know if it would have happened without the kick in the butt the pandemic has provided. In the few weeks I have been back in the SCA I have already attended the Known World Heraldic and Scribal symposium and am signed up for two other learning events that are not even in my home state! Yes, I will have to get up a bit early to attend, but getting a chance to learn skills I haven’t had the chance to do, <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">for free</span>, I am so happy!<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now about the new thing I have dove into. Most of the stuff I have done in the SCA surrounds being a herald. Mostly voice herald (i.e. walking P.A. system) but also helped people register armory for SCA use. If you have no idea what I am talking about, what most people <s style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wrongly</s> call family crests are personal armory. (Maybe someday I will do a post on this or just a link of someone who talks about it better.) While I could get back into consulting armory, the rules changed just before I left and I never fully got my head around them. It will take time for me to feel good about doing conflict checks and such so putting that kinda on hold for now. Since there are no events, there is no need for the walking P.A. system so that has left me only with sewing new garb (costume) for the three of us. I don’t want to sew right now and I have to go through all my fabric first and that is a long, involved project that I am not ready for.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So how did I dive is deep in my return? Scribal! From the card making, I have done in the past, I have played with watercolors quite a bit and know a good amount about their work and play. I have also a lot of color theory knowledge from my years of sewing and card making. I didn’t think to get into it when I was in the SCA last time due to my lack of knowledge. Since starting back I have finished painting five charters and have a new stack to work on with some Kingdom charters as well. I guess the baronial scribe liked my work. (He did but I am too shy to share what he said.)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So I am back and painting, learning calligraphy, and working on my first scroll layout just for fun. If you like to see what I have done so far, I started a new Instagram account just for my scribal work. I am still working on setting up a feed to live in the sidebar. Please feel free to head over and add some likes. With my ADHD, encouragement is needed. I am just saying “tell me it’s pretty,” I do need some love. <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you would like to help get me supplies, I have links to my scribal needs lists at the stores I shop from. I am not getting any money from the links nor am I advertising for them, but these are stores that I trust and have shopped from before. I also have a link to my PayPal account that is used for most of my supply buying. All of these links will be living in the drop-down menu on the top right. I also have a wiki page about me and a link to my SCA Kingdom if you would like to learn more. <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I will post as I work on charters and other scribal skills. 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Will do a few posts soon.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-46154553168859883342010-08-25T14:08:00.000-07:002010-08-25T14:09:12.520-07:00The pen is only mightier then the sword, if you have the right pen.I have done a few practice runs with my persona hand. I am kinda surprised how well I am doing. I don't mean that I mastered it and everything looks perfect, but on some of the letters, it is pretty close. <br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">After these three tries writing every letter, I was able to get some feedback from two scribes in my Barony, the first telling me that the second is the person to talk to about learning this hand. She told me while the felt flat tip pen I was working will do the job, everything will look much better if I go to a metal nib pen, dip or fountain. I had to wait a few days to be able to buy it, but when I did, I went to my local Michael's. They had mostly sets of nibs in varying type and withd. Now, what I was told to get was a nib about the same size. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Did you know there is a difference between a flat nib and a "round hand" nib and they look pretty close to each other? I do now. Yes, I picked what I thought was the right set of nibs, that came with a handle, and a bottel of ink, and headed home to try it out. "Why can't a get a straight line?" My mom, who use to do calligraphy and did my wedding invitations, noted that I got the wrong nibs. rrrrr. I KNEW I should have waited one more day and had gone to Art Media. </div><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And today, while out doing some other errands, we were able to stop by. My husband was able to get himself some brushes for his woodworking and I learned that they sell sets and individual nibs also. So I got two sizes; one just a bit bigger, and one a bit smaller. I like the smaller nib for everyday writing. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The second thing the scribe told me was to just practice I and O, as the three strokes it takes to write those two letters are what are used for all other letters. O I have down much more then I. </div><br />
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I also learned something very important. When opening your ink bottle, make sure to take that foil wrapper off the opening AWAY from your cloths. Thankfully, I was wearing a dark gray shirt so it will not show up too badly. Have treated to hopefully get the rest out.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-32841895216157192452010-08-13T22:32:00.000-07:002010-08-13T22:32:06.031-07:00A Persona HandI have started to learn calligraphy. Why? Mostly so that I can learn to write as a lady from York, England in the mid late 15th Century. I can fake the wording fairly well, but for it to have the look, that is the challenge. And don't even get me started on period spelling. I have a hard enough time with modern english, I am not adding any time soon late middle english.<br />
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I tried to find out what the letters looked like in the time of my persona. That was kinda hard cause most of the stuff I was finding was about illumination or "professional" work done by a scribe. The gothic "hand", the really blocky, heavy black, old lettering most people have a hard time reading I didn't really like and felt to formal. It looked more like something from a book, not something from an everyday person balancing the check book.<br />
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The great thing about being a herald is that it is pretty easy to find a scribe. Just ask the person who handed you the very pretty scroll that you had to read durning court. Of course, wait until after court. If they have no idea, they know who does. And that is what I did and what happened. I was recommended to look at the book Medieval Calligraphy: Its History and Technique by Marc Drogin. I do plan on buying the book, but I was able to get someone to send me a scanned copy of the hand I want to learn. The book calls it gothic littera bastarda, and I plan on using the more cursive of the letters. The scribe also sent me a page of capital letters to work also that she felt went well since the page only had lower case. And if you are wondering, it is french so it isn't said completely like how it looks.<br />
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Here is why I didn't want to just use the calligraphy book my mom had and I was using. My goal is that I can sign my persona name so that it looks like it came from a period letter or like item. Most calligraphy books. like my mom's, is designed for the modern reader. The way we shape latter today, is different from even 200 years ago. There is more common ground because of the printing press, but did you know that at least in medieval england, there were two ways to write an S? There is the one that we use to day, but there was also one that looks more like an F for a "long S", I guess like in the name Sam. This is also why it is great to talk to scribes. They know this kind of stuff. I thought that the S had just shortened. I needed to know this cause my persona has an S in her name as most of you know: con<b><u>S</u></b>tance. I am pretty sure that it isn't a long S so I am not too worried.<br />
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Now, if you saw how I wrote when I was a kid, you would laugh at the thought of me trying to do calligraphy. With age and practice, my penmanship is better. You still have to wondering what that spelling is suppose to be, but you can tell what letter is what.<br />
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You may ask, but were woman taught to read back then? Well, according to the scribe I talked to, very much so. She said that because women ran the house, which meant buying the food and other supplies, they had to be able to read an invoice. Men were to busy hunting, or other manly stuff that unless they were merchants, women were able to read and write better then men. It makes sense to me. So unless you are queen, and even then I may question it, I would have known how to read and write fairly well.<br />
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I will try to post here soon the little bit I have started. If you are wanting to learn a medieval hand, I highly recommend this book. It ranges quite a bit in time and gives a lot of information on when and other such info. If you would like to see what I am aiming for, you can see an example <a href="http://penpiano.wikidot.com/glb">here</a>.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-45219140798833622202010-08-09T13:37:00.000-07:002010-08-09T13:37:26.098-07:00a change of gearsThere is a part of me that feels that my goal of being a Laurel some day may need to be put on hold. Mostly cause the drive for me to serve is more then my drive to make stuff. I also am hoping to FINALLY be able to start doing archery. Archery was what I was wanting to do the most when we first started the SCA. Real wood bows and arrows have been something I have wanted to do for some time. I have had to wait on it though cause the cost and time was not in the cards. I have also had issues with getting major bruises on my arm from the string hit my elbow. This weekend though I was able to use some loaner gear and have been able to get some shooting done without hitting my arm. Thank you Robert for the tip. Also, I get some good pain from hand sewing, which I love to do, so I can only do so much at a time with a long brake in between. Tonight though I will be teaching a class on fingerloop braiding for my barony. I still want to do this, but service if what I do better. Is it frustrating, but it is what it is. I have always said that if G-D doesn't want me to do something, he will put blocks in my path. He hasn't put blocks in my path to serve others with my voice so I will continue to do so. Putting a dream on the shelf is hard, but I feel it is more mature for me to acknowledge what is and go on to more productive things. I do plan on sewing still, but my goal will be just to get some cloths on our backs for events.<br />
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With that, I will be changing the title of the blog, but not the html link. Just wanted to give those few that feed this a heads up.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-39353653138573829012010-07-05T13:27:00.000-07:002010-07-05T13:27:35.518-07:00Knitting now, but I need to fingerloop braid and sew.I have too many crafts and not enough time to do them all. I mean, I have to sleep, eat and post here from time to time. If someone finds a time slower-dower, please send one my way or tell me how to get one. lolLady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-27076584364541625722010-07-01T19:04:00.000-07:002010-07-01T19:04:56.699-07:00OOP-knitting projects.OOP= Out Of Period.<br />
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Yes, after being told by my mom that I have to take up knitting again cause she can't make me all that I want her to knit me. Well, I have been putting off knitting cause of money and time. I mean, it is very late period which I am, but... I am glad that I took it back up and my mom has been willing to get me all the yarn she doesn't want, some of it I can wear (I have issues with acrylic). Either way, if you would like to see my latest FO (Finished Object) you can just go to the link below. Please let me know if you are having issues seeing the page.<br />
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http://ravel.me/AdesinaCat/aisLady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-48295767423842380252010-03-05T12:52:00.000-08:002010-03-05T12:52:51.714-08:00Crown for the 21 century on Twitter without an account?Yes and no. Yes, to post to Twitter, you will need an account. But to see what is on Twitter, nope! How you ask....<br />
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http://monitter.com/<br />
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Clean site and lets you search for any twitter posts that are currently happen. Which is an issue. If you check the site after something is poster or you didn't' set up the search coon enough, you miss the tweet/post.<br />
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I have a goal to find a way for SCA Crown events (the one that determines who will be the next king of a given kingdom) to get the news out of who is the king a bit faster. I am also trying to get I think 10 things at the same time before heading out of town. I will add to this later.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-52521225594098227112010-02-28T23:53:00.000-08:002010-02-28T23:53:11.482-08:00I really want to update this more often...But life isn't always what we plan for. <br />
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Life has been very busy and I have had the ultimate threat put forth to me from my husband; Make me nice garb, or I will find another tailor!<br />
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It isn't like he is just now asking. But we have been fighting over where to put our "court" garb at. The great kilt that he loves to wear at hot camping events will not go away. We have though agreed to disagree when it comes to the time of our personas. I am LOVING the 1400s garb. So comfy, no corsets, and no trim which means the time and cost for each garment is much less then the late 1500s stuff we were working on. He though has been pulled more towards the early 1500s. While his persona is Scottish, he is a lowland Scott and a more courtly Scott so the look of his garb is much like the English.<br />
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So we will have a good 50 years between where our personas are as far as garb goes, but we are both ok with that. If someday he ever gets good at fighting or we go for a Baronial position (meaning the ones wearing the Baronial crowns), one of us may have to change our garb a bit. There isn't a big difference in the garbs in that 60 years between about 1460 to 1520, but there is enough that when we get nice court garb made and we stand next to each other, those with a trained eye will see the gap in time. But for now as we keep in our lower nobility ways, working hard for King and Kingdom, the difference will not be that bad.<br />
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The main reason he has set this to me is that we have an event coming up where for once, he will be the one running around crazy busy. He isn't the autocrat, main person running the event, but he is the Registrar for <a href="http://kwhss.sca.org/">Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium, 2010</a>. He will be mostly at gate for checking people in, but it will be a lot of leaning over and such and the kilt will get in the way. So him saying this is perfectly fair... just scary for me.<br />
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If you have read any of my past posts, you would know that for some reason, I have a fear over making his stuff way more then stuff for me. I am not sure why, but no matter what, this is the firm kick in the butt that I have needed. I know I can do his stuff. I just need to do it. So hopefully by the end of the week, I will have a test set of garb for him to try out (not from my precious linen and wool, mind you).Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-79333427559645238642009-10-11T20:52:00.001-07:002009-10-11T20:52:22.723-07:00My new blog post: <a href="http://bit.ly/11SqKD">http://bit.ly/11SqKD</a>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-64679162900003064002009-10-11T18:45:00.001-07:002009-10-11T18:45:01.934-07:00Change of time?I have been VERY frustrated with my sewing and pattern making for Elizabethan garb. I also am annoyed that I started to be a voice herald after setting my persona in the time of corsets. They don't go the best together, especially not with asthma. Most Elizabethan garb takes lots of pieces, and takes some stretching to get into your garb unless you have someone to help you. Also doing morning cry and having to give yourself 30+ minutes to just dress yourself... Can you say 6 am sucks? And trust me, the "help" isn't up yet.<br /><br />So, I have been thinking of making some earlier garb, cause let's face it, you can't go much later then 1560-70 in the SCA. I know I want to stay english and keep a time that is reasonable with my name. I love my name and I don't want to change it. So I was thinking of trying some early to late middle 1400s (Still researching what goes where). I have made a kirtle from that time period (my lite blue one for those that have seen it) that worked ok, but I had the support issue and learned from that one that I should tear to cut twill weave fabric. The lacings like to twist and not go up and down. <br /><br />I really like the look of the garb. The court head gear with be hard to make, but I think easier. I know the "working" head gear is nice and easy to make, keeps my head and ears warm and fairly dry in wonderful An Tir/Pac NW weather. There are less curving seams that I have to deal with. Mostly straight and gussets. <br /><br />Maybe later I will change back. But right now, I am too stressed out to keep working on the later garb. I need a break and something I can move in and not have to worry about how I can breath. <br /><br />And for those wondering, yes, Mike/Will likes the men's garb that will go with mine. He likes the idea. <br /><br />Here is a link to a collection of pictures to the look I will be going too. <br /><a href="http://ping.fm/xk6Qj">http://ping.fm/xk6Qj</a>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-51197272563308050182009-09-02T10:40:00.000-07:002009-09-02T10:42:07.919-07:00Crown for the 21 century? UPDATEYes, I can post pictures through Ping.FM which should give a link so that everyone can see it. I will do a testing to see.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-78320424946966819912009-09-02T09:58:00.000-07:002009-09-02T10:27:21.065-07:00Crown for the 21 century?What I am about to say, may make the purest of SCA purest cry. But being someone who would have loved it if someone had thought of this earlier...<br /><br />I am going to September Crown this weekend. Now I am a herald, but I think I will be taking my job to a level most would think isn't period, but still fitting. How many times have you been not able to go to a crown event because of money, illness or what not but have been chomping at the bit to find out who the hell won! Well, I think this will help. I will be bringing my phone to the event and I am able from one text to send a message to Twitter, Facebook and Live Journal. Cell phone coverage at this site isn't too bad so as soon as the final round is known, I will send out a note as to who is in the final rounds. When we know who won, I will send that post out too. I will then leave my phone on in my bag as I walk around doing town cry business, and once I hit a place where I have coverage, it will send. This worked at An Tir/West war and that had horrible coverage. I am also going to see about getting pics taken on my phone and how to post them to a Twitter site so that all can see them. No promise there, but I will try. On Twitter I am Adesinacat if you would like to follow me. Also, I have set up a group for An Tir Twitters if you would like to join <http://www.twibes.com/group/An_Tir_SCA>. For everyone else that doesn't want to get onto any social networks (I understand, I was that way for a long time too), you can just check here on my blog. I have embedded my twitter feed on to my blog page. Look on the left hand edge. Sadly, all the posts get kinda mushed, but just start at the top and work your way down. If nothing has happened by 2 pm, I will post a FYI post. Can you tell I have been one of the people sitting at my computer trying to figure out what happened?Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-69533552252286651062009-08-04T16:49:00.001-07:002009-08-04T16:51:37.381-07:00The pic of the "winning" garb<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border="0" width="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*OTQyOTY5NjE5MyZwdD*xMjQ5NDI5Nzc1MDU2JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz*1M2M4YjdmODIxZjU*NTMxOWE4ZTkwZGIxM2ZjM2QzMyZvZj*w.gif" /><a href="http://s820.photobucket.com/albums/zz122/allvenicechannel/July%20Coronation%2009/?action=view&current=peasentsSarahsvigilElevation181.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz122/allvenicechannel/July%20Coronation%2009/peasentsSarahsvigilElevation181.jpg" border="0" alt="July Coronation,Tourney garb,Kingdom Costumers Guild" /></a><br /><br />Not sure how to make it smaller, but if you click on it will take you to the photobucket site.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-50791594759661698342009-07-24T19:26:00.000-07:002009-07-28T17:11:58.438-07:00So much has happened.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So in the past 2 moths, I have entered my first A&S (Arts and Science) competition with my bag, started my new job as Town Crier, got my AoA (Award of Arms*) and... Read on for that one. ;-)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I wasn't able to finnish the bag, so I just submitted the "patch" appliquéd to one piece of what will be the outer part of the bag. I was told I did well for my first time in this kind of competition, but what really got me was my documentation was very poor. If you haven't noticed already (the few that read this, lol), I am not a big writer. English was always my weakest subject. I have to say that I am very frustrated that even though I can give a great verbal presentation, and make great looking things keeping to period materials and construction, a very large part of the score is on the written. Now if I can get over my procrastination, and work on getting more of my process on here, I may be able to get the score up more. I don't see this as a bad thing. This is something that I know I can do. I have done this kind of writing before. It is just harder for me then for most, and I am so out of practice. I think the last time I did this kind of writing was my Sophomore and Junior year of High School, and let's just say it was more then 5 years ago. lol</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My first day on the job was great! Except for the fact that I got to site with my voice already wanting to go and losing it before I was able do my first morning cry. THAT made me mad! I learned a lot about how to do my job. Like doing the first cry will give you a good idea of how many voice you will need to do the whole site in less then 30 minutes. This site took me about 35 minutes. Oi! It was well worth it. I was called up to received my AoA! Almost as soon as I got there, I started to cry. It was great! I was told by Her Majesty that I do a job she would never want to do. His Majesty said that what they also loved was that the people who wrote the letters for me said that not only do I do the job tirelessly, but also with joy, which is something they love more and want to see in everyone that serves. The bad thing about this, the tears killed the last little bit of voice I had left. It was DEAD! Oh well. As a friend put it, I am no longer peasant trash. lol. Now for my husband, William Mor, maker of great boxes and hard worker and last to leave a site so that he knows those we are camping with and others near by don't need any more help and I am writing Their Majesties again so he can get his AoA!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">At July Coronation, I entered the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Tourney Garb Competition. As the email asking for contests said "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">“Tourney Garb” means garb which is appropriate for your persona and which is durable and practical enough to withstand being worn at an S.C.A. camping event in An Tir. The costume entered can be for your regular persona or for any alternate persona you choose. The only person who can enter the costume is the person who made the costume. You can enter a costume you made for someone else, and have that person model the costume, but the maker must be the actual entrant. The costume is always judged “on the body” (not on a hanger). It doesn’t have to be on your body, but it does have to be on someone’s body." I entered the red kirtle and just that since I wasn't able to get the rest done. I didn't win the intermediate catagoire, I got my own!</span></span></div><div><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Constance Wyatt- Best use of period materials! 1560-1570 English working class. She got an entire late period English working class outfit for herself out of less than 3 yards of linen! I believe she was also the only one to have written documentation, which isn’t mandatory but is certainly appreciated! Congratulations!</span></span></blockquote></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">And that documentation was not much better then I had for the bag. For me, this was great! My first time putting my garb out there and even though the fit needed work, I was reward for me researching and finding out what what used in period. I was so jazzed and I am still buzzing over it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">*Notes: 1) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Award of Arms</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> - the lowest level of armigerous rank awarded by the Crown generally to those who have become recognized integrated participants in the Society. The Crown of An Tir has granted Principality Coronets the privilege of bestowing AA's to subjects of Their Principalities in the name of the Crown. Those who have achieved an Award level rank are given the title of Lord or Lady.</span></span></div></div>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-1208230272306427092009-06-01T00:01:00.001-07:002009-07-24T22:29:57.435-07:00And this is why I hate Showtime's The Tudors<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When I heard that this show was coming out in Spring 2007 via a Yahoo tudor costuming site, I was very excited about it. Then, I saw the costumes. If you are looking for some TV/movies that show tudor era clothing, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">don't</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> go to this show. This show comes no where close to what men, women, common and royal wore during the early to mid 1500's in England. The story I have to say, I have liked for the first 2 seasons that I have watch after release on to DVD, despite me cussing at the TV every time I saw something completely modern on one of ladies heads ("WTF is on her head!?!?!?"). I am not sure how off they are on the story, but for the most part of what I know, and I am still learning, they are pretty close and well enough.<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Then, today, my husband asked if maybe The Tudors had the show on Hulu or such site. No, they didn't. But they did have was a link to </span></span><a href="http://www.sho.com/site/video/brightcove/series/title.do?bcpid=14034154001&bclid=22206969001&bctid=22354847001"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">season 3, episode 7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> with a snapshot being of </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Cleves"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Anne of Cleves</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. O...M...G!!!! WTH is Anne wearing?!?!?!? Is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">THAT</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> suppose to be 1530-40s German dress? That looks more Russian than German. Knowing I would feel sick to watch it, I did anyways wondering if I would get a better look. I wanted to puke! I may not have any interest in making some German garb (my persona is English, not German and there wasn't a lot of interaction with the two), but that doesn't mean I haven't looked at it to see what it looked like and if nothing else, have seen the portrait of this fine lady. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Then, in the clip, Henry introduces his 2 daughters. The Princess Mary, and The Princess Elizabeth? No. When Henry declared that his marriages to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn were null and void, he also took that title away from the girls, saying that that they should only be Lady Mary and Lady</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth. Now I may be wrong on this last point, but I am very sure on it.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now, will I never watch the show again? No, but will not stop yelling at the TV when I see this crap that is suppose to be Tudor dress. And that is why I hate the show. Not because they tell history wrong, but because people who are wanting to make good tudor garb are going to look at this show and think this stuff is ok, and that is just WRONG!!!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><gets></gets></div>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-88167893869570430012009-05-18T20:34:00.000-07:002009-05-23T20:01:25.726-07:00Hi. My name is Constance, and I am addicted to fiber arts.I know, I know. That sounds <span style="font-style:italic;">really</span> bad. But after this, you may have to agree with me.<div><br /></div><div>Fall 2002: I taught my self to knit. Main reason was that I have issue with acrylic, what most low end sweaters are made out of. Got some books and magazines (didn't have really good internet back then), and some yarn and needles, and made my first scarf. I still have it, but it is lost in storage. I also got bit by the spinning bug, but with no teacher and not knowing anything about drop spindle, I didn't try. Made another scarf for my hubby, but for some reason, didn't start any other projects. May have been the cost of yarn.</div><div><br /></div><div>Spring 2002: Mom sees that I have taken up knitting and has to teach me crochet. I started a hat that I didn't finish, but I did finish a bag for my husbands white tallit and kippah. Haven't finished any other projects</div><div><br /></div><div>I think by that fall, I had give up on both. Forget what craft I picked up next, if any. I know I started to scrapbook just after my daughter was born in spring 2005, but sadly, I only kept with it for just over a year. Mainly because of space and because I started to really play World of Warcraft (WoW). </div><div><br /></div><div>Fall 2006: Just a few month before, a friend from WoW told us about this thing called the SCA and this event called 12th Night... would we like to go and finally meet face-to-face after chatting in game and over VoIP for about 2 years. Since we liked the idea of finally meeting, and my husband and I meet in our college theater department, with the first production we got to work on was Shakespeare's 12th Night. I started to work on a persona. For some crazy reason, miss "I have never really sewed before" me decided to go with 1530s england. You know, big sleeve tudors! <palm> Well I taught myself to sew by reading up online and getting a few books. Got some help from others, but mostly, I read. ALOT! Been sewing ever since, and really have been proud of most of my stuff, although some of the items have and will be scarped to make other things. Oh, and I made my own patterns.</palm></div><div><br /></div><div>At my first event, a small day event in Shire of Coeur du Val, in Corvallis, OR, I saw someone working with a lucet. I got one shortly after that and have also been working with it ever since to make cording for garb. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since then I have picked up, embroidery (mainly canvaswork, but also some regular stuff also) fingerloope braiding. I have also tried to my hand at, but for one reason or another I didn't keep it up, brocade card weaving, spinning, needle lace, and I think something else. </div><div><br /></div><div>About 2 weeks ago, my mom went to a knitters guild event here in Portland. She got me a lesson and set up for learning to spin yarn. I was told I was a "natural". Great. I another fiber art. And this one is really hard to put down after you start. I spinned for several hours for about 3 days. The night of the 3rd, I stopped when I felt something not good in my left hand. The next day, I felt something like carpel tunnel. Haven't done any since. I do want to pick it back up since the one thing I would love to work with for lucet and fingerloope braiding is linen and sink yarn, and I just can't fine any in a good weight for those too (think crochet thread).</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not sure what fiber art will be next. I have thought to take knitting up again, but with so many other projects, I just can't bring myself to yet. I know my mom has it out for me to start knitting again. Fighting her off to not start is hard. And it isn't so much that I don't want to start, it is more that I have a list of projects that I want to work on longer then my arm. Maybe when I get closer to the end of that list, I will start. But who know what will be added before then....</div><div><br /></div><div>And next of the list is more a sub-art: Blackwork. God help me and my bank account.</div>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-65728160764952311512009-04-29T11:51:00.001-07:002009-04-29T11:51:27.225-07:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>This is a test to see if I can use ping.fm to update twitter, and <br />facebook (maybe my blog too.</div>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-51957506342688369462009-04-26T13:45:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:58:34.340-07:00A bit of news I had been hoping for.<blockquote>It is with great pleasure that I have chosen to accept Constance Wyatt (Thats me!) as the next Town Crier Pursuivant. Because of an inability of her to get to May Crown, we will be looking at alternative events to dunk *err baptize* her. <br />HL Brendan ap Llewelyn-Lowenmahne Herald</blockquote><br />EEEEEEEEE! <br /><br />And I have ANOTHER project to work on. The office doesn't have a Kingdom Tabard. So I have started to research period tabards with the help of Teceangl Bach, Ounce Herald, from which I will be making a tabard that looks nice being worn athwart and also hopefully normally. Here is what I am aiming for for now. I have written Black Lion to get her feedback on this since it is my hope that this tabard will be passed down to the next person to takes the office.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgMTkEBxcXOz7OBl1rYcY5TdXQzopHEGgXPtGIPWnfebSobm23OX_FqXnpZudyeRTjygDc3SMMblA3uy07_IsJcw82AAQP-CO3wU67guvpaKnDAxd49dGsv_C7miJT4csfEi-/s1600-h/ConsulterElementNum-2.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgMTkEBxcXOz7OBl1rYcY5TdXQzopHEGgXPtGIPWnfebSobm23OX_FqXnpZudyeRTjygDc3SMMblA3uy07_IsJcw82AAQP-CO3wU67guvpaKnDAxd49dGsv_C7miJT4csfEi-/s320/ConsulterElementNum-2.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329106371463496738" /></a>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-46884225109953551892009-03-30T22:19:00.000-07:002009-03-30T22:41:45.470-07:00Another step closer to my SCA goal.I set a goal for myself about a year ago. I want to build a knowledge base that would be close to a "proper" late 16th century noble lady. I have sewing and embroidery at a good start. My next goal was to learn an instrument. I knew I didn't want to do the drums (mainly cause it seems like everyone does), and with my asthma, I didn't want to want to do a wind instrument. That left me with strings. I have my heart set on a Lute, but with those going for about $1000 for a cheap one, I knew I had to find something different. After talking to people and reading stuff online, I learned that NOTHING plays like it, so I can't try something else to get me started. The lute plays in scales, not cords. So after thinking about trying the mandolin and the guitar, I decided to go with the guitar. One, because I love the sound of it, and have always wanted to learn it. And while it isn't completely period, it is close. It was also really easy to get one in my price rang that sounds pretty! And, its a Fender! My mom, who use to play, came with me to help me find one and was the one that said to get the one I got. It was a good pick. Sold top, 6 string. <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/RandomStuff?feat=embedwebsite#5319216860731874322"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t9eCN9fGM08/SdGnjWsxHBI/AAAAAAAADaQ/xUFFVYVweLM/s400/IMG_0270.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/RandomStuff?feat=embedwebsite">Random stuff</a></td></tr></table>Now just to learn those cords and build those calluses.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-18705670111989244622009-03-08T14:44:00.000-07:002009-03-08T15:23:54.933-07:00rrrrr. But the dress is done. Well, maybe not.Well the skirt is sewn on to the bodice. I didn't have enough fabric though to pleat the skirt all the way around, and I tried 1/4", 1/2" and 5/8th knife pleats, but ended up going with 1" knife. I did lacing rings for closing the bodice cause I have a hard time getting my eyelets holes big enough, and I wanted to try something new. I am really happy with how fast it took, but, and I am not sure why, I can't get the dress as tight as I would like.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite#5310937532101181186"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuyYh7ZStnVVVpTME-wJwcZKFMKYSjDjKq0_RRsBVJI-M2sN7gm3UXg3NuH3kEdgpPCsdOWP4XLHmZciLAHaoDjCwL4-ZhciBEg94Go5KlMawGE6YFRLbogFbmBr3neUZdmqk/s400/IMG_0146.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite#5310937543196485442"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU4aCjZhNRkgsfQxEux7L4qoYKm-EZnnpBoakA_fX-kj0l3nknEMXZfj109JG5ZJyWcRZtlHNppS_ZTnFCk_lK316fZ0fNgBuXXlWZf9BUDNCAx2hyphenhyphen1xj7eJrO-9SmfGPwGR5/s400/IMG_0147.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite#5310937556286133490"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrWDSuK5gngVEBkYuki09U_QTEQmIV5sqiQxCsv-Tr4SG8Ma2CQkeq4ULrloTIU4c0I2homOTgQdNaiQk7enPRb1Aj1j5XKd7LVjfvdOqwObfLtwj3xvrXaggfO5CaQHN9dxF/s400/IMG_0148.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite#5310937570628234850"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht18Rhd0J9qTXUB-wr-y82MhmEajxc7h00QhED1RvLecbzGG5AW-6khyodh5MaZUA94ExkSUnpqVasCaXPZRbsUnw4WGLlhQa9SFXn2vLnFvifH8s-eiODRIbEW6xdRe7Z-HFl/s400/IMG_0149.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />I am not happy with how it looks. With the front looking so flat, it doesn't seem to have the right look for 1560-1570 working garb. So, I am ripping the skirt out and starting again. This does mean that I will not have it ready for the event next week, but I may have it ready for an event at the end of the month. While I am very bummed that I will have to ware another dress, one that isn't for my persona, I am happy that I don't have the time crunch on me any more. I will be getting a partlet ready for hand sewing while I am at the event.<br /><br />I think when I am done with this I should have some good stuff for a A&S competition. No matter what, I have learned a good amount from doing this dress.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-6494097170879654292009-03-02T16:58:00.000-08:002009-03-02T17:33:11.567-08:00The bodice is done!Finished it last night. So happy. Did the seams almost period. Where I cheated was on the main seam for one reason. I have this nice magnet that I can put on my sewing machine that helps me keep my seam allowance better. <a href="http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/pd60-SMG.php">Go here</a> to see something like what I have. if you machine sew at all, GET ONE! They help a ton. Since I didn't trust me keeping the seam allowance, and for the bodice I need to keep the main seam just right, I machine stitched then hand sewed the raw edged down. I ended up messing up one of the seams so I ended up hand stitching that one. Later, I do plan on ripping out the machine stitching and hand finnish them<br /><br />Then, once I got the main seams done, I realized something. If I double fold the edge of the garment, it would get very thick and I just didn't like that. So I reduced the edge seam allowance from 1" to .5". Later, since I am running out of time, I will sew some twill tape over the raw edges that are on the edges. <br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yL3sDwkhjyl1n_89tF7tHw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiUOruGIEXrZoVIU8uQoar6GuDcDBDGfzCaf68o1yqqU4HZd3r8E0AqIReX1gG6OFoqRVmwD1qgS569AZKFZw2Hw5EabRlr6-qviy-VaayC3FrY2Mm2TwDJ5ZS2S19Vel-TKB/s400/IMG_0138.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/K9Om6JR92hfMm0CZbiguZA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MRlJQt9lVGJXy8fbZrki8gawXCCx7VYeuoAhZt-d2-VAJ6bQZVFyrN_B6dPHrrqkafCpiAXeVNxEfBNsD7PyJezOmMweMB6oDDZTx0M-H3ZKFDhUAqR0wmeFd_8Fta-csCOe/s400/IMG_0143.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite#5308760845534368722"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVu7tYfpRNPzdO_0wIXON95PEMHpMLPbNGenKKtiXjRdP2OSnLa_wTOJA5APzI9rYnMtahQ6PMjw6WT5pH1tFcGOSTb3FgHzewAdgo1Qoc4n1qm4vOnJVD7G1HoQlUt8WxvqnU/s400/IMG_0142.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Next is adding the rings for lacing and pleat the skirt. Hope to have that done by tomorrow night. Have to also work on sleeves and a partlet. And if I still have time an over gown and finish up a doublet for Mike, my husband. Oh and the event is on the 14th, but we leave town on the 12th, and the 13th is a day out and about. I am getting very short on time, but I am so happy that I have gotten the bodice done. The rest should take me only a few hours-2 days. There will be work to do later, but I will worry about that later.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-25742774137043037382009-02-06T23:47:00.000-08:002009-02-07T01:04:33.952-08:00two... damn... INCHES!!!So I took all the fabric that I had washed already and washed them again so that I knew I got all the "shrink" out of the fabric. The last thing I need is the interlining to shrink and the rest not. That happened to my first dress. And no, you will not see it cause the skirt became curtains. At least I learned something from the dress.<br /><br />After I wash the fabric in hot water, rinsed in cold, and dried (I may not have done that one the higher heat, but I will be ok with that), I then ironed out the red linen for the outer layer, and the now pinkish light linen for the inner most lining. I then check to see how much shrinkage was in the inner lined. Not a full inch, but some. REALLY glad I washed everything again.<br /><br />I then start to lay out the patten on the fabric to see how well the pattern will work. I get 3 of the 4 parts on. Set up the 4th....<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iWWuOkqnipM6qOU7RQKbeg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVDPPZpJ2o1v4NaNz6IR1hlyCP54YK_WUuTmZ17_8vHlw2pak4eVNeKhikIOTn-3M_ZutmmwJfmJaFjVSw7NAR711Z4Aj7ejg8ULq7sNjVxow5R6LhZpCU_3f4-z_yhplsLVj/s400/IMG_0105.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table> 2 INCHES SHORT!?!? WTH! NONONONONONON!!!!!!<br /><br />Ok. Easy fix. It may not look the best, but I my goal with this dress was to do something very period. I have so much fabric (maybe a gift) and I need a dress. I can tell you this, there will not be much in the way of scraps.<br /><br />So the fix is that I will be relaying it out, but I will take one inch from the front strap for each part and then will take a scrap to add the inch back in. I really wish I didn't have to do it, but it is an easy fix and I don't think anyone would argue with my thinking on why I did it. <br /><br />I deiced to wait on that and go work on the skirt. I was able to today get the first side seam set for it. If you are wondering how I am doing my seams, <a href="http://www.extremecostuming.com/articles/theelizabethanseam.html">you can check it out here</a>. And yes, I do plan on hand sewing most of this. Right now, I don't know where I plan on pulling out my sewing machine. I may end up being the hem cause I ran out of time, like always.<br /><br />I did get something really cool though. My dad has a both for his fishing guild business, <a href="http://fishingwithbear.com/">Fishing With Bear</a>, at the Sportsmen's show this weekend. Today, Mike, my husband, helped out my dad at the show. On one of his breaks, he got me a full Arctic Fox pelt. <br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0kWsZFQNYrpi6wORvBisNg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWv_f_eumhuBW8Rhe8i1fmLddwjOaREhTR_h4IMJzCj05tqV3YdyY3pm_lVzHKUQd5K6ZzhHwpRoYmnkiVKKsgaJRz0h0qtUuLGkNpjdWZk4KEkI7ytnPevGEEBCNqoVOYfvjf/s288/IMG_0106.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/Projects?feat=embedwebsite">Projects</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />While there was a part of me that looked at it and went "this was a cute fox at some point <sad>", what came out and what I feel more strongly "Soft! Fluffy! It will breath!" <br /><br />It was part of my birthday gift. The other part is the money to get the wool for a large, loose gown that will act like a coat for cold events. While I would love to line the whole thing with fur, which is what they did in period, the cost is not worth it for right now. Not sure what I will line the gown with since I want this to be very warm, but still breathable, and with how long it looks like these are normally, I want something that can handle getting very dirty. I may do leather or leather like fabric for the lower part of the gown. This the best pics I found online of what I will be going for, but not that nice right now. Later I will upload the pic from "The Tudor Tailor." <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/FrancisSidney.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 700px;" src="http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/FrancisSidney.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />P.S. I posted this at about 1 am, so forgive me for the typos. I may come through later and ......zzzzzzzLady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-53409304013304148932009-02-04T10:29:00.000-08:002009-02-04T14:15:56.815-08:00I have a goal!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tudortailor.com/pix/jess.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 263px;" src="http://www.tudortailor.com/pix/jess.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> As I hinted in my last post, I am wanting to make up some working garb. I need stuff that I can move in, will still be supportive (since I don't wear a bra with my garb), but not so tight around my chest that I can't project. This pic is my goal for the look. It is from "The Tudor Tailor" which I am using for patterns and such.<br /><br />I have been working on this for a few weeks now, trying to get the pattern right for the bodice of the kirtle. I tried (and failed) to use a dress that I have been wearing to events all last summer that I wasn't happy with and wasn't too my persona. So after talking to two of my herald friends, Marya and Gwenlliana, we meet up and talked about 1500 english garb, took turns getting measurements taken by Marya, and Marya graciously then showed us how to take those measurements and draw them into patterns. We loved her that day.<br /><br />Here is where I am steeping away from the normal thoughts on elizabethan garb. I will only be using a piece of cloth that is 60" by about 2 1/2 yards! The comment thoughts about the skirts for working garb is you take your waist measurement (mine is sadly in the 40" range) and times that by 3, and that is how much fabric should be in your skirt. I have a pretty, lite blue skirt that has that yardage. let me tell you, running around a fiend helping to induct a crown list with that skirt was a PILL!!! I just don't buy that women needing to take care of kids, wash cloths, cooking and what not, will be wanting to fight with that much cloth. A noble lady, I buy. Dancing, dinning, and just looking pretty, that much yardage rocks.<br /><br />The first thing I wanted to do was to go looking for some research to back up that that much yardage was just wrong for working garb. Susan Reed wrote up a great article about what yardage would have been used. <a href="http://www.nachtanz.org/SReed/fabuse.html">You can find the article here.</a> Table 4 on the article shows that a "Kirtle, 'Fat' Woman’s" only needed 2.48 yards of 60" wide cloth. So I am right on. I have some nice rusty red linen that I will be using. I know that there are some people that are yelling at their monitors. "BUT THEY DIDN'T USE LINEN FOR ANYTHING BUT SHIRTS AND SUCH!!!" There is some very small evidence that linen was used on outer garments. I am using linen because, 1) I have it and I can't really go out and buy some more cloth, 2) it will breath really nicely for hot events, 3) it's red! I have wanted a red dress for some time. <br /><br />I have a mock up made up of the bodice to see where I need to add room or take in, and since I did it out of heavy linen, it will be great for adding some support to the dress. When I have more, I will post.<br /><br />I still have to figure out what to use for the gown. I don't have enough extra fabric really to use to make an over gown. we will have to see what I do.Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260103.post-48031606236516174112009-01-30T13:34:00.000-08:002009-02-04T14:16:29.805-08:00Buns and tapingQuestion. How did in people in Elizabethan time put their hair into a bun? They didn't have hair pins, those came about in late 1800s I think. But we read in so many place that they did put their hair up into buns. So after reading <a href="http://www.extremecostuming.com/articles/howtowearthecoif.html">How To Wear an Elizabethan Coif, by Laura Mellin</a> I deiced to make a coif and try to wear in it in the way she recommend. But in the last day or so, I was being haunted with the question above.<br /><br />First I tried to just tape a bun. No luck. It looked.... odd and sticked out to much to be called a true bun. I thought about maybe sewing the linen tape in to make the bun. Not sure what I mean, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqbAdvL8kME&feature=channel_page">check out this YouTube video to see how someone using some modern methods sewed braids on to her head</a>. I wrote Mrs Mellin to see if I was on the right track, and she wrote back "I am convinced they *did* sew in their hair with finer thread as well as taping, and if you want to experiment, I strongly suggest you treat your hair first with a gel or a pomade (possiby an oil or wax-based pomade), and *heavily* beeswax the thread you'll be sewing with, so you don't rip or damage your hair."<br /><br />Well, without adding anything to my hair, just "day old" hair, I tried it. First I braided the tape into my hair, like normal hair taping, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjc4GJGUZBM&feature=related">kinda like this</a>. Then used a large needle, like the ones used for yarn, to sew the the rest of the tape around the bun.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite#5297202181913294274"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioDTnydZ0v9IFLS90b7h2AgCJz1BqPaLLe9xh70LaxuSJ0mJkLp6KCnqupwH5M1z1YAjTCDg4LcNhzyXHhIDb2tXp6uGjqHJK9NjUYegpQ7ajIcF6LojQps-ObYt7ffpiel-G/s288/IMG_0155.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite">Coif and Bun sewing</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite#5297202199865036898"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtKm0P_FoLq7ibI7cKE3AgVSTv-_TTxW2WM8MrgezEOUwxuDDP5JRz5978yWha9p_bAyoCtKdOYnFuqHmegB73_nZKYVZ5XNYFfO5rgMIGAWvMJjN7mlVulmEXar24-QgsIUn/s288/IMG_0159.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite">Coif and Bun sewing</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CmQAQJYmlHr2asieQzEQoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuxhdS6-eNW6Inve3I-kDdF39asGcbHUc3WST6JBQHB0-GgIBc4W9G8yZIqtAv8LB5tSjpVSbdvLGlt62HRhURiGbgCwJZO7pUHF3yPjCIQ4hwiVPhD3z2c_mA5RPb_sVuhBQ/s288/IMG_0158.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite">Coif and Bun sewing</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Felt much happier with that. I do have to say that getting it out was a bit of a pill. If you try this, don't tie many knots.<br /><br />After getting the bun set up, put the forehead cloth and coif.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oblGXPi0idv82bkd7JZUGg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpromZGK9455NDVDsVrj1-y4KN_mxMV71wsVz7tA8BLaHqQ9ANzGTOhYQ96blTC_By_2gyQp8FOjqqskSvFYpbcAh1ncbEPY78Q9bqWG0QkLL8As9xhWNpRt7y4rLmbbL5N4K3/s288/IMG_0145.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite">Coif and Bun sewing</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JQrTTkpKTrRC8cJIBKX6qQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoDG_KsTFwKmCoPqYOFl0GjrKh1rnzgpeZUmBGmSD5lS9OppQX-g382T41CMMUgPLcGaOApWaeLtqBmIUNzfycoPPDsLE98uhc_V3hMtzrf0mxRlJptqCqEx8ACj_OmBMszqY/s288/IMG_0146.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite">Coif and Bun sewing</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite#5297202134701704354"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES-NeIWdBJF1NmeEXm2hwxsnaNIzfyYW9AyvVox7jEcl-jcn0vqq75D7gy6c7gjiz_dW0HAklaka-BOjwV1bxxGzKsRqAEQLImOPYas2XrNv0JK4xa-AacxaGIX-7PQI_v7BY/s288/IMG_0147.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/adesinacat/CoifAndBunSewing?feat=embedwebsite">Coif and Bun sewing</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Now, things I will do with the next one. Add a few more inches to the pattern, <a href="http://www.elizabethancostume.net/headwear/coifmake.html">which I got here</a>, and that is over and above what I added to make it fit my head measurement. I also plan on making it 2 layers. I need to figure out how to get the bun to sit a bit higher. I may also try some thick hemp threat at some point, but I personal think that tape would have been used more because I know you can reuse the tape. Thread can get damaged more, and I am not sure it will able to hold up being used more then once. The higher classes can probably afford to use something once and trash it, but the lower classes will not be able to. And right now, I am working on lower class/working clothes so that I can get dressed fast for doing morning cry at events. And it is a bit more comfy and I will only need to get the plan, less expensive trim for garb.<br /><br /><a href="http://attack-laurel.livejournal.com/">If you would like to see Laura Mellin Blog, you can read it here.</a>Lady Constance Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667728693489111481noreply@blogger.com0