|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:58 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:01 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:50 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:03 am
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:16 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:02 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eloquent Conversationalist
|
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 10:36 am
|
|
|
|
According to The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition:
Cotton has been spun, woven, and dyed since prehistoric times. It clothed the people of ancient India, Egypt, and China. Hundreds of years before the Christian era cotton textiles were woven in India with matchless skill, and their use spread to the Mediterranean countries. In the 1st cent. Arab traders brought fine muslin and calico to Italy and Spain. The Moors introduced the cultivation of cotton into Spain in the 9th cent. Fustians and dimities were woven there and in the 14th cent. in Venice and Milan, at first with a linen warp. Little cotton cloth was imported to England before the 15th cent., although small amounts were obtained chiefly for candlewicks. By the 17th cent. the East India Company was bringing rare fabrics from India. Native Americans skillfully spun and wove cotton into fine garments and dyed tapestries. Cotton fabrics found in Peruvian tombs are said to belong to a pre-Inca culture. In color and texture the ancient Peruvian and Mexican textiles resemble those found in Egyptian tombs.
Thank goodness I'm intending to base my persona in the Middle East. Looking at the map, I see that cotton was being used all around Europe, Asia, and Africa by the 9th century, quite well within Period for everyone except the English. Sucks to be English, eh?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:15 am
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:57 am
|
|
|
|
Civilian13 hellogoodbyetoday ok the people try as much as they can its not perfect so get over it the only thing that bothers me is the pirates (non sca members who come to one event dressed in halloween costumes) i'm mildly offended by that (not in a snippy way, but in a jesting way) i AM a pirate and i try very hard to put together a really cool outfit. if your reffering to the artificially tattered black and white/red striped capris with a parrot attached to your shoulder then i agree with you. i actually saw at an even someone dressed EXACTLY like capt jack sparrow right down to the beard braids...it made me twitch so bad. I think it's pretty clear she's not referring to people who do it well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:51 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:09 am
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:03 am
|
|
|
|
Civilian13 hellogoodbyetoday ok the people try as much as they can its not perfect so get over it the only thing that bothers me is the pirates (non sca members who come to one event dressed in halloween costumes) i'm mildly offended by that (not in a snippy way, but in a jesting way) i AM a pirate and i try very hard to put together a really cool outfit. if your reffering to the artificially tattered black and white/red striped capris with a parrot attached to your shoulder then i agree with you. i actually saw at an even someone dressed EXACTLY like capt jack sparrow right down to the beard braids...it made me twitch so bad. Despite his lack of imagination, it was actually a really well done costume that had obviously not been bought at a store. It was neither creative, nor period, but at least some effort was put into it. What bothered me was that he wasn't the only one. There was a whole gaggle of Jack Sparrows at this event. They had obviously come as a group and though some of them were female variations, they were even working the mannerisms.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:43 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:04 pm
|
|
|
|
Roetroc Well now you've opened a can of worms: +people who used cotton/cotton blends/polyester in their clothes Why is that such a big deal? some people work for a living and can't afford to weave their own linen cloth.
I don't know about you but I'd like it if my ears didn't freeze off at night.
Roetroc +drinking horn straps attached to belts +tankards attached to belts God forbid people have access to their drinking implements.
Roetroc +non-period shoes (C'mon it's not like it's hard or anything) It is hard. authentic shoes can be expensive, and from what I've seen, not many SCAdians are the richest people.
Roetroc +tartan skirts on men +kilts +plaids (for the most part) What do you have against the Scottish?
Roetroc +corsets that are used to push up the breasts That pretty much what most corsets do.
Roetroc +large girls wearing corsets +corsets in general really I am not a small girl. I like my corsets. What do you have against the corset?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:06 am
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|