Okay, so I know I'm a "n00b" and all, and I know I've been pretty ridiculously longwinded thusfar, but I'd like to share some observations I've made while reading this thread. Truly, as I've been reading through, I have found that what the vast majority of people are saying is actually in ...

Okay, starting another post here, because the last one was getting long. At any rate... There is nothing wrong with setting a baseline standard ... I refer instead to: Type of fabric (wool, linen, silk, etc.), having no visible machine stitching, no snaps/zippers/velcro/modern fasteners, or whathave...

Okay, first things first, I'd like to respond to the original post made here. Then I intend to go back through and read the rest of the comments, at which time I will modify and supplement this post as necessary. First off, I'd like to say simply: YES. I agree! Or I agree for the most part, at any r...

All very good points. My own take when it comes to historical costuming, and really costuming in general, is that I have my own personal standards, while others have theirs. I hold myself to a higher standard than many, and a lower standard than others, but I think it's important for everyone to fin...

Yep, totally. I try to steer away from those too.

Nice! Yeah, I'm definitely all about repurposing when possible and appropriate. Parts of my current kit are new (like my tunics, which were made from fairly basic 100% linen from a local fabric store), but many parts are up-cycled or modified from other items. My long leather jerkin/surcoat, for exa...

Thanks guys! I'd love to see someone put up a strictly leatherworking/leather-sewing thread. And as for rivets, that's exactly what I mean. I realize there were rivets used in period, I just meant the basic Tandy "hit-em-once-with-a-hammer" types. Though on that subject, I'd be very intere...

This is an EXCELLENT idea! Thank you! I've just started learning to sew, both by machine and by hand, and mostly through trial-and-error without any real instruction. So far I've done alright, making an under-tunic, an over-tunic, a hood, and various accessories all by hand, but I'd very much like t...

That's interesting. I hadn't considered using the liripipe as a scarf or face cover. I've never really gone in for them because they seemed a bit silly to me, and smacked of "conspicuous consupmtion," which is something I don't have much interest in, even as a historical costumer. But if y...

Yep! Just did a quick Google image search, and turned up these: http://historicenterprises.com/misc/Historic-176-011106.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/racaire/3691749012/ http://www.kats-hats.co.uk/images/hoods/hood13.jpg http://www.kats-hats.co.uk/images/hoods/hood10.jpg And here's one for sale o...

That's a good point, and I suppose you could seam it down the shoulders as well. I decided not to simply because it would be more work, and it didn't seem necessary for my purposes. But I'm sure that's the origin of the split over the shoulders. I just put them there, artificially, because I thought...

Why thank you! :D The bottles are definitely some of our more popular items, and some of my favorites too. I also forgot to mention that a lot of the leather we use is actually upcycled overstock leather from the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. A gentleman who works with us has his own eBay...

This sounds like a really fascinating idea! And I, for one, am very interested in learning more about the boards' origins, and the general purpose of the group as a whole.

Okay, so I've debated whether or not to put this up here since I got on the boards, but I think I will, because I'm shameless :P Mainly I debated it because most of the things we sell aren't very ranger/middle-ages related, but are more at home in the 18th century, or in whatever strange universe St...

Well, I'm new, and I haven't quite gotten the hang of every forum's subtleties just yet, but I think that would make perfect sense for the Inn. Heh, I didn't know what it was for either, so that's where I introduced myself. It seemed like the most likely place, as it didn't appear to have any other ...