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Garb For Guys: Patterns & Downloads
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Schole of the Renaissance Artisan. Apparently this has been coming soon for quite a while. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I've been told that sewing "isn't very manly"; to which I respond "a sewing machine is just another power tool.". Yes, I am a garb carpenter. Who wants to do it, n. O matter what your gender might be. Like the header says, this is about historic costuming for modern men. Here are the rules I costume by:. 1 Good garb feels natural when you’re wearing it. All garb should be. Leather jerkin...
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Garb For Guys: Pad-stitching (With Demo)
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Schole of the Renaissance Artisan. The stitch at the top of the list of stitches I don't usually use but should has to be the pad-stitch. If you have been with me for awhile, you'll remember the jerkin I made with the quilted collar. And all of the fussing I did with that collar to get it to work. I cannot tell you how much better that garment would have turned out had I used the pad stitch to arrive at the effect I wanted instead of machine stitching the thing. well actually I can. Pad-stitching is a si...
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Garb For Guys: March 2013
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Schole of the Renaissance Artisan. A Beginner's Guide to Girdles: Belts in the 16th Century (X-post from Ren Artisan). This was originally posted at the School of the Renaissance Artisan. My year-long project to explore all the crafts of the Elizabethan period. There are plenty more like it. In recent weeks we've made pins, explored two kinds of beer mug, and learned to knit. 54 Livery Companies representing 111 crafts in 52 weeks! What could possibly go wrong? I only bring this up because it's a pet pee...
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Garb For Guys: The DeMedici Suit
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Schole of the Renaissance Artisan. Wow It's been a long time. As you may recall, my renaissance faire ran afoul of the local color and ended up closing last year. Well, it's received some resuscitation and will reemerge this year in a new location. Though sadly not the same beautiful forested location we had spent so much time and energy renovating for the canceled season., alas.). All the same, we have returned, and with it returns my yen to complete these projects and plow. Consult Page 54 of your copy...
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Donovan's Ramblings: Actual Sharp Swords
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Monday, October 24, 2016. It was really, really cool. It was also terrifying. It is also an experience that I recommend to everyone who fences. It was enlightening in a number of ways. First, I want to stress that this was done in a. That said, this was done without any protective gear. The reasoning for this is that people have a tendency to assume that if they are wearing protective gear that they are completely safe. This would absolutely not be the case in this instance, and highlighting the ...To co...
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Donovan's Ramblings: Back at St. Elegius and ahead to A&S Champions!
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Monday, November 28, 2016. Back at St. Elegius and ahead to A&S Champions! Wow, I never wrote anything on St. Elegius! Let's take a few minutes and fix that now. Originally, I'd only intended in competing in the Art of Fencing side competition that our newest OGR (as of Court at the end of the event, and congratulations to him! In a from-scratch sense, and I think that food as an A&S entry is always a favorite - being able to directly sample the entry is wonderful on a number of levels. Frankly, I lo...
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Donovan's Ramblings: I arted a thing!
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Monday, November 14, 2016. I arted a thing! While I need to put together a Real Blog Post about St. Elegius and some thoughts on martial A&S in the East (and how awesome it is! I wanted to take five minutes and be super excited that I Arted A Thing! So a couple weeks ago, Martin was going to fight for me (again! It's a badge on a belt flap! And in a day or so, a St. Elegius Post! November 14, 2016 at 3:12 PM. You have now officially hand-stitched more things than this Laurel :-). Lets not get crazy here.
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Donovan's Ramblings: Post-Pennsic Post and Bonus Practice Report
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Post-Pennsic Post and Bonus Practice Report. It's a little late, but here's a quick and messy What I Remember About Pennsic summary, followed by a Monday night practice report. As with all Pennsic summaries this year, I have to open by saying: So, how about that weather? Weather aside, there was some great fencing to be had. Champions was blessedly early in the week, a trend which I'm very fond of. We had some delays build up over the course of the day, but I actually ...I got...
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Donovan's Ramblings: Manual Reprint Update!
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016. In lieu of a real entry (though I'm sorting through some thoughts about attacking in the correct tempo and how best to train that, because I noticed while fighting Kenric at practice last night that I was being pretty trash at it), I thought I'd point out that Greer's translation of Thibault seems to be getting a reprint and will be available come March 2017. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Practice Report, and also Dealing With the Winter .
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Donovan's Ramblings: September 2016
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Rapiers and Katas and Such Like That. Some of the things I try to pay a lot of attention to are ways to expand my solo practice. I have people to drill with at practice, and occasionally around the house, but a lot of my time doing drills at home is spent working on things by myself. What really got me thinking though, was this old video. Outside of the sequence, but I'm not trying to harsh on Adam's performance here.). In the video, Adam works through Fabris' rapier and da...
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