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Poster: rmhowe <magnusm@ncsu.edu> Received: from cc02mh.unity.ncsu.edu (cc02mh.unity.ncsu.edu [152.1.1.144]) by cc00mh.unity.ncsu.edu (8.8.4/US19Dec96) with ESMTP id MAA21319 for <rmhowe@cc00mh.unity.ncsu.edu>; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:56:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from cc09ss.unity.ncsu.edu (cc09ss.unity.ncsu.edu [152.1.1.224]) by cc02mh.unity.ncsu.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA16226 for <rmhowe@unity.ncsu.edu>; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:56:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from raven.cc.ukans.edu (root@raven.cc.ukans.edu [129.237.33.3]) by cc09ss.unity.ncsu.edu (8.8.4/NS19Dec96) with ESMTP id MAA03135 for <magnusm@ncsu.edu>; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:56:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from host by raven.cc.ukans.edu (8.8.7/1.1.8.2/12Jan95-0207PM) id LAA0000012918; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 11:53:55 -0500 (CDT) Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com by raven.cc.ukans.edu (8.8.7/1.1.8.2/12Jan95-0207PM) id LAA0000032016; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 11:53:09 -0500 (CDT) Received: from Varju@aol.com by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.3) id 6ZLQa27567 for <sca-arts@raven.cc.ukans.edu>; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:51:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <161e545d.35e6e013@aol.com>> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:51:31 EDT Reply-To: sca-arts@raven.cc.ukans.edu Sender: owner-sca-arts@raven.cc.ukans.edu Precedence: bulk From: <Varju@aol.com> To: sca-arts@raven.cc.ukans.edu Subject: Re: leather fencing doublet help? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN In a message dated 8/27/1998 9:04:52 PM Mountain Daylight Time, grayew@kenyon.edu writes: << Would stuch a doublet be very stiff to move about in? >> Not if you choose a heavy yet supple garment leather like elk or deer. these are particular favorites of mine since they are a bit stretchy. Find out what the weight requirement is for your kingdom as well. I suggest elk or deer because a heavy deer hid or a regularly availible elk hide is around 4-6 ounces, which meets the requirements for the Outlands. <<any recomendations about what to use as thread etc? I've only ever seen leather worked with sinew or man-made fibers. Also I'm sure I'll need an awl, but should I get other special tools or could I just use a big needle and thimbles etc.--this is what I did when making a leather bodice >> I generally use artificial sinew myself, but you can also use waxed linen thread, which would be more period. You might want an awl, and you might looking to glovers needles which have a very sharp triangular head and work well on garment leather. Noemi ======================================================================= List Archives, FAQ, FTP: http://merryrose.atlantia.sca.org/ Submissions: atlantia@atlantia.sca.org Admin. requests: majordomo@atlantia.sca.org
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