Hi Fiona, To answer your question about PLI first, your best option is to join the National Market Traders Federation (http://www.nmtf.co.uk). For £102 per year (single membership), you receive a whole host of benefits including free PLI, product Liability and Employers Liability insurance. Make sur...

Booking forms for traders have now gone out for Caldicot. If you haven't received a form and would like one, please e-mail me on jackie@cloakedanddaggered.com Some of you may already know that the date for this year has had to change slightly (due to 2 weddings happening in the Castle on our traditi...

Trying the arming cap first is definitely better than going straight in, worst you'll either need a new one or you'll have one an interesting colour. The question you really need to answer for yourself, is can you cope if it all goes horribly wrong? If the answer is yes, then maybe it's worth a try....

The first question is has it been washed before? If not, do you know exactly what it is made of (including all layers and stitching)? If it hasn't had any form of washing, it could well shrink and possibly some of it will shrink differently to other bits. This is a big risk. Most natural dyes requir...

Thanks Dave, Sally and Jackie for the help. P.S Jackie...might be needing a late 16th century soldiers hose and short coat( some may say doublet) and maybe a leather jerkin. Will you be at TORM? Jolly good, Hugo I will, indeed, be at TORM. I will warn you in advance, I don't make leather items. See...

Sally is right, it is the 14th-16th March.

Add two more spelling chastisements to the list if you would....

Cloak'd & Dagger'd

and

Wyte Phantom


Thank you.

Thank you. X

Hi Diane,

Had my pitch letter, many thanks, but there was no car pass in the envelope. Sorry to be a pain.....

Jackie

Hi Minti, Is there any way you can get to Tatton Park weekend after next (15/16 June)? If you can, and you can bring the kirtle with you, I'd be delighted to take a look and see if it can be altered. I can also show you the kirtles that I have in stock or take measurements to make you one to fit. Fr...

Hi, The clothing guide for the Company of St George gives a good general construction guide for doublets - their focus is later, but it's helpful for pattern-making - http://www.companie-of-st-george.ch/cms/?q=en/Clothing_Guide_Download Medieval Tailors Assistant by Sarah Thursfield is excellent (ht...

That some of these traders mentioned can be found here - http://www.histrenact.co.uk/traders/mainpage.php . This is not a guarantee that the contact details are up to date, nor a recommendation for all traders listed, just a good place to start looking for ways of contacting traders mentioned in the...

How many bin bags full would you like?

The veil would be fixed to something underneath it, such as a fillet, a barbette, or just a tightly tied coif. Ordinary pins, not specifically hairpins, were used to attach the veil to the garment underneath. Most of the pins I have are made by 6of1 - http://www.6of1.biz/page9.htm - I'm not an exper...

Traders booking forms are now available for Caldicot, the annual EMA fayre, battle and living history show within the grounds of Caldicot Castle in south Wales on 8th/9th September. I have e-mailed a form to those of you who have been before or have asked for one, if you haven't received one, let me...

Is there a forum link to people who sell re-enactment clothes No, but there are a few of us who can help you. I am Cloak'd & Dagger'd - http://www.cloakedanddaggered.com Duke Henry - http://www.sallygreen.co.uk Izabela Pitcher - http://www.priorattire.co.uk/ And that's just to start. Best wishe...

3 fingers wide, even on my narrow shoulders would make the sleeve head sit about halfway along the shoulder seam. Certainly the sleeve should encompass the shoulder joint, rather than sit on the point like modern clothes do. A lot of men find this feels like the garment is too tight for movement, so...

Ahh, looks like you might have found the nicest lady to make you some...

Hi Brian, The problem with buying them off the peg is that they ought to be made of the same fabric as the garment. Talk to whoever is making the garment, if they will do them it's probably best. If not, bring a chunk of the fabric being used (each button needs a circle about 3cm in diameter) and as...

Graham,

http://www.plantagenet-events.co.uk/

Jackie

iDye do some good machine dyes as well, not so easily available - I get most of mine from http://www.fredaldous.co.uk Colours tend to be slightly paler than the description, especially the reds. Instead of using 2 packs at once for more fabric or deeper colour that I do with Dylon, I tend to dye, th...

Martin wrote:Teuton Dom is a proper vegan, and he's even a bit chubby, how does that work ?

Because chips are vegan?

Don't know if it's any use, but there is a book called "The Devil's Cloth: a history of stripes" - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Cloth-Eu ... 0231123663

I have a copy, but I haven't read it all yet.

Jackie

http://www.cloakedanddaggered.com/menu/body-linens/

Simple round neck shirts in linen are £30, linen braies £20

Oops, posted in the wrong place.

Thanks Pete.

He talks about it here viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3811&start=30 a little more than halfway down the page.

Jackie

I was thinking I could do with one of these as well. Very interested at that price.

Jackie

I have some fantastic silk paj from www.fabricland.co.uk, that I intend to use as veiling. It is very fine and almost transparent, but soft. Hemming it will be interesting, but we like a challenge.

Tod wrote:http://www.re-enactment-shoes.co.uk

Sorry, it was late when I posted and I forgot. Don't quite know how.

Oops.

http://www.andyburke.co.uk http://www.shootandscapa.co.uk http://www.np-historicalshoes.com/ http://www.anaperiodshoes.co.uk http://www.plantagenetshoes.co.uk http://www.kmgarlick-shoemaker.co.uk These are all excellent historical shoemakers that cover the peiod you are looking for. If you can't fin...