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- Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:35 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Almond Milk
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5203
Re: Almond Milk
As Tasmin said, a substitute for real milk in Lent. I've not come across it mentioned any other way.
- Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:32 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
Apart from that: the fact that we have plenty of illustrations showing hard working people or people with "sporting activities" like in the fencing manuals with unlaced hoses, i.e. the points at the back unlaced, thus leaving the hose dropping at the buttocks, is a strong indication for me that the...
- Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:00 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
There is some evidence to sugestthat hosen were often bought 'off the peg' and then 'tweeked' to fit well. Whether that was done at home or if the hosiers offered a 'fitting service' isn't so clear, but certainly the possiblity of taking them in to retain the fit is viable. There are a number of pi...
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:54 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
Baggy Hose - this leads me to a question... We know that the pictures and art we do have all leans towards the idea that hose were well fitting, tight and stretched well. What happened in times of want and famine, or if you were ill, and in the end lost weight. I can imagine a well off merchant or a...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:02 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
That leg actually looks to me like it has a white stripe down the front, not made in 2 'separate' colours (if you get my drift). There appears to be red either side of the while over the whole length. I don't see how you can see the other side of the leg from the picture given above. Do you have we...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:37 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
The mason image is interesting because, even in its blurriness, it's showing arms pointed onto something, with shirt clearly showing underneath the arm. What country is the image from?
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:27 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
Looking at the bottom image, he's wearing something yellow underneath the top layer, and he could be pointed to that.
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
Polite? No, I reckon living in Miami is curing me of that slowly.
I'm thankful for the discussion, it's made me do something to improve my new soft kit.
I'm thankful for the discussion, it's made me do something to improve my new soft kit.
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:42 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
I was going to make a point about coats (which should always have been worn) and doublets (which would have been covered by the coat), but Colin beat me to it 

- Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:34 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
Fitting hose into your crotch nigh-on impossible to do properly on your own, and you need someone you trust (I mean really trust!) to get in there and do the fitting. And we have someone who does that for us, and has custom fit hose for every male in the group (and a female we needed to cross dress...
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:14 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
The fix for me was actually fairly easy. The HE hose has a definite waist band at the top, so I turned that down on the inside, sewed it down and am now redoing the point holes using the holes that are now on the inside of the waist band as the guide. That's brought them down to a much better height...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:08 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
Well, the Historic Enterprises hose I've bought sit on the waist, not lower. In fact. if you sit them lower you end up with the 'baby's filled his diaper' look
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:05 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where do you attach your points?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27455
Re: Where do you attach your points?
I was just about the ask the same question. Given the way my hose have stretched I need to get rid of the foot and stirrup them now, and then I'll be back to the right height for the attachment...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:25 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: How do you get started?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6255
Re: How do you get started?
Oh Christ, please don't do that.... nothing annoys me more than that.....Dave B wrote: As long as you don't start looking surprised when people have a sundial on thier wrist, scared of 'Dragons' when planes go over.

Re: Points
Why can you not unlace the hosen from the doublet. Sure, it will take a little practice, but I don't see why it shouldn't become quite easy quite quickly, provided you've got descent points, etc. Remembe our ancestors had been wearing their hosen since child-hood. I'm with Colin on this, and have n...
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:15 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Wolgemut
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1059
Wolgemut
Had the joy of seeing Wolgemut play at the Ren fair I'm currently working at, and they are great. Current line up is two drummers, Michael Gartner (I believe the one longstanding member in the US troupe) on Rauschpfiefe, and someone else playing German bagpipes. High energy and a breath of fresh air...
- Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:11 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: How to make Bends?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1947
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:40 pm
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: I'm a Barbie girl, in a plastic world
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4637
Annie, Yes, particularly smaller traders at fairs, from what I've seen. Mind, the firm I work for didn't take Amex up until this year, and we did $8 million in sales last year. Amex didn't let any other bank offer an Amex branded card up until 6 months or so ago, either. Chip and Pin, dear God I wis...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: I'm a Barbie girl, in a plastic world
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4637
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:03 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: What to give for New Year, 1526!
- Replies: 85
- Views: 18898
Re: What to give for New Year 1526
[quote="lidimy], what about Henry VII? Who on earth covers that period apart from maybe a one off event? That would be fascinating to do. It seems atm that it's a gap in re-enacting, or is that just my perception? Like... Burgundian gowns are going straight into turnback sleeved square necked things...
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:23 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Billmen - myth?
- Replies: 273
- Views: 50204
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:08 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Bards and Storytelling
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5858
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:34 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: My New Jupon
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5369
- Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:14 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: violin/fiddle
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8577
- Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:25 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: violin/fiddle
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8577
- Wed May 21, 2008 7:52 pm
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: Snide £20s , be aware they are very very good
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4372
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:36 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Scrope family.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1662
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:25 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Scrope family.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1662
Scrope family.
The group I'm with is looking at participating in a private event in Pennsylvania in September, held by lord Grey's Retinue. As this is a WotR event, we're looking for a Lordly house to be a part of, and for reasons that are long and complicated, I'm looking at Sir Thomas Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:57 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Courtesy Presentation at boot camp
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3023
- Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:46 pm
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: exporting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2679
Annie, It is very likely that most countries don't bother using the subsection levels. Generally, it is the importer that does the work, but there are things the exporteer has to do to get the items out of their own country. It does however depend on the terms being used for sale. It is easiest to d...