Creating beginners guides (Armed Pilgrim~1285)
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:27 pm
Last one, honest!
And I've saved the hardest for last. Now, I have a list of clothing allocation acording to statutes of 1206, so assuming they hadnt changed by 1285, the kit is based on them.
statutes:
white linen or cotton breeches x3 pairs
white linen or cotton shirt x3
linen cotta x3
white hose x2 pairs, one linen, one wool
cotton coif
white cap, probably of felt
black woolen garnache and hood
black woolen mantle lined with fur for winter
black woolen mantle unlined for winter
white linen bedding sheets x4
linen bag for bedding
Surcoat turned red for knights in 1259, and for all in1278
Proposed kit:
Tunic (short, long sleeved, linen, very light brown - not the right colour, but close, and leaves open for other uses)
Trousers (linen, drawstring, very light brown - not the right colour, but close, and leaves open for other uses. Thinking of avoiding the more accurate hose, as 1: they wont be seen, and 2: this is a beginners list after all - we'll be getting a supply of whatever is decided upon for the group, and letting older hnds get their own and stop using the communal kit, and when they do that, they can get more accurate)
Shoes (Simple leather. Or shoud we be looking at boots again, having a b**ger of a time finding out about footwear
?)
Belt (leather, but how thick, and how long? 1-2"?)
Padding
Helmet (simple skull cap yet again, although a kettle was suggested in the WOTR thread, and it is tempting, but means further outlay over all three periods)
Red surcoat (Material?)
And I've saved the hardest for last. Now, I have a list of clothing allocation acording to statutes of 1206, so assuming they hadnt changed by 1285, the kit is based on them.
statutes:
white linen or cotton breeches x3 pairs
white linen or cotton shirt x3
linen cotta x3
white hose x2 pairs, one linen, one wool
cotton coif
white cap, probably of felt
black woolen garnache and hood
black woolen mantle lined with fur for winter
black woolen mantle unlined for winter
white linen bedding sheets x4
linen bag for bedding
Surcoat turned red for knights in 1259, and for all in1278
Proposed kit:
Tunic (short, long sleeved, linen, very light brown - not the right colour, but close, and leaves open for other uses)
Trousers (linen, drawstring, very light brown - not the right colour, but close, and leaves open for other uses. Thinking of avoiding the more accurate hose, as 1: they wont be seen, and 2: this is a beginners list after all - we'll be getting a supply of whatever is decided upon for the group, and letting older hnds get their own and stop using the communal kit, and when they do that, they can get more accurate)
Shoes (Simple leather. Or shoud we be looking at boots again, having a b**ger of a time finding out about footwear

Belt (leather, but how thick, and how long? 1-2"?)
Padding
Helmet (simple skull cap yet again, although a kettle was suggested in the WOTR thread, and it is tempting, but means further outlay over all three periods)
Red surcoat (Material?)