Dark age meet up?

[Cobweb]

wow, that's amazing andy!
I'm even more determined to try out metal working soon
If you can do that with a bbq and a tent peg, then by god, I can do that to! I always thought that metalworking was complicated with a load of equipment needed

Xylaria, I know one stitch in naalbinding, would you consider teaching me some different stitches please I can trade you a nice portrait of yourself with your little uns in exchange?
If you want to see what my photography is like, here are my sites:
http://www.michellejones.co.uk (bands/music)and http://www.catkinstudio.com (weddings)

 

[andywinkk]

wow, that's amazing andy!
I'm even more determined to try out metal working soon
If you can do that with a bbq and a tent peg, then by god, I can do that to! I always thought that metalworking was complicated with a load of equipment needed

Xylaria, I know one stitch in naalbinding, would you consider teaching me some different stitches please I can trade you a nice portrait of yourself with your little uns in exchange?
If you want to see what my photography is like, here are my sites:
http://www.michellejones.co.uk (bands/music)and http://www.catkinstudio.com (weddings)

The tools i used, a bag of coke for the forge blown with a hot air gun on the floor, tiny anvil mole grips and an hamer, good fun to

 

[xylaria]

I will attempt to teach anyone interested nalbinding. I have plenty of bone needles which you can keep. I can see this weekend being really good for skills exchange. I haven't got the most basic knowledge of metalwork and I would love at least watch.

A old family friend is visiting england from the thrusday to sunday. He turns up about every 18 months between diving jobs. So we might not turn up until sat morning because it. I am a bit grumpy about it.

I have more less finished most of the kit now, but I find the full get up on me doesn't half make me look really fat .

 

[firecrest]

Ok...I got my linen and I got my wool. Im back on shedule

What were the hats made out of? did women wear hats?

 

[Wayland]

Christian women wore head scarves as far as we can tell, there is debate over pagan women though.

Site policy is wear one only if you want one.

There was a silk hat / head dress found in York but I'm not sure they were that common.

Linen would be best for a scarf I guess.

 

[xylaria]

This one is pretty
http://willadsenfamily.org/sca/isabel_as/head-dress/NORSE_WOMANS_LINEN_HEAD-DRESS.pdf

look up coppergate cap. I am only going to bother with head gear if it is cold. i find head scarves really annoying to wear.

 

[Eric_Methven]

This one is pretty
http://willadsenfamily.org/sca/isabel_as/head-dress/NORSE_WOMANS_LINEN_HEAD-DRESS.pdf

look up coppergate cap. I am only going to bother with head gear if it is cold. i find head scarves really annoying to wear.

If you are choosing to go bare headed, you'll probably have pagan beliefs. I'll make you a pagan amulet then. Would a boar's tusk on a necklace suit you?

Eric

 

[Wayland]

The boar was sacred to Frey / Freyr.

 

[firecrest]

well I want to be a pagan! No head dress for me.

 

[Cobweb]

well I want to be a pagan! No head dress for me.

Same here (But I'm pagan already )

 

[Toddy]

This headscarves thing is another of the conventions in re-enacting that's not present in the historical or archaeological record.

It's really an anthropological question..........and they reckon that married wore them, as did the old maids (and they needn't be that old ) while unmarried dressed up their hair.
But then again, that's open to interpretation
It's certainly every bit as valid as pagan/ christian.

We do have a lot of long (too long just to hold hair ) pins found in female graves of this period. The consensus is that they were used to fasten, secure and decorate head dresses of some kind.

If Wayland is happy with it, what folks are comfortable wearing goes.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[xylaria]

There is third option with religion. Hrafnkell was leader in iceland, who lost faith in the Gods. He said "Success in battle does not lie in the lap of the gods, but in loyality of your men". It was first record of humanism in western european litrature. I don't know if mrs Hrafnkell wrapped her hair or not, but iceland can get a bit drafty, so proberly wore something on occasion to keep her bonce warm. Some type of restraint on a womans hair also stops strands of hair getting in to the cauldron, and reduces headlice transmission. Globally most cultures go through phases or either covering womens hair or oiling, regardless of religon, because of hygiene.

 

[Singeblister]

I will attempt to teach anyone interested nalbinding. I have plenty of bone needles which you can keep. I can see this weekend being really good for skills exchange. I haven't got the most basic knowledge of metalwork and I would love at least watch.

A old family friend is visiting england from the thrusday to sunday. He turns up about every 18 months between diving jobs. So we might not turn up until sat morning because it. I am a bit grumpy about it.

I have more less finished most of the kit now, but I find the full get up on me doesn't half make me look really fat .

I am always interested in picking up new skills Fiona will take you up on that

 

[nickg]

Wayland

I will be driving up from kent on the friday pm leaving about 6pm is so i will be arriving quite late will that be a problem do you think? getting on the site and accommodation etc.

If anybody needs a lift ill probably have space providing i dont need to stray too far off course.

Cheers

Nick

 

[nickg]

Also have we a definitive list of who is coming and how many etc - ive lost track

 

[nickg]

Been playing in the garage

Knocked up a couple of toilet sets in brass and a pair of cloak pins

They'll be going for a song at the weekend if anybody wants one.

Cheers
Nick

 

[xylaria]

I am deciding on footware at the moment. i am going to put the kids in small modern waterproof footware (not boots) with either leather bag type shoes or hessian over the top. The rest of the kit looks perfect for feb, but I want something trustworthy on the feet. I 'll have a go at making shoes for myself or at least rigging up something that looks ok (leather wraps/gaters).

 

[firecrest]

Ive cut out the linen dress that should be easy enough. Im going to dye my wool blanket does anyone have any sugestions for dying army wool blankets? Can I get dye from hobbycraft (my nearest craft shop) if not , where?

 

[Wayland]

Yes Hobbycraft do supply dyes.

Read the labels though, you need one designed for use with wool, some of the others will just bounce off it without making much difference.

 

[Cobweb]

I've done the woolen dress, the pinafore is made from cotton unfortunately, but all hand sewn (took me an age ) I chucked in bleach to calm the colour down a touch (It was bright orange, the only colour I could find) I'm currently staring at a sheet of recently donated curtain liner debating on a pleated underdress... I think I'll need it with all of this snow about.
I've got my single sized cream blanket with the blue stripes as a cloak and I'm having the devil of a time finding my blasted cloak pin, I had it here a couple of weeks ago, it's disappeared!
As for shoes... I've got dark blue walking boots which are waterproof and that's about it. I haven't got any leather to make shoes and I'd rather keep my feet warm than wet

How does that sound Wayland?
Oh and by the way, did you have a good trip?