tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55310597759502119802008-01-15T09:08:51.849-06:00BrynaBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531059775950211980.post-72364323706730262652008-01-15T09:08:00.001-06:002008-01-15T09:08:51.960-06:00

January's Book of the Month

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As part of my new years resolutions (and I will be posting them here shortly)- I realized I did not like not being well informed. I hated being in a new kingdom, and not knowing the ins or outs, as well as the details concerning the events. That's when I decided to take things into my own hands :-) I emailed the next event I had on my calendar (Maidens), and asked both the châtelaine and the

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I am instituting a new schedule for posting on a regular basis. I am hoping that this new schedule will keep me a little more on tract- and can help those looking for information. I am also adding a few new additions to this blog- and my webspace in general. I will be updating 3 times a week: Mondays: Recap from the weekend Wednesday: German Recipes Friday: Sewing Tool of the month I will

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Flat Fell Seams are a type of seam best used for items that are not lined. You basically sew your normal seam- then take the edges of those seams and roll them under themselves. When you flat fell a seam, it protects the edges, keeps the edges from fraying, and creates a stronger seam. Yes, it takes longer ( and a bit more patience) to flat fell your seams....but it is way worth it in the long

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I have 16 days till Maidens- That leaves 1 weekend and 2 sewing days (weds.) to get the following done: Lukas Black & Red Doublet and Plunderhosen Lukas Yellow Linen Fighting Waffenfrock Me Brown German Camp Frau Me Brown Hosen I also need to package to deliver: Michelle Dragonfly Corset Michelle Hat Michelle Hat I will post pictures of where things are-what I

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First off- Happy New Years to Everyone! I am going to spending a lot of time this year reevaluating what I am doing in the SCA as well as where I am. Both Lukas and I will be reevaluating how much time we spend prepping and going to events. I have decided to create a list- a top ten or so- of things I like about the SCA AND the things I don't like about the SCA. Somethings are specific-such as

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The first set of items I need to finish are for Maiden which is Saturday, January 19th. Therefore sewing for this event will need to be done by Friday, January 18th. My goal for this event is to get Lukas's Linen Fighting outfit fixed as well as finish his red German plunderhosen outfit. I also want to get Anton's 14th century fighting pants & hosen done. Finally, I would like to finish my

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I have a good heart. I like to help people. Unfortunately A LOT of times I offer to help someone, but don't end up getting everything done in a nice neat time frame. This has become a huge issue with me, Lukas, and where I would like to be in the SCA. Lukas made me create a list of EVERYTHING I have promised people or have started upon and haven't finished. It was a much longer list then we both

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Occasionally I do Arts and Craft Workshops at my house for my friends and for "new friends". I have done patterning classes, sewing classes. cotehardie classes. In general its just a day or two when friends get together and learn something new or make something together. I have a few of these coming up for holiday gift giving- and I figured I should just go ahead and create an announcement group

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A correction as there was a small misunderstanding due to a Kingdom language issue. We need not necessarily a herald, but a retainer. "“You must have an attendant to bear your colors and device onto the field (the banner), to assist you with armouring up and down and to announce you on the field as needed.” " I can guarantee that both Lukas and myself are fairly fun individuals and can

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Lukas ( Blair) will be competing in a Pas this weekend. It will be his first time fighting in the midrealm. I thought he deserved a new banner. Here it is all outlined. Tomorrow I will go back with the resist and touch it up- add his "motto" and his device, and I will paint in on Friday night.

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I have 1 leg done to go with the cool codpiece. However my sewing room is dark, the fabric colors are close in hue and they are made of wool. Wool does not photograph well- it absorbs light...this is a fact. Another fact is that these pants are COOL! I did quite a bit of intarsia, (german reverse applique) on the codpiece and one pant leg. On the bottom part of the leg I did 3 inch weaving.

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What do you get when you cross a Fleur-de-lis, aFalcon, and a Codpiece ? Well I guess it would look something like this.... Now the pictures are not that good, cause it is very hard to take pictures of a curvicature with a digital camera. Here is the design I created: Here are a few additional pictures:

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Sorry about the long delay in posts. For those of you who don't know- I had a REALLY BAD Lilies. So bad that I ended up in the hospital. (I like Liberty Hospital in Libertyville). Since then I have had over half a dozen trips to the hospital, 1 surgery, & 1 complication to the surgery. I have just started sewing this past weekend. I am sorry for the long delay, but please feel free to start

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Hosted by: AldyetTitle: EPISODE1 - Introduction & Hosen Time: 05/23/07 08:00 PM EDTDescription: The first Die Naherin podcast. Please have patience with us while we figure out the finer points of podcasts. The first episode will cover a little bit about Die Naherin, as well as all she knows about German Hosen. Questions to be answered: Help! My pants are too tightHelp! My pants are too

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About the Die Naherin Podcast: http://www.talkshoe.com/ Talkcast Title: Die NaherinDescription: View the Die Naherin Blog at http://die-naherin.broomstich.com/ This is your chance sprechen (to talk) with Die Naherin (The Seamstress) . A podcast about the trials and tribulations of costuming German Garb for the SCA. Each weekly podcasts will cover a diffrent aspect of German Garb Construction.

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I will be online tonight (Wendsday May 23rd, 2007) 7pm-9pm Central time to answer ANY questions you have about German Garb. If you post your questions here first-I will make sure I have the correct answers prior to 7pm. If no one has any questions, I will tackle the problem of Andres Hosen Fitting Issues (creating a handout now). I am not sure if I will be on my webcam, be creating a podcast, or

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Well I got a lot done this weekend, but I still have a long way to go. For those of you who are putting bets on whether I get everything done in time for Lillies here is my schedule for this week after work. Monday: Iron the 28 strips for the plunderhosen that I sewed this past weekend (7 per leg, 2 pairs of plunderhosen). Finish the Gold Brocade Guards for the Waffenfrock. Wash the Silk I dyed

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Own a Cast Iron sewing machine, or a machine with ALL metal parts (and no computer)Barges Cement- Not elmers, not white, not cheap rubber cement BARGES Cement ( hobby lobby caries it in the leather section or you can purchase it in a good leather store.Leather Needles for the sewing machineLeather Thread for the sewing machineWalking foot or Baby powderPatience! More tomorrow. Much MUCH more

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I didn't get as much done as I wanted this weekend, but I was able to get 1.5 outfits to the fitting phase. In between looking for a new war vehicle, Lukas was willing to try on & fit his new Gold wool Bumble Bee outfit. These first few pictures show the hosen, or outer hosen as I like to call them. As for fitting, I would like to add a small gusset in the crotch, they really don't need much,

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I had someone tell me I didn't email them when I updated....I told them they had to be on the update announcement list- Sure enough they weren't. If you would like to be emailed when I post a new blog, please join our Announcement List. I prefer to keep one theme per blog, so I might update more than once a day- In that case, I will only send out 1 email at the end of the day. I also, don't

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Ok, so there really is no such thing as Killer German Bumble Bees, there are Killer African Bees, so why not Killer German Bumble Bees? The closest thing I think we are going to get to the Killer German B.B is this gold & black wool outfit I made for Lukas. I started by sewing 3" strips of wool material together. This is very important! After you sew your strips together you HAVE to iron the

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Jenna (Keile) will be coming over this weekend while the guys are out playing in Wisconsin (they better bring me back cheese curds). If you would like to see what I am working on this weekend, and see how much we get done, feel free to check out http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pSpV3lNaM-deCj5vQgUcsTw I might even plug in the web camera for the weekend, though I don't know how

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For me, it isn’t so much when it rains it pours, it is more like when it rains, it pours, it floods, then it gets hit by a tsunami. Work has been busy because my boss was out on vacation, I am having some “family” issues, which sucks when your family is a 4 hour plain ride a way, and I am in the midst of looking for a new car, AND THEN I break my sewing machine. After sewing a really nifty pair

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I found this website http://www.geocities.com/~sewntell/smocking.html I will try it tonight (or when I get a sewing machine) and I will let you know what I think.

Bryna