Capt. Trueblood

Your welcome, MadL. I managed to get ahold of a video camera, tweaked my patterns a bit, and will begin shooting my tutorial videos this week for the Monmouth and Thrum Caps. I hope to have at least the Monmouth posted within the next two weeks.

Excellent work MadL. Your stitches should be fairly loose on the needles. The needle should slide easily through them. It might seem too loose at the time, but it will all sort out in the end. As far as the "button" goes, despite what some sites say about it being a Dorset on top, it's really not. Just looks like one. Just decrease until you have 6, 9, or 12 stitches on the needles, cast-off leaving a generous tail. Then, gather the stitches up and wrap them with the tail like you were wrapping the shank on a sewn-on button.Pull the wrapping taught and sew through the shank a couple of times to secure it. The stitches above the wrap will flare out to form the "button." The more stitches you leave, the larger the button. You will see how it looks like a Dorset, but isn't. The "non-historical" tut is correct, to a point. Everybody knits a little differently. I knit my Monmouths with 60 stiches on US 11 needles with "bulky" yarn. They are a little on the large size, but when felted, shrink down to fit. You can either do what the tut says, or use a different size needle to get the right size with 60 stitches. I usually do a combination of the two. The pattern will give you a gauge ( x stitches and y rows per inch) and a size ( for a head circumference of x inches). If your knitting is different than the gauge, change your needle size to fit. If your head size is different, change the number of stitches accordingly. I guess I'll start putting some videos together.

Nice cap Patrick. MadL, as Gwen said Ravelry has a load of resources both historical and otherwise. It's free, but requires registration. One of the most authentic Monmouth patterns I have found is here:http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/monmouth-cap-the-details-matter. If I can get hold of a video camera, I will try to post some videos how-to's on Moumouth and Thrum caps.

I used to play tennis, but I had to quit when the neighbours complained that I was making too much of a racquet.

Deadly work! Is your next project going to be a pirate Hardanger?

A fine article with sources here: http://www.colonialbaker.net/Reproduction%20Biscuit%20article%20JOTEA%202011.pdf

The middle cap, with it's distinctive brim, looks rather like a Montero. Ivan, the "loose fitting white or red jacket or vest" looks like a wide, double-breasted. short waistcoat.

Here's a gallery of pictures from the the Danish Museum in Copenhagen: https://picasaweb.google.com/103688495868327126656/TextilesInTheDanishMuseumInCopenhagen?authkey=Gv1sRgCNa3296h2Yqm3QE# There are a number of different hats and gloves, although the hats seem to be of either the PtG variety or of a more standard stocking cap type. It may well be that the "Monmouth" type cap was a purely English thing. Of note: in one of the pictures there is an albeit thread-bare though recognisable thrum cap! And I thought they were extinct.

Mission, From what I was able to find, a panadon (with one 'n') is a Catalan (Southern Spain) dish like a turnover, typically filled with spinach.

William, Ron Fritz has a Google sketch-up model of a very similar table here: http://creeksidewoodshop.com/Creeksidewoodshop-Drawings/Tables/Drawings-Tables.html Or one can purchase complete plans for £6 here: http://www.plansclub.com/Woodworking%20%27Information%20Store%27/Furniture%20Plans/gatelegtableplan.php

12 years USN, Electrician's Mate. Now sailing a 23 ft. Hunter, Rum Runner. Under construction, Adventure, 25 ft. topsail sloop.

Well, Mission, you could have just deleted it! Typical me, I thought I had found something new, only to find an entire thread discussing it!

Rare 18th century red Jolly Roger pirate flag goes on public display for first time http://www.mirror.co...ed-jolly-281981

Adam, Thank you for the market wallet, and the extras. Beautiful work.

There is great photo here: http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/sailorskit.htm of Foxe in his Slops Contract kit. You could go a little longer on the weskit and a little shorter on the coat IMHO. Although, the Slops Contract clothing was made in general sizes, somewhat like the S, M, L of to-day.

Alas, as the Good Quartermaster said, I still, too, await the packet ship.

Although Master Couper is correct, 47' 3" is the traditional distance between marks with a 28 sec interval, I must ask if your intention is traditional or practical. If, in fact, you wish to create a chip log for practical use, you may consider a smaller time interval. A good interval for a modern 20'-30' boat would be 10 sec. For this, once you have decided on your interval, multiply said interval by 1.6875 to get the distance between marks. Therefore your marks would be 16.875' apart.

The new buckles from Loyalist Arms arrived today!

True, however I found it's value in the Names and Descriptions of various things. In researching old recipes, I have found numerous terms which were no longer used and this document sheds light on some of those. It seemed to me to be a good reference for terminology, if nothing else. Most of the documents in the Second Link are period, or earlier. However, being hand-written, are a bit challenging of a read.

Click on the blue number in the left-hand column. When the new page opens, click on the image of the document to open it or right click and "Save link as"

I know, it's OOP. But, I thought it might be a good reference for all those Barber-Surgeons out there. http://books.google....epage&q&f=false I also found a collection of Cooking and Medicinal Recipe manuscripts in the collection of the Wellcome Museum in London http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=%28%28%28text%29%3D%27recipe%20books%20project%27%29AND%28Level%3D%27item%27%29%29&dsqPos=0&dsqNum=50&PF=No

My shoes are from Reconstructing History. The buckles I was referring to, I purchased from Loyalist Arms. Loyalist also sells shoes (buckles included) which are based on the Whydah wreck shoe. I have not purchased a pair of the Loyalist shoes yet. The shoes from LA are similar, square-toed shoes, but they have a taller heel.

Thanks, Brit, for suggesting LA. I had looked at their shoes about the same time I found RH's. Although they're a very close replica of the Whydah shoe, they weren't quite what I was looking for at the time. I may have to get a pair of those too, in the future, lol. I didn't see buckles listed anywhere on the site so I kept looking elsewhere. Never thought to ask them if they had them available separately. Well, they do! And, they look to be as close to PC as you can find currently, although, in my enthusiasm, I forgot to find out if they were double or single spiked on the chape. They were $14 USD plus shipping and the staff was very helpful. As soon as they arrive and I get them mounted, I'll post pictures.

Jib, what Michael and Jen said is spot-on. The Just-au-Corps, which translates as "close to the body," is what the English would simply call a coat. The styles did change from it's introduction in the late 17th C. onward and examples can be roughly dated by the cut of the coat fronts and skirts, and the style and placement of pockets, buttons, &c. Nora Waugh's book is a fantastic resource, however google-ing "18th Century Man's Coat" or something to that effect can be enlightening. As far as lining, typically yes. The lining was the used to give structure to the coat, the foundation, so-to-speak, as well as to provide for freedom of movement and wear protection. The lining could be silk, linen, or both, depending on the wearers means and prefernces. The only coats I know of specifically mentioned as being un-lined were in the American south and were made of un-lined linen due to the summer heat and humidity. The term "frock coat" is often erroneously applied to these garments and really didn't evolve until the latter half of the 18th. They were a simply-cut plain coat typically worn in the country, as opposed to the tailored, more fashionable suit worn in the city. And Jen, yes DH buttons can be addictive. Try multi-coloured ones. Or if you really want twist yer noggin, basket-weave.

Pylos, Kass sells them for 129. She also has other shoes and boots McCool, They fit very well, but for lack of buckles I've not yet had the opportunity to wear them properly. They seem as comfortable as any dress shoes I've owned. I'll have to make up a bit more black-ball to finish the polish and then some buckles and then we'll see how they do. Brit, thanks for the tip. I will see what LA has for buckles. What I found so far tend to be just a little large for our period and are all double-pronged. I know there used to be some people that had PC single-pronged buckles available but, alas, no more.