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I got a package too! (About a week ago... 🙂)

Hohoho, I got a package in the mail today!

That is hilarious! I'm sorry that I missed the December 1721 event, life got in the way this year. I miss everybody.

Welcome aboard!

So for the "Things said at..." During some hefty imbibing Saturday night, I made the comment that "Reenacting is just trauma bonding." To expand on that statement, now that I'm sober, "reenacting is just trauma bonding over circumstances we put ourselves into" i think is a more complete manner of looking at it. I had a great time, but sadly missed many who didn't make, quite too many who had to cancel close to last minute because of various random sideswipes from the "real world". Looking forward to seeing everyone, and more again there next December.

I received this unknown pkg today, so I opened it and Voila! 2 wrapped gifts. Waiting to open closer to Christmas...

Welcome aboard!

Everybody Please Welcome @Corey Lefkowitz to the Pyracy Pub!

I think I've got some of those kicking around - I'll have to take a closer look!

Yes. About 1 candles worth of light flickering up and down both sides of the led strip. Not enough to read by but makes you visible to others. Doesn't seem to draw in the bugs either.

Nope. This is coatweight wool and is already pretty heavy. This is not the same wool I started with in this thread.

Have you thought about adding a lining - might make it more substantial.

Noice! Have you tried them in a lantern?

This is a great idea! William and I talked about doing similar, back when we first resurrected the Pub - along with incorporating a Google Map or something. The Forum Message Board system we use, offers a bunch of third party plugins/utility add-ons. It's just a matter of pawing/digging through the library/database and finding something that suits our needs. It's also might be something we could employ someone to make for us, depending on the scope and cost.

A BIG Congratulations to @Ransom!

Wow, that is quite unusual. I wonder if it is more of a coif? Might be worth reaching out to Snowshill…

I fear similar for myself - my head itself is strangely large in actual size, but weirdly narrow, so anything big enough to actually fit looks . . . . large and weird. This is the cap in question that I am extrodinarily intrigued by. . . . From the shape it almost looks like it is supposed to kind of sit from the middle to the back of the head (almost like a snood) and not too far forward which is wear I get caught up, but I have never seen any depictions of a cap worn like in art, and of course it's displayed with the intent of showing the quilting and pulled thread designs, not how it was functionally worn, and I haven't been able to find any other photos yet to clarify.

There are so many flicker LED options out there, I am interested to see what we can do in the near future to create realistic battery options for fire-safe events.

Larsdatter.com is quite the resource, indeed. I personally had trouble with caps as well, due to my extra small noggin. I had made one from a standard pattern, and it looked like I was wearing a wash bowl. Haven’t gotten back to it since…

In other news, I haven't even made it to the event yet, and I am already planning on what my next upgrade projects should be - which has lead me to an amazing source aggragate (http://www.larsdatter.com/18c/index.html) and now, in classic me fashion I am swan diving into more then I can chew with research and head-planning. Adding a cap to my gear *should* be easy . . . but it's not. Finding extant non-frilly, non-dangly women's caps is nigh on herculean. I could resort to just doing a men's cap, as my kit, by intent, is a blend of both men and women's (which, the site in question also has a specific section of painting references of "women in men's clothing", so that is fun for me!), so what I'd really like to do is find a working woman's cap that would be functional for the "work" I'd be doing is goal #1. Barring that, goal # 2 would be find a men's work cap that I can actually place to periord (that also won't look dorkly on me lol). From what I am seeing, the most common cap types seen are 2nd half of the 18th c. I did find one extant example of a women's cap that I am highly curious about, cause from the one photo it's shaped nothing like the typical other women's cap (it looks almost like it's shaped like a snood), but I haven't found any further detail photos of it to be able to tell how exactly it was worn. Second major project - QUILT! I wish I fell down this rabbit hole earlier, since having a period quilt for a december event sounds cozy, but maybe for next year, since it will be a large undertaking. But, I am super excited, cause despite all the popular opinion that quilts are Late 18th/Early1 9th cent, there are some GORGEOUS examples of both piecework and whole cloth quilts from period that I want to try my hand at. It of course leads the question of "would a pirate have a long labored over quilt?" and the answer is probably "no", especially at the quick and dirty careening camp style events, but we'll just say it came from some "reallocated" cargo or something and call it good.

And she beats the buzzer with 10 days to spare!🍩🍩🍩

I think we would have to code for lat/long to do that. And add a new search page that takes your desired location within x miles and y date. I suppose its possible, but not sure. If you click the calendar icon, there is another view you can use, but I'm not sure its better, just different.

progress report: Mantua is finished except for means to bustle up. Might just take the weird flappy bits from the underarm sides that are just dangling on the inside to create a little loop thingy. Or might get ultimately lazy and just tack stitch them up. We shall see. But at any rate, the thing is wearable for the event, defying all odds. Not ecstatic about the fit over all, but at a few paces, it should look fine. Hat has been de-waxed and reshellac'd. Next need to prioritize slops mending, button holing my coat, and putting finished edges on my towel. Mystery mouske-projects might have to wait to be handiwork on site. Also need to gather up ingredients and tools for Nom-Noms. Current plans for that are period accurate coffee and cocoa recipies, as well as maybe making up a round of "donuts" from circa 1697-1723. Oh, and my sourdough starter will probably come with me. And I need to come up with jars and crocks and containers for this all.

Thank you for letting us know, and, Congratulations, Ransom!