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Anyone know of a good pattern for Monmouth caps? Janelle wants to try her hand at knitting one for me. :)
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Shrunck Grey Kersey Jackett, lined with Red Cotton, with fifteen Brass Buttons, and two Pockets of Linnen, the Button Holes stich’d with Gold Colour Thread, att Tenn Shillings and Sixpence each. Waist Coat of Welsh Red plain unlin’d, with eighteen Brass Buttons, the holes stich’d with Gold Coloured Thread at Five Shillings and Sixpence each. Red Kersey Breeches lin’d with Linnen, with three Leather Pockets, and thirteen white Tinn Buttons, the Button Holes stitched with white Thread, at the Rate of Five Shillings and Sixpence each. Grey Woollen Stockings at the Rate of One Shilling and Ninepence per Pair.
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I know a magician never tells the secret to his tricks, however, can anyone help me with the last and final bit to my period outfit. I am having trouble trying to figure exactly what material the neck scarf ideally should be and how to wear it, if it is ever worn. I see some period photos with, and some without.
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Does anyone have anby information on leather waistcoats? One, did they actually exist during GAoP? What does one look like?
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pants
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I'm sure this has already been talked about but i was wondering on correct time period pants, and if dfb's are o.k or if i should change them to a more correct item.
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Ahoy! Stimulated through Greg´s post of selling Monmouth Caps, I started some researches about knitting works and made my own Monmouth Cap. Besides: My Mom is much better in knitting than me Ceeping my deer Mother busy (and of course to get some new accurate pieces to wear), I´ve found patterns, pictures and instructions for several types of Headwear, Socks, gloves etc. References I´ve found on Mara Riley´s page were very helpfull. I didn´t found references for men´s Jackets/ Cardigans or a Vest... only for a knitted undershirt. Questions: What about the mens? Didnt they were knitted Jackets Coats or Vests? Has somebody of you any of the refenrence- books liste…
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Interested in producing period correct Winter/Foul Weather kit for the crewe... can anyone point me in the proper direction, share what they already know or is there a thread already covering this? Thanks, as always, JH Sterling
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Sashes are mentioned in several accounts during the GAOP. Here's just a sample- Robert Drury visiting pirates on Madagascar, 1719- "He was dressed in a short coat with broad, plate buttons, and other things agreeable, but without shoes or stocking. In his sash stuck a brace of pistols, and he had one in his right hand. The other man was dressed in an English manner , with two pistols in his sash and one in his hand, like his companion". (Under the Black Flag, Cordingly, 14). As for period pirate images, please note those of Edward England and Jack Rackham. Also, check out Foxe's seaman image archive for sailors wearing sashes. Yours, Mike
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Tents
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Ok while not really pirate related, I mean what would a pirate need a tent for? Either he sleeps with a woman, in a ditch, or on a deck. But we are reenactors and since work quite a bit on land. So I am in the market for a nice tent. But on priceing them out I figure that I could make one for cheaper. I would like to know the difference between sail canvass and tent canvass. A few pictures of GAoP tents would be great too. I am guessing that what ever the armies used.
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In another thread, I think it was established that wedge tents were period for GAoP, but suspect for use by pirates ashore. Be that as it may, what would the wedge tents of the day have been made of? TIA.
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Question from another list i'm on- does anyone have any primary source documentation of 18th c people, seamen or otherwise, wearing a headscarf under a tricorn? I looked through the sources so far and have not found anything. thanks, Guys Hawkyns
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I was wondering if anyone knew how to make or where to get what was referred to as candles. The candles that are spoken of that Blackbeard wore under his hat? They seem more like punks to me as some thing that is lit and blown out but used to light fuses as opposed to the candles whe have today. Any help would be great. Thanx
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Origian "pieces" for just a few thousand dollars...... http://www.ktaylor-lotus.com/european4.html Greg
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The following images are garments all constructed from Reconstructing History patterns.... and the patterns are splendid indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!! I highly recommend them!!! First our crew does NOT consist of lady pirates. If you be a woman and want to play a pirate you need to pass inspection and be able to fool other men! Therefore the women in our group play period correct female roles... and there are a ton of those available to portray, and thanks to Kass's brilliant new patterns, Ladies can now be wonderfully attired and need not walk around in the wrong stuff any more. The first image is of our crew's Actress, Mistress Lilly McKinney. She is a prominent figure on …
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Take a look... 1708 Mantua Mantua, ca. 1708 English Bizarre silk in salmon-pink damask with floral and foliate pattern brocaded with polychrome silk and gold metallic file Greg
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I have this fantastic old pewter covered stein my grandfather bought over in Germany during the time between WWII and Korea. I researched the history of the stein and it's well documented from the1400-1850 and beyond, but what about using it with my camp kit? It's a salt glazed crockery with cobalt blue and a shakespearian tavern scene on it. I'll post a photo of it when I get out the camera next. How about some of you out there? Oppinions?
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were should the backing fall on a 1750s style waist coat? I know earlier styles were longer and that later styles the back was the same lenghth as the front but for example on the movie Pirates of the Caribbean and the recent Black beard Documentery I've noticed the back being shorter than the front is this correct?
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I think I'm going to try to make a pair of slops without a pattern. (I really wish I had a pattern, but GAoP style slop patterns don't seem to exist.) What would be the best or most appropriate type/weight of linen to use? I'm thinking 'heavy and soft' but don't know what that would translate into as far as weight and hand description. TIA!
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Does anyone know the actual average height for crowns and width for brims circa 1695-1710? Hector
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Well of late I 'ave been doodlin' out some drawings 'o clothing, an' I wondered where on earth would I be findin' a pattern for a corset or a dress similar to the one I drew out. Then I wondered where on earth could I find the exact cloth that I wanted or if it was possible that I could find someone I could pay to custom make this stuff for me. Well anyway I decided that I'd go somewhere nice and visable where there might be other people who might just have the same problem or who have had the same problem and then found the solution and just maybe some nice helpful person would make a solution appear out of n :) where and I would rejoice with rounds of drinks and all…
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neat.... http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/r...wool/index.html all you well dressed captains, take head! GoF ps other stuff.... inc women's http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/r...ound/index.html
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I recently made a pair of breeches. No pattern, and it shows! :) Have only worn them once, tucked into (gasp) bucket boots (not a reenactment occasion - fantasy all the way), so all I did to the bottom of the legs was a running stich to keep the linen from unraveling. Now I want to do the legs bottoms right. What would be the period correct way to terminate the legs (hem, button, tie, etc?), for breeches that should (as I understand it) be tucked into the tops of stockings? TIA!
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Should the baldric be worn over the great coat or under it? I guess over it would make it more easy to draw a blade or other weapon but I imagine that the coat could also protect the weapons also. Anyone?
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I am doin reasearch for a story, and need to know was velvet a fabric used in the 17th century?
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Callimanco
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I've just been reading a fascinating book about Jonathan Wild, self styled "Thief-taker General" in the early 18th century. I suspect there may be a few more threads arising once I've finished it. Anyway, there's a reference to " Mr Wild, in his Callimancoe Night-gown". The author of the book says that callimanco is "a woollen material", does anyone else know any more about it?
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