LadyBrower

very nice! Welcome to etsy!!!! =)

No problem! It's just a good deal, and I was able to use the 50% off on enough wool that i thought the cutting lady was going to have a heart attack looking at the full price total! =) It's a lovely chocolate sort of brown that will make a very pretty mantua, I think!

oh great! Thanks. :-) Definitely didn't make the connection, and feel like a total idiot... oops.

Simplicity patterns are only 99 cents this weekend at Joann's and this may give you a coupon, but I'm not sure... http://www.joann-mail.com/J1008JAY/coupons_only.html?r=6136_2106726&i=J1008JAY020&bc1=520928562438132570503

An interesting reference to the "evolution" of jumps (I found when I was looking for information on the evolution of the waistcoat: "There were other names for the doublet which are now difficult to place precisely. In the reign of Henry VIII a law was passed as to men's wear of velvet in their sleeveless cotes, jackets, and jupes. This word jupe and its ally jupon were more frequently heard in women's lists; but jump, a derivative, was man's wear. Randle Holme said: "A jump extendeth to the thighs; is open and buttoned before, and may have a slit half way behind." It might be with or without sleeves--all this being likewise true of the doublet. From this jump descended the modern jumper and the eighteenth century jumps--what Dr. Johnson defined in one of his delightsome struggles with the names of women's attire, 'Jumps: a kind of loose or limber stays worn by sickly ladies.' " http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10115/10115-h/10115-h.htm#Knitted_Flaxen_Mittens. I would like to know who this Dr. Johnson Character is though...

First we used a colman inflatable inside a futon cover lite and easy to pack except for blowing it up. Then me wife wanted a futon mattress it's heavy as a bear to move but she's happy so thats what I pack now ;-} eek! thats crazy man... a futon mattress? good god. Heavy...

Bright- what are you using for a mattress?

I think a HUGE problem in ALL online forums is that it is all typed... we lack the face to face or even voice to voice communication which takes away a lot from our ability to entirely understand the messages. Some people I might label as an "asshole" (still not always a bad thing- I call my hubby such all the time) I can have much more normal and civil conversations with in "real" life. And vice versa- (like Michael before coffee :-P). I think the act of typing sometimes takes away some sort of filter where you think of how it might sound coming out of your mouth, and sometimes you simply cannot be sure what is actually meant. I know I've had to stop myself from getting upset a few times because how I interpret words on a page is not necessarily how the author intended. BUT I don't think this is restricted to twill... I think people can be snarky anywhere... It's just become a target here because it's the place to be picky about documentation. (which is good) I dunno... "can't we all just get along?" :-P

Wow. I am so not quick enough when I start a reply....

Well, in defense of the "PC" guys... this was posted in the twill section which directs the pc people to it... If someone posted stuff like that in pirate pop, I think others might take offense? I dunno... The whole conversation is turning into an owie. Black John- you just like to cause trouble! =P Hurricane, I've often wondered the same thing... And I wonder, does any of it really matter at all? Why do we (even those who do so inexplicably) care SO much? Obviously those who don't care outweigh those who do... does anyone every really learn anything from history? Or is this all for our own self indulgence? ack.

*rolls out of the kitchen covered in flour* Have a rum raisin cake... you'll feel much better.... :-/

Oh, and we can have bake sales!

Now now, now... instead of blaming Cali- what can we actually do? I say we "commandeer" the ship and ransom it back to the public. =P (NOT an original idea... but hey...) In the mean time, I believe the article said they would try to temporarily allow the ship to be in Cali for the winters, this seems agreeable until funds can be raised... Especially if they were planning on upgrading anyway.

Very interesting... I hope they are able to (quickly) raise the necessary funds for the replacement... Isn't there anything us "pirates" can do?

Yes'r... While I forgot to specify non-aged... I have the aged one and it looks really cool... It doesn't look ancient. More like I had it in my hand and fell over the railing and the ink did a little bleeding, or some other coloring got on it and when I tried to dry it out it got messed up. I was ironing some linen the other day that was really wet with hubby's iron (yes, we have separate irons- one for his uniforms and one for my sewing) and it scorched the wet linen in a way that somewhat resembles this letter. I think at some point I'll try to get my hands on a "new-ish" one, and frame this one for our piratical dining room. =) It's purdy.

They had some other neat quizes on there too, like Would you have survived the colony? Might put things into perspective? =)

Oh my gosh! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I have to make one for the guest room... It's lovely, fine work!

How fun!

Sorry if this was already posted somewhere else or this is the wrong place for this... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6864367.ece Pirates choose wrong target - a French warship - Times Online In the darkness of the Indian Ocean, a bulky French refuelling vessel looked like easy pickings for two boatloads of Somali pirates as they drew alongside early yesterday. The brigands had started their usual pre-boarding drill, letting loose with Kalashnikov assault rifles, before they noticed the 40mm cannon and missiles on the deck above them. The fat merchant ship was, in fact, La Somme, the 18,000-tonne flagship of the French naval operation that has been launched against the pirates. “They understood their mistake too late,” said Admiral Christophe Prazuck, as he recounted the second misguided assault on a French warship by bungling pirates in recent months. In May, pirates mistook a French frigate for a cargo ship and were immediately captured, while two months earlier another group tried to take on the Spessart, a German Nato supply ship. Yesterday’s attackers turned tail as soon as they realised what they were up against and La Somme, a refuelling ship and command vessel, followed in hot pursuit. She caught up with one of the boats after an hour and the five crewmen surrendered without a struggle. The second boat escaped, but other warships in the area have taken up the search. <h3 class="section-heading">Related Links</h3> Terrorist killed by US commandos in Somalia French 'launch raid on militants in Somalia' <h3 class="section-heading">Multimedia</h3> Graphic: La Somme and other attacks Other ships are on the lookout for another pirate group which attacked a cargo vesssel off the Seychelles on Sunday. Yesterday’s blunder was further evidence that the pirates remain poorly organised and lacking in technology, despite reports that they have been developing more sophisticated methods. “They must be on the dim side if they can’t tell a frigate from a freighter,” said a French officer. With a crew of 170 and under the orders of an admiral, La Somme commands French air, sea and land forces in the combined US and European campaign against piracy and terrorism in the region. The vessel supplies ships and aircraft and has been the base for French commando operations to free hostages from pirates over the past two years. At least 163 attacks have been staged by Somali pirates this year, 47 of them successful hijackings, according to monitoring agencies. Last year more than 130 merchant ships were attacked. The pirates, who come mainly from villages in Puntland, the lawless Somali province, have lost as many as a dozen of their comrades in attacks by French and US navy commandos. In April, US snipers killed three pirates when they freed the captain of the Maersk Alabama, but days earlier, a French yacht captain was shot dead by French commandos as they stormed his craft. His wife, child and a crewman were rescued. The US Maritime Administration warned last month that the end of the monsoon season was likely to bring an increase in piracy off Somalia.

I just got my letter of marque today. It's LOVELY!! the leather wallet is beautiful, and the paper (vellum, whatever) is really nifty looking. I LOVE IT! And will definitely be showing it off at our events. =) THANK YOU!

Those are some sassy hats miss. Pretty indeed.

yes'r... I think clothes are the easiest picked apart because they are the first thing you see and easiest to argue over. =P

I care... I care out of curiosity, historical accuracy, wonder-y.... I want to know the hows and the whys. to use the seems, for example- they were flat-felled for good reason- for strength, to prevent unraveling and to make it lay flat. It is logical, there is a reason. It is not arbitrary, and shouldn't be ignored if it is something we know existed and was used- especially for a purpose. Yeah, there is plenty we don't know and that stuff can be debated and things are constantly being uncovered. Very few things for our period are for certain, but what we can go on can be discussed in twill and thats why I like to read the threads here. There is a lot of information floating around out there and many different ways to view it... I don't often participate because I don't' know if I am up to the standards of these folks here, but as longs as we can all accommodate some healthy debate then... all is well, is it not? My "interpretation" of this portion of the forum is that it is a place to present research, ask questions and provide (possible answers), discussion and interpretation of factual information based on the material available to the best of our abilities. Is that correct, or no? Oh and yeah, there is reference for common people's clothing, you just have to look for it and the "stuffs" others have posted already are awesome.

Thanks for your comments and I understand what you are saying. It's just supposed to at least be the illusion of wings. They have the same shape and have some great movement (it looked so cute when she was prancing around the yard, I should have snapped a picture). It's also a plus that they are not the stiff kind that are very difficult to maneuver with at parties (trust me, I've been a faerie more times than I can count and the wings usually end up broken by the end of the night...) It also allows the shrug to become a super ruffly Victorian-esc scarf later on. Besides, would a faerie really always have her (or his) wings always up and ready for flight? I would think that would get rather tiresome...