Liam McMac

Preferably light blue, gray, or brown for the Wesket, and definitely linen.

anybody got a spare for sale?, PLMK.

And no rush, I just need it before Sept.

I am a tailor... check out my site www.myspace.com/celt_to_kilt

Ahoy there pirates,

I'm in need of some assistance. This pirate has been in search of work for over a year and desperately needs to find some. If any of ye scallywags knows where an able-bodied, hard workin gent like meself could aquire a job please point me in the right dirrection. I currently reside inland ~Modesto, Ca.

Just thought I'd try

You know what... there seems to be enough evidence of sailors wearing 'slops' in the GAoP. Whether they were called slops or tousers or petticoat whatevers or open kneed breches... who cares. It seems they wore all kinds of stuff so... wear whatever makes you feel comfortable. Just dont make it out of pink polyester.

Were not those kind of pirates

Welcome to the Pub!

Now hand o'er yer dubloons an' ye'll keep yer hands..............................just kidding.

Thanks fer all the kind greetings... now lets get pissed!!

I thought the buccaneers were down in the Caribbean where it is hot? And if we are looking at warmth, why then did the long trousers that sailors wore not catch on instead of knee breeches where the climate is colder? Knee breeches is really just a style from the time period... warmth seems only to dictate type of fabric chosen to make the garment... such as wool in the colder climates and linens in the warmer ones but still, in many cases, breeches...

I agree with you on the subject of fabric choice, but I would still have to argue that breeches are tighter fitting (whether the were made of a light material or not) and for most on-ship duties tight fitting pants would be constrictive. Now I beleive that long trousers were not adopted in colder climates because they were less fashionable than breeches and were intended to be work-wear... same goes for slops. Early celts wore simple trousers on a day to day basis and I'm sure the Europeans were trying to take a step forward rather than back. ... I'm sure they changed it up alot due to where they were and what they were doing at the time. I don't wear my steel toes to dinner or a nice shirt to shovel dirt.

yawn* I'm bored now

I have a pedersoli Kentucky flintlock and I was wondering if anyone knew the general life span of a frizzen on a gun like mine would be? Do you need to harden or replace them regularly?

The guy next to him seems to be wearin the same thing without something over them... is he standing around in his drawers?

hmmm

and that guy on the bottom left seems to be holding a chicken or is he choking the chicken??

so many possibilities

Like that guy who will live in a few centuries by the name of Einstien would say... "It's all relative."

Thanks for all the great info but my character is set as a Jacobite / Scots-Irish mariner who sails between Scotland and New England raiding English ships. I have been known to lend a helping hand to Yankee rebels. Any enemies of the British are friends of mine. Hopefully one day Prince Charlie will come home and lead Bonnie Scotland to freedom.

Slandavagh!

I may one day get invloved in GAoP as it's called

seems we still have plenty of pirates in today's waters

I know I'm coming to this party late, and have just the tiniest bit of GAOP clothing info in my brain at this point, but I'm wondering what the Boecanier on the left in this 1700 illustration is wearing over his breeches. Slops? Petticoat breeches?

I'm also thinking about how different my Kass constructed slops look on my friend who is 5' 6" as compared to how they look on my 6' 3" frame.....

Well now... an example of sailors wearing slops over their breeches... hmmm

Modesto? Home of my bitter rival Armijo

Armijo?

That be a strange title

Welcome to port!

What year is it?

(Oh, and I'm a bit of a Scottish refugee . . . a Covenanter suspected of being a Jacobite and exiled . . . )

I beleive the year is 1740 by my count... tis good to see so many scottish brothers about

Are there any Reenactment groups on the west coast with hand sewing requirements?...

Nah.... most of them out on this side are just fun Pyratacle get togethers.... But even at PiP, there is no requirement to hand sew (or hand finish) your garb/clothing......

You/we just do it to be perverse.....

My hand sewn sail/tarp.... I had the time, and thought it would be sooooo dang stupid to hand sew the whole thing..... It really didn't take that long to do, but the reactions make it fun/worthwhile......

Now the "correct answer" is.... they didn't have sewing machines "back then"....

The "realistic answer" is... If you have the time, and really want to hand sew/ or finish everything.... cool.... but no one is really going to check.....But you will know if it is right or not....

Indeed.... I have done alot of hand finishing with my garb and it does give one a sense of accomplisment and history. No... I don't have time (or patience) to hand sew eveything so... I will just keep doin what I'm doin...thanks for the feedback

my personal opinion would be that in early periods trousers were tighter fitting or often closed at the knee due to the fact that northern European climates tend to be quite cool. Given the fact that the columbian exchange opened the floodgates of trade to more tropical climates in the Americas... sailors adapted to the warmer climates by wearing looser fitting pants. This is why we see pirates of the later periods in both wide-legged 'slops' and knee breeches... one for warm... one for cold.

Perhaps

Is it really necessary to have all my garb hand sewn? Do patrons pay that close attention to sewing?

It seems to me that most events are geared towards sales of plastic pirate toys and accoutrements anyway. Plus at events like Nor Cal it seems that the rules are out the window.

Where are these events that are so heavily monitored?

just currious

Ahoy pirates!

The name is Liam McMac... I'm a Scottish mariner who sails under Cap'n Iron Hand of the Iron Brigade. Me father was a Jacobite in the old rebellion of 1715. As for myself, I still support the Stuart line. Not for god or royal bloodlines, but to keep the chains of English tyrany off of me famliy. For now I sail to raise funds until the King comes back over the water.