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that looks good. I might have to make a cover for my modern inflatable pad

$12 - not bad. Rarely ever see them in the thrift stores anymore, most cast alloy when you do

I finished a pair of slops I had started a long time ago. They were buried in a crate of unfinished projects LOL. And... finished sleeves for the two remaining shirts. Shirt Bodies and sleeve attachment next

I've reversed the arms (twisted one end) when attaching them to the body, and there is no fix but to reattach or remove. I typically built one coat of outer fabric and one coat of lining with sleeves attached. Then good sides together and stitch all the way around (except neck opening). Flip right side out and then handstitch the neck opening

piecing fabric is perfectly acceptable. They did that a lot

There is an older thread but its outdated. Since there is a demand for information, sources and prices have changed a lot since the Covid era. I'm not going to maintain links (but will provide website name in parenthesis when possible). Will try to note the sources that might be more modern or not quite period (target is late 1600s thru early 1700s). Not promoting or recommending these sources. They are "for information only"... I would like to stress making your own kit is the most historic and economical option (if you are able) If you run across other sources please post them below and I'll add/edit appropriately to original post.. hat blanks: Etsy "shopboswell" - nice heavy hat blanks for reasonable prices (www.etsy.com) Veteran Arms - Hat blanks at reasonable prices knitted hats: Etsy "KnitKriket" - various monmouth and other wool knitted hats (www.etsy.com) Js Townsends - Monmouth cap (www.townsends.us) Shoes: Loyalist Arms - still lists the early shoes with wood heels. These are excellent, but there was a long lead time from my memory (www.loyalistarms.ca) Foxblade Trading: - various early shoes (www.re-enactment-shoes.co.uk) Gossvile Shoes - early open side and colonial shoes (www.gossvillenh.com in US) Pumpkintown sutler - Various mens and womens shoes, some are later period Js Townsends - later 18th century/colonial style shoes (www.townsends.us) Fugawee.com - colonial style shoes (www.fugawee.com) Cotton Stockings: Etsy "pennyriver" - These are reasonably priced Adult size cotton stockings in various colors, also silk (www.etsy.com) Js Townsend - various styles of Stockings in colors, and garters (www.townsends.us) The Cloak Drummer sutler - various cotton stockings (www.cloakdrummer.com) Etsy "historicalhatlady" - cotton stockings in various colors (www.etsy.com) Hand made Stockings: Etsy "TheFlyingDeathsHead" - Handmade wool stockings (www.etsy.com) Shirts: Js Townsend - linen workshirt and banded shirt in linen (www.townsends.us) halfpint (on pyracy.com) - Handstitched linen shirts Breeches/Slops: Js Townsend - Fly Front Knee Breeches and Front Fly trousers in linen (www.townsends.us) Loyalist Arms - Website says inquire about Sailor slops under new products (www.loyalistarms.ca) White Pavilion Clothiers - French fly slops in canvas (www.whitepavilion.com G Gedney Godwin Sutler - Sailor slops in Striped cotton (www.gggodwin.com) SlopsbyChaaps - Sailor slops/breeches in natural linen (etsy.com) Waistcoats: Etsy "historicalhatlady" - various waistcoats, later but passable with modified pocket flaps (www.etsy.com) Townsends - 1750s waistcoat in linen, later but passable considering lack of sources (www.townsends.us) SlopsbyChaaps - Sailor long and short waistcoats (sleeved and unsleeved) in linen (etsy.com) Stays: Samson Historical - stays, shifts (www.samsonhistorical.com) Market Wallet: Samsons Historical - linen market wallet (www.samsonhistorical.com) Buckles: "Bucklecastings" on Facebook - various buckles buttons, etc based on dug examples Buttons: Townsends - has pewter, brass and plain buttons (www.townsends.us) Veteran Arms - various styles (www.veterarms.com) Blockade Runner - plain penny buttons (www.blockaderunner.com) Wm Booth Draper - Brass, pewter and german silver buttons (www.wmboothdraper.com) Fabric: Fabrics Store - various weights of 100% linen and some other fabrics (www.fabrics-store.com) Wm Booth Draper - various wool and linen fabrics (www.wmboothdraper.com) Burnley and Trowbridge - various wool and notions (www.burnleyandtrowbridge) Hemp Rope: Hemp Traders - Various sizes of hemp rope (www.hemptraders.com) Tents: (sometimes a long lead time - dont wait) Panther Primitives - various tent styles (pantherprimitives.com) Red Hawk Trading - various tent styles (www.redhawktrading.com) Tent Smiths - various tent styles (www.tentsmiths.com) Uniforms: Veteran Arms - French and British uniforms tho later 18th century (www.veteranarms.com) Lanterns: Rob Gorrell - Makes excellent period lanterns (www.robgorrell.com)

You should make matching coat, waistcoat and breeches! augment with some red or gold tape.

what happened to the janky sleeve? I thought you were talking about the lining...

you can always come back to it after you clear your head. I've had a few mistakes over the years that bugged me enough to go back and redo. just needed a break from it for a while.

completely forgot about Js Townsend buttons

These were domed: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334872476769?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20221115143614%26meid%3D427a0d965d1243e2a594eb625a98f94e%26pid%3D101616%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D334872476769%26itm%3D334872476769%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p4375194.c101616.m5481&_trkparms=parentrq%3A7ebfd0bb1890aab3648748f0fffe2438|pageci%3A3856d6ba-28b9-11ee-9ce4-2a2397d6e5c7|iid%3A1|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage

There were some domed buttons too, just have to search and look sometimes...

I tried out the bale marks today. Pretty cool! Thanks Michael!!!! I'll ship the HudsonBay and Dutch east India co to you (Duchess) next week. William is going to hang onto the WTF balemark (Not shown). And I'll hang on to the Mercury balemark for now. Maybe bring to Mercury events if anyone wants to use it.

If you search for "metal shank buttons" on ebay, sometimes you can find plain or simple metal buttons. brass buttons are expensive these days... example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/164324939168?hash=item26428795a0:g:MswAAOSwEqlfLFD3&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwB5sj775efxYOeaQYYPzCYNr%2B09k7VEm4E2BNYS9MEkct1Y35pmyzMpQZkJiyrrKA5AzH9li7OhZ%2B0qL%2F71NzbUiULM%2FwokrJ6zmKzXB5Efg8ucZ22CpA0nX3LUjVgWEDlfzq3c58nxl1jda8gWBUiZ6FcQifEGEBg0azUhy51mL71SgRLdCTQONy7ZGDJPxFmP4g4Z5iOW0lFV%2FjI5yTMXWK7%2BTJgExsucPpkWTdq%2BZrdknHlG%2Bc%2FdIdDRrrt47VA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9DzkOOvYg

Looking good! Whaaat?!? You still have 7 weeks, get on it! (just kidding). I used this tutorial to make wool buttons for my Justaucorp. It took 132 buttons(!!) and I was worried about cost and total weight of metal buttons. These were easy to make and are period. https://thedreamstress.com/2015/06/making-medieval-cloth-buttons/

Last I heard, lunches were going to be provided by fort. Trying to confirm.

I tried a couple other sites at the time and they came right back instantly. The Pub just kind of crawled and slowly delivered the images a few pixels at a time. It might have been my ISP as well, just dont know

When I talked to him a couple weeks ago, he was planning on coming.

received these from Michael today. Even a note sealed with wax and your stamp. Thank You! Looks like Hudson Bay company, Dutch East Indies Company, Mercury, and block made for Bo's WTF company. I'm gonna stamp some canvas and then pass them along.

Some new socks arrived today. When I went thru mine before Long Beach, some had huge holes and I gave a couple pair to my son. These were from Etsy Penny River. so far they look pretty nice. I found if you wear anklet socks under your long socks, they last much longer! Provides some additional padding too.

Pockets always slow it down, but they are necessary. Lookiing good!

Canvas, Canvas, canvas... We'll have to do Ice runs periodically. There's a bulk ice machine across form Circle K as you enter the island. its 1-1/2 ish [miles] from there to the fort.

Anyone have a decent soft side cooler? I was looking online and surprised how expensive they are. We can buy cheap ones there at walmart and just keep them full of ice, but a quality one would be very useful as it holds the ice longer. recommendations?