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Lilith, welcome to the period of your dreams then! Most men I know in this period handsew. Some even prefer it!

Hi Lilith, No, it's not a CON. It's a reenactors' market. Basically it's a place where vendors from the various reenactment periods -- Ancient Rome through World War II -- come to sell their wares. There are also lectures on various reenactment topics and other fun stuff. Kass

Yeah, Midnight, I have to agree with Foxe here. I haven't seen true Mariners' cuffs (scalloped flaps) this early so I would avoid doing them until about 1740ish. I would also step carefully with scallops on the pocket flaps. Of course that depends if you're doing early or late GAoP. In the 1680s and 1690s, the pocket flaps are typically simple rectangles. Scalloped pocket flaps are a little hit or miss until the 1720s. Which, of course, is still GAoP. You just have to decide that bit for yourself.

...and the government to whom the "hijackers" owe a cut. Remember that the American cities to whom trade was disrupted were English colonies at the time. And if disrupting their supply chain meant sticking it to old man Spain and stealing his gold, England couldn't be arsed. Ain't no pirates quite as piratical as a government!

67F and drizzling. It's almost too muggy to breathe! This is the Northeast but I think we're getting California's weather... Mmmm... Gumbo...

Captain Midnight, If you take a look at Foxe's Mariners' pictures, you'll find a lot of variations in sleeve ends on jackets. There are sleeves that have buttons on the backseam (the progenitor of the "Mariner's cuff" of the late 18th century). There are turnback cuffs (which were so popular in the English Civil War era). And there are even the rare dog ear. I'd shy away from dog ears, though. They aren't terribly practical for mariners and that explains the reason why they are in the vast minority in the pictorial record of seamen and working men. Speaking of working men, here are some pictures (from Marcellus Laroon's Cryers and Hawkers of London) of common men who aren't seamen.

Zephaniah, While focusing on the life and work of Dampier, A Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana and Michael Preston has a good deal of information on how piratical attacks on Spanish ships transporting gold out of Panama et al. hurt the Spanish economy while boosting the English, especially the colonial economy of Jamaica. In addition to being a cracking good read, the book has an excellent biography and endnotes that will point you to more sources.

And it keeps your ears warm!

Hey! How did they get out!

Absolutely, Rusty. I machine wash mine all the time. They just get softer and softer... :)

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Click on the link! Click on the link! And here is a bit on what weight linen to use for what. Buy through the links!

Check your local regulations, Salty. Statutes differ from place to place, and it's important to know the correct answer for where you are.

Have a read of this. I wrote it for a medieval group, but the stuff about fabric still applies to the Golden Age of Piracy. Use it if it helps.

"New Holland"

Coriolis effect

Oh, you've done it now, Chole...

Deal! Oh, I know the one you're talking about. The one Foxe posted. I was thinking of something I wrote a few years ago and I was wondering where you'd seen it.

Okay, by "broadcloth" do you mean real wool broadcloth or cotton broadcloth? Wool broadcloth is one of the most appropriate fabrics you can find. It's just perfect for nearly everything, male and female. Cotton broadcloth is crap. You'll spend hours and hours making your kit only to have it tear the first time you wear it. Or the colour will fade. Or it won't hang right. Start with the right stuff, Salty. You know from your pottery work that if you use poor clay, your pots won't be any good. Same thing with fabric. Your first outfit is going to feel like it took you forever to make it. Might as well make it out of good stuff.

Now, now... That's only part of the service for the Buccaneer Butt Floss!