Duchess

If it takes you nine days to hem a sash, you have other problems of truly epic proportions. and to answer your question: The proper sash length is any you like. Tie it on wear it around a bit, see what feels good. And remember it is easier to get shorter than longer. I suggest starting long wearing it around and shortening it up to what you feel is comfortable.

Aye, I had a pair of those I made of six-in-one chain maile. Just an addition to the boot.

This depends on wether or not accuracy is important to you. Me, it isn't drastically important and tends to take a back seat to my pocket book. So, I use my leather bodice as a multipurpose base piece. I created the character with the accessories, the type of shirt under the bodice, pants/skirt shoes, etc... Yes it should be snug, but not inhibit breathing or create bruises.

there are several other topics devoted to good places to buy boots. they are located here in the plunder section. You might like to check those out.

Good to know, but not of much help. I don't even know what Ghirardelli's square is. Except a prodigious decadant chunk of chocolate. Its a plaza in San Francisco owned by the chocolatier. In addition to their own marvelous confections and ice cream shop, there are a bunch of other little stores there. Wasn't sure if you were in the Nor Cal area or not. Nope, the eastern boondocks of washington.

Good to know, but not of much help. I don't even know what Ghirardelli's square is. Except a prodigious decadant chunk of chocolate.

I've never heard of this, but it sounds like a great way to start off with your exact body shape!

Hmm, the sticks have always worked well for me. But I come at them thinking of physics. You can't just wad up the hair shove a stick through and expect it to stay. You need to put stress on the stick and some tension on your hair. All that increases the friction and counteracts gravity resulting in the do staying done. I've now thought a while about how to show you over the internet, but cannot really come up with a way. So I promise, if I ever meet you in person, I can show you how to make it work.

Yep, something like that. Or something done with a small lathe. I don't need matched sets, since I only use one at a time.

Aye, but shorter. About five to seven inches long. With a knob or some sort of decoration on one end that is wider than the shaft. I'd like them decorative enough to not look like chopsticks that were cut off.

I'll second this assesment. I bought a hat from excalibur ten years ago, still looks great today.

I'm looking to have someone make some fancy carved wood hair sticks for me. They are my chief way of getting my hair up and I haven't been able to find any I like in the variety of stores available. I have some specifics but I'll wait on those for the interested artisans. Any interested artisans out there?

Hmmm, let me think here....No one. Though hopefully in the future I might.

OH! Thats a second source for the same quote! The movie I was thinking of was Deuce Bigelow. Where Oded Fehr character taps repeatedly one the fish tank trying to get his fishes to look at him. You may go ahead with the next quote.

Nope, the quote might be "ehhh, Fishy, fishy, fishy." instead, I cannot recall exactly. But they fishy part is the crucial bit

"Here, Fishy fishy fishy." it's a bit obscure, but from a well known movie. And for whatever reason, it's the one my whole family remembers.

The most recent Indiana Jones And hold one I'm thinking of a quote.

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Ahh, this is good to see. I have been rewatching Firefly, in anticipation of the film. Very nice.

Well, I'm a Gilbert and Sullivan fan, so of course I think it's a good show if it is well cast. G&S shows take a remarkable amount of liguinsitic agility and it that is there they're great. Chances are it probably is, most people don't stage these shows if there is any uncertainty in the casting. So enjoy.

Like O!M!G! Like, can u beleave it?!?

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So Charlie! Would you agree? Leon Redbones best song (but only to me i'm sure) was "Aint Misbehaving"? Nice memories there! I was actually listening to "and the angels sing" sung by Martha Tilton fronting the Benny Goodman Orchestra with ziggy Elman on trumpet! I've never heard his version. I'm partial to Lovesick Blues and some of the others on Red to Blue. So, I've just gone to put that in. Oh yeah. "We meet and the angels sing..." Good memories for me there.

Yep, odd.

Leon Redbone - Up a Lazy River