Duchess

With the temporary tat's, apply them a few days before you intend to show them off. A little aging and the gloss is gone, they'll look fairly real, even the four color sort.

Well the truth o' the matter is that if you have a functional piece of equipment, you must simply accept that something unwelcome might come to it. Trust that everything is replaceable, and the replacement might even be better than the original! O'course this don't apply to me leather jack, since Mac be dead, and no others make any so nice... The Duchess

Plundering the Palouse it is, indeed! The only truely unfortunate part about is that I traded one land locked home for another, half a country away. Though truth be told, the coasts are to populated for me own comfort. So the Palouse and more schooln' it is for me. The Duchess

Perhaps the requirement is that some where some time, you've been with out the internet for more than a week...

are not we all 16 years of age and 36-24-36 on this ye' ole internet? :) The Duchess

What if I be medium, and do not wish to join any group who would have me?

P'raps I spoke to soon about a return! For the journey, it began with a degree pilfered last fall. Then with much time at hand, I took on a volunteer project to plan a large event. At said event a friend of mine died doing something he was very skilled at doing, at my behest, in front of several thousand people, though it was no fault of his. Realizing it could have been me, I went to Florida to procure some more flight training. Then to northern wisconsin for a little art camp in the woods, some camping out in Montanna. And now in the unfortunately Inland Northwest, I'm back on the degree path, thinking that something else might be nicer, as the proverbial sailing is certainly not smooth. It is good to see so many familar names! The Duchess

Hello! Hello! and thank you for the handsome welcome home! The tale is long though the shortened version be: I gained some skills, lost a friend, got a truck, and moved half way across the country. How have things been with you these past many days? The Duchess

So, in my travels of the last eight months, I have become stranded in eastern Washington, a place that is completely foreign to me. Any news about gatherings or activites there would be much welcome. The Duchess

So, it's been more than eight months, but finally I return! What a journey I've been on.

There do be a bit o' polarity among the ladies. Those who favor the looks of Jack or those who favor the vaguely effeminate confused looks of Mr. Bloom. Can you tell on which side I stand? :) The Duchess

Aye, I be thinking these would be equally expensive. As now they would fall under the antiquing catagory of Americana. Highly Collectible=Highly Expensive. The Duchess

For durability you're going to want a heavier weight linen. I would suggest checking in the "suiting" section of the fabric store. Alternatively, all my long coats and jackets are made out of brocades or tapestry fabrics, commonly found in the upholstery departments (which will also have nice linens) These fabrics are heavier, hold their shape well and yet wear in to be quite soft and very comfortable. Another bonus to shopping the upholstery department is the size of the bolts. Fabrics in this department will nearly all be sixty inches wide (conversely fashion fabrics are usually 42"). This wide width makes it possible to cut whole panels for coats out of the width and not the length. ie you can buy less yards. Also wash whatever you buy, just like you intend to wash the finished garment, BEFORE you ever cut anything. Do the same with trims. I found out the hard way trims can shrink as well. I made some pants, preshrunk the fabric, but not the trim which was down the sides of the legs. After the first wash the trim shrank buy about a third, the pants ended up far to short, and delicately gathered up the side. :) The Duchess

we'd just buy the tree a foot taller than the room and nail it to the ceiling. When it didn't fall and cause a rucus the cats quit climbing it. The Duchess

Not so much metaphoric as trouser from what I read.... The Duchess

Aye Thank you. It speaks to my way of living... Excalibur has a booth at the local Ren faire. I've been a purveyor of their goods for nearly ten years. Though the quality is such I've only bought one of each thing. Unless those things be gloves an then I've a pair o' thingys. woops.... :) The Duchess

I think, an Broadside can correct me otherwise, that the hat is an Excalibur Leather hat.

No way. There is nothing in the world like rolling oily side up at four thousand feet AGL. The Duchess

:) Hey no worries it might just be a slow day.... I flew an airplane built at the end of the war yesterday. Not in honor of anything but the love of being airborn.... The Duchess

Nah, I don't be needin' it several inches increased -- it fits on my head rightly enough, it just pinches and leaves me with a vague headache-y feeling after awhile. So I really do just need it _stretched_ more than anythin'. So I think I will be headin' over to a hatter place sometime next week -- thanks muchly for the advice! Aye ye be welcome.

Depends on how small the hat is. Several inches? No way in hell. Does it fit on your head but pinches or hurts. Stretching will solve all that. The best thing to do would be head (ha!) to the hat store, explain how it currently fits, and how you would like it to fit. The hat store hat experts will tell you if it is possible. The Duchess

thank you! i am a big fan of glass art, and he is a supurb glass artist. my avatar is a photo from the Atlantis Hotel & Casino at Paradise Island in the Bahamas. a wonderful place Dale Cthulhian rocks. i don't think he is a pirate. I don't know if you can call Chihuly an artist. More a designer. He hasn't actually made any (or any part) of his sculptures in many years. He just designs them and his team of assistants blows, shapes and constructs. But we never hear about them.... The Duchess

I'm the Mad Mangler! The Duchess

I tried on one of these hats, that infamous "grey material" is leather. It is the fuzzier reverse side of the smooth leather used to make the outside of the hat. When the brim is turned up you reveal that side. It isn't inaccurate or unattractive. The Duchess

Pirates? Civilzed?