Capt. Sterling

Fantastic shot!! As always Patrick, you look the part!

Happy Baconfest Ladies and Gents!

Huh? Okay my question would be how prevalent are moth holes for men not stationed on land for long periods of time?

For bloodstains, use tea dyes. Start out weak and work your way darker a bit at a time... Remember blood stains do not remain red but turn dark browns. Real blood, well if you're healthy,...why not? But remember certain diseases can last awhile even in dried blood, for example Hepatitis can last at least a week...

If you have the type of yard where you don't have to worry about someone disappearing with your kit, then by all means, hang it outside and leave it there... the weather will do a nice bit of aging, especially allowing the sun to fade the fabrics, turn it every day, simple but very effective. I also recommend sand paper where you lean your elbows upon the table, knees from kneeling, tail from sitting, and any other spots that would have been rubbed regularly whilst working... example, hems, cuffs, buttonholes... You can also sand down buttons that are bright and shiny. And there is nothing easier than "losing" a few buttons here and there...or mismatched buttons. Experiment first with Bleach. A solution of Bleach and water, can be used to do a quick fade on linen fabrics. One of Foxe's great suggestions at RF2 was to store clothing, between events, in a large rubber tub with a sample of tar... the fabric will pick up the scent in no time and holds it for long periods. We have grown so used to the odor that we no longer notice it, but kids at events will be more than happy to tell you, you stink... so you will know its working... Also, why not just tar items that they would have tarred? Whatever you do, keep in mind the desired result, for once you "age" you can't make it new again.

bumped for Maddogge

Congratulations! May it serve you both well.

Hope yer not salaried...

Says you... There be plenty says I.

One more for Ransom Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place. Billy Crystal

Doctor Who is serious (even though most of the time he's right)??? Logic, my dear Zoe, merely enables one to be wrong with authority. The Doctor, in "The Wheel in Space" Look, try and use your intelligence, man, even if you are a politician. The Doctor, in "Day of the Daleks" I tolerate this century but I don't enjoy it. The Doctor, in "An Unearthly Child"

Oh really? Good to know!

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Benjamin Franklin

What the hell are they wearing???? oh sorry ... not twill... seduction... Passion

OMG...DON'T tell the snotties!!!

Hmmm any way to stop unregistered folks from posting? That might cut down on some of the spam...

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**sigh** some day...

dyslexic

First things first, but not necessarily in that order. Doctor Who

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. Cherie Carter-Scott

tar heel... cousin

MacGyver?? Politically Correct?? Rubbish??? what else could it be?? But boy would I like them to prove me wrong...

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