Capt. Sterling

Really? I don't think I can agree with that completely...as the fashion plates from the period and such illustrations as those done by Caspar Luyken, were supposedly done in order to show what was being worn at that time... Luyken's book shows that most lower classes were actually wearing even baggier breeches than the upper classes, except in Russia... there, I have to admit, the drawings show much tighter breeches, if their "pants" are actually considered breeches at all... and his Dutch sailors take the cake for baggy breeches... will post the dutch boys later And again, a properly made pair of breeches are not constrictive at all whether baggy earlier or tight later...

Happy Birthday Pern... ye old Fart...

Hmmm I still have to disagree with you here, as breeches for the GAoP are not truly tight fitting, nor constrictive...they still run on the rather loose side as the full seat that allows the legs to be snug, as in the later 18th century styles, does not really begin to appear until the later part of the 1720s-30s... certainly the plates and paintings that do manage to show a bit of breeches, does not show tight fitting garments yet. Funny how there are breeches listed in the Slops Contracts...several types. And when properly made, later 18th century breeches, including leather breeches, with the snug legs and full seat are not constrictive either...

I thought the buccaneers were down in the Caribbean where it is hot? And if we are looking at warmth, why then did the long trousers that sailors wore not catch on instead of knee breeches where the climate is colder? Knee breeches is really just a style from the time period... warmth seems only to dictate type of fabric chosen to make the garment... such as wool in the colder climates and linens in the warmer ones but still, in many cases, breeches...

That would be a Virginian M'dear Silkie, as we seem to have been Virginians first, Englishmen second... started planting the seeds for the Revolution many, many years earlier... Welcome to the pub Mr. McMac

Good luck Dean... I was contacted for the first time at 1:51 pm today...

Thank ye, much obliged, as such would not be fair to us nor would it be fair to the event

No Blackbeard next year? Or are they changing their date? And school will most likely still be going strong since folks are talking about starting after Labor Day this year...so don't count the snotties, the Midwest crewe or me in until maybe Saturday. And then with Port Washington, perhaps we shouldn't count on the midwest crewe at all

Dr... oh we have some time before that..ahem.... quite some time...

Of course he's learning to write from Cousin Robbie... btw Robbie is now on his third 1000 page thesis on writing all in capital letters without any punctuation, a bit hard to get through, but actually very enlightening.

Hmmm how come there is no 60 to us and 40 to the partner... and so on down? Are we to just assume that the partner is better qualified and more deserving?

A Capn Jake, (thank ye Red Bess)... any way you could take the Archangel Crewe's name off the web page for 2009? Wouldn't want the mishap in advertising to cause any problems for anyone involved in the event. Thank you.

For those interested in keeping their buttons more pc, William Booth Draper has some wonderful button molds http://wmboothdraper.com/ in the menu bar on the left hand side, click on buttons...

When you get a chance and a copy, take a look at Janet Arnold's Mantua pattern in the back of Patterns of Fashion... I think its vol. 1 The sleeves on her pattern are pleated in a very similar fashion... I just like the Valdemar Gown for being another example of pleats on the outside....

Jib, not sure I understand exactly what you want here... do you mean Frock coat as opposed to sailor's jacket, or the "names" of some of the originals to google them... For instance... this is known as the Manchester Coat(at least amongst reenactors)...as it comes from the Manchester museum This would be considered a Frock Coat

I have done numerous vertical pockets. They aren't any harder than horizontal ones, although they do need some sort of flap to cover them and keep them closed or the buttons...as in below.... and I highly recommend not carrying anything of value, such as wallet, car keys or cash in vertical pockets... breeches pockets are far safer bet for stowing such items if you must carry them on your person during an event.

Hmmm not so sure I like having the crewe listed as part of the event this year on the web page, as we are committed else where. At this point I do not know of any Angels attending Port Washington, even though, them what casn't make Blackbeard's are more then welcome to attend PW. Now, we should have been listed on the webpage last year, as that was part of the agreement, but it never happened.. now we are and looks as if we have committed to something we haven't...

The sawed off Musket was loaded with a very fine shot in order to be used as crowd control regarding the slaves, when the ship was used as a slave transport.

From what we can tell, aye.

and thanks to Foxe... this lovely specimen and feel free to move the pocket flaps to their own thread...

Pocket flaps seem to be as greatly varied as their sizes, as you can see in some of the pictures... I took the pockets on the gray coat from a 1708 painting...

Hmmm I think there is one more... google Valdermar Slot Gown

Snigger have no idea how accurate this is... but I was referring to the cancerous growth on his face...

Ah understood