LadyBarbossa

TITO! MATE! CONGRATS! ::again, tosses ya pure 100% tobacco, nothin' else in them Cuban cigars & rum:: such a proud papa ye be, I'm sure! May you, your Lady, & your new little girl be healthy both body & spirit... wealthy with memories... an' wise with knowing what to do & when to do it to raise the little bundle o' joy to be a fine Lady! I'm with Scupper here... HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH! Again... congrats, Tito! ps, Elaina, good t' see ya again. :)

Oooh, Barbossa is one of THE greatest villians of all time. Which is jsut SOOOO very unfair that he didn't get the Best Villian MTV award. I mean.. COME ON! Barbossa - & I agree with this totally, as some told me this once - is THE best villian since Darth Vader. (I know I have said that before once or twice on this board.) Barbossa is so much a Darth Vader villian. He's the kind of villian you hiss & boo at, a villian would love to hate... but yet.. you love cause he's so fantastic.. so mysterious... has a past... & just totally cool! Besides... I'm sure everyone remembers that moment they saw Darth Vader stroll through that smoke.... & now, remembering seeing Barbossa there on the quarter deck of the Black Pearl.... such a Darth Vader moment, isn't it? I saw at Hot Topics a new shirt.. new there at least.. its only of Jack. They didn't have any others.. hello, even in podunk centeral they go like wild fire! :::hope that's a wake up call for Disney::: But ... Barbossa merchandise would be great... even Elizabeth. I admit, Elizabeth was cool! Damn lucky girl, too! Hopefully, this time... shoot more for the young audience. I've found here that there are still quite a bit of kids around my nephew's age who has not seen the movie yet. Not sure why. Hint, Disney... market... get them! cause the kids who have seen it... think it's THE coolist thing they have EVER seen! It's like Star Wars for them... cause I see them swordplay a lot, too. A movie that appeals to adults as well as kids.. it's a fandom a like Star Wars. Nearly a year after it's release... & what's happening? I've still been attempting to work with a theater here to do a PotC Interactive.. however.. not sure what is going on there. I've been told he's just been busy. ::rolls eyes:: PotC is now a cult fandom! We need merchandise! & more! Luckily, I haven't had anyone bugger (sorry) me about holding or having a PotC convention lately. But... still, having had several people tell me that would be SOOO cool to have one. ps - & yes, Barbossa IS dead sexy!

Have fun with your coat, mate! It's fantastic to have one. None of the current general patterns out there are correct. But with some altering, can be made correct. The sleeves are the major part, since the pattern is rather off compared to the actual, authentic patterns & authentic attire of the time. I hear ya there. Though, I feel sorry for ya, mate. That's not all the worlds best to have low grade stores. Getting a hold of decent material for your attire is indeed a challenge. All I can say is... ask & someone will answer... guaranteed.

Ok.. would SOMEONE clarify.. is it or is it not Johnny in the music video!? I've heard from a couple personalities on the radio that it was Johnny... but people have been telling me it's not.

::removed large black feathered hat; bows elegantly:: Thank ye, Grey! Though.. I'm still learning a lot of the tricks of the trade. There is SOOOO much information, just blows my mind! Oh, the book is fantastic! Shows good detail of how outfits were sewn & more. Yeah, it's abook I highly recommend to anyone. It's the only one I have besides "Tidings of the 18th Century" by Beth Gilgun & the Distaff Sketchbook.... the other books I have are of cavalry greats during the Rev War like Tarleton, Lee, Washington(George's cousin) & Marion. I attempted to look at the sight, but the majority of the pictures would not show for me. The stays... I have them loosely sewn on the top & bottom... where I can replace the reeding whenever I want. The stays do rather well in forming a proper figure even with the thinnest & flexible boning. & as to wanting to wear one... takes bravery. Well, not really. Making them is interesting. Wearing them is a skill. If you have them too tight & can't breathe, then you are SO wearing them wrong! I love them. They provide good back support as well as good posture. Breathe up, not out. gives good figure. LOL... as to bending over... ladies... if I drop something, the stays are a GREAT excuse to get gents to pick items up for you. :) Guaranteed to work. I'm finishing up a pair of breeches by using a mix of flat drafting & an old pair of denim jeans. It's a challenge especially when they have to be done by hand. Made a blue dress that way as well. I've taken a couple patterns & altered them to more like what I see in the books I have. It's fun doing stuff like this. LOL, Jedi robes are still a challenge nonetheless. ANY costume is a challenge! If you sew, I found out people will worship you for it. If you sew REALLY good... I don't know WHAT status they will give you other than ask you to make costumes for them. Would be cool to go to a costumers convention. & yes... chatting about costuming is fun! SO much one can learn from people. What books you ca pick up.. hints... & where to get materials & all. I find it rather unfriendly when some people are not willing to release their secrets or where they get materials. Cause, like me.. I'm stuck in podunk central where there is little selection on authentic materials required to make 18th c period attire. I need to find who to go through - which the stores won't help - to get good authentic materal. Good to talk to everyone about this. Again, the pattern for the stays... is rather a blessing I think. Since I have been wanting another pair of stays.. this time with a shoulder strap... this pattern looks a tad pinch different than the one I have.. which is ok by me.

Yup! I'm sure some of you have seen it.. or heard by now... not sure if someone mentioned this before. If so, my apologies. But.. I heard about it a couple days ago... I thought it a hoax. But heard about it on the Country music radio station here in Cedar Rapids,IA (KHAK)... & I nearly couldn't believe it! "Girls Lie Too" by Terri Clark is what he is in. alas, I am unable to see it... which bums me out. But I hear it's one hell of a music video. I love country music... & I love that song by Terri Clark anyway... but to hear Johnny Depp is in the music video as Jack Sparrow.. that's just tops! Enjoy all! & enjoy double for me since I have no way of seeing it.

DEFINITE Barbossa shirt. Make your own is ok, but an official one would be great! Plus that one I heard about of Jack & Barbossa about the caribbean being a "paradise for some.. for others it's a curse.." or something like that. Would LOVE to have my pirate hands upon that one! :) All kinds of PotC shirts.. PLEASE! Maybe some of the shirts out there now, but made more like 18th c bodices...with the ruffled sleeves, etc. ANYTHING PotC!

Yeah.. reeding needs to be replaced constantly & doesn't allow for washing... but, that's why some stays had the leather trims at the top & bottom to allow for the boning to be removed, changed or even washing the stays. Rigelene? Not heard of that. Yes, please. Would like to know more about this. If it's better than metal & won't be as warming. That's the reason I won't use the metal boning cause I do re-enacting & I have to be authentic.. but metal boning absorbs the heat.. so, it's not good to wear heat absorbing items when the temp outside if 90+ degrees. A nice pair of stays there. Fancy material used. I looked at some of the items made at Colonial Williamsburg, even at the Smithsonian on display there. I've found I can take any pattern & be able to alter it to my own specifications. The stays pattern I have, I didn't have to. Works rather well. Stays are interesting. & it depends on your class. Upper class used them for fashion mostly, to have that slim, trim form, with the appearance that you had breasts even when you didn't. But for some of us women who have them, it's rather interesting. Women of working class, they were not so tight, & used often as a back brace. Oh, how I LOVE them that way... especially for us ladies of the camp as we stand over the pits & cook to even drag men off the battlefields or whatever. With stays... what I have learned... it all boils down to your class. Then go from there on how your stays will appear, not only how they shape you, but the material used. In "Costume Close up" by Linda Baumgarten, there is a few pictures of stays from the era. As well as other clothes.

I have yet to buy mine. But I was highly impressed with it. I've a pattern for stays from Jas Townsend... but without a shoulder strap. These stays from Butterick have a strap. They help with a guide, but... if you have books or knowledge of stays of the era... you can fully bone them or bone them along the seams. Try not to use plastic. Reeding is great for summer, despite needing replacing constantly. But they work so well. Metal is ok especially for winter cause I have been told they absorb the body heat. So, if you have the stays & wear them outside at re-enactment events... you will get hot. What I like about this pattern, is that they have the option of front or/& back lacing! The pattern I have only allows for back lacing. Another pattern to make any Elizabeth Swann outfit... there is a pattern out there that is rather close to her nightgown & robe. It's by Simplicity, pattern # 5188. It's more a late Victorian, but with imagination & some altering slightly.... it can look like what Elizabeth wore. The great part is... you also DON'T have to make it like Elizabeth's... but can make your own type of nightgown & robe!

But I am sure you look right nice in them, Jack!

Authentic attire with the natural fibers make a breathable outfit. So I have come to learn as a re-enactor. Which stuns people, who ask me if my black clad costume is hot.. it's not, cause it's made of 100% cotton & breathable material. As to the cost of piracy... Besides a ship.. which, Royaliste captain.. that is FAR more than most re-enactors I know... who go as far as several muskets .. or a couple cannons... Most re-enactors I know on average spend $1,000.. giver or take. That's not to start though. I've found piracy to be MUCH cheaper.

I'm presuming these pantaloons are a type that are similiar to the undergarment ones? They are fairly simple to make. Sloops are comfy... baggy. Breeches are the hardest. Bllody hell! I made my own for my Dragoon uniform. They are a pill to make! Especially by hand. Or.. if a piratess or wench would like.. take your petticoat, pull it between your legs, tuck the hem under the belt - must find a way for it to stay there though. Pantaloons... balloony ones are comfy as well. They work well with ribbon at the calves instead of buttons. Leave the buttons for the breeches.

Aye, took it for an insult I did! M'Self?? Hmmmmmmm... I think I be...... the dog with the keys!! (Not the first time I've left the impression I was a Piratcal bitch! ) AYE! That's a good one, Bess!!! I can see that... bein' an sea dog... a mighty fine one... that ye have the keys to everything... & if anyone wants something, they have to beg before you but you stand undetered, holding fast... Huzzah! To Bess.. the sturdy ol' sea dog that can NEVER be shaken!

Now... first off, .. rightly that I adore Barbossa... Jack is a fair enough pirate in his own right. Tis what makes him very unique. 2ndly... I think it only has 4 personalities: Sparrow, Barbossa, Turner & Miss Swann. I could be mistaken. But I haven't seen more than those 4. & RumbaRue... :) Yes, I can see you most like Jack! I made 7 attempts, cause there was more than a few ways for me to answer those questions. But.. amazing enough, 5 out of 7 came up to the grand Captain himself.

Well... I got it. Found it at Best Buy... like ya said.. bought it.. & watched several of the episode... up to... ship o' the dead, I believe. I'd like to get "Blackbeard the Pirate". I admit... I like Disney's "Blackbeard's Ghost". Rather amusing. I read a book titled "Blackbeard's Ghost", it was somewhat similiar to the Disney film.. but dealt with 2 teenage boys. The book was funny. Wish I could find it again. I want it. I'd like to see all the old pirate films like "The Sea Hawk", Black Swan", etc... :; le sigh:: oh, well... But I will ALWAYS LOVE "The Goonies"!!!

Appears I'm a Traditional as well. Scarey. "You're the TRADITIONAL PIRATE. ((Oooh, cool!)) Stealing gold ((Gold! GOLD!)), backstabbing other pirates, ((::evil grinz::)) being suspicious of everyone you meet, ((Me? suspicious? )) running from the law (( aye... that I did at DMRF.. I avoided the Court by all costs. Bowing mostly for the Man of God, than for their Majesties))... you're the real thing. ((::snoopy dances:: I'm SOOO happy!)) People don't like to mess with you because you always manage to get your way((So.. )). Just watch out, those parrots can be a little messy sometimes.... ((Parrots? T' hell with the Parrots! Watch out for the damn drunken monkey! Ahh, give me a tiger anyday!))

Oooo.. fun & scarey at the same time. Well.. I made 7 attempts... 2 of the attempts I was Elizabeth Swan... the 5 other attempts... this is a big DUH! ... Captain Barbossa. ::evil grinz:: ahhhh... I love it. Bess? You? Will Turner? Well... I would venture to say you are most definitely not a stick in the mud. But then again, Turner is not as tight laced as Norrington. Who do you think you should have been most like? Hmmm.. good question, Maria. Difficult to answer a tirvia question such as that.

Some of you may have seen this already. But for those of you who have not... it's more a quick & easy access now to get ahold of a pattern to make 18th c stays! Was at JoAnn Fabrics here in Cedar Rapids... looked at the pattern books.. Butterick has a new pattern out to make 18th & 19th c stays & corsets! I'm BEYOND happy, if you are someone like me who has one pattern it's strapless. These new patterns allow for straps or you can not have the straps if you wish! Various good patterns to different eras. But, I'm still not all that impressed with the 18th or even 17th c selection. There was one dress/gown I thought the pattern was rather dead on.. if not close. A couple patterns for gents would be rathe close from Butterick, as well as McCalls. Simplicity is still good for other eras.. in my opinion. For good 18th patterns, Jas. Townsend & sons has a fair sized selection as well. But... figured I would state something. The pattern for stays is jsut beyond fantastic! Butterick also has a couple patterns for hats. Those the 18th c hats are rather difficult. Now... to find a way to make shoes!

I'd like to attend. Just depends upon time, availability & means to get there. 1 weekend is difficult enough, 7 would be a bloody miracle. Aye! every weekend with a pirate theme sounds just.. LOL, like a pirate's paradise! Was hoping a few others I could swindle into joining me... but alas.. sounds like they will be attending another event of sorts. Unless they come to another weekend. ::ponders:: would be super to get a group/crew pic on the Columbia ship at Worlds of Fun! ::le sigh:: wishful dreaming & thinking.

Thank ye! I'll be lookin' there soon enough. I would LOVE to get my paws upon "Blackbeard the Pirate" with Robert Newton. But looks like I will only be able to get it online. Ahhh, yes... film class in college. & Theater was always so enjoyable as well. I guess, I can't really complain too much... at least I know a little of what I am talking about when debating with another film buff. Which was my boss at the IMAX... Ooooo, that was some interesting debating there.

Oooooh, dear... Aye... does show how old we are. I remember it... just ever so slightly. Along with watching "Smurfs" in the morning with "Ewoks" & everything else during the 80's. I think there were a couple Smurf episodes that had a couple pirates in them. Worse! Here we go mates! Was at Burger King the other days.. took my nephew & niece... they got Scooby Doo 2 toys - instead of Shrek 2, not sure why - & there was a Scooby ghost hunt that had a card one had to find the monsters in the card that were from various episodes. One of the "monsters" was ol' Redbeard the Pirate! If anyone remembers THAT episode! I think there were more than 1 pirate episode in the Scooby series though. & yes, watching the old Johnny Quest.. I think they had a pirate episode. WORSE! I was forced to watch "Dragontales" with my niece that same day... & low & behold... was the characters going on a treasure hunt! ::le sigh:: Oooooh, the old cartoons!

Ya lucky ol' sea dog! Not easy to come about items like that in big name place such as Best Buy, Sam Goody, or other establisments of the sort. I've been wanting to see it for years! FINALLY got to see the movie version over a month ago. Had Silver pitted against another pirate named Mendoza ... personal amusement. Now.. did I see that correctly... Jim Hawkins was becoming attatched to the young daughter of the Governor? I thought that to be amusing as well. One I would LOVE to see again.. has the late Bob Hope in it.. "The Princess & the Pirate". I enjoyed that one greatly. Supposedly some classics are supposed to be out... like "Pirates of Tortuga" or "A High Wind in Jamaica".. but every time I go in to search for them or order them... no one has means to get a hold of them. Rather disappointed there, mates. Granted, I REALLY don't want to order a lot online. Oh, well.... But.... Robert Newton is always a treat to watch. No matter what film he is in.

Mmmm... lovely piece there, Royaliste, mate. Treasure be treasure. & I have to agree with Jack Sparrow on "Not all treasure is silver & gold, mate." Cause you can't forget the jewels & gems.. ivory... fine fabrics & so much more!

AYE! I'm with ye all there! Gold be gold! Lovely to look at... & to wear.. to hold... t' spend! ::evil grinz:: Aztec gold is just one batch t'get your paws upon. Inca gold I adore as well! :: evil grinz... again:: Just... b'ware of the gold that is around Viracocha, mates. He's the heathen God who cursed po' ol' Barbossa. Then again, Barbossa.. I would gander to state... that in order to take the curse off the Gold itself would need to find a way to satisfy ol' Viracocha.

I was informed it was Starz channel will be showing the movie. Unless you know otherwise?