Mary Diamond

*sigh

Tis a Very Good Thing I have found my hubby. At least he knows how to keep me happy and pre-occupied.

Tis a right disgrace that not a single man has brought even the smallest bauble of offering, what with all the lovely ladies here.

For example... a Padparaja Sapphire would be a lovely addition to my collection.

I didn't realize Zoe from Firefly was Lawrence Fishburn's wife! Nor did I realize she had also been in the Matrix, Hercules, Zena, CSI, etc. Loved Wat in a Knight's Tale...

Wat in a Knight's Tale was my favorite character...right after Paul Betteny as Chaucer. "And now, for all of you people NOT sitting on a cushion." Classic!

I Loved him just strolling down the lane, naked as the day he was born, and oh so casual! Funny, but it made me think of Waking Ned Devine.

'Tis simple enough ~

Any Man (that means all you Boys out there) who Wishes to Enter must Bring Offerings, for our Perusal and Delight. Those who Come Empty Handed, or without sufficient compelling reason to be allowed to stay, will be turned away, or given to Black Syren to do with as she pleases.

It has to do with the way you view the person you have killed.

Here we can agree, but this must also be combined with the situation the individual is faced with as well.

True. At a certain point, instinct takes over. This has limited effect on remorse, however. Remorse comes after the fact.

I have to agree ~

My Dad was telling me about his stint during the Korean war. His camp abutted the Turk's camp ~ their way of managing spies was to hang them, for all to see, from their ears... with ice tongs.

IMHO ~ Place sufficient threat on a person's feeling of security, they will react to restore their security, to the degree they feel necessary. Whether or not remorse comes along (and the degree to which it is felt) will be a matter of interpretation of events, guage of reaction (over/under-reaction), personal beliefs, &c.

To then question sanity will be to require knowing every detail of the killing and proposed remorse (and all that feeling would entail) ~ simply not possible, IMHO.

That thing was in Key West last year during PiP. Arrr, Pyrate ship! It's even more impressive up close and in person.

Yes, dear Hubby and I saw it ~ positively predatory. Not to mention the red running lights...

I didn't realize Zoe from Firefly was Lawrence Fishburn's wife! Nor did I realize she had also been in the Matrix, Hercules, Zena, CSI, etc. Loved Wat in a Knight's Tale...

Be nice Mission and maybe we shall chain Stynky to a tree along with William next PiP.

Sterling, to add more torture to them both, place a bottle of mead just out of their reach. Don't forget feet as well as hands. And make sure they don't have anything on them they can bribe anyone with, not even the snotties.

Animal

Don't forget a couple of well endowed females.......

Eh? Didn't follow this one.

William does not drink, Animal. So I don't think mead is going to tempt him.

No but one can tempt William with food... especially when he hasn't eaten.... as to the snotties, no need to fear about them... they are loyal and will do as a I suggest, EVERY time....

Note, however, the Snotties have a weakness for Chocolates ~ and Pepsi.

Oh ~ that covers the Captain, too (when port or absinthe aren't available). Guess that is where they get it from.

Ah, Syren dear, thank you!

Because it is definitely STYNKY'S Fault!

Good Morning, girls ~ hope everyone is doing well.

Nice to know my character is not in question

I was caught completely unawares!!

To be sure ~ yet....

Where Is Stynky's other hand?

OMG ~

OMG ~ LOL ~

I think I must Petition Harry to let this be performed as the 2009 PiP Roast entertainment.

And, No....

It Is NOT My Fault! STYNKY!!

Ha! At least you have no photos of Stynky hoisting myself up in the air ~ nya nya!

A very Happy Birthday to you, sir!

me ...I admire anyone who does it by hand at all ...I for one shall continue to use my machine.

AGREED! Mucho kudos for all the handwork ~

I spread myself too thin, so I, too, will stick with the machine, hand-stitching the visibles. Except Buttonholes.

For Now.

A Tutorial on leveling a petticoat from the waist for wearing over pocket hoops. This tutorial can be altered to construct a petticoat to go over any shaped underpinning, from farthingales to bustles and everything in between.

Chole,

Would you be able to let us know which shaped underpinnings would be appropriate for GAoP? Thanks!

"In me you get all the good rolled into one. I am fifty percent pointer. Dere it is! Dere it is! Dere it is! Fifty percent boxer. (spars) Fifty percent setter. (Sits). Irish setter (puts pipe in mouth upside down) Fifty percent watch dog. (Pulls out pocket watch) Fifty percent spitz. (spits) Fifty percent doberman pincer."

"Ow! Ouch! Ow!"

"But mostly I'm all Laborador retriever."

"Oh, yu-yu-you are not a Laborador retriever."

"I'm not?"

"N-N-No."

"Look if you doubt my word, get me a Laborador and I'll retrieve it for ya. That's fair isn't it?"

"A La-La-Laborador? Why sure, I-I-I'll..."

"Have ya got a Laborador?"

"N-N-No."

"Know where ya can get a Laborador?"

"N-N-No."

"Then shaddap!"

(This is not a comment on Lilly, it is a joke about the pipe. You have to have seen the cartoon...in fact you can at You Tube here.)

OK, everyone ~ Check out the Farmers Hat. Suspiciously like the Surgeons Hat, no?

OK ~ Those that know me know you are more likely to find me anywhere else in the house than the kitchen. However, for all you cooks out there, I have found this Tourne Broche at Ruby Lane. Just outside our timeframe (1750), though it remains an interesting piece of clockwork.

Not sure if the Buccaneers would have had such a device, but it was quoted as being for the slow roasting of large and small game.

http://www.rubylane.com/shops/funcollectibles/item/SSS454

To be honest, when I first saw the English Brass Spit Jack, I immediately thought of Patrick and the Steam Punk forum.

http://www.rubylane.com/shops/nhantiquecoop/item/1314

2 months late? Well then, I am Very Belated! Happy Birthday anyhow ~

Welcome, sir ~ enjoy the Pub.

Have a look around ~ plenty of groups to choose from, from all over the States.

Damnation!

*sigh

Agreed.

Love the pics!

Ah, the Dreaded Buttonhole Stitch.

One I really must learn ~ Captain Sterling's are Simply Beautiful ~ I am envious of them!

Ohh didn't know it was a secret.... oops! I thought it was the smartest thing I'd heard in weeks. You took a load off my mind by sharing that...didn't mean to out ya. I work and am too busy if i had to sew it all by hand it would be a year before I could wear it. Still, I plan on doing a little hand work as well - maybe even some embroidery. And I have some handmade lace my grandmother made, yards of it, just waiting for the right thing to put it on.

No worries, dear Nell! Tis a loose secret, you are not the first I have told.

LadyBrower,

I know the pattern of which you speak. My twin sister made them and I know that Mary Diamond also made them for herself. I have worn them, yet my sister did not use cane, she used poly-boning and I highly suggest cane/reed instead.

I'm glad someone else has used the pattern... But I think I am going to buy the one from reconstructing history.

But Ugh, I used spiral steel... and never will again. I used to civil war reenact and the favored boning was the steel... I may rip it all out and replace it with reed... which seems to be MUCH less expensive per foot than steel, and from what I've read so far, just better in general. This is definitely a learning experience...

If you have reenacted before and done corsetry prior, I would HIGHLY recommend Waugh's Corsets and Crinolines book and use the corset pattern from that instead...

Lady Brower ~

I did indeed use the pattern you mention, with the horizontal boning. I didn't like the way it sat when finished, as it creased immediately under my breasts, not giving the proper form for our period. I have since made several others, my favorite being from Waugh, as mentioned by Captain Sterling above. One of the easiest to work with, and period correct to boot.

Ah, there you go, Rusty, sharing all my secrets.

Truth be told ~ I simply don't have the time or inclination to hand stitch everything. If it is an item that will be show the stitching (such as handkerchiefs, cravats, hems on necklines and sleeves) then I absolutely hand stitch. All hidden seams are machined.

Too busy creating furniture, documents, selling shoes, helping family ~ so I do what I can to make the projects more manageable.

The patterns actually looked more like our modern chintz, with a light background. It wasn't until later that the Indian calicoes were made with darker backgrounds, as requested by the Europeans.

Wasn't wondering patterns so much as to the actual texture...down here they sell an interesting cotton broadcloth...nothing like the average cotton fabric in the stores...the texture is very different...

In one of the websites, they noted the cotton calico weave was very similar to that of linen.