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Cumulative Cross-Cultural Considerations & Corsair Crews
Mary Diamond replied to Picaroon Lagoon's topic in Captain Twill
Truly, you do bring such interesting topics to bear! Please do continue đ -
Secret squirrel password?
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I really like the waistcoat material, and waistcoat/shirt combination⌠great work, as always!
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Well done! I had thought about this, and glad to see you run it out.
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Ahhh⌠Iâve been known to travel in my riding habit, with my sea bag carrying my ultralight mummy bag and air mattress, change of clothes (mantua, shoes, et al), toiletries, while a basket serves as my carryon for small personal items and goods I didnât care to have banged around. Very spare packing, and sleeping in a borrowed tent, but it can be done.
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Making a full kit in four months
Mary Diamond replied to Tudor MercWench Smith's topic in Crafting Kit
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POTC film franchise 20 year anniversary
Mary Diamond replied to Picaroon Lagoon's topic in Pyrate Pop
Thank you for the detail and schedule!- 10 replies
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Fascinating! And thank you for sharing! Have been attempting a little assisted ancestry digging, but too many common names are muddying the watersâŚ
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A mighty fine vessel, to be sure! I am excited to see her maiden voyage.
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Making a full kit in four months
Mary Diamond replied to Tudor MercWench Smith's topic in Crafting Kit
Indeed it has! Enjoy! -
Making it mighty hard to cheat, ye areâŚ
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Welcome aboard, Morgan Dreadlocke, and good to see you! You
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Making a full kit in four months
Mary Diamond replied to Tudor MercWench Smith's topic in Crafting Kit
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đ I enjoy the challenge of stealth, as well as the adrenaline of fps⌠just couldnât wrap my head around the changed controls, and found that a frustrating distraction to the story and graphics.
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The Traveling Yard 2023 - Information and Sign Ups
Mary Diamond replied to Duchess's topic in Arts of Pyracy
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I thought I had betaâd that game years back, but your post has renewâd my interest! I love the concepts of AC, but always felt the control less intuitive than other games.
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Making a full kit in four months
Mary Diamond replied to Tudor MercWench Smith's topic in Crafting Kit
Congratulations, it looks like a beautiful set of stays! Hopefully the armseye is comfortable- they look very well made. Great progress! -
Oooh, that a lovely find!
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Ah, what a fascinating line of inquiry! I do not recall it being brought forth previouslyâŚ
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Making a full kit in four months
Mary Diamond replied to Tudor MercWench Smith's topic in Crafting Kit
You may wish to consider this for a mantua, with a darker colored petticoat and stomacher, matching ribbons for hat and shoes⌠Depending on stretch (ideally, you want none for stays), the canvas may be good for interlining layers of stays, jumps, etc., as well as great for things like slops, market wallets, ditty bags, snap sacks, cargo bales⌠Perhaps simply add a new flap which entirely covers the previous flap and reaches past the zippered compartment? Or remove the zippered compartment, separate and reuse the front to make a pocket front instead. Great finds! You cannot go wrong with free. -
For all the creative folk, as well as any person ever tasked with a âCan you fix thisâ problem, I would like to introduce Aves Studio. I was first introduced to them while at an Art Gallery showing outside Joshua Tree, CA, leading me to initially purchase their Aves Power Pack sampler. I have since used their FIXIT Sculpt for concrete garden statue repair (see photos below), and Apoxy Paste, for concrete pot repair, with fantastic results. I think this group of products offers a great option for not only repair, but new sculptural creation as well, in an extremely durable, easy to work with product, and I am happy to share them with you. FIXIT is: 2 part product Self-hardening UV stable 500 degree F Heat tolerance Freeze Thaw stable Waterproof Marine and Exterior use Non-flammable Non-Hazardous Water clean up 15,600 psi compressive strength, 5850 tensile strength https://avesstudio.com For those interested, the bronze finish I recoated the statues with is a metal coating from Sculpt Nouveau, another fine company I am happy to recommend. The penny-bright finish ages/darkens naturally, or you can patina it to the darker aged bronze as seen on the last statue (showing the original 7 year old Sculpt Nouveau Bronze coating, patinated with Tiffany Green). https://sculptnouveau.com/collections/metal-coatings/products/metal-coatings Enjoy!
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Making a full kit in four months
Mary Diamond replied to Tudor MercWench Smith's topic in Crafting Kit
You really have done your homework, well done! If you are going to purchase, I would inquire if it is possible to have the maker not insert the eyelets. This would allow you to set spiral lace eyelets. Front or back lacing, to me, depends on your patience and flexibility, unless you are comfortable asking for assistance getting dressed. Event mornings can be a bit of a rush, and you may have to wait for said help. If you choose front lacing, you may wish to inquire if additional matching fabric is available to purchase, to make a stomacher (if you would like it to match). If you are going to make your own stays, adjusting pattern length really isnât all that difficult, requiring no math at all. You are simply splitting the pattern horizontally, and redrawing the top of the seam line to match the bottom of the seam line. Because they are straight or simple curves, it really isnât that complicated. And, at the end of the day, no matter the path you choose, these will most likely not be your last pair of stays. But you have put a good deal of thought, time, and potentially money, towards them, and it will show in an impression you can be proud of. Go forth and be brilliant.