j8ksdad Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Very nice work sir! I'll eat when I'm hungry. I'll drink when I'm dry. If the hard times don't kill me I'll lay down and die. Rye whiskey! Rye whiskey! Rye whiskey I cry. If you don't give me rye whiskey, I surely will die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Hand Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 The lighting is a bit dim but I make up for it with flair... note the groovy stockings hahaha the slops are all drawstring with a (1) button fly for convenience. The doublet is a simple doublet of my own design to be worn open for warmer weather but I am working on a light wool, Elizabethan doublet with ribbon stripes. Liam.....We gotta get ye some decent Stockings, them French ones just aint workin' for Ye.... Iron Hand's Plunder Purveyor of Quality Goodes of questionable origins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McMac Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Here is the basic kit finished... like I was concerned... it doesn't seem very different from most ren-kits but I did modify the cap according to some variations I've seen in some plates. hmmm.... _Liam McMac Celtic and Pirate Tailor Beware the Iron Brigade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McMac Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Liam.....We gotta get ye some decent Stockings, them French ones just aint workin' for Ye.... French?! How dare you hahaha _Liam McMac Celtic and Pirate Tailor Beware the Iron Brigade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Travail gentil, mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Souris Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Liam that kit looks lovely. I mean...manly....manly and impulsive! In all seriousness, I think that you have done a wonderful job on the new gear. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Ye look fabulous, Liam. :) Mixing in with yo'r surroundin's. Makes it moreso difficult for ye to be found. I'm highly impressed, Liam. Highly impressed with yo'r Ren pirate look. :::applauds::: Ye give a good name to th' Sea Dogs. Huzzah! ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McMac Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Travail gentil, mate! Hey.... my cap'n started it hahaha the French have their uses... one of our crew by the name of Whitebeard is a Frenchman. _Liam McMac Celtic and Pirate Tailor Beware the Iron Brigade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Hand Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Travail gentil, mate! Hey.... my cap'n started it hahaha the French have their uses... one of our crew by the name of Whitebeard is a Frenchman. By Whitebeard ya mean Weezer, or ya callin' me Whitebeard. If the latter be the case...I'm not French...I don't care what me wife says....I'm not French...But them socks are.....Haaaarrrrrrrrrr. Iron Hand's Plunder Purveyor of Quality Goodes of questionable origins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Nice kit matey. When I was in the US a few years back I went to an SCA thing in my Elizabethan sailor gear (very similar to Pat's, and I suspect based on the same picture), and even amongst the SCA only one perosn recognised me for what I was. If you can get hold of a copy, the Mariners' Mirror, vol. 8 (1922), contains an article called 'The Dress of the British Seaman; From the Earliest TImes Till 1600' (pp. 324-333), the second part of the article, dealing with the first half of the 17thC might also contain useful stuff and was published in MM vol. 9 (1923), pp. 162-173. Might I also draw your attention to THIS PAGE. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McMac Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) By Whitebeard ya mean Weezer, or ya callin' me Whitebeard. If the latter be the case...I'm not French...I don't care what me wife says....I'm not French...But them socks are.....Haaaarrrrrrrrrr. Not you ya crusty ol' barnacle... yes I was refering to Wheezer the Roaming Gnome... although that beard you got there is mighty white... impressive too. Edited February 1, 2010 by Liam McMac _Liam McMac Celtic and Pirate Tailor Beware the Iron Brigade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McMac Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Nice kit matey. When I was in the US a few years back I went to an SCA thing in my Elizabethan sailor gear (very similar to Pat's, and I suspect based on the same picture), and even amongst the SCA only one perosn recognised me for what I was. If you can get hold of a copy, the Mariners' Mirror, vol. 8 (1922), contains an article called 'The Dress of the British Seaman; From the Earliest TImes Till 1600' (pp. 324-333), the second part of the article, dealing with the first half of the 17thC might also contain useful stuff and was published in MM vol. 9 (1923), pp. 162-173. Might I also draw your attention to THIS PAGE. Thank you sir... I figure that my kit is pretty similar to a few of those outfits. I don't think I could stand wearing a ruff like some of those cats have so I'll opt out of that part of the kit. I've seen a few hat styles in this book I own called What People Wore and I like those tall hats that resemble pilgrim hats but with a much smaller brim. If anything maybe people will comment on the hat and we can chat about the rest. Will work on a new hat and post pics _Liam McMac Celtic and Pirate Tailor Beware the Iron Brigade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McMac Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Here are some updated photos of the ren era pirate kit... did some more research and found that common sailors wouldn't have had fancy jerkins and the like, yet they would have a tunic/shirt_like doublet so... New linen commoner's doublet Open kneed breeches/slops commoners knitted cap (akin to the linen sort seen in many period impressions) Breeches are similar to venetians and are not hand finshed since the will be covered by the doublet. They have a drawstring waist and a single button fly closure for convenience The doublet is hand finished with hemp cord and a single abalone button on the collar _Liam McMac Celtic and Pirate Tailor Beware the Iron Brigade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos'n Cross Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Well done sir,im quite the fan of the knitted coif, very few people actually seem to ever wear them.........i think we need more early era events, inspire more people to do this stuff......i need to finish mine..lol -Israel Cross- - Boatswain of the Archangel - . Colonial Seaport Foundation Crew of the Archangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkyns Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Here are some updated photos of the ren era pirate kit... did some more research and found that common sailors wouldn't have had fancy jerkins and the like, yet they would have a tunic/shirt_like doublet so... New linen commoner's doublet Open kneed breeches/slops commoners knitted cap (akin to the linen sort seen in many period impressions) Any documentation on the knitted coif? I wear a linen one under my statute cap, but I've never seen reference to a knitted one. Hawkyns Cannon add dignity to what otherwise would be merely an ugly brawl I do what I do for my own reasons. I do not require anyone to follow me. I do not require society's approval for my actions or beliefs. if I am to be judged, let me be judged in the pure light of history, not the harsh glare of modern trends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McMac Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Any documentation on the knitted coif? I wear a linen one under my statute cap, but I've never seen reference to a knitted one. Hawkyns Nope sorry... just common sense... if they made them of linen... they probably knitted them of wool. Some things were so common they wouldn't be documented. I'm not worried though... my kit will most likely be the most PC kit at this faire. _Liam McMac Celtic and Pirate Tailor Beware the Iron Brigade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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