Capt. Sterling Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 FANTASTIC!!! What more can one say? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Micheal - A Superb Job, indeed! Looking at the buttons - are those wool covered wooden buttons? I would love to see a closer look at 'em! Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Here's a shot where I left off on the fancy justacorps... I'll get back to one that after the wollen one. So Pete...how is this project coming along? I don't recall seeing you in it as of late? Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Micheal - A Superb Job, indeed! Looking at the buttons - are those wool covered wood buttons? I would love to see a closer look at 'em! Thank you both (Cheeky and Sterling) for the compliments. To answer your question Cheeky, those are wool fabric buttons. No cores. The fabric is so heavy and thick, there was no way for me to cover a wooden core and keep the buttons as small as I need them to be with that many button holes. I packed the buttons fairly firmly, so they hold really well. I'll try and take a close up photo later today or tomorrow, but the camera batery died, which is why I could only get the one photo of the coat. I was really aiming for a slighter angle on the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Great! I look forward to it. It is great to see your handy work and you are inspiring me to start another project myself! Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Okay, detail photos of the buttonholes and buttons. if you would like the detail from a different angle or anything let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCholeBlack Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Beautiful buttonholes Michael! "If part of the goods be plundered by a pirate the proprietor or shipmaster is not entitled to any contribution." An introduction to merchandize, Robert Hamilton, 1777Slightly Obsessed, an 18th Century reenacting blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Thank you Chole! I hope that after doing thaqt many buttonholes I would be at least alf decent at it. Since I got the battery of the camera charged up today, I was able to get the other photo off of the camera. This picture I feel gives a better impression of the coat over all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Bottles Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 You really know how to give a guy coat envy. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Tis the hair that does it! "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 And they wonder why we women swoon over ye gents when dressed like that. Why did this fashion go out of style? ~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...
CrazyCholeBlack Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Thank you Chole! I hope that after doing that many buttonholes I would be at least half decent at it. Michael, if you need more practice I've got 148 more to do by the end of the month. I'm always more than happy to share Do post these pictures at the other board. I know the gentlemen over there would be very pleased to see such a fine early period coat "If part of the goods be plundered by a pirate the proprietor or shipmaster is not entitled to any contribution." An introduction to merchandize, Robert Hamilton, 1777Slightly Obsessed, an 18th Century reenacting blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Michael, if you need more practice I've got 148 more to do by the end of the month. I'm always more than happy to share Do post these pictures at the other board. I know the gentlemen over there would be very pleased to see such a fine early period coat What the heck are you making that involves 148 buttonholes? Or are you making sailor's jackets for a dozen people? As much as I would love to help you, I don't foresee a trip to the cheeseland area any time in my near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCholeBlack Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 What the heck are you making that involves 148 buttonholes? Thankfully they are not all on the same project. That, I think, would make me truly "crazy". 22 down for the day, still plenty to share with anyone who wants to practice their button holes "If part of the goods be plundered by a pirate the proprietor or shipmaster is not entitled to any contribution." An introduction to merchandize, Robert Hamilton, 1777Slightly Obsessed, an 18th Century reenacting blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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