[Cynnabar] Fighting Surcoat fabric

[Iain Ruadh]

Thank you one and all for your great responses to my inquiry.   Lots of good suggestions and advice as well as leads and offers I'd not considered when I started on this project.   At this point I think I'm going to be making at least a pair of Cynnabar surcoats.  One of hemp/linen and another of solid wool.   Now the crazy part of me is looking at doing the hand stitched assembly of both and working to boost my sewing skills during the project.  
Thank you all again for the assistance!  

THL Sgt. Iain Ruadh

  Pentamere Region, Midrealm 



Quarterly azure and argent, two squirrels

sejant erect reguardant addorsed gules

within a bordure counterchanged.



"A nation that draws too broad a difference

between its scholars and its warriors

will have its thinking done by cowards,

and its fighting done by fools."

- Thucydides (424 B.C.)

--- On Mon, 6/14/10, Iain Ruadh <treeweasel42-cynnabar at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Iain Ruadh <treeweasel42-cynnabar at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Cynnabar] Fighting Surcoat fabric
To: barony at cynnabar.org
Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:12 PM

Hullo hullo!

I am looking into making a period correct fighting 
surcoat/tabard for this upcoming Pennsic in the Barony's colours (having
 been invited to fight with Her forces).   In my earlier years I would 
have gone for trigger or duck cloth but would instead prefer to go for a
 good sturdy linen, hemp or wool.   I would ask for suggestions on what 
weight and fabric would be both sturdy and yet breathe well (I wear full
 maille and plate over my linen arming coat and clothes underneath).   
Also, if there is a local reasonably priced dealer/distributor, that 
info would also be greatly appreciated.

THL Sgt. Iain Ruadh

  Pentamere Region, Midrealm 



Quarterly azure and argent, two squirrels

sejant erect reguardant addorsed gules

within a bordure counterchanged.



"A nation that draws too broad a difference

between its scholars and its warriors

will have its thinking done by cowards,

and its fighting done by fools."

- Thucydides (424 B.C.)
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