[Cynnabar] Preparing for Pennsic!

[Ann Asplund via Barony]

Greetings to all!

In order to prepare for Pennsic, I have put together a little Tuesday
workshop program for anyone that wants to come. The schedule is as follows,
and if you have any questions or have information or cookies to bring to
any of the workshops, please contact me on the moas email.

YIS,
Arina de Traentorp

May 13. Getting garb ready for Pennsic – Mending, washing and caring for
your garb. Take the opportunity to go over your garb, mend holes, re size,
re make garb for Pennsic.


 May 20. Unveiling the veil, come and discuss and learn about ways of
wearing head dresses, different ways of keeping it in place and what to
wear in different periods and why they wore them.


 May 27. Starting your shoe project - we will discuss different medieval
shoes, make mock ups, and fit a pattern for you foot.


 June 3. Hoods galore - making hood patterns for different periods. Feel
free to bring your own fabric and go home with your hood all cut out. We
will make patterns and discuss fabric choices, trim and edgings.


 June 10. Pouches for all - what kind of pouch would your persona wear? And
how would you make it and in what material? Discussion of belts and pouches
and drafting pattern pieces for the most common types. Bring your own
fabric and go home with a pouch, or at least the pieces cut out and ready
to assemble.


 June 17. Under wear - we all need them! Simple chemises and fluffy
breeches. How to size an under dress, seam treatments and fabric choices.
If time and space permits, measurements and pattern drafting will be part
of the workshop.


 June 24. Gores and gussets - How did they do it? Discussion of the
Geenland finds and how they added in the gores in their kirtles, and pain
free ways of sewing in the gussets with or without sewing machines.


 July 1. Socks - what did they use for socks? Sewn socks, needle bound
socks, hose, knitted socks, when did who wear what?


 July 8. Needle binding basics – Several basic stitches and how to shape a
garment. How to choose the material and stitch depending on what you want
to make, and how to care for you needlebound and knitted wool garments.


 July 15. Beginning calligraphy - how to plan a scroll, what to remember,
and what to do in case of accidents and how to avoid the most common ones.
Discussion and demonstration of period techniques and modern equivalents.


July 22. Tablet weaving - ribbon for trim, ribbons for rope and something
to hold your pants up! A technique that has been used from everything from
horse bridles to hair ribbons. Come and learn the basics
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