<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">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. <br>Thank you all again for the assistance! <br><br>THL Sgt. Iain Ruadh<br>
Pentamere Region, Midrealm <br>
<br>
Quarterly azure and argent, two squirrels<br>
sejant erect reguardant addorsed gules<br>
within a bordure counterchanged.<br>
<br>
"A nation that draws too broad a difference<br>
between its scholars and its warriors<br>
will have its thinking done by cowards,<br>
and its fighting done by fools."<br>
- Thucydides (424 B.C.)<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 6/14/10, Iain Ruadh <i><treeweasel42-cynnabar@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Iain Ruadh <treeweasel42-cynnabar@yahoo.com><br>Subject: [Cynnabar] Fighting Surcoat fabric<br>To: barony@cynnabar.org<br>Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:12 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1087958558"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">Hullo hullo!<br><br>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.<br><br>THL Sgt. Iain Ruadh<br>
Pentamere Region, Midrealm <br>
<br>
Quarterly azure and argent, two squirrels<br>
sejant erect reguardant addorsed gules<br>
within a bordure counterchanged.<br>
<br>
"A nation that draws too broad a difference<br>
between its scholars and its warriors<br>
will have its thinking done by cowards,<br>
and its fighting done by fools."<br>
- Thucydides (424 B.C.)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br>-</blockquote></td></tr></table>