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Title: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: ECOX on 2012-02-24, 02:40:36

I finished two projects this last week. My new butted coif and a hand embroidered charge.

(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/DSCN6226.jpg)(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/DSCN6227.jpg)(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/DSCN6233.jpg)(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/DSCN6241-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Matthew on 2012-02-24, 04:28:55

Wow, that charge looks great. Well done.

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2012-02-24, 05:17:02

Very nice! Good job!

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Brian on 2012-02-24, 12:13:12

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hand embroidered charge

Fantastic work!  :)

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2012-02-24, 12:24:45

very cool man very cool

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: SirNathanQ on 2012-02-24, 13:12:22

Nice work there. Any pics of you wearing it?   ( love seeing people wearing fitted maille. It's a thing of mine  :)  )

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir William on 2012-02-24, 15:23:50

Wow...nicely done, Sir!

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Gerard de Rodes on 2012-02-24, 15:48:49

Very nice.
G.

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Post by: Sir Patrick on 2012-02-24, 16:08:51

That's amazing!!

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir James A on 2012-02-24, 17:32:10

Nicely done indeed!

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2012-02-24, 21:06:06

so what is the animal? the dreaded chicken of Antioch? hehehe jkjk i do love it though

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Leganoth on 2012-02-24, 23:18:08

LOL is that a chicken dragon???

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2012-02-24, 23:39:03

Looks like a Cockatrice to me:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatrice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatrice)

It's a period mythical beast. Perfectly valid.

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Patrick on 2012-02-25, 01:30:03

Very informative, Sir Edward. ECOX. What made you decide on the cocoa trice? (sorry my iPhone won't let me spell it correctly!)

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: ECOX on 2012-02-25, 05:02:38

 Grammercy for your compliments,
Sir Ed, Thank you for answering the what is that? question.
Red Knight, My last name is Cox, Americanized spelling of Cocks, as in proud as a cocke. I wanted a charge with more of an attitude then a regular rooster and unfamiliar also. Also one that would be a conversation starter with the danes. My faire persona is Rhys Coch.
 Nathan,
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/FSCN6251a.jpg)(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/DSCN62491.jpg)

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: SirNathanQ on 2012-02-25, 13:54:25

Ahh, thank you. Looks great. Tailored coifs always look and feel about a million times better than untailored.

Hey, for a simple little 2 minute thing that will help functionality, loop a leather cord through the last line of rings on your forehead, and then drop it a few links and thread it through about three or so and then tie it at the back of your head (right in the center). It's a very period thing to do, and it keeps the maille on your head when you pitch foreward or back (very nessasary if you plan to fight well in your coif)

I've attatched some pictures of what I'm talking about, as seen on my coif.

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2012-02-25, 14:26:21

Quote from: ECOX on 2012-02-25, 05:02:38

Grammercy for your compliments,
Sir Ed, Thank you for answering the what is that? question.
Red Knight, My last name is Cox, Americanized spelling of Cocks, as in proud as a cocke. I wanted a charge with more of an attitude then a regular rooster and unfamiliar also. Also one that would be a conversation starter with the danes. My faire persona is Rhys Coch.
 Nathan,
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/FSCN6251a.jpg)(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/wolfnyghteyes/DSCN62491.jpg)

oh that makes so much sense! its like a lightbulb went on in my head hehehe. really cool

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: Sir Matthew on 2012-02-25, 18:38:34

Sir Nathan, I was wondering myself how to do that. Thanks for saving me the trouble of experimentation. Now I know how to keep my mail coif from flopping around, twisting and just being a general pain.

Title: Re: Finished two projects this week.
Post by: SirNathanQ on 2012-02-26, 13:39:09

You're welcome Sir Matthew.  :)

Tailoring and adding a ventail and getting it all well-fitted makes the coif 100% more functional. Also looks a million times better, and much more period.

After tailoring, you'll actually begin to like wearing your coif. When worn, it has a very strapped in feel, with almost no movement.