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Title: Pennon
Post by: Mike W. on 2014-03-17, 00:34:50

So this weekend I did a whole bunch of work. I made a leather sheath for my eating knife, I began work on a wooden core for a scabbard, and I made myself a Norman pennon as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. Thought I'd post some pics to share. (It's actually green, not blue).
(http://i.imgur.com/MUxRdKl.jpg)

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Stanislaw on 2014-03-17, 00:39:36

Wow! Cool.  ;D These are things I must get around to doing one of these days.

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Sir James A on 2014-03-17, 01:08:16

Nice!

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Aiden of Oreland on 2014-03-17, 01:34:43

Looks great!

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Sir Douglas on 2014-03-17, 02:09:27

Very nice indeed! ;D

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Sir Rodney on 2014-03-17, 03:18:45

Nice work!  :)

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Don Jorge on 2014-03-17, 04:44:26

awesome...i really need to do some crafting while at home...

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Ian on 2014-03-17, 11:00:44

The pennon looks great! What did you make it out of?

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Sir Brian on 2014-03-17, 13:34:11

Well done indeed! :)

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Mike W. on 2014-03-17, 13:36:47

I cheated and used cotton. For starters, they had exactly the colors I wanted in cotton (on sale too!). They did not have colored linen, and even if they did, my skills not quite good enough that I'd risk wasting expensive linen. Though, this one turned out decent (the seems are a bit ugly on the other side), so if I attempt another I may use linen if I can find it.

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Don Jorge on 2014-03-17, 13:56:13

The best place for linen is http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=showarticles&menu=f&article=2 (http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=showarticles&menu=f&article=2) 

I use the heavy weight linen for most anything although for a pennon the mid-weight might be okay.

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2014-03-19, 00:18:19

wow love it

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Ian on 2014-03-19, 00:20:46

I think you'd want to use silk if you're going to go the period fabric route, but that = $$$$

Linen won't fly nearly as well.

Title: Re: Pennon
Post by: Mike W. on 2014-03-19, 02:00:30

I bear that in mind for the next time I happen upon a large sum of cash and have an itch to make a pennon.