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Sir Wolf:
man, my faire kit needs some serious upgrading.  Looking at those pictures last year I went from hero to zero hehehe.  I did manage to buy a new helmet and am working on making a mail shirt with long tapered sleeves but thats all I've got.  I dunno what all to do to bring it up to Sir Ed and Sir Brian's level of par hehee.

any suggestions?

Sir Edward:

Good question. Got any pics of the new helm? Thought about a crest+mantle+torse?

Sir Wolf:
http://www.museumreplicas.com/popup.aspx?src=images/product/large/22_1_.jpg


yes i was thinking of it. just not sure about how to go about making it. colors are black and grey/er white means the same in heraldry

guess I need to make a new surcoat to match as well. hmmm

hmm what do u figure to make a surcoat? a yard of each color or 2?
http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=big_fabric&menu=f&menu=f&fabric_id=26  white
http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=big_fabric&menu=f&menu=f&fabric_id=103 black

anything else I should add?

Sir Brian:
From the research I did concerning the mantle and torse, the mantle was typically the knight's primary
color and metal. The torse was the colors of your lady as the torse was originally suppose to be the
scarf of your lady's colors given to the knight as her favor which the kinght twists around his helm to
keep the mantle in place while he is on crusade.  :)

If your colors are black and white then may I suggest considering a checky/checker pattern
for at least the mantle. That pattern really stands out and has always been a favorite of mine.
I had considered it for my mantle originally but decided to do the torse in the black and white.

Do you have spurs? I will donate my old prick spurs to the cause if you want them. They are brass
and need to be polished after almost every use but they served me well, they are just a 100 years
past my harness's era. They are yours if you want them.  :)

Sir Edward:

I forgot, you did show us the helm. Duh :)

For a surcoat in two colors, you need 2 yards of each color, minimum. Think of it this way, you need 4 or 5 feet of height, front and back (like if you were making a ghost costume from a sheet), so you might as well round up to 2 yards for each of front and back. You need more if you double up layers, add a lining, or whatever. I just usually use a single layer of linen, though my all-white one was two layers of muslin to get it to a good thickness. Linen comes in a variety of weights, so I'd stay away from the really lightweight stuff unless you want to layer it up or line it.

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