hospitaller kit

[Sir Wolf]

ok working on my kit ala the 1206 statute.

got done:

shoes
belt
sword belt
tunic
shirt
brais
hosen
cloak
coif

almost done:
garnache (monks robe)

need to make:
Shield

some of it i have taken from my norman kit. sigh, I'll fill in the pieces later so each kit has its own gear.  tonight I'm sewing on the cross to my cloak. i would say with the mail, sword, and helmet i have i am at the mid to late 12th century (1150ish) I would REALLY like to take this kit into the 13th century around 1230-1250, but in doing so I would need a new helmet, gambeson, long sleeved mail with mittens, mail chausis and padded cuises. not to mention a new sword, shield and dagger. sigh ehheheh. any suggestions?

[Sir Edward]

Suggestions? Hmm, how much do you want to spend?  Hehe

Sounds like it's really coming along! What helm are you using for it currently? A nasal helm? Or one of those crusades full-faced helms?

We need to see some pictures.

[Das Bill]

FYI, Revival Clothing is coming out with a new line of Crusades-era clothing.

http://www.revivalclothing.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=252&HS=1

[Sir Edward]

That's awesome. I'd have bought that stuff up a number of years ago. Now that I'm working on my own color schemes and heraldry, I'm not planning to do so much Templar/Hospitaller stuff. Still, it'll be tempting anyway.

[Sir Wolf]

kewl. but wow what a mark up  hehehe thats maybe 20 bucks worth of wool. hehehe and at 1206 surcoats on hospitallers weren't done yet that came much later like say 30-50 years.

in 1206 we're still wearing the robes baby!

[Sir Edward]

Awesome pics! Your kit is looking great!

kewl. but wow what a mark up  hehehe thats maybe 20 bucks worth of wool.

Are you sure about that? In my experience wool is usually much, much more expensive than that.

[Sir Wolf]

yup yup. i'm sure. wool and linen is all I buy for kits.  Wool can be had anywheres from 5 to 12 bucks a yard depending on where you look.  I bought some great wool (the black stuff my garnache is made from) on ebay. it came out to 25 bucks after shipping i do beleive.  when i get home i'll get you some great links for good suppliers online.

[Sir Edward]

Cool, that's good to know. I haven't bought wool in ages since it's hard to find at local stores, and when they do have it they charge an arm and a leg. I know linen varies in price widely.

[Sword Chick]

yup yup. i'm sure. wool and linen is all I buy for kits.  Wool can be had anywheres from 5 to 12 bucks a yard depending on where you look.  I bought some great wool (the black stuff my garnache is made from) on ebay. it came out to 25 bucks after shipping i do beleive.  when i get home i'll get you some great links for good suppliers online.

Hi,  I'd like to see those links for wool.  I've heard good things about http://www.fabrics-store.com/ for linen.

[Sir Wolf]

http://www.replications.com/greys/resources.htm  check out the reference sections.

[Sword Chick]

Thanks!

[Sir Wolf]

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZgoban062302QQssPageNameZSTRKQ3aMEFSXQ3aSRCH

this is a pretty good ebay seller of wool. i have bought a few things. i like that they give weights and do tests to make sure its 100%