This weekend at Winchester Pilgrimage, pilgrims will have a choice of making a scrip from brand new lightweight canvas, or using some of Dubheasa and ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
terafan 's old pavalino to make a bag. When they left Drachenwald, they left with us the remains of two worn-out pavilions that they'd already replaced after many years of service.
I've been diligently washing & drying canvas pieces, ripping them into suitable segments, and unpicking tabs and toggle loops that were very sturdily stitched on in the first place! The washing doesn't completely remove the grime and wear of 10 years' of use, but it will hopefully remove any live mould spores. The canvas is quite soft and workable, and I much prefer it to the new twill.
We've now been cutting up their old pavilions for 3 years, and still have canvas to go. We gave a few scrips to TRM Marguerite and Maximilian last year, to distribute as gifts to those who remembered D&T, and M&M did this gladly.
Robert is craftily saving the remaining roof piece, however. He has hopes of finding a centre pole and sewing stakeloops to the edge, and producing an instant arming pavilion - possibly to be road-tested at Raglan. It would be brilliant if we could salvage a useable tent from Dubheasa and Terafan's castoffs.
Might also explain why there are so few extant examples of pavilions (a few, but not many survive): aside from hemp and linen cloth simply rotting and wearing away, the bulk of the material might have been cut up and re-used when no longer serviceable as a tent.
terafan 's old pavalino to make a bag. When they left Drachenwald, they left with us the remains of two worn-out pavilions that they'd already replaced after many years of service.I've been diligently washing & drying canvas pieces, ripping them into suitable segments, and unpicking tabs and toggle loops that were very sturdily stitched on in the first place! The washing doesn't completely remove the grime and wear of 10 years' of use, but it will hopefully remove any live mould spores. The canvas is quite soft and workable, and I much prefer it to the new twill.
We've now been cutting up their old pavilions for 3 years, and still have canvas to go. We gave a few scrips to TRM Marguerite and Maximilian last year, to distribute as gifts to those who remembered D&T, and M&M did this gladly.
Robert is craftily saving the remaining roof piece, however. He has hopes of finding a centre pole and sewing stakeloops to the edge, and producing an instant arming pavilion - possibly to be road-tested at Raglan. It would be brilliant if we could salvage a useable tent from Dubheasa and Terafan's castoffs.
Might also explain why there are so few extant examples of pavilions (a few, but not many survive): aside from hemp and linen cloth simply rotting and wearing away, the bulk of the material might have been cut up and re-used when no longer serviceable as a tent.
