project list for Raglan...

[abendgules]

• replacement pavilion curtains: bought the unbleached cotton calico on Sunday on Brick Lane, to replace ugly blue ones, and add panels for more modesty - possibly even to drape around the bed.
• new seating: hoping to cut out breakdown benches, possibly even sand & seal/paint. My sweetie has been decidedly unkeen on woodwork, because we lack a suitable workspace for setting up power tools. I respond that I want my friends' butts on comfy (or at least passably authentic) seats in the pavilion, and am willing to do the work. We'll see!
• new gown: red linen gown is looking decidedly well-loved. Hoping to cut out another longsleeve gown w/ trim - machine sewn, but hand-finished.
• new banner: this is Robert's project - he wants a swallowtail banner to flutter from the peak of the pavilion. Bought cheap lining fabric to try different paints on.
• 1 scroll, promised for Raglan court.
• practice 3 hole pipe, with (admittedly distant) hope of playing for dancers. Again, we'll see...

3 weeks and counting!

Comments

[ormsweird.livejournal.com]

Too industrious! I'm more at the stage of 'what will fit me by Raglan?'

[fineum.livejournal.com]

The silk banners are remarkably easy to make and look great.

[bend-gules.livejournal.com]

Have made them before, and yes, they're lovely, though ours have not proved weatherproof.

Need to find a satisfactory steaming/colour setting process OR a silk painting workshop that has the equipment.

For the pavilion we need something pretty bombproof.

[nusbacher.livejournal.com]

Silk standards will be a project for next summer. Once I hit a rhythm I'd like to paint a lot of pennons for others.

For me for Raglan ... New tent poles and pegs, and a new underdress (must buy linen) and all seams on existing outfit need finishing. Oh, and the sleeves on my overdress need to be re-fitted. That should about do ... I've been gathering in my tourney chests and one of them needs work to make it less ugly ... And perhaps legs.

[fineum.livejournal.com]

Hm we just did ours with the iron. So far (4 wars) we've had good luck. I found that prewashing the silk helped.

Otherwise you might try rip stop nylon - it is light and doesn't run.