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Felting

2005-12-15T06:24:30Z

220.253.121.108: added patron saint of felt, links.

Felting is the process of shocking [[wool]] with temperature changes and agitation until it forms a solid fabric without having to first weave or spin it. [[Fulling]] uses the same techniques, but starts with a completed fabric or object.

The patron saint of felters (and hat makers) was St. Clement (Not Pope St. Clement I), who was said to have filled his shoes with unwoven wool in order to cushion his feet as he wandered. As he walked, the moisture and pressure from his feet compressed the fibres into felt. However, archaeology has shown felting was already being done during the Bronze age.

Sources
http://www.csen.org/BAR%20Book/04%20Part%203.%20Bronze.Int.pdf
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc14.htm
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pst00350.htm

T-Tunic

2005-12-15T06:08:40Z

220.253.121.108: added a bit more about why t-tunics are *good*!

The most basic of [[garb]] items. If you don't have anything else, you can get away with a '''t-tunic''' for some time, or if you're lazy and like comfy clothes to run around and get messy in - all the time.

This is basically just a large, long t-shirt or [[dress]] with either long or short [[sleeve]]s.

Both males and females wanting to recreate the look of [[early period dress]] use the T-tunic, however depending on what time or place you wish to research, they can become rather complex. Often, to make the outfit look prettier, [[trim]] can be sewn on as [[edging]], either commercially purchased or made by [[tablet weaving]].

A T-tunic looks quite nice when combined with a [[tabard]], although can be worn as is.
The tunic is the world's easiest piece of SCA clothing to make. How do you [[make a T-tunic]]?

A good link with pictures and intructions to help make several different styles of tunic.

http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/viktunic.html
http://www.virtue.to/articles/tunic_worksheet.html
http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Tunics/TUNICS.HTML

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User talk:Asfridhr

2005-12-15T05:53:40Z

220.253.121.108: Finland, Finland. Finland has it all....

Well done for the [[Finland]] page. That is a great abridged history! I have added a few more links to other pages. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 06:57, 14 Dec 2005 (CST)

== Finland, Finland. Finland has it all.... ==

Thank-you. I think I'm getting the hang of the wiki. Thanks for picking up on my errors.