[Ansteorra] Marking your property

[Rose]

How about a 6 inch wide, 12 inch long piece of white material with the Hospitaler's symbol and/or a question mark?

That's long enough to fold in half and hang from a belt, or to pin to your tunic. It's very easy to make, even for the sewing-challenged (like myself), and it's not a belt, or a hat, or a cord, or any other easily misidentified doohickey that Ansteorrans wear. It'd be easy to put on or take off.

And, for my two cents, when I started homeschooling, I went to several big meetings with our local homeschooling group, was offered and was happy to wear a tag that said 'Hi, My Name Is ________ And I'm New!'. I don't think that a homeschooling meeting is half the culture shock that an event is... I know other newbies that would have been be happy to wear such a symbol, if only to learn more and make mistakes less.

I know that we're all *super-nice* people, and we'll *always react perfectly* if someone makes a mistake around us, like mistaking our titles when looking right at the symbols like hats and spurs and whatnot, and nobody will *ever, ever* react badly or be offended by that, even if that someone is in a nice piece of borrowed finery and looks like they've been around for awhile but, that impossible scenario aside, seeing THEM wearing the new badge will tell you that it's okay to give them information about their mistake, without worrying about embarrassing them.


-R the O

Wonder is the cause of delight because it carries the hope of discovery.     -Thomas Aquinas


--- On Mon, 2/22/10, Suzi Moore <suzipdm at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Suzi Moore <suzipdm at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Marking your property
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:03 AM

It did happen to me. My husband very proudly made me a belt in my favorite color-green with gold medallions. After the third person asked, we dyed it black.  I personally think badges would be a more period solution.
And too, I wouldn't have to stress over getting red dye out of light tunics.

Suzi Moore

On Feb 22, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Maria Buchanan <scarlettmb at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Yes there are exceptions to the rule and the colors are not reserved.  However, believe me, if a newbie is wearing a red, green or yellow belt and someone walks up to them and asks whose student they are, that newbie is going to be extremely embarrassed.
> PLEASE tell your newbies that although the colors aren't reserved, please try to stay away from red, green or yellow belts.  It will avoid embarrassment and hard feelings.  Especially if someone walks up to them and asks in a nasty way.  I've heard it happen.
> Maria
> 
> --- On Sun, 2/21/10, Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com>
>> Subject: [Ansteorra] Marking your property
>> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:41 PM
>> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010, Maria Buchanan
>> <scarlettmb at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Pelicans mark with a yellow belt and Laurels with
>> green.
>> 
>> Except when they don't, and of course people often choose
>> belt colors
>> based on what goes with their clothes.
>> 
>> Digression:
>> 
>> As a herald, and being interested in authenticity, I
>> recommend that
>> peers mark their squires, cadets, apprentices, proteges,
>> households,
>> gofers, trusted lieutenants, minions, lackeys, henchmen,
>> sundry goons,
>> and other property with their badge.  To me, knowing
>> *who* they're the
>> squire &c of is useful information, because I know who
>> to Talk To
>> about them.  Since squires &c are not public
>> utilities or slaves --
>> that is, they're not MY squire &c -- I have yet to have
>> a use for
>> knowing that they're squire &c of some unknown person.
>> 
>> Danielis Lindum Colonia
>> -- Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com
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