[Ansteorra] Bringing new people

[Anthony Lackey]

Hi, Littlefox.  Hope you can come to Castellan, I'd love to reminisce about
William.

Catrin ferch Gwilim

Lady Littlefox wrote:

> Just a few thoughts I gathered from my short stint as hospitaler.
> 1) Only donate that which you plan on never seeing again.
> 2) Only give to the very new garb that is just good enough to get by.
>
> The garb making classes are a great idea and I might point out with summer
> fast approaching, Wal-Marts all over the place are having their $1 a yard
> sales on fabric.
>
> Also another idea that might be of use to some.... 8 to 10 identical
> tabards. Something akin to what servers wear on occasion. Made en mass they
> aren't that difficult, one evening with two or three sewing machines and
> half a dozen people and you're all set.  The Shire/Barony/Whatever's Device
> on the front, and they won't wander off as fast, and it's an excellent way
> to clothe your newbies, but at the same time put the huge 'I'M A NEWBIE
> PLEASE HELP ME' sign over their head.  Anyone seen in the tabard will
> instantly be identified as a newbie from your group who is learning the
> ropes.
>
> My comment about just good enough to get by.  You don't want to give a
> newbie something that will dress them better than the old timers unless this
> newbie happens to be a close personal friend.  In what little experience I
> have on the matter, you want them to fit in, but feel something... how
> should I put this and not be tacky..... feel something ashamed of having to
> wear stuff from the loaner box.  Again, just good enough to get by, but just
> BAD enough to encourage them to show up to the next garb making session with
> a box load of fabric and a desire to actually be presentable rather than
> relying on being clothed by the good will of the populous. (Though the five
> mile visibility jester outfit is going a bit too far ;))
>
> Lady Littlefox
> Apprentice to the Late Baron Blackfox
> (Yep I'm back!!!! Well sorta. ;))
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Rhodes-walden,
> Jennifer
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 3:09 PM
> To: 'ansteorra at ansteorra.org'
> Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] Bringing new people
>
> Another suggestion is for those who want to clean out their SCA garb
> closets... ask them to donate garb they seldom wear, doesn't fit or no
> longer want to their local group... I've heard of this being done in the
> Kingdom of the East with some success.
>
> Elysia
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