[Ansteorra] Telling someone that what they are doing isnotperiod

[Lisa]

My Lord husband has a wonderful response for those who tell him that
something is not period.  He tells them "Prove it ISN'T period."  As stated
in a previous post, we can't prove that something isn't period, we can only
document what has been written down or photographed, which is actually very
limited.  I carry a cell phone with me at events, but it is for emergencies
only, as there are family members with heart issues and health problems.  I
too, find cellphone conversations at events disconcerting, especially those
that attach to the ear and are all but invisible (those make the user appear
to be carrying on a one sided conversation with themselves), but I do
acknowledge that there is a need for emergency contact.

My husband and I have brought several new people into the SCA, and each time
we assist them with making their first few pieces of garb.  I will admit
that these beginner pieces are more often than not cheap broadcloth t-tunics
and t-dresses, but they are a valid attempt at medieval clothing and give
them something to wear to their first few events until they see the
different types of garb normally worn and get a better idea of what type of
clothing they want to try to make.  I then assist them with finding and
using more period types of material (in other words steer them away from the
shiny polyester stuff) and patterns that I have used or know others who have
used which are closer to period and within their sewing skills.  We also
tend to loan them their feast gear until they can make or purchase feast
gear, (love flea markets and thrift shops for this).  If they have a
question I can't answer, I ask around until I find someone who can answer
the question and eithe get the answer for them or get them and this person
together to converse and have a question and answer session (preferred).

Elizabeta

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Ellis" <weavedog91 at sbcglobal.net>
To: <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Telling someone that what they are doing
isnotperiod


> Well how rude was that!  I've got to tell you though, just because
somebody gets a peerage does not mean they are automatically cured of being
a social misfit. When stuff like this happens, just chalk it up to the
infiltrating power of the goofball factor. I do hope your lady will take
this into account and eventually come back.
>
>   I've had a very small number of people be rude to me over the years over
the issue of what's period and what's not.  Relative to this thread, one of
the funnier times was when a woman I'd never met insisted on playing period
when I tried to be nice and introduce us to each other.  When I asked her
about herself, if she was enjoying the event, etc. etc., she was huffily
rude because I was asking her directly, and not her persona.  I think I
turned around and walked off at that point.
>
>   And as to people's views of what is and isn't period, I offer the
following:  A couple of years ago I got into it with a laurel from another
kingdom when we were judging together at an out of kingdom event.  She was
indignant that she'd been asked to judge something that she thought was
"pre-period".  Shish.  If she'd ever bothered to read the Handbook she'd
have known that there is no early period cut off.  Of course, she also
insisted that the late cutoff was 1650 instead of 1600.  My point here is to
not take it too hard when someone dumps on you.  Instead, take it as a
challenge to go find out more about the topic so that you can inform both
yourself and them (especially if they are the ones that turn out to be wrong
<g>).
>
>   Mistress Corrinne
>
>
> There is a member of the peerage that would hunt my lady up and "tell" her
> crochet is not period and she should not do it at events. Now she dosen't
> she dose not go to events at all, and I go to far fewer.
> have fun play nice.
>
>
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