[Ansteorra-archery] Marshal Sash Idea

[Amber Bayles]

I think a yellow sash with black borders resembles too closely the Star of Merit. What I meant by striped was horizontal stripes, like the marshal staffs used by the fighters. This can be achieved by getting a cut of plain yellow fabric the desired sash length and painting black stripes from selvage to selvage. Acrylic paint is cheap and can be heat set with an iron. You flip the fabric over and iron the "wrong" side. I have done this with t-shirts and have had no issues with color leakage. 

I like the idea of the arrow head to mark the MIC. Yes, a clipboard is usually the giveaway for the MIC but sometimes they take breaks to eat and/or sit and hand the clipboard to an assisting marshal.
I would like to note that I did not intend for this sash idea to be mandatory. I wanted it to be an optional thing to make it easier for archers and marshals to identify marshals. At smaller local events this is not much of an issue but at larger events we see more unfamiliar faces. I am in favor of everyone making a few of their own, some to keep and some to distribute if they wish. I myself would like to keep a few extra with me to lend to assisting marshals on ranges I'm running. I also love the idea of handing new marshals a sash when they get authorized.

As for keeping all the sashes matching, I can come up with some general specifications. The sash should be between 2.5 inches and 4 inches in width striped horizontally in black and yellow. The bands of black and yellow should be of equal width approximately between 2 and 3 inches. The MIC black arrow head can be placed in a large yellow patch, approximately 8 inches or so in length, on the front side of the sash. The sash shall be worn over a shoulder. I don't think it is important to specify which shoulder.
Since I am the one who came up with this idea, I can put together a how-to for everyone.


One last thing, do we want something to mark marshals in training? My silly idea was an arrow-through-the-head headband. This can also be something left up to the MIC.

-Ld Faolan MacCairbre
Arcarius to HL Katya Iadorovna Kharlampieva
Archery Marshal, Bjornsborg



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From: Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>

I would like to see what it would take to get a bunch of them made so that
they all matched. I am afraid that if we have everyone making their own
they will be so different that it will be hard to tell what they are.

Vincenti


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Frank Schalles
<francisschalles at gmail.com>wrote:

> I think that to start with, each marshal should make their own set,
> one as a marshal and one as a MIC. Then as time goes on,
> we can award new marshals with their sash upon warranting. Anyone have
> other ideas?
>
> Francois
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I wear my quiver to the right side. It sounds great though. Are you
> thinking
> > that we get a bunch of them and every marshal keeps their own and just
> > brings it with them or that a bunch are made and sent to every group and
> > then they hand out the ones that are going to be used at the even and
> then
> > collect them back up?
> >
> > Vincenti
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Frank Schalles <
> francisschalles at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Archers,
> >>
> >> I agree with HL Cian, as well as others, that a sash of Or with an
> >> arrow head sable upon it, with both edges
> >> trimmed in sable is a great idea for the MIC. And a plain sash of Or
> >> with sable trim on both sides for any marshal.
> >> They should be 3-4 inches wide, and worn on the left shoulder to the
> >> right hip. I vote for it.
> >>
> >> HL Vincenti what say you?
> >>
> >> Francois
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 5:58 AM, Ld. Cian Rhys Gravenor
> >> <metaldog00 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I think the idea of the sash is a great idea. We should start using
> >> > them. My
> >> > idea for differentiating the MIC would be a large arrow head.
> >> >
> >> > Cian
> >> >
> >> > Sent from my iPhone
> >> >
> >> > On May 27, 2013, at 11:31 PM, "Erwin Simmons" <ESIMMONS001 at HOT.RR.COM
> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Sash with the Archery Marshalls Badge??
> >> >
> >> > Ld Eric Bentbow
> >> >
> >> > On 5/27/2013 11:09 PM, Matt Walker-Williams wrote:
> >> >
> >> > That's not a bad idea.
> >> >
> >> > Sent from my iPhone
> >> >
> >> > On May 27, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Amber Bayles <servalgoshawk at yahoo.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I would like to have an easier way for archers to figure out who is a
> >> > marshal on archery ranges. For one thing it will help them find people
> >> > who
> >> > can inspect their equipment. My idea is a sash striped yellow and
> black
> >> > like
> >> > a marshal staff. There can be something different to mark the marshal
> in
> >> > charge and any marshals in training.
> >> > At smaller events it is not as big an issue, but I have observed a bit
> >> > of
> >> > confusion and chaos at larger ranges.
> >> >
> >> > -Faolan MacCairbre
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