[Ansteorra-MiddleEastern] Re: Ansteorra-MiddleEastern Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1

[Zenobia Mira Vallis]

on naming, there is already:
NTMEDA
North Texas Middle Eastern Dance Association
http://www.ntmeda.org/

for your side question, Zubeydah:  take a look at
http://www.artemisimports.com/patterns.htm
I have a bunch of posts saved about tweaking the FCBD pattern.  Just let me
know if you want them.

Zenobia
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From: <zubeydah at northkeep.org>
To: "Ansteorran Middle Eastern Dance and Community"
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Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-MiddleEastern] Re: Ansteorra-MiddleEastern
Digest,Vol 1, Issue 1


> > Kerra asked:
> > >>>How many of you think forming a kingdom guild is a good idea? Why?
> Side Question : Can anyone recommend pattern sources that are more period
than
> others? I've had positively miserable luck with the Fat Chance Belly Dance
> choli pattern. I was looking at the Simplicity patterns, but was worried
about
> how authentic they might be. FCBD's patterns talked about conservation of
> fabric being vital in the culture, and thus their pieces were laid out
against
> the grain, and on the bias, and just didn't come together very nicely...
> advice? suggestions?