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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hear Ye Hear Ye</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>Come one come all to the
Masquerade Ball Saturday Night after Court at The Harvest of the
Axe In any costume you may wish (Mundane or not). Masks would be
appreciated for it is a Masquerade Ball. Many people have started classes in
their respective areas. If you would like to make your own mask here are
directions that Mistress Willow had sent to one of the list:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>For the project you will need glue or flour and salt and paper and paints
and aluminum foil.<BR>Prepare your paper. You should tear it into small squares.
Tearing is always the proper way to work with paper mache or more properly
carta pesta. Paper Mache is the French word for the paper pulp and it means
"chewed paper". Since none of us are going to chew the paper let us use the word
for the Italian way of making it which is older.and in period longer. Paper
Mache is recorded only to the late 1500 in France and we can only find it
used in dolls heads. <BR>Carta pesta in one form or another can be found as far
back as the 1400. The Venetian could have taught the process to the Persians.
<BR>You tear the paper rather than cut it because the rough edges mesh together
and form a stronger bond. <BR>Take your helmet and cover it with foil or clear
wrap. Make sure it covers a lot. You can cut it down later. <BR>You can make
your glue by taken white glue and mixing it with water to make it a little more
runny but not too watery. <BR>Take each piece and put it in the glue and pull it
through your fingers getting the extra glue off it. <BR>Starting in the center
start layering the paper. Start with only three layer at first. Leave the piece
on the helmet to dry overnight. The secret of good Carta pesta is to let each
section dry before going on.<BR>If you want a mask. You take a cheap mask and
cover it with clear wrap or foil and do the same thing to it. <BR>To make a life
mask <BR>Take the foil and shape it to your face with eyes closed. or over your
glasses then take more foil and roughly shape it so you "face Mask" can rest on
it with flatting down. Then cover with paper. Go past the edge of mask because
you will be cutting edges. <BR>If you want your mask to have curls or whiskers
you want to extend the foil past the "face" so your extra things will have
strength. <BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>You can also contact Mistress Willow in regards if
you have any questions on how to make the masks. We will try to have
some A&S where masks can be made on site. (at least that was the plan).
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<DIV> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>We will have music and
finger foods and much much more.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Charles Of Portsmouth<BR>Herald of Skorragaršr
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