[Hellsgate] A&S Odds and Ends

[Branden]

Did you make it up the leather guild on time?
YIS,
Havarr Ericsson 

Stephanie Kohan <smkohan at gmail.com> wrote:

>First, the populace came out strong at A&S on Wednesday for part 2 of
>Giovanni's class. We had no less than 7 (!) people show off their leather
>jacks, as well as period dyeing and and tooling. Timur also led a leather
>tooling tutorial.
>
>Giovanni wanted to pass on that you can obtain a more cylindrical body by
>dampening the leather and placing a round bottle inside it. When the
>leather dries, it will better hold its rounded shape. However, be cautious
>with the size bottle you choose - if it is too big, you will have a
>difficult time removing it from the jack when it dries.
>
>Second, we as a group have come a long way in the past couple months, and
>the explosion of activity is awesome. :-) As MoAS, I want to brag all I can
>to kingdom about our achievements - and that's where *you* come in!  I need
>your eyes and ears. If you teach, if you are working on an A&S project
>(garb, leather, kumihimo, etc the list is looong) and our paths do not
>happen to cross, please help me note it, so that no Hellsgater's work is
>missed or overlooked. A text or email is always welcome. :D Thank you for
>your time.
>
>YIS,
>Johanna
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