OT[Sca-cooks] Pennsic Help

['bella]

great but what IS thier website.. I used to have a commercial
account for them but lost the address and never did manage to
find the url..thanks
'bella
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elaine Koogler" <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: OT[Sca-cooks] Pennsic Help


: I just re-read your message, and thought I'd send you the same
idea I sent
: to someone on the sca-jml list.  I'm not sure how inexpensively
you can get
: silk, but you should be able to get it reasonably from Rupert,
Gibbon &
: Spider...they do have a website, I think.  And the pieces of
fabric you give
: out needn't be more than, say, 12" x 12" or so.  The idea is
tie-dyed silk,
: as it is done in Japan (and was actually done much this way in
period!!)
: Here are the directions I sent to the others...if you have any
questions,
: let me know.
:
: > OK.  Best I can remember, the way to set it up and run it is:
: >
: > 1.  Materials:  as cheap a silk as you can find (should be
silk or
: > wool...won't work with cotton or linen), Kool-aid in various
colors,
: water,
: > plastic tubs/wash basins/shallow trash cans, various items
for tie dye
: > (small stones, marbles, string, rubber bands, binder clips in
various
: > sizes), scissors (to cut silk into pieces for participants),
a drying
: rack,
: > paper towels.
: > 2.  Mix Kool-aid according to package directions, omitting
the sugar, in
: one
: > of the tubs.
: > 3.  Set up a second tub with clear water for rinsing.
: > 4.  Set up drying rack or clothes line (bring clothes pins if
you go this
: > route) for drying fabric.
: > (If you do this inside, you might want to cover the floor
with newspaper
: or
: > a drop cloth.)
: >
: > To do:
: > 1.  Create tie-dye pattern...ideas:
: >       --scrunch up a piece of the fabric and put a rubber
band around it.
: >       --put a marble in a section of fabric and stretch the
fabric around
: > it, holding it in place with string or rubber band.
: >       --use a binder clip to bunch up a bit of the fabric.
: >       --do the same thing as above (with marble) with a small
stone.
: >
: > Get the kids to try different kinds of things with their
piece of
: > fabric...just to see the different kinds of effects you can
get.
: >
: > 2.  Once fabric is "tied", dunk it into the Kool-aid mixture,
making sure
: it
: > gets thoroughly soaked.  You might want to use a wooden
spoon/stick to
: stir
: > it around to keep the dye off of your hands. (or use rubber
gloves)
: >
: > 3.  Pull fabric out of dye bath, and wring it out.  Dunk it
into the clear
: > water until it stops bleeding.
: >
: > 4.  Hang up to dry.
: >
: > Lots of fun!  If the kids really experiment with the stuff to
tie die, the
: > results can be impressive.  In fact, the way one of the
period techniques
: > was done was to tie fabric around a bundle of bamboo
twigs...this produced
: > much different effects than if they had simply tied up a
bunched piece of
: > fabric!
: >
: Hope this helps!
:
: Kiri
: ----- Original Message -----
:
: > Hello all. I've got an unusual request.
: >
: > I'm coordinating activities for Children's Point at Pennsic
this year.
: > Naturally, this means one of my topics is going to be
medieval food. I'm
: > looking for a few good ideas: Sotelties or other food
projects kids can
: > create that involve NO heat, little equipment, and are
reasonably
: > inexpensive.
: >
: > It's a tall order, I know. And to set the ball rolling, I've
already got
: the
: > graham cracker gingerbread house thing down. Not sure I'll
use it, but
: it's
: > on paper already. So please, feed me some ideas---the more
historically
: > authentic the better.
: > Cheers
: >
: > Aoife
: >
:
:
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