OT[Sca-cooks] Pennsic Help

[Elaine Koogler]

Try http://www.silkconnection.com/buysilk/silkpages/tocsilk.htm
I believe that this connects you to the same website...they appear to call
themselves by other names, and this one takes you to a site where you can
get good prices on silk.  They are mostly undyed, but then that's what you
want!

Kiri
----- Original Message -----
From: "'bella" <ldybella at earthlink.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: OT[Sca-cooks] Pennsic Help


> 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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