[Sca-cooks] colours of belts etc

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 11:03 PM 11/3/02 -0600, Stefan wrote:
>
>Yep. Sigh. My first belt I made for the SCA was a reddish-brown belt. After
>a number of comments from various squires, I dyed it with a dark-brown
>dye. I still have that belt, 13 years later. Some of you have probably
>seen it. Maybe it *is* time for a new one. One with some pewter castings
>on it. Maybe a belt end with my device on it.
>
>However, I was new to the SCA then. Now, I'm not. And I'm a bit more
>cantankerous. I suspect that now-a-days I would just tell them "red"
>is not a reserved color and perhaps go find some red leather dye.

Some people are twitchy and rude. IMNSHO, the ones who object the most in
these situations are the ones who are the most insecure and defensive about
their own status.

I have a number of headdresses from the 14th-15th c. Some of them are
metal- metal cauls on a metal band, ornamented with pearls and jewels. The
first one I made had a metal filigree band, and I showed it to a Countess I
knew (Countess Morag, who had been the first Queen of An Tir). I asked here
if there were any 'legal' problems with construction or ornament, and she
said no. And she told me if there were questions, to send such rude persons
to her. ;-) The only people who tried to give me a hard time were not
County, or peers, or even people I knew. Strangers, who obviously didn't
have anythign better to do. I introduced myself, gave my full rank & title,
and explained the documentation, AND that Morag had told me it was ok. I
don't usually like to name-drop, but the effect was well worth it... ;-)

'Lainie
-whose circlet has a saltshaker in the middle of it...
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