[Sca-cooks] Drakey's latest accident story...

[Kerri Martinsen]

Ok - can't resist -

Leather is skin.  Leather dye colors skin.  Drakey's hands are made of
leather. Hummmm..

   WEARING GLOVES WHEN PUTTING ON LEATHER DYE IS A GOOD IDEA.

Just a thought for next time :)

Vitha
---------
Costumer by trade:  That means I know about all the toxic stuff we use in
clothes. Yea.  Want some arsenic with those bleached pants?



On 10/30/02 1:42 AM, "Stefan li Rous" <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> 'Lainie commented:
>> Not. Drake- do not wear gloves. It will make a statement that I don't think
>> you want to make.
>
>
> Why? Men did wear gloves in period. I suspect if you look you can even
> find nobility or Royalty in jeweled gloves and such in paintings. Even bending
> a bit past 1600 might be acceptable in this case.
>
>
>> First- why swear on the sword of state? Why not do a true period fealty,
>> and swear with your hands clasped between those of the King? They do it (or
>> at least did it) that way in Drachenwald.
>>
>> Second- wear long sleeves, pull them down a bit. And smile so widely that
>> no one looks at your hands.
>
> Some good suggestions here.
>
> Is there any of the studio/movie/play flesh colored makeup that
> would cover up the green shade? Drakey, is the green a solid covering
> or is it just patches or spots?
>
>
>> Third- if you do paint yourself green, I WANT PICTURES!
>
> Hmmm. Would woad overdye this green?
>
> woad-msg          (49K) 12/30/99    History of woad. Making dyes from woad.
> tattoos-msg       (41K) 10/21/99    Period tatoos. Hand and body decoration.
>
> Picts-msg         (14K) 11/ 4/96    Info. on the Picts. Name sources.
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