[Sca-cooks] Sewing was Things to BUY at Pennsic

[Olwen the Odd]

>In a message dated 6/10/2004 6:35:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>a5foil at ix.netcom.com writes:
>
><<So do you think people would actually pay reasonable prices for early 
>period
>garb?>>
>
>The people who recognize the quaility and know what they want would, I 
>think.
>  The ones who want quick and dirty garb who don't care if it's accurate
>wouldn't, of course, but there are plenty of merchants out there catering 
>to them.
>What we need is someone catering to the discerning authenticist of a period
>other than 14th or 15th century who wants accurate garb but either can't or
>doesn't have the time to make it themselves.  It's a niche market; I don't 
>think
>you could ever make a living off it it, but it could bring in a tidy side 
>sum.
>
>Brangwayna

I'm a foodie person and a "winter soldier" in that I help set up and clean 
up.  I don't bring two or three sets of clothes for a day event like some 
folks.  I do all the work in what I have on.  My 9th century persona was 
pretty much the same.  Yup, my tunics and short tunic dresses are generic 
junk, OTOH, they dirty up pretty well and I don't care if they get ripped or 
stained.  My favorite tunic is almost a rag at this point.  I bought it 
about 8 or 9 years ago for $10.  Did I mention I don't really sew??  Hans 
loves to watch me try.  He laughs and laughs, just like when he tricks me 
into reading aloud.  But he's smug.  He can sew *and* read aloud.
Olwen

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