tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56393570282572568662024-03-13T02:04:04.786-05:00Two Eagles Kitchen-Journey To The PastLiving History Reenactors Cooking and Demonstrating at Historic Events and Mountain Man Rendezvous Celebrating The Fur Trade Era, Civil War, Heritage Days Festivals and Pow Wows featuring Fry Bread, Heritage Recipes, Old Fashioned Root Beer!MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-51570037906734578922012-05-22T09:14:00.001-05:002012-05-22T09:14:47.687-05:00Full Time RV Road Warriors: Rolling On The River-Lazy Day<a href="http://www.fulltimeroadwarriors.com/2012/05/rolling-on-river-lazy-day.html">Full Time RV Road Warriors: Rolling On The River-Lazy Day</a>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-46797278761416019752012-05-15T18:08:00.001-05:002012-05-15T18:08:09.381-05:00Papa Doo Daa Is on TV! See His Interview! Lost Falls Rendezvous We were recently interviewed by WEAU Eau Claire, Wisconsin For the Upcoming Rendezvous at Lost Falls May -18-19 You can see the video by clicking here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.weau.com/interviews/headlines/NOON_INTERVIEW_Lost_Falls_Rendezvous_151396585.html#.T7LhQOIZdwg.blogger">NOON INTERVIEW: Lost Falls Rendezvous</a>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-46579226886918588062012-04-23T15:13:00.001-05:002012-04-23T15:49:27.134-05:00Full Time RV Road Warriors Journey North<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, we are on the road again, after a long rest in Northern Florida, Our goal today is to make it to <span class="pp-place-title">Chattahoochee KOA.</span><br />
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<span class="pp-place-title">We
have been on the road a few hours enjoying the Spring Flowers that are
everywhere but we are bucking a heck of a headwind today so our mileage
is dismal and it's kinda creepy the way the rig sorta sways. </span><br />
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<span class="pp-place-title">I have to admit though, our old Fiver was darn scary in a wind, so this is much nicer, (if there is such a thing).</span><br />
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<span class="pp-place-title">I spent the morning deep
cleaning the rig, a habit I gained a long ago and have been glad for it
ever since. I simply will not move the rig until the place is spotless.
This way when we set up, all I have to do is sit back and enjoy.</span><br />
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<span class="pp-place-title">I
started doing this because I had an unnamed fear of dirt building up
under the slide as it moved in and out, causing problems eventually, (I
don't know what, maybe binding? or grinding to a halt because of some
cat toy or bead I left rolling around), so I started vacuuming
rigorously every time we moved before we put the slide in.</span><br />
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<span class="pp-place-title">It has worked
wonderfully for me because I really do look forward to stopping for the
night to a clean house, clean sheets, clean dishes...the list goes on
and on, but it is one nice way to make your life on the road a little
sweeter.</span><br />
Then
we move to Doyle's end of the trailer and see that he has acquired a
new toy. Thankfully we had a lot of room this year on the way back, or
this would have been left behind.<br />
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There's a great story
behind our new Yacht, you see, we were on the beach and Doyle came
running up to me towing this barnacle and seaweed covered Dingy behind
him, with this Little Boy Look on his face that clearly said, "Look what
followed me home, can I keep it?" I was dubious at best about the
prospect, we were three miles up the shore and there wasn't much to
recommend this craft, it was "Seaworthy" but where I come from, (Lake
Superior), this wouldn't qualify as a life vest.<br />
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So, to make a long story short and save you the
debate that followed in somewhat heated terms, we lugged the boat up the
shore and over the dunes to our truck and then Doyle spent a day or two
cleaning it up.<br />
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I did some research on this boat and
it turns out it's quite the sailing craft, it can be neatly rigged to
run sail and the site has pictures of people actually skipping across
the waves in one of these. Yeah, right.<br />
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I noticed most
of the "Sailors" were kids and that the small bay they were in had a
breeze that just rippled the surface. I myself I think would rather take
the peril of survival swimming for shore than put my faith in this
craft in a pinch...<br />
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But, it amuses Doyle and he thinks
it will be nice for trolling the small rivers around the area we are
planning to stay in this year in Wisconsin, and I agree, it would be
good for that, and if all else fails we can always fill it with dirt and
plant flowers in it.<br />
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<br /></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-3013041567871204742011-07-30T08:57:00.000-05:002011-07-30T08:57:43.459-05:00Looking For Help....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ3MZliral93WCVR0WRRf20BGBGHAXDOQMnRRheNMEaaEgKJD-WWoVadaEB9Dr9YblGUAtn6eECHp4IsgrVwwCbh_xYX028liCJFSwBWp2tdxQRuJMKSzAm4lCDnqGJEwwAUCTBh298U/s1600/DSC02165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ3MZliral93WCVR0WRRf20BGBGHAXDOQMnRRheNMEaaEgKJD-WWoVadaEB9Dr9YblGUAtn6eECHp4IsgrVwwCbh_xYX028liCJFSwBWp2tdxQRuJMKSzAm4lCDnqGJEwwAUCTBh298U/s320/DSC02165.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">We are currently looking for able bodied help for set up on Wednesday through Monday tear down at Kenosha, WI Pike River Rendezvous Aug 3-8.</span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Must have own lodge, transportation and be ready to work all days dawn to dusk. This could be an ongoing position for the right person. Email us at <a href="mailto:doodaainn@yahoo.com">doodaainn@yahoo.com</a> for details.</span></span></h6></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-41962375962027406692011-07-27T10:15:00.032-05:002011-07-27T19:29:48.064-05:00Dave Risdon Deer Buck Skin Tanner Extra Ordinaire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hides drying on the line</div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">When I first started going to reenactments and Rendesvous, I met fellow Newbie Dave Risdon, who had the unusual hobby of brain tanning deer hides in the traditional Native American way.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Now flash forward seven years and we are both still doing what we love best, researching and applying the teachings of the Native American way of doing things.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Dave demonstrates wet scraping</div></div></td></tr>
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">He has many talents including playing the violin, but his heart is in his work of tanning deer hides.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">He just made me a second set of hides that I will be using to make the off the shoulder dress, and I have three hides of his from before I will be making into my brain tan strap dress.</div></div></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">showing the carefully sewn seam</span></div></div></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of the myths he proves unfounded is that hides were hot, heavy and sweaty. By tanning hides in this manner, they become light, cool and washable. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcrKgjhZMQJ3Ays2q6ePWSNZ0BwoShGxDfnY5i9rOA9csGmq6HeiHnr2_2K6oszPLTxvgw4jxB0dUTbi6B0iG14gU2lOWW4rX66xgrR4J2CCDEjIxRmceJ9SBhikxZfr-c54B0RIsem4/s320/DSC00209.jpg" style="cursor: move; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Keeping a careful eye on the process</span></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have always been well pleased with Dave's results and am glad that he found a place to teach his art in the reenactment world.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcrKgjhZMQJ3Ays2q6ePWSNZ0BwoShGxDfnY5i9rOA9csGmq6HeiHnr2_2K6oszPLTxvgw4jxB0dUTbi6B0iG14gU2lOWW4rX66xgrR4J2CCDEjIxRmceJ9SBhikxZfr-c54B0RIsem4/s1600/DSC00209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doyle demonstrates proper puddle jumping</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once again, it's time to pack up and head up the river to Fort Folle Avoine Rendezvous!</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">No Doubt about it, this is Doyle's and my favorite Rendezvous! This where we met six years ago, and it just keeps getting better everyday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the only Event where I get to see my Northern Minnesota friends who got me into Rendezvous to begin with, if not for Dan and Stoni, Ed and Collen, I never would have gone to rendezvous, and never would have met Doyle!</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sadly, this past year, Collen passed from among us, she had a brave battle with Cancer that finally took her this Spring.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Until the end, she was a brave soul who fought the odds and won, even making a special trip to Florida to surprise us two years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She was one of my very best friends and always stuck by me no matter what, She and Ed would always call on my Birthday and leave me a singing Birthday message, something I never erased from my messages, and I listen to it often when I think of her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This camp has more camp kids than any other we attend, so many they have to have two candy cannons! It's such a "Feel Good" Event, and we look forward to going every year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hope to see you there this year, be sure to drop by and see us!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://theforts.org/?110140000000"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is the info on the Event from the website</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td valign="top"><h2 align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a reprinting of a great article on documented Bead Ornamentation based on archeological digs at old forts.</span></h2><h2 align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2 align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: large;">Art. II. <i>Seed Beads in the Northwest</i>. </span></h2><h3 align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: large;">In which J. GOTTFRED presents information on small glass beads based on the archaeological evidence from Fort George (1792-1800), Rocky Mountain House (1799-1821), and the Boyer Post and Aspen House sites (1788-1802)</span></h3><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> <br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is some confusion among re-enactors concerning what beads are correct to use for beadwork decoration on reproduction clothing and other items dating to before 1821. In this article I will present information from three archeological reports concerning small glass beads found at fur trade sites dating from 1788-1821. I will also discuss what modern beads are the closest to these historic beads in size, shape, and color.</span><br />
</div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the confusion regarding small beads comes from the fact that people use the same terms to describe different beads. Modern seed beads are classified by size number. Usually, seed bead sizes range from size 2 (large) to size 14 (tiny). Size 2 beads are almost as big as a modern pony bead, while the size 14 beads are about a millimeter in diameter. The most popular size with modern craft workers seems to be size 10, with a diameter of about 2.5 mm. Today's 'pony beads' or 'crow beads' are large beads, usually plastic, with a large hole and a diameter of 9 mm. They are often used to decorate fancy bandannas and leather fringes. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Historic seed beads are defined as being under 2.0 mm in diameter (Nobel, 143). Historic 'pony' or 'pound' beads are larger than 2.0 mm, generally between 2.0 and 4.0 mm (Kidd, 175). Modern size 6 to size 10 beads are the same diameter as historic pony beads, while modern seed bead sizes 11 to 14 have the same diameter as historic seed beads. There does not appear to be a historic analog to modern pony beads, although there were other types of large beads. </span> </div><i> </i><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Beads at Fort George 1792-1800</span></i><br />
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<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fort George was a North West Company post located on the North Saskatchewan River near the town of Elk Point, Alberta. It operated from 1792 to 1800.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">During the years 1965 to 1967, 20,588 small glass beads were recovered from the Fort George site (Kidd, 175). Most of them were 'pound beads' or 'pony beads', with diameters generally between 2 and 4 mm (Kidd, 175). (A size 10 seed bead is about 2.5 mm in diameter, while a size 6 seed bead is roughly 4.4 mm in diameter.)</span><br />
</div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">The archeologists further classified the beads into three shape categories, 'flat' beads have diameters greater than their length, 'square' beads are as long as they are wide, and 'elongated' beads are longer than their diameter. Most modern seed beads are 'flat'. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">At Fort George, the three shape categories broke down in the following way (from data in Kidd, 176):</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
<div align="CENTER"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="275" src="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IV2.ht1.gif" width="336" /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Unlike modern beads, two thirds of the small beads have a 'square' profile. Modern beads also have more rounded edges (shaped like car tires), where as the historic beads had square edges, more like modern 'cut' beads (like short lengths of pipe). It should also be noted that the historic beads were much less regular in size than modern beads.</span><br />
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<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">The main colors of the beads excavated at Fort George were white and blue. Two-thirds of the remainder were red, while green and wine-colored beads made up most of the rest.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div align="CENTER"><img border="0" height="248" src="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IV2.ht2.gif" width="260" /></div><div align="CENTER"><img border="0" height="303" src="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IV2.ht3.gif" width="278" /></div></span><i> <div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beads at Rocky Mountain House, 1799-1821</span></div></i> <br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rocky Mountain House was a North West Company post located on the North Saskatchewan River just south of the town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. It was open from 1799-1821.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">The site yielded 151 seed beads less than 2 mm in diameter, and 10,539 'square' beads with diameters ranging from 2.1 to 4.0 mm (Noble, 145). At Rocky Mountain House, most of the beads were 'square' ; only 176 beads were 'flat'.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Noble notes that 'the comparatively low number of seed beads at Rocky Mountain House is in contradistinction to bead samples from other historic forts' and that the 'data suggests that the Rocky Mountain House seed bead sample is very low. This may be a function of time, different suppliers or simply due to a preference on the part of the Indians.' (Noble, 144-145)</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">They found 10,522 beads at Rocky Mountain House. Blue beads made up 69% of these beads, and white beads were the remaining 31%. There were also 17 red beads.</span><br />
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<div align="JUSTIFY"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Beads at the Boyer Post and Aspen House sites (1788-1802)</span></i></div><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Boyer Post and Aspen House were North West Company posts located at the forks of the Boyer and Peace Rivers in Northern Alberta. The site is very near Fort Vermilion, Alberta.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Only 73 beads were recovered from the site, but their color distribution is similar to the other sites' with the vast majority of beads being evenly split between white and blue, with remainder composed of red and yellow in equal proportions.</span></div><i> </i><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Combined Data</span></i></div><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">If we combine the small bead data from all three sites, we find that out of a total of 31,138 beads, 57% are white, and 29% are blue. The remaining 14% is predominantly red.</span></div><i> </i><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Analysis of Bead Patterns</span></i></div><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Museums contain many different examples of beadwork patterns. Unfortunately, most of these items date from the late 19th or early 20th centuries. However, if we assume that they are representative of earlier patterns, it might be interesting to compare the representation of bead colors in these patterns to the distribution of bead colors at archaeological sites. I will present a breakdown of two geometric patterns that I have reproduced from historic examples.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first is a reproduction beaded strip from the arms of a Plains Cree man's shirt that used 14,400 modern size 10 beads. The pattern consisted of pairs of yellow triangles bordered in black on a white background.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
<div align="CENTER"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="264" src="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IV2.ht4.gif" width="275" /></span></div><div align="CENTER"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IV2.ht5.gif" width="305" /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div align="CENTER"><img border="0" height="382" src="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IV2.ht6.gif" width="236" /></div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div align="JUSTIFY">The second example is of a beaded strip from the front of a Blackfoot man's shirt. This is a variation of the Blackfoot 'mountain' pattern, which might be described as blue triangles bordered with black borders and colored details on a white background. I have reproduced one pattern of 4,384 size 10 beads. When extrapolated to the size of the original garment's beaded strip, this pattern would comprise some 35,072 beads with the following color breakdown :</div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div align="center"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IV2.ht7.gif" width="329" /></div></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> <br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">The color distributions of the two patterns are similar to the color distribution of the beads from the three historic sites, and would suggest that historic bead patterns were of the same general form, namely a background field of white, with predominantly blue colored designs placed at regular intervals within the field. </span> </div><i> </i><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Conclusions</span></i></div><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Historically, the term 'seed bead' refers to beads less than 2 mm in diameter. The historic term 'pony bead' refers to beads of between 2 mm and 4 mm in diameter, but the beads craft stores call pony beads are usually much bigger than that. Historic 'pony beads' correspond in size to modern size 6 to size 10 seed beads. (2-4 mm diameter). In scaled photographs of pony beads from the Fort George and Boyer/Aspen sites, most correspond to modern size 6 seed beads (4 mm diameter). </span> </div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most beads were white and blue. This may indicate that these two colors were preferred for use as the background colors for fully beaded designs.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two-thirds of historic beads were of the 'square' form, with the remainder split between 'flat' and 'elongated' forms.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the re-enactor, this data would suggest that beadwork consistent with archeological evidence covering the period 1792-1821 in Alberta would use modern size 6 (4mm) seed beads, in patterns using white or blue as the main or background color, with periodic designs of yellow, red, black, green, or wine. </span> </div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">The greatest challenge to the re-enactor is obtaining 'square' type beads. Using 'flat' forms would not be totally inconsistent with the archeological record, but I suspect that a pattern made only with 'flat' beads would not be typical for the time. Modern seed beads have rounded edges and are very flat. The most common historic beads were more 'square', and had edges that were generally much less rounded than the edges of modern beads.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">See also "<a href="http://www.northwestjournal.ca/beads.html">A Tale of Three Beads</a>"</span></div><i> </i><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">References</span></i></div><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kidd, Robert S., <i>Fort George and the Early Fur Trade in Alberta</i>. Provincial Museum and Archives of Alberta Publication No. 2, 1970</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Noble, William C., 'The Excavation and Historical Identification of Rocky Mountain House' in <i>Canadian Historic Sites : Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 6</i>. National Historic Sites Service, National and Historic Parks Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Ottawa, 1973. pp. 56-163</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pyszczyk, Heinz W., 'A 'Parchment Skin' is All : The Archaeology of the Boyer River Site, Fort Vermilion, Alberta' in <i>The Uncovered Past : Roots of Northern Alberta Societies, </i>Patricia A McCormack, ed. Circumpolar Research Series Number 3, Canadian Circumpolar Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 1993. pp.33-44.</span></div></td></tr>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a picture of tile beads, currently <a href="http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CCTP&Product_Code=8516-006&Category_Code=501-150-000">Crazy Crow</a> has them in these colors and they have a large selection of colors, they are made in India: </span></b></i><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the 16th and 17th centuries, furs were a big part of European fashion. Mink, lynx, otter and sable were used to enhance stoles, sleeves and capes. Ermine, which was completely white with just a touch of black, added a majestic beauty to kings' mantles. Beaver felt, which was also popular, was use to make broad-brimmed hats with incomparable impermeability.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Furs from Russia and Scandinavia were costly for the French furriers and they were not always of the best quality. Merchants quickly realized how they could make the most of North American furs, which were abundant, diversified and magnificent as a result of the harsh climate. The fur trade was to play a decisive role in French colonization efforts. It was the fur trade that forced the exploration of the territory and the establishment of good relationships with the Aboriginal peoples.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seeking beaver skins and pelts, thousands of men traveled along the waterways and through the forests of North America. Depending on their status and the period, they were known by different names: coureurs des bois, voyageurs, pedleurs, men of the North, eaters of lard, trappers. Whether they were just passing though or had settled down, they lived life off the beaten trails and enjoyed a great deal of freedom. This chronicle provides an opportunity to learn about their daily lives, as they lived on the fringes of the colony.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Source: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada/Fonds Frances Anne Hopkins/C-002773</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.maisonsaint-gabriel.qc.ca/en/b/page_b_5aMemoire.html">http://www.maisonsaint-gabriel.qc.ca/en/b/page_b_5aMemoire.html </a></div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-86408371484420603492011-06-19T12:26:00.000-05:002011-06-19T12:26:09.862-05:00Sidelined at Prairie du Chien Rendezvous<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">OK, I hurt myself driving 2 foot tent stakes at Prairie du Chien Rendezvous. I have driven stakes many times, and it used to be my Husbands job, but since his surgery last Fall I have taken over this duty to prevent him hurting himself. I hadn't had a problem up to this point, but Prairie has a lot of old pavement under the site, and I think I hurt myself trying to blast through and old sidewalk!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Normally we have been corralling the closest strong back we could find to do this nasty but necessary job, but this time we were on our own and I was feeling frisky so I drove them all myself and ended up pulling some muscles I wasn't aware I had until this moment.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On a scale of one to ten, this was an eleven, and forced me not only to bed, but prevented me from working in the kitchen all weekend. It wasn't easy missing one of my favorite Events, I couldn't even get over to visit, it's Sunday and I am just now able to sit up and walk a bit.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thank goodness also for Pat's Lund's Corsettes, I strapped one on the first day I could get out of bed, and it's stabilized my back better than most medical back braces!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would like to thank everyone who stopped by the kitchen to wish me well and maybe pitched in to help Doyle during one of our busiest Events of the year! Connie came through like a Champ, taking over my duties and keeping an eye on Doyle to keep him from working too hard. we had a nice couple of young Ladies who also came by and helped Doyle out, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for being there for us!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The hardest part of hurting myself was not being able to visit with everyone we normally only see once a year at this Event. I thought about going over today and just hanging around the kitchen, but I puttered around the house yesterday and I woke up stiff and sore again today, I also think it would be impossible for me to just sit and watch, I would eventually get up and try to do something, which would only set me back and get my butt whooped by Connie and Doyle.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now we will be down for a few weeks until Folle Avoine, I am really looking forward to getting there and working on my dress in the kitchen. I better be better by then, even if I have to resort to...DOCTORS..but I hope rest and a little Yoga will take care of it!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thank you all again for supporting our kitchen and helping Doyle out, we appreciate each and every one of you good Folks out on the road with us, and may God watch over your travels until we meet again!</div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-80308408769213276642011-06-19T10:27:00.003-05:002011-06-19T10:28:33.233-05:00Reconstructing a Pre Contact Elk Two Hide Dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V8r9biwUbkvtp97idnCcms7t3HtbxzBk6XurnV2njluh_9WuAWRUWHr1Uuw_SUUf1g8Ry8bDWpqMEn-R7OfOKsJTzhndYvQX8rCTnS4RLw2p35-8esOSuW4kZPMjNlF6P_tNkqrewg/s1600/riverfront.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V8r9biwUbkvtp97idnCcms7t3HtbxzBk6XurnV2njluh_9WuAWRUWHr1Uuw_SUUf1g8Ry8bDWpqMEn-R7OfOKsJTzhndYvQX8rCTnS4RLw2p35-8esOSuW4kZPMjNlF6P_tNkqrewg/s400/riverfront.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGYKaPCCcajSdRYyvtoeOoZLL39yNkwUwPU1mxBR5WBzirKaxdXKeNyDwpnYqPh8j6xvc-de7fHNO45OU1nOjLnnKeokK-M839POoFYwCvX7hClPW3gCOiXDkQl_sVHOIJnLbivphbg/s1600/dressfacing+river.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGYKaPCCcajSdRYyvtoeOoZLL39yNkwUwPU1mxBR5WBzirKaxdXKeNyDwpnYqPh8j6xvc-de7fHNO45OU1nOjLnnKeokK-M839POoFYwCvX7hClPW3gCOiXDkQl_sVHOIJnLbivphbg/s640/dressfacing+river.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We've had a week off, so I've jumped right into a project that has been years in the planning and research. I'm recreating an Elk Hide dress that hasn't been seen walking around in 300 or so hundred years.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I actually have three hide dresses in the planning phase, but this one just sort of came up when I got the hides and hung them on the dress form.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The hides were hung as they had been delivered, no cutting or trimming of leather was done to it. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was supposed to be a Wampanoag over the shoulder dress, (Think Jane of Tarzan fame), but when I did the initial dress form fitting, this dress came out instead and insisted I make it.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sometimes the hides just arrange themselves in such a way you just have to go with what they are telling you.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In early Native American Culture it was common to make a dress from the entire hide without cutting it in any way, just artfully arranging it to your form.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One second later, Slippers pulled the dress form over on top of her!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This was powerful medicine in it's day but was later modified to become a more taylored garment for a more active mobile lifestyle and redesigned to differentiate between different tribes.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What really surprised me is when I got things pinned up I began to see a garment that covered different cultures around the world also.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If one looks carefully, one can see the lines of the Kimono. If one squints a bit, a Medieval dress line appears.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lets face it, at one time or another we all ran around in hides of one sort or another on every continent. We all wanted to look our best, (women have always been concerned about their looks, trust me on this, even in the cave there was some sort of fashion going on). </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I imagine considerable time was spent making the hides hang, "just so" instead of just tying a knot of any given smelly hide over one shoulder and marching on...that idea is abhorrent to women now as then.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anywho...it's amazing to think that all long flowing dresses are essentially paying homage to the original two hide dress, the lines are obvious, the pattern clear.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We've just changed fabric for hides, added darts, zippers, buttons and cut away at the excess to reveal a modern line. It's nice to take a moment and take a good long look at our beginnings and see that even then, women had fine taste in clothing. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-28861149089866761832011-06-11T23:18:00.000-05:002011-06-11T23:18:17.444-05:00My Two Brain Tan Elk Dress Begins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> My first fitting was just to find out if me and my dress form still agreed on size, which we did, but it was evident that just throwing the hides on the form wasn't good enough. I had to play around with the grain and hang of the animal to get it to drape properly.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I, of course, hung my hides neck down, which really makes a difference in how it hangs, those old world Gals knew what they were doing!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It really helped to let the hides hand an relax for a while, then I pinched, stretched and tugged until they started to see my way of doing things.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's obvious from the dress I took the pattern off of that this dress was made on the person and not just thrown on the floor and sewed up. One must know where the median lines of the body are to get a proper drape!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was shocked when it all came together, it resembled a Kimono in shape and contour! Now I'm so happy with how it looks I don't want to do anything more with it other than stitch it up and put it on! I'm seriously considering leaving it as is and getting more hides to make the off the shoulder version with fringe.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Fitting</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This would be an actual two hide dress as it was first conceived, and I have to say that it is lovely indeed! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We'll see.....</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I always promised myself I wouldn't get hooked on Beads, but sooner or later you just have to have something to wear with your red, white and blue regalia and I just couldn't help but fall in love with these Chevrons I have collected over the past few years. I finally have them strung up in a useable and ascetic form and can't wait to try them on when I am all "Dressed Up".</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I began my search for the Wampanoag people, the Natives who interacted with the so called "Pilgrims" of Plymouth rock and Thanksgiving fame.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I came across this site linked in the pictures below to a Native reenactment village where they are actually wearing the garment I will be recreating soon.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was thrilled to find that the arm closure I documented on Mia's actual dress was authentic, and the manner of attaching the shoulder correct.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is a big moment for me, as the garment had been modified to include a button closure, something I was not comfortable with using, (I never have seen button closures used in pre contact clothing).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But, the garment DID have mysterious slits on either end of the fold-over that implied a drawstring to me, and when I repaired it, I did add the leather drawstring, but left the button closure as I did not want to over-alter the dress, (it was not mine, after all).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have been searching ever since for the actual closure, and these pictures show the leather thong strap closure I have been thinking of all along and was evidenced in the actual garment I studied. It lends a graceful closure to the over-the-shoulder attachment, and will look stunning!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are more photos and links to the actual page where I found my material for this article, I will be ever grateful to the Wampanoag for keeping their historical clothing alive!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The following is their sites wording and not mine:</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><img alt="Erinn sewing homesite" height="414" src="http://www.plimoth.org/sites/default/files/wysiwyg-images/smallermonarch%20butterfly.jpg" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" title="Erinn sewing homesite" width="275" /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Unlike the people you’ll meet in the <a href="http://www.plimoth.org/what-see-do/17th-century-english-village" title="17th-century English Village">17<sup>th</sup>-Century English Village</a>, the staff in the Wampanoag Homesite are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> role players. <a href="http://www.plimoth.org/what-see-do/wampanoag-homesite">They are all Native People</a> - either Wampanoag or from other Native Nations - and they will be dressed in historically accurate clothing, mostly made of deerskin. They speak from a modern perspective about Wampanoag history and culture. They are happy to see you and will invite you inside a <em>wetu</em>, or tell you what they are growing in the garden, or show you how to play hubbub, an ancient tribal game still enjoyed by many Wampanoag today. The staff in the Wampanoag Homesite are very proud of their Native heritage, and knowledgeable of the traditions, stories, technology, pasttimes, music and dance of the people who have lived in this region for more than 10,000 years. Ask lots of questions! You may be surprised what you will learn.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><h2 class="module_title " style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/UniqueThanksgiving">Authentic Costuming: English, Wampanoag, and Pirate </a></h2><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 1621 Clothes, whether European, American Indian, or Pirate (yes, pirates!), were much different than we so commonly think today. The following period garment information is taken from </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>The American Patriot's Treasury of Historical Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas (Second Edition)</b></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, which covers the subject in much greater detail (Sumptuary Laws, accessories, gender, undergarments, children's attire, fabric choices, resources, weapons, and more).</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">PILGRIMS</b><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> This time period is considered the late Renaissance, and English attire was actually very colorful and romantic. Stereotypically we think of Pilgrims in black and white, but that style didn't come into middle class fashion until the late 1600's (see the Costumes page at ideasThanksgiving.com for a fascinating look at the origins of Pilgrim clothing stereotypes).</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> English class attire for both genders is discussed at length in the guide, but you can get an idea of the possibilities throughout this lens. For the sake of interest, here is the breakdown of class attire for English women in 1621. All the Pilgrims of the Mayflower were middle class citizens, but don't let that stop you from making clothing that you'll love to wear if you prefer the upper or lower class attire.</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><div align="center" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><img height="190px" src="http://www.ideasthanksgiving.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/1620EnglWoFashionCrop.jpg" width="575px" /></div><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> (Lower Class - Middle Class - Upper Class)</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Lower Class: Outer corset, exposed undershirt sleeves</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Middle Class: Jacket with full length sleeves to cover undershirt</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Upper Class: One piece dress with full length sleeves and stately collar</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">WAMPANOAG</b><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Americans only have partial descriptions, and few if any portraits of 1621 Wampanoag people, so Wampanoag costuming is left wide open for interpretation. The pictures following are of my youngest son wearing a style-plausible interpretation, followed by line drawings of traditional attire currently donned by Wampanoag Indians (as featured in The History Channel production, Mayflower). For my son's attire I couldn't afford leather leggings, but I did manage a snake skin belt and fur wrap. Snake skin belts are mentioned in period descriptions of the New England Natives.</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><div align="center" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.ideasthanksgiving.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/MultiWampCostumes72dpi_6-5in.jpg" /></div><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">PIRATE</b><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Yes, there were pirates in 1621, and they did touch the Thanksgiving story every bit as much as the Mayflower did! Details are in the guide, plus some information can be found on our 1621 Pirates page at 3 Sun Thanksgiving.com.</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Essentially there were two pirates authentic to the 1621 Plymouth story: the Barbary Coast Pirates (also called Algerian Corsairs), and French Privateers (government-appointed pirates who were more inclined to steal than to kill).</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><div align="center" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.ideasthanksgiving.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/1621Pirates-BothJPGsml.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-34752733454617163672011-06-08T08:52:00.000-05:002011-06-08T08:52:08.170-05:00Prairie du Chien Rendezvous June 12-19<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="title">Prairie du Chien Rendezvous</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cmNxsI9U2Ajn3kMiYf5n9UmyWe3iYWVUxa28LrmGetQiqwf1AnkoPu1jOKdoDrfN_dDjBJI1lksxiIQXxZQZuX7wiotmYS2nIfghyTb8SgsCLUWfGonXsAMwT1wU-3HoamoWLgcWPQk/s1600/DSC00871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cmNxsI9U2Ajn3kMiYf5n9UmyWe3iYWVUxa28LrmGetQiqwf1AnkoPu1jOKdoDrfN_dDjBJI1lksxiIQXxZQZuX7wiotmYS2nIfghyTb8SgsCLUWfGonXsAMwT1wU-3HoamoWLgcWPQk/s320/DSC00871.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="detail-content" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWpD047o01KIV4DSTeqEJrXyi_Ce9p4rmCjYa2AFLbMz4mNmzFVdp47ETiaMVzIqNuyGIkDumNBXDEPfFCEHwjVyzklNgxQgtGzbYdAiZByiKOYgqpxFMtDLRSSnGLn7Ws0J_j9yu8Dk/s1600/2590028436_11ccda8905_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWpD047o01KIV4DSTeqEJrXyi_Ce9p4rmCjYa2AFLbMz4mNmzFVdp47ETiaMVzIqNuyGIkDumNBXDEPfFCEHwjVyzklNgxQgtGzbYdAiZByiKOYgqpxFMtDLRSSnGLn7Ws0J_j9yu8Dk/s320/2590028436_11ccda8905_m.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="detail-item"><span class="event-details-label">When</span><span class="event-when">-Jun 16 – 19 2011</span></div><div class="detail-item"></div><div class="detail-item"><span class="event-details-label">Where</span><span class="event-where">-St. Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien (<a class="menu-link" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=St.%20Feriole%20Island%2C%20Prairie%20du%20Chien" target="_blank">map</a>)</span></div><div class="detail-item"></div><div class="detail-item"><span class="event-details-label">Description</span><span class="event-description">-Early Set Up June 12 4:00pm June 16-19: Annual Prairie Villa Rendezvous, Fur Trading era environment recreating life as it was in 1840's when Prairie du Chien was the hub of the fur trading, largest re-enactment in the Midwest, open to the public, free admission, St. Feriole Island along the Mississippi River. </span></div><div class="detail-item"></div><div class="detail-item"><br />
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A huge flea market runs at the same time in the park, so it is double the fun for the public!<br />
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Hope to see you there!<br />
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</tbody></table>Believe it or not Kids, this video was made from a photo! The software is on the net and you can build your own animation without downloading anything! It's called <a href="http://www.pqdvd.com/talkingphoto/blogit.html">Talking Photo</a>, and as you can see, it has charming results! Try it out today on a photo of your Pet or Loved one!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2002?-2011</td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="http://www.fulltimeroadwarriors.com/?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4de85f2fc95ab682%2C0">Click Here for the Memorial for The Passing of Katie Rose<br />
</a></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-50684356065147106912011-05-23T07:43:00.000-05:002011-05-23T07:43:00.633-05:00Cannon River Rendezvous May 24-30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cannon River Rendezvous</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When- May 24 – 30 2011 </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Where- Stanton Township - Near Cannon Falls (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Stanton%20Township%20-%20Near%20Cannon%20Falls">map</a>) </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Description-Presented by: Twin city Muzzle Loaders Club, Inc.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVsmgpnuEh5JVok6_dVT0_IjDfe2gWpFabCjo2UxcZteM-w-Aj0ZgAKzeRSeslr5jHZwDyWuFPyTX-meSP_JVgyqevIUpAU2mm4RhOBNOXliJJ5hE4dUGkXAXNHtP5XpnTOH9vZ3rH5Y/s1600/DSC02170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVsmgpnuEh5JVok6_dVT0_IjDfe2gWpFabCjo2UxcZteM-w-Aj0ZgAKzeRSeslr5jHZwDyWuFPyTX-meSP_JVgyqevIUpAU2mm4RhOBNOXliJJ5hE4dUGkXAXNHtP5XpnTOH9vZ3rH5Y/s320/DSC02170.jpg" width="320" /></a>To all Buckskinners, Voyageurs, Longknives, Furtrappers, Long Hunters, Tale Tellers, Flat Landers, Kin Folk, and any other critter who has been known to depart from the truth a bit. On May 26st thru 30st, the Cannon River Rendezvous returns again! Git’ Ready! And if you are of stout and courageous spirit, you can be a part of it. Bundle your tent poles, brush off your buckskins, s...hake your bedroll clean, and prepare to stake your Teepee or Lean-to at the Whitson Family Farm.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlfZS6_JJNNXAZBz1OAJ-HjkDZBVqdbdsAPvDM6rI_ei20MA8whaqP1AExnLP-_dKvGoSgTATGsV0iDRxwSIymGkRzJjtbsqt7hKePj8gSgVC9mcHqjFfI7h4k8md6Sl3PbHZFKGVv08/s1600/DSC02171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlfZS6_JJNNXAZBz1OAJ-HjkDZBVqdbdsAPvDM6rI_ei20MA8whaqP1AExnLP-_dKvGoSgTATGsV0iDRxwSIymGkRzJjtbsqt7hKePj8gSgVC9mcHqjFfI7h4k8md6Sl3PbHZFKGVv08/s320/DSC02171.jpg" width="320" /></a>Besides much trading and merrymaking, there will be many contests of skill, daring, involving rifle, knives, tomahawk, flint & steel, just to name a few. Prizes will be awarded to those who have excelled through talent or just plain fool luck! Plan now to attend the Saturday Night Feast! New menu options, 8 oz. Steak, or Quarter Chicken, new taters’ and Veggies, Dessert, all for a nominal fee. Limited meal tickets will be sold at check in. Avoid disappointment, and reserve your meal tickets with your mail-in registration.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyHS4xtbUcLXhaHzMhRtXSDK27ypCbwiViKBtCuvQVfWJCuGgNhVv3-fbcrr-Y9NX0QRgvigdpzdwOBa6rAJf9lr4JGhY0mD0w5I2oygYnZ7eTz-9NWYGD6WVMkpI4SD8ZBImrM0CvVY/s1600/DSC02176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyHS4xtbUcLXhaHzMhRtXSDK27ypCbwiViKBtCuvQVfWJCuGgNhVv3-fbcrr-Y9NX0QRgvigdpzdwOBa6rAJf9lr4JGhY0mD0w5I2oygYnZ7eTz-9NWYGD6WVMkpI4SD8ZBImrM0CvVY/s320/DSC02176.jpg" width="320" /></a>All critters must be leashed, sociable, and cleaned up after! All exotic pets will be eaten!!! Period dress is a must! Prepare to whoop and holler, for a real Shinin’ time! Fun for all the family, and that is a fact!!! More camp sites, and walking trails have been added for Primitive, Modern, Short term, and Late comers.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Gate Schedule/setup hours: Check in at registration upon arrival. Tuesday and Wednesday, 8am-9pm Early setup, traders and club members only. Thursday and Friday 6-8 am,-- 3-9pm Setup, all campers. After set up hours, you may pack, or cart in only. Thursday and Friday 9am-3pm School Days programs.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Open to public. Period correct in Primitive Camp Saturday, 6-8 AM Last chance to setup in Primitive Camp Sunday, 6-8AM Last chance to setup in modern/latecomer camps. Registration closed.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">No vehicles allowed in Primitive camp between 8am Saturday, and 3pm Monday. Primitive campers are allowed 1 hour to unload. Please remove vehicles immediately after unloading, before setting up, to allow room for others to enter. No vehicles in camp over night. Clothing and all visible gear must be period correct in primitive camps as soon as possible after setting up. (beginning on Thursday).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rendezvous Activities: Contests of skills in: Shooting Competitions (Shooting shall be of a pre-1840 style gun, open sights and patched round ball)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<li>Joe Vnuk Memorial Smoothbore Shoot</li>
<li>Bruce Kunz Memorial Shoot</li>
<li>Horn Shoot</li>
<li>Hawk & Knife Competitions</li>
<li>Primitive Fishing Contest</li>
<li>Flint n’ Steel Contest</li>
<li>Archery Fire Starting Contest</li>
<li>Cast Iron Cooking Contest</li>
<li>Raffle for: Hand Made Quilt</li>
<li>Other activities and provisions include: Steak and Chicken Dinner Saturday Night</li>
<li>Memorial Service on Monday Morning</li>
<li>Kid’s Games</li>
<li>Candy Cannon</li>
<li>Paddle Dance</li>
<li>Sunday Night camp meeting</li>
<li>Ice Available</li>
<li>Water Provided</li>
<li>Firewood Provided</li>
<li>Primitive Archery Walk</li>
<li>Jam sessions and Old Tyme music by “Owen & The Better Than Nothing Band”</li>
</ul><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First lodge, 2 adults, children under 18 ($30.00) Additional adults ($5 each) Additional lodge (in registered camp, $10 each) Trader’s lodge ($20 additional) Steak dinner ($7.50) or Chicken ($6.50) Late registration fee, after May 1st, ($5.00) Pre-registrations are encouraged and must be postmarked by May 1, 2011, to avoid late fee</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L_f1uL9qZIEp0xYH_ZHdVmMndw8tgMi0GAT35IRHG6VqtKJC6anp8YGYM0UDcYw4LBBKZvmkHooxw3eQZ3HbeQKKGYVMNG4h0sCrDeNJdmPagPJ4PLlo4ns3ugHw1_5-CbQMBbir39Q/s1600/DSC02157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L_f1uL9qZIEp0xYH_ZHdVmMndw8tgMi0GAT35IRHG6VqtKJC6anp8YGYM0UDcYw4LBBKZvmkHooxw3eQZ3HbeQKKGYVMNG4h0sCrDeNJdmPagPJ4PLlo4ns3ugHw1_5-CbQMBbir39Q/s320/DSC02157.jpg" width="320" /></a>For more information, contact: Booshway, Bruce Bogie, 763-780-4722 or bjbogie@visi.com Segundo, Jim Strupp, 612-721-8039 or JRS55102@comcast.net</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Go to www.TCMLC.com for trader’s and blanket trading guidelines.</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Booshway, Bruce Bogie, 763-780-4722</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frontier Family</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sure, wait to take a picture when the plastics out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riverine Traders Mike & Susan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike amoungst the Furs...Beautiful Camp!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Camp!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booshway's Quarters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Angle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And if you go away Hungry, it's Your Own Darn Fault! Blueberry Buckwheats</td></tr>
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</div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-58033616070644860932011-05-20T20:47:00.000-05:002011-05-20T20:47:43.442-05:00Pictures from Lost Falls Rendezvous<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gvqbYldkTfkPXeXAMcY2rmedbFCmB_NDlV3NiL58pgKt_7QmBKATbkx5w9Gj1FLZB2WjlgT9zhdDoqtnCJXNjxl7BfYOO6CpxP0JKzmprM463lV-b2MTyccvjn6Ojdhu0UyKLD_Ly1E/s1600/DSC03051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gvqbYldkTfkPXeXAMcY2rmedbFCmB_NDlV3NiL58pgKt_7QmBKATbkx5w9Gj1FLZB2WjlgT9zhdDoqtnCJXNjxl7BfYOO6CpxP0JKzmprM463lV-b2MTyccvjn6Ojdhu0UyKLD_Ly1E/s400/DSC03051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right on the River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Neighbors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swim at Your Own Risk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connie, Our New Help</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us In The Kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Owner Ed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging Around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Music!</td></tr>
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</div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-30294663465661669492011-05-17T17:02:00.001-05:002011-05-17T17:24:58.288-05:00My Beautiful Elk Brain Tan Leather<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TOuB6Q6Pk7TXokjjV7bNuNXyRJTT68HwWbB4uuLJ_W0hEwTbPBl1AOrOd9-WYPnCu9h32Zzkjg7801YVg2GBm9PXY7ujb_mxAsefNPTI3b0fJnwYOeOWieAAWAFHTz9G2dlwgBc2edE/s1600/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TOuB6Q6Pk7TXokjjV7bNuNXyRJTT68HwWbB4uuLJ_W0hEwTbPBl1AOrOd9-WYPnCu9h32Zzkjg7801YVg2GBm9PXY7ujb_mxAsefNPTI3b0fJnwYOeOWieAAWAFHTz9G2dlwgBc2edE/s400/logo.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just Look at the Quality and Size of these Hides!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is Loren of Circle S Leather showing off the beautiful Elk hides he brain tanned and smoked on both sides for me. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Loren and Liza Stallsmith</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Circle S Leather - <a href="http://braintanner.com/" target="_blank">http://Braintanner.com</a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I could not be more pleased with the results!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Any one who tries to recreate pre-contact garments knows how precious it is to find someone who is making brain tan the old way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know several good brain tan tanners, but to my knowledge, Loren and Liza are the only quality Elk Brain Tanners in the country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, they are thick, as large Elk hides are, but he has put the work into them to make them supple enough to make a flowing garment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should be receiving the hides in the next couple of weeks and will begin construction of this dress at Forts Folle Avoine, in Danbury, Wisconsin, July 18-24, 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtT3uVaMCSWMurfir7UgmQvTl6QC8gn8YewQvdxOdV2t-mmALve2GEFn68-wM6JdlBksBJbJe2G466MDjln_yLZtETFA_celGIJChS4jFnRosc29SZ8RG5Xhu6TmUGzqEjEryL30F1dM/s1600/DSC00915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtT3uVaMCSWMurfir7UgmQvTl6QC8gn8YewQvdxOdV2t-mmALve2GEFn68-wM6JdlBksBJbJe2G466MDjln_yLZtETFA_celGIJChS4jFnRosc29SZ8RG5Xhu6TmUGzqEjEryL30F1dM/s400/DSC00915.jpg" width="400" /></a>Join me in the kitchen as Doyle and I celebrate our Sixth Anniversary of our First Meeting by beginning work on this historic treasure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(You are more than welcome to help me cut the acres and acres of fringe!)</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="Header" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="Header"><span style="font-size: large;">This dress will be a recreation based on paintings of <a href="http://www.virtualjamestown.org/images/white_debry_html/jamestown.html">John Whites</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> watercolors of </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a first contact Elk hide garment that I found a technically correct version of that had been gifted by tribal people to a good friend of mine in Florida, who graciously lent it to me for study.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now for the hard part.....pre contact shells or first contact beads or just plain beautiful fringe! (I am basing the long fringe on the letters written at the period of John Whites paintings that comment on Native garments being so long of fringe, they dragged on the ground, and I will get that documented for posterity at a later time.....).</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Man's One Arm Sleeve Ties to shoulder, covers back</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also there will be sleeves made for this garment based on an actual one armed sleeve in a museum made for this type of garment and possibly a head dress worn during the era made of shells researched by my Archeological Friend Sheila.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-79663710738482341172011-05-14T20:56:00.001-05:002011-05-14T20:58:29.206-05:00Lost Falls Rendezvous, Black River Falls, WI May 17-22<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="event-details-label"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lost Falls Rendezvous</b></span><br />
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May 17 – 22 2011 <br />
Where-Lost Falls Campround N2974 Sunnyvale Road Black River Falls, WI 54615 (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Lost%20Falls%20Campround%20N2974%20Sunnyvale%20Road%20Black%20River%20Falls%2C%20WI%2054615">map</a>) </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Description- Lost Falls Rendezvous Just a reminder that the Lost Falls Rendezvous is on schedule for May 19th. through the 22nd. This will be the second annual and anyone who was at last years event will surely not want to miss this years! See our calendar for contact information</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a great Rustic Event right on the banks of the Black River. It's on it's second year now and promises to be one of the great primitive Events of the Spring. </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another angle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">site on the River bank</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Things look a little barren here as I took the pictures before anyone set up. We had a great group of dedicated demonstrators and it looks like it's going to stay that way, everyone teaching, all the time. Our kind of Event.<br />
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While no new traders are being accepted this year, demonstrators and campers are welcome to contact those in charge, (on our calendar), and come by to check us out!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of river sites</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice site overlooking the river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great site</td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">At one time our future was in doubt, we felt at our darkest hour that it was the support and prayers of our reenacting Sisters and Brothers that bore us up and filled our sails as we navigated stormy waters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutQTmsKR_trj_aTUNAQ88ETXULUU5qYphTcw-CFYuR6ouk70grOvDlLP_lqb0OEu5UC85knCtxzcy2zUWBC_RJvbTMXNLNKofzD2pEXhssuj4UiQH3kVgA2wranZC0VcgOZe4qykKRHg/s1600/DSC03037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutQTmsKR_trj_aTUNAQ88ETXULUU5qYphTcw-CFYuR6ouk70grOvDlLP_lqb0OEu5UC85knCtxzcy2zUWBC_RJvbTMXNLNKofzD2pEXhssuj4UiQH3kVgA2wranZC0VcgOZe4qykKRHg/s400/DSC03037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had many fine folks volunteer to help setting up and also our neighbors kept a watchful eye on us during the Event to see if we needed assistance, you could literally feel the love and concern of those around us.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We are humbled by this outpouring of genuine concern and hope that in the future we may rise to help others as we have been borne aloft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPeZeNbthsbWjZB0nUgPMwwQ3-rnOmb9q53sA7IohWcuwnBUbDsST6f69yE26zBhZLfsGVQQlr8tH_YQOtVAyfa6XNOPdmJlHMWjfizVGq24Y0pNb90GHxhOG7n3kJx5ud_csGxt4hR0/s1600/DSC03038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPeZeNbthsbWjZB0nUgPMwwQ3-rnOmb9q53sA7IohWcuwnBUbDsST6f69yE26zBhZLfsGVQQlr8tH_YQOtVAyfa6XNOPdmJlHMWjfizVGq24Y0pNb90GHxhOG7n3kJx5ud_csGxt4hR0/s400/DSC03038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of the truly touching moments was when Doyle was surprised by the Gang of Scouts who have lived off our back door for as long as he has been setting up at Bloody, they brought him an apron that has a tag on it the is reversible, one side says "Naughty" and the other "Nice".</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can imagine which side he chose to display.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhHg-ON6KQnD499htkLUbJc0mQ5ofAtpA2utAcCKjkcNExqTD8yR49uZmxnizrmQGIlQ5DsvdSiUfZdRlmdb-0SjctsR0FEZdDSF5W-OByRK_G6zbqVsrjYNE3NEs7BibV3oqeWVWBok/s1600/DSC03039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhHg-ON6KQnD499htkLUbJc0mQ5ofAtpA2utAcCKjkcNExqTD8yR49uZmxnizrmQGIlQ5DsvdSiUfZdRlmdb-0SjctsR0FEZdDSF5W-OByRK_G6zbqVsrjYNE3NEs7BibV3oqeWVWBok/s400/DSC03039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When you think of how easily we could have not been here this season, it makes one truly believe that no man is an island and that we can all help each other just by a good thought, prayer and a little action now and again.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We are the living proof of the love of our friends....</div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-53928882292329888072011-04-30T09:26:00.000-05:002011-04-30T09:26:28.848-05:00Historically Incorrect Club Holds First Meeting...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> OK, what happens when you get two Aboriginal Anthropological Historians, and two Anthropological Archaeologists and one Historical Librarian with over 100 years combined Native American Research together to discuss correct Aboriginal pre contact Native American clothing?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patty, Jen, Patty's Sister, Me & Sheila</td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Silly, non-period correct, Electric Blue Suede Hippy Hats.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You see, nothing says "Serious Discussion Group" louder than a bunch of silly hats. It shows we take our subject matter very seriously.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It shows the immensity and importance of our knowledge in our area of study, plus our no nonsense approach to examining the past in a sober and dry manner.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You see, if you are a stickler for authentic reproduction period clothing you tend to spend much of you time creating, studying and wearing what's right, with no compromises, no quarter given.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Soooooo, when we decide to go incorrect, we go all the way and cap ourselves in the attire that would most seriously offend the Historically Correct.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patty, Sister, Jen, Lil' Griz, Me & Sheila</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thus, the Blue Suede Hippy Hats. We even got our resident Historically Correct Mad Hatter, Lil' Griz, (who had the afore-mentioned hideous hats hiding in the back of his van behind the incredibly well made custom hats he is renowned for making), pull them out for us and join us for a group picture in his own personal incorrect Hippy Blue Suede Hat.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We created our own "Historically Incorrect Blue Suede Hippy Hat Club" and are seriously thinking of tracking down those "Red Hat" Gals and giving them a "History Lesson" they will never forget.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Maybe not. With all the research we do, we seldom have time to "chastise" anyone but ourselves for not doing the proper documentation on a particular garment we are studying and re-creating for some ungrateful Educational Event in Anytown, USA that thinks Disney's "Pocahontas" is a true-to-life documentary.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, if you don't get the humor of this situation, just show it to your nearest anal historically correct type and they will explain it to you between gaffaws and helpless tears of laughter.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resident Skunk Hat PVC Pipe Staff Goddess, Ava </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And just when we had patted ourselves on the back for having offended every Historical Researcher of the Genus Librarian, we ran across our Always Historically Correct Event Photographer, Ava Francesca, sporting this outfit featuring a plastic PVC staff and shamelessly chintzy artificial skunk hat.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She beat us out for the title on points for tastelessness, cheapness and outright offensiveness in every category, including carrying it all off with an air of superior regalness that we could never hope to muster.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Kudos Ava, for shaming us all before the public with a uniquely Individual Achievement in the area of Historical Incorrectness......we gracefully and properly curtsy and graciously tip our Blue Suede Hippy Hats to you in a most proper and correct manner.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-51180899651741536912011-04-26T19:12:00.000-05:002011-04-26T19:12:33.692-05:00The Elk Hides Are Coming! Brain Tan On The Way!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The biggest elk hide, not smoked yet</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I just received an Email from Loren and Lisa of Circle S Leather, they are just about done finishing my brain tan Elk hides to make my recreated regalia based on <a href="http://www.virtualjamestown.org/images/white_debry_html/jamestown.html">John Whites</a> watercolors of first contact and an Elk hide dress gifted by tribes people to a good friend of mine in Florida, who graciously lent it to me for study.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mia's dress revealed the secrets of the over-the-shoulder garment, it's construction is simple, yet there are small nuances that make this garment drape properly.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the small, thinner-16.5 foot hide</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Regalia I am Recreating</span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is an exciting project, one I will be working on at Events we attend this Season, stop by and see how I'm doing!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had hoped to have the hides by Bloody Rendezvous, but I am patient, all good things come to those who wait.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor drawing "Indian Man and Woman Eating" by John White (created 1585-1586).</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Loren & Liza Stallsmith<br />
Circle S Leather - <a href="http://braintanner.com/" target="_blank">http://Braintanner.com</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639357028257256866.post-37782709411904986502011-04-24T21:58:00.000-05:002011-04-24T21:58:48.600-05:00Forever in Blue Jeans...Well, at Least Back to the 1600's<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(I am reprinting this article from our travel blog, due to its timeliness and popularity). This would come under the category of "Everything Old is New Again", Where did denim fabric originate? Most claim it's appearance was around settlement times, in the days of cowboys and the wild, wild west in the late 1800's.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Not so my acid washed, bell bottomed, bikini top wearin' friends, (Oh yeah, you may not wear them now, but you did then and I know it!).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the poor had fashionable split sleeves of the day!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Turns out Denim has been the durable fabric choice of the masses for Centuries as this anonymous Painter aptly named, "<a href="http://www.france24.com/en/20100919-master-blue-jeans-holds-key-fashion-riddle">The Master of Blue Jean</a>" illustrates in his wonderful painting of ordinary people of the 17 Century.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There are more paintings to study on the link I have provided.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here's a stray thought on the worn clothing that hasn't been mended by a woman who obviously can sew, do you think it was actually the style to wear them frayed and worn as it was in our day? This family is shown street begging in another painting, the torn denim sorta completes the look, if you get my drift! I love her homemade "French" hood!<br />
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Since it was denim, it was never worn by more affluent folks and then handed down, this was "ready to wear" made for regular folks, note the fashionable "Split Sleeves" of the time! Being poor didn't mean you had to be out of step with fashion!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What a treasure these paintings are to those of us who portray the past and struggle because so few ordinary, everyday people are shown in paintings, and we can't all the Queen or her Royal Court...we are mostly portraying Merchants, Musicians and Explorers with small means with which to clothe ourselves.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Not to say the everyday people who first came to this continent didn't dress themselves well, many of them were paid to come here, and a rich supply of clothing was part of the deal. <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10115">"Two Centuries of Costume in America" Volume 1 (1620-1820)</a> is a fantastic reference that includes ship manifests and letters of communication between Settlers and Continental Kin on the most pressing subject of the time: "What Are They Wearing Back Home and Can You Send Me Some?"</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have provided the link to the free download of this book, which can be read on your computer or your favorite reading device, complete with illustrations! Just click on the link provided and surprise yourself at the extent Women and Men made to dress themselves well even in the "Wilds of America"!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is a dress I especially like and hope to endeavour to make myself soon: The Petticoat was actually quilted! I'VE GOT TO HAVE THIS DRESS!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not Exactly the Pious Pilgrim Wear we have been told about!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Note how the basic pattern of the dress goes back to the middle ages, with very little change to the bodice through the centuries, mostly changes were made to sleeves and collar lines. but you'll find that out for yourself when you download the book.....happy research!<br />
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Oh, just in case you need your illusions completely shattered about what women wore in the 1800's, you'll want to get the book,<a href="http://www.amazon.com/They-Saw-Elephant-Women-California/dp/0806124733"> "They Saw The Elephant"</a>, which sadly is not free, but a priceless look at the Hardy Women who went west to pan for gold and..(GASP)...wore pants. Thank you to "Snakes" Lady Lauri for lending me her copy!</div></div>MyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.com0