Kathy wrote: > This is completely NON period, but I would take a piece of pvc and put > it in the pouch. This way, even if he sits on it, it would be > protected. Completely covered inside and out, it wouldn't even be that > noticeable.
Emma added: > My first thought was of some of the scabbards in the Museum of London > book, _Knives and scabbards_. They are (if memory serves) hardened > leather tube-ish cases. It wouldn't be too hard to make a leather > case hardened (over appropriately-sized PVC, perhaps) in boiling water > or hot wax. Ask the armourers in your vicinity. The result might not > be what was done in period, but would at least use period techniques > and materials and produce a result that looks right. Both of these are good thoughts. The idea of leather rather than fabric struck me after I wrote my note, but I'm not in contact with local re-enactors and I don't do much leatherwork, though I might be able to sew some heavy pieces together. Maybe a combination, with leather on the outside, PVC for stiffness, and I could get away without hardening it that way. Bonus: My son could help with putting the leather together. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
