Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend….
Ruth, he might also seek help from the nearest SCA. Audy in the high boonies of Central Texas PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend….
You don't say how much is needed. If the director hasn't already done so he might contact colleges and universities, even large high schools, Knights of Columbus, etc. to borrow. Use might be cut down to minimal pieces,i.e. arm guards and breast plates with shirts of flowing sleeves and lavish , colorful capes, to make a romantic picture. The actors will appreciate not having heavy, hot armor, too. Audy in the high boonies of Central Texas PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend..
Even though I 'm not currently making armor, this was terrific--thank you! Yours in cosutmign,L isa A On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:39:17 -0800 "Sharon Collier" writes: > How many pieces and what type does he need? > Easy, inexpensive armor: > For chain mail. Get a black sweater the nubbier the knit, the > better. Dry > brush silver paint onto the sweater. Do not soak it; just a light > brushing > will do. It looks like chain mail from a distance. > > For helmet-- Get a wig stand. Make the shape you want out of > modeling > clay--Plasticine is what I use. Cover with a layer of Vaseline. Dip > cheesecloth in watered down white glue--4 parts glue to one water, > or until > it's not so thick. Cover clay with cheesecloth. Next dip paper > --brown bags > or newspaper, in the glue and add a layer of paper. Continue adding > layers > of paper--3-5 should be enough. You can add details with rope or > rolled > paper, if desired. You can finish with another layer of > cheesecloth, if you > want. Let dry a bit between layers. The edges can be easily trimmed > with > scissors after it's all dry. Paint. > > For breastplates--make a base layer of cardboard, forming shape > with > additional layers of cardboard, sort of like a contour map. Add > cheesecloth/paper/glue layers until desired shape. Paint. > > A more expensive/faster option for the body armor is to use Friendly > Foam > sheets. They look stiffer, though. And the glue doesn't always hold > up. > > Sharon C. > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com > [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:03 PM > To: Historical Costume > Cc: Mark and Lucy > Subject: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend.. > > Hello the list. > > A friend is directing Man of La Mancha in his high school, and the > place > where he was expecting to rent armor is going out of business and > has no > armor. > > We're in Connecticut. > > Can anyone recommend a rental place, or else refer me to directions > for > building papier mache armor and helm, or offer any other > suggestions? He > says he might even be able to buy, but this would not be actual > armor or > replica armor, just stage stuff. > > This is not my period! > > Thanks-- > Ruth Anne Baumgartner > scholar gypsy and amateur costumer > > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend….
No, it's Costume Bazaar, in New Haven (and then, under new ownership, in Milford). The new owners weren't very obliging and also decided not to be open to the public, so I'm not surprised they haven't made it. Thanks for this! --Ruth Anne On Feb 28, 2012, at 7:33 PM, Katy Bishop wrote: > Recommendations from a friend: > > I hope that she's not using Valentine Armouries > (http://www.varmouries.com/). It would be a pity to lose them. I > recommend them. > > If it comes down to a purchase, there's also polyurethane LARP armor, > carried by many suppliers (for example, > http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/LRP_Armour.htmld). > > I hope that this proves helpful. > > Katy > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Ruth Anne Baumgartner > wrote: >> Hello the list. >> >> A friend is directing Man of La Mancha in his high school, and the place >> where he was expecting to rent armor is going out of business and has no >> armor. >> >> We're in Connecticut. >> >> Can anyone recommend a rental place, or else refer me to directions for >> building papier mache armor and helm, or offer any other suggestions? He >> says he might even be able to buy, but this would not be actual armor or >> replica armor, just stage stuff. >> >> This is not my period! >> >> Thanks-- >> Ruth Anne Baumgartner >> scholar gypsy and amateur costumer >> >> >> ___ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > -- > Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian > katybisho...@gmail.comwww.VintageVictorian.com > Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. > Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend….
Recommendations from a friend: I hope that she's not using Valentine Armouries (http://www.varmouries.com/). It would be a pity to lose them. I recommend them. If it comes down to a purchase, there's also polyurethane LARP armor, carried by many suppliers (for example, http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/LRP_Armour.htmld). I hope that this proves helpful. Katy On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote: > Hello the list. > > A friend is directing Man of La Mancha in his high school, and the place > where he was expecting to rent armor is going out of business and has no > armor. > > We're in Connecticut. > > Can anyone recommend a rental place, or else refer me to directions for > building papier mache armor and helm, or offer any other suggestions? He says > he might even be able to buy, but this would not be actual armor or replica > armor, just stage stuff. > > This is not my period! > > Thanks-- > Ruth Anne Baumgartner > scholar gypsy and amateur costumer > > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend..
Thanks, Sharon! I'll pass this along. --Ruth Anne On Feb 28, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > How many pieces and what type does he need? > Easy, inexpensive armor: > For chain mail. Get a black sweater the nubbier the knit, the better. Dry > brush silver paint onto the sweater. Do not soak it; just a light brushing > will do. It looks like chain mail from a distance. > > For helmet-- Get a wig stand. Make the shape you want out of modeling > clay--Plasticine is what I use. Cover with a layer of Vaseline. Dip > cheesecloth in watered down white glue--4 parts glue to one water, or until > it's not so thick. Cover clay with cheesecloth. Next dip paper --brown bags > or newspaper, in the glue and add a layer of paper. Continue adding layers > of paper--3-5 should be enough. You can add details with rope or rolled > paper, if desired. You can finish with another layer of cheesecloth, if you > want. Let dry a bit between layers. The edges can be easily trimmed with > scissors after it's all dry. Paint. > > For breastplates--make a base layer of cardboard, forming shape with > additional layers of cardboard, sort of like a contour map. Add > cheesecloth/paper/glue layers until desired shape. Paint. > > A more expensive/faster option for the body armor is to use Friendly Foam > sheets. They look stiffer, though. And the glue doesn't always hold up. > > Sharon C. > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:03 PM > To: Historical Costume > Cc: Mark and Lucy > Subject: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend.. > > Hello the list. > > A friend is directing Man of La Mancha in his high school, and the place > where he was expecting to rent armor is going out of business and has no > armor. > > We're in Connecticut. > > Can anyone recommend a rental place, or else refer me to directions for > building papier mache armor and helm, or offer any other suggestions? He > says he might even be able to buy, but this would not be actual armor or > replica armor, just stage stuff. > > This is not my period! > > Thanks-- > Ruth Anne Baumgartner > scholar gypsy and amateur costumer > > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend..
How many pieces and what type does he need? Easy, inexpensive armor: For chain mail. Get a black sweater the nubbier the knit, the better. Dry brush silver paint onto the sweater. Do not soak it; just a light brushing will do. It looks like chain mail from a distance. For helmet-- Get a wig stand. Make the shape you want out of modeling clay--Plasticine is what I use. Cover with a layer of Vaseline. Dip cheesecloth in watered down white glue--4 parts glue to one water, or until it's not so thick. Cover clay with cheesecloth. Next dip paper --brown bags or newspaper, in the glue and add a layer of paper. Continue adding layers of paper--3-5 should be enough. You can add details with rope or rolled paper, if desired. You can finish with another layer of cheesecloth, if you want. Let dry a bit between layers. The edges can be easily trimmed with scissors after it's all dry. Paint. For breastplates--make a base layer of cardboard, forming shape with additional layers of cardboard, sort of like a contour map. Add cheesecloth/paper/glue layers until desired shape. Paint. A more expensive/faster option for the body armor is to use Friendly Foam sheets. They look stiffer, though. And the glue doesn't always hold up. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:03 PM To: Historical Costume Cc: Mark and Lucy Subject: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend.. Hello the list. A friend is directing Man of La Mancha in his high school, and the place where he was expecting to rent armor is going out of business and has no armor. We're in Connecticut. Can anyone recommend a rental place, or else refer me to directions for building papier mache armor and helm, or offer any other suggestions? He says he might even be able to buy, but this would not be actual armor or replica armor, just stage stuff. This is not my period! Thanks-- Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend….
Quick websearch shows a costumer just over the border from Conn. in Cornwall, NY that has theatrical-grade LaMancha armor: http://www.costumearmour.com/index.htm http://www.costumearmour.com/lamancha.htm Up here in Boston, Boston Costume might be a lower-cost option: http://www.bostoncostume.com/Rental-Costumes-c4/ Good luck! - Original Message - From: "Ruth Anne Baumgartner" To: "Historical Costume" Cc: "Mark and Lucy" Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:03:11 PM Subject: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend…. Hello the list. A friend is directing Man of La Mancha in his high school, and the place where he was expecting to rent armor is going out of business and has no armor. We're in Connecticut. Can anyone recommend a rental place, or else refer me to directions for building papier mache armor and helm, or offer any other suggestions? He says he might even be able to buy, but this would not be actual armor or replica armor, just stage stuff. This is not my period! Thanks-- Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Desperation request from a friend….
Hello the list. A friend is directing Man of La Mancha in his high school, and the place where he was expecting to rent armor is going out of business and has no armor. We're in Connecticut. Can anyone recommend a rental place, or else refer me to directions for building papier mache armor and helm, or offer any other suggestions? He says he might even be able to buy, but this would not be actual armor or replica armor, just stage stuff. This is not my period! Thanks-- Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
