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Fair pictures are up! http://www.davebrownphotos.com/gallery2/v/Events/2007/07RenFaire/2007_06-02_DayOne/11NaughtyBaudyTavern/?g2_page=4 I'm particularly fond of the thumbnail which features me from the tip of my nose down :)

1. Would your mother approve of the way you do your laundry? Why or why not?

2. What did you have for dinner last night?

3. Are you planting a garden this year?

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[brit-brat100.livejournal.com]

First of all, I'm a faire newb, but I went last year, in a medival outfit, but I totally want faire garb!! But it's uber expensive at faire and I can't sew. Know any place online that's not going to kill me with the prices?

1. Yeah, my mom made me start doing my own laundry when I was 8. I do it the same way I did then.

2. Last night's dinner was thai food with my parents.

3. Right now, I don't have a garden, but I do have organic cilantro and basil on the kitchen window ledge, as well as a cactus on my succulent on my desk.

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Skirts are Incredibly Easy to make. A chemise (the white/off-white shirt under the bodice) is basically a really long t-shirt with a fancy neckline. So really the only thing that you need to buy is a bodice. Check out http://sca.org/newcomers.html as a good starting point; there are tons of garb-makers online -- geeks are often Rennies. :)

The basic pointers:
- stick with 'natural' fabrics -- cotton, linen, rayon, that sort of thing. It breathes -- and looks -- better. Polyester Bad.
- no prints, silkscreened images, etc.
- you're a girl, so your feet'll be mostly obscured by your skirts; wear dark shoes and you're fine. Heck, black sneakers work great.
- purple and black cloth were Expensive in the 1500s, so were only worn by nobility. For color ideas, look at Scottish clan tartans; the colors used were originally dictated by the dyes available locally.

To make a skirt:
Decide how long you want the skirt; say, 42". For a decent skirt, you'll want at least three panels; I'm a hedonist and use 4 panels. Add a couple inches for the hems (say 1" for the bottom and 3" for the top) to the length (42+4=48), multiply the length by the number of panels (48*3=144), and get at least that much fabric (4 yards). Cut the fabric into panel lengths; the machined edges of the fabric will be the side hems of each panel. Sew the machined edges of your panels together into a tube. Hem one end of the tube and call it the bottom of the skirt. Hem 1" of the other end of the tube, fold it over toward the inside (the "ugly" side) and sew it down; this leaves you with a channel at the waist. Thread a drawstring through the channel.

Voila, basic Ren skirt! Make two in contrasting colors and layer! Make the skirt a bit longer than you think you need; if it's too long, you can pull up a corner and tuck it into your belt, or tie knots around the hem, or loop ribbons through the waistband and use them to hike the skirt up. Keep at least one skirt long, though, to obscure your feet -- shoes are expensive!

One thing to remember is that Good Girls Lace Down -- your bodice should tie at your waist. If it ties at the top, it's rather easy to remove. ;)