05-24-2004, 03:14 PM
buttons....splinters.. owwies!<br>
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I currently have a moden shoe-string like cross-tie on my subarmalis..I'm gonna replace it very soon with either a think leather tie or some linen thread.<br>
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- it's a forget-to-do-it issue btw...besides, noone sees the subarmalis closure behind the armor
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my sub is made with some old cotton blanket cover torn up and used as stuffing - that's inside a "shell" of some off-white linen made with Matt Amt's Leg XX instructions - a "vest" like garment. The shoulder pads are the same sort of materials, I made shoulder-sized "pillows" stuffed with cotton/linen/scraps, quilted it a little bit, and then attatched that to the vest. At first I had it like a T-shirt, which proved damaging when trying to pull it off, so I split it down the middle infront from neck to about sternum. Poked a few holes and then laced it up. I hadly even need to pull the strings to tighten it. (anything open there is covered by my focalae/ scarf)<br>
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Although I would recommend splitting it on a side or both sides, or perhaps off-set from the middle, kinda like a double-breasted trenchcoat/overcoat/blazer arrangement - that way when you're lacing up the armor (if you have Lor. Seggie armor), you won't need to keep stuffing the sub back inside and risk pinching your fingers :w!::<br>
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whichever "closure" arrangement you decide, try to make it as simple as possible, it's a pain in the butt to lace up your subarmalis and then have to lace up your armor, and having to stuff and re-arrange inbetween all of that. There will always be a need to improve and tweak your subarmalis, so having it simple is good too, you won;t have to wreck a well-made sub to move a pad over an inch sort of thing...<br>
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Seeing a friend of mine who does 15th century armored combat demonstrations, seeing him having to spend an ungodly amount of time lacing up his points on his gambeson/arming doublet, is boring as heck to watch...then seeing how frustrating it is to take off after you've sweated out the lacings and they stick! Bah!<br>
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valete <p>-ANDY aka "Roman Dude" Svaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re<br>
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www.higgins.org </p><i></i>
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I currently have a moden shoe-string like cross-tie on my subarmalis..I'm gonna replace it very soon with either a think leather tie or some linen thread.<br>
<br>
- it's a forget-to-do-it issue btw...besides, noone sees the subarmalis closure behind the armor
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my sub is made with some old cotton blanket cover torn up and used as stuffing - that's inside a "shell" of some off-white linen made with Matt Amt's Leg XX instructions - a "vest" like garment. The shoulder pads are the same sort of materials, I made shoulder-sized "pillows" stuffed with cotton/linen/scraps, quilted it a little bit, and then attatched that to the vest. At first I had it like a T-shirt, which proved damaging when trying to pull it off, so I split it down the middle infront from neck to about sternum. Poked a few holes and then laced it up. I hadly even need to pull the strings to tighten it. (anything open there is covered by my focalae/ scarf)<br>
<br>
Although I would recommend splitting it on a side or both sides, or perhaps off-set from the middle, kinda like a double-breasted trenchcoat/overcoat/blazer arrangement - that way when you're lacing up the armor (if you have Lor. Seggie armor), you won't need to keep stuffing the sub back inside and risk pinching your fingers :w!::<br>
<br>
whichever "closure" arrangement you decide, try to make it as simple as possible, it's a pain in the butt to lace up your subarmalis and then have to lace up your armor, and having to stuff and re-arrange inbetween all of that. There will always be a need to improve and tweak your subarmalis, so having it simple is good too, you won;t have to wreck a well-made sub to move a pad over an inch sort of thing...<br>
<br>
Seeing a friend of mine who does 15th century armored combat demonstrations, seeing him having to spend an ungodly amount of time lacing up his points on his gambeson/arming doublet, is boring as heck to watch...then seeing how frustrating it is to take off after you've sweated out the lacings and they stick! Bah!<br>
<br>
valete <p>-ANDY aka "Roman Dude" Svaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re<br>
<br>
www.higgins.org </p><i></i>
