From: sca@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Subject: To Make Proper Garb
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 91 19:33:44 EDT


Greetings, good gentles!

One of the parts of the Society is clothing one's self in a
respectable manner.  To this end, we will gladly teach all who wish
in the crafting of garb.

This coming 28th of September, a Saturday, an expedition to Chinatown
will be held for the purpose of purchasing fabric.  We shall meet by the
Kendall T (inbound side) station at 10:30am.  We shall visit a number
of establishments and view their wares (and make purchases), then we
shall have lunch on exotic, Far Western (read as: Chinese) cuisine.
All good gentles should come with funds for both cloth and food, and
the fare for the T (two ways).  It is also advised all good gentles
wear shoes comfortable for walking long distances.

Then, on the 6th of October there shall be sewing.  As of yet, the
time for this is undecided, but it shall happen at Random Hall.  In
this way, all who wish should be able to make for themselve clothing
to wear to the Falling Leaves Tourney.

In service,
Tibicen Blackmane				Official sca business to
dagoura@athena.mit.edu				sca@athena.mit.edu

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Chinatown expedition:

We had a lot of people, inculding but not limited to:

Morgaine ferch Cadwr
Catherine at Cottington
Chris Hooker
Dan Brown
Light Jen
Dark Jen
Angus
Jeanne Thienprasit
Tibicen Blackmane
and two Felding.

In Slessingers, we ran into Duncharloch.
In New England Textile, we ran into SoutheBanke.

In addition to those places, we went to Winmil Fabric, Harrison
Textile, and  Windsor Button.

Duncharloch and and Mitgaard went out to dim sum afterwards. 
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Sewfest:

New people making garb:

Rachel Caileff
Bridget Spitznagel
Chris Hooker
Angus
Dark Jen
Light Jen
Dan Brown
Jeanne Thienprasit
Albert Dvornak
(Claire Woodman tried on loaner garb)

Old people helping:

Morgaine ferch Cadwr
Catherine at Cottington
John de Caversham
Tibicen Blackmane
Jehanneton

We had people of widely varying levels of sewing skills, and three
sewing machines.  

Morgaine brought spare fabric which was made into belts.

People made a grand total of 4 cloaks and 9 T-tunics and 9 belts (some
loaner belts).

The sewing lasted from roughly noon to 10 pm, with a break for a 
spaghetti dinner.

Three days later, Chris Hooker and Rachel Caileff and Dan Brown
returned to finish projects (a sort of unofficial follow-up sewfest for
those who needed help finishing problem garments.)