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Your hoops that is...
I am looking for a little more Period Correct hoops. Yes I still have my original "bridal hoops" that I mentioned in an earlier post. haha
But I am looking for something that is a little more field friendly. After tromping across Cedar Creeks Bull Run Reenactment this weekend, I need something that can handle thistles and weeds and the dreaded grasshopper!! don't ask
Do you reccomend flounced hoops?
Thanks!
HC's Lady:
I have nothing to say about hoops and such, and how to maneuver around campfires. But I must say that I've been following you and the Mr.'s dive into reenactments and admire the bond that it must be forming between you. I'm envious that you are discovering a venue that you both can turn into a real family bond. Keep this up and the board will celebrate your 50th with a salvo of musketry. I, however, will not be here, but I can see it as plain as plain can be. It is true: The family that plays together stays together.
Best wishes.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
HCL - B/C I didn't have a clue about what you were talking about, I used my goggle-fu
—n.
a strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover, etc.
Having goggled it and found the definition, I think I have to master French as I don't understand what the above says. Homo-Americanus-ignoramus-slobbicus moi.
Gary: You and me on the same team. Huh? Flounce? My sorry butt! Bit I digress. The gentler people do share sentiments that us beasts will never understand. These are lady things, and we'd best keep our mouths shut or dinner will be cold, burned, or otherwise inedible. Who's got the power?
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Dear Lady, you may find that the garment known as the "corded petticoat" will serve you during the day, preserving your hoops for the evening. The corded petticoat can be laundered... a godsend after tramping across weedy fields!
Even though I know about flouncing hoops, I thought HCL was refering to a movement we ladies do when we have definitely ENDED the discussion, and flounce off....and noting HCL's avatar, that Miss Scarlett was a master of the flounce. When in hoop skirts, and very well executed, it can be quite disarming...
( I don't re-enanct now, but did work as a historical interpreter at a museum in Minnesota whilst in college. Hoops are TRICKY to master, believe me... and if you knew the blushing truth about the undergarments... now where is that blushing icon smiley thing?)
__________________ "Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage." - R. E. Lee
Thank you so much for the kind words! Everyone here is so supportive of me and my DH and have taken time to answer all of our questions! This is turning into a true "family hobby" Right down from DH being #2 on the artillary, me "playing" the dutiful wife, our oldest being the powder monkey/bugler and finally my youngest son working hard at being the cutest little boy in wool pants! lol We love it! Who would have thunk it six months ago???
But thanks to all of you for your help and well wishes,
The Keeling Family
PS Special ~aside~ to Mr. Ole, you're a dear man. Happy thoughts and special prayers to you and yours, kind sir.
When I read your posts, it's Scarlett Katie O'Hara's voice I hear...........I just love it!
Her name was Katie Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler.
Cats
__________________ Joni Everhart Nurse, Alexander's Battalion Field Hospital "Yer prettier than a pair of red shoes with green laces." Wounded solider to Phoebe Yates Pember, chief matron of Chimborazo Hospital.
On the practical side - if you are portraying someone who would normally be out walking in the weeds, muck, etc etc - a work dress over a corded petti is the practical thing to do - with the dress shortern to ankle length and the petti atleast 4 inches shorter.
If you are someone who is in the situation due to unplanned circumstances - well - you will ahve a dirty hoop. Or take it off and do some tucking of your skirt into an apron, or pin it up (which looks kinda odd without the apron).
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