[Artemisia] dyed silk pennants

[Tamar Black Sea]

Try this URL: http://chrysostom-family.com/hc/images/pennant.jpg



Bartholomew Hightower wrote:

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> [img]http://chrysostom-family.com/hc/images/pennant.jpg[/img]
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> I've posted this to Artemisia militaris, but I thought it might be 
> apropos here as well.
>
> I got interested in pennants a couple of years back, when His Grace 
> Rienmar required them at his crown tourney. I have a very nice one 
> that Baroness Catherine sewed for me.  I even got her to sew the 
> checky background, though she almost strangled me for that later.  I 
> was a little taken aback at how difficult it was to sew a good 
> pennant.  We had to carefully plan where to put each element, keeping 
> the heavy stuff near the pole, and adding lots of light fabric at the 
> end to "fly" the whole thing -- like a kite.  The results were 
> visually stunning, but nothing like what you see in many heraldic 
> texts like Foster's "Dictionary of Heraldry".
>
> I saw several examples of dyed silk pennants at the past Estrella.  
> With Baron Ulrich's prodding, I took the time to examine some of them, 
> and did a little reading after I got back.
>
> I've recently finished my first banner, and I feel like I have the 
> process down pretty well.  My household (Argos)seems pretty hyped 
> about the prospect of making banners for it members, and I wanted to 
> share what I have learned with the rest of the kingdom as well.
>
> I think more pennants is a Good Thing, so I've written up an article 
> that you can find at:
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> http://chrysostom-family.com/hc/pennanthowto.htm
>
> It's on my crossbow website, so you'll have to get past the shameless 
> self-plugs, but i think you'll find it worth the read.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> -bart
>