[Artemisia] help

[Allen Hall]

Brighid,

Though sewing isn't my specialty by any means......  Depending on how far 
apart you've sewn the lines, you could stuff some batting in the "tubes".

How puffy/padded you want it kinda depends on what kind of armour you'll be 
making it for.  Actual period arming clothes could be fairly thick.  Most 
SCA fighting gambesons aren't all that thick, and they protect from armor 
bites as much as adding actual padding qualities.

Good luck on your quest!

Alan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tiffanyanne Sawyer" <utladybrighid at sisna.com>
To: "Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:21 PM
Subject: [Artemisia] help


>I started quilting some stuff to make a gambeson out of.  When i got a few 
>rows done i realized its not very puffy looking.
>
> So the question is.... How thick does it have to be??
>
> I would rather take it apart now than waste a lot of time on something I 
> cant even wear.
>
> Brighid
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