Scarborough Renaissance Festival

**Drac** · 13th April 11, 12:00 PM

I am planning on next weekend and once each weekend I can between vacation and military duty though eats into the available days. Should be with QOH when I'm there. Gettnig a new pin from Alexis (if he returns my call) for the march.

Jim

**Tobus** · 14th April 11, 05:18 AM

Cool! I'll try to say hi if I recognize you guys. Please do the same if you see me wandering about!

**The Thirsty Viking** · 14th April 11, 10:27 AM

I am pretty hard to miss. I will be the guy with the large hammer, striking steel in the Nordic garb. My booth is right next to Safer Swords and across from the Glass Blower. I should be there all day.

Sorry I wont be Kilted, but without a wool kilt, the acrylic and PV ones become a safety hazard in the forge.

**Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM** · 14th April 11, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by The Thirsty Viking

I am pretty hard to miss. I will be the guy with the large hammer, striking steel in the Nordic garb. My booth is right next to Safer Swords and across from the Glass Blower. I should be there all day.

Sorry I wont be Kilted, but without a wool kilt, the acrylic and PV ones become a safety hazard in the forge.

You just need to get yourself a leather one

**The Thirsty Viking** · 14th April 11, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM

You just need to get yourself a leather one

Not when your average day at Scarborough is triple digits... I sweat when I look a picture of something warm.

Though I have often dreamed of making a canvas one with a leather apron.

**Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM** · 14th April 11, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by The Thirsty Viking

Not when your average day at Scarborough is triple digits... I sweat when I look a picture of something warm.

Though I have often dreamed of making a canvas one with a leather apron.

Maybe that firefighter canvas stuff I saw on another thread? 'Twould be fun anyway.

I know what you mean about heat -- I haven't had to deal with triple-digits since I left Phoenix 26 years ago -- and will strive to never have to again

**Drac** · 14th April 11, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by The Thirsty Viking

Not when your average day at Scarborough is triple digits... I sweat when I look a picture of something warm.

Though I have often dreamed of making a canvas one with a leather apron.

Makes you wonder if some of those bum rolls have AC units in them. Really got to feel for the staff in full garb.

At least the playtrons can get away with lighter outfits and after all the kilt has a hole in the bottom for air flow

Jim

**The Thirsty Viking** · 14th April 11, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Drac

Makes you wonder if some of those bum rolls have AC units in them. Really got to feel for the staff in full garb.

At least the playtrons can get away with lighter outfits and after all the kilt has a hole in the bottom for air flow

Jim

My Lady made a lot of the costumes you see on the cast out there. One thing she did was to sew in pockets on the insides of the jerkins, doublets and bodices for ice packs to keep the cast cool.

And actually, I have learned from living with a historical seamstress that hoop skirts were designed to keep the wearer cool. It keeps the fabric off the body and as the hoops swing, it creates airflow.

I wear 10th century Viking garb in all Linen with Rus style trousers because they are very large and billowy and allow for good airflow. There are 4 yards of fabric in my trousers. lol.

Every little bit helps out there at Scarbie... especially when you are standing next to a 1800 degree fire all day.

**Drac** · 18th April 11, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by The Thirsty Viking

I will be out there, as I am every weekend, Swinging hammers at Dragons Fire Forge, booth 307. I wont be Kilted, but come on by and see me! I have a few friends in the QOH, and its a good time.

I was around (in civies) yesterday and couldn't find your shop. The site doesn't list it.

What is it near? I'll be out this weekend as well (FoF pass) and will stop by.

Jim

**Tobus** · 18th April 11, 06:19 AM

I did manage to find his booth on Saturday but everyone there seemed to be busy at the moment so I didn't interrupt. I meant to come back to it later, but that just didn't happen. Thirsty Viking, were you the younger fellow working the bellows and tending the fire?

This being my first time to Scarbie, I was a tad disappointed overall. For such a large faire, why wasn't there more music? At the TRF, you can wander around all day and hear musical acts going on all over the place. But at Scarbie it was eerily devoid of music. I found that curious. I was also sort of disappointed that many of the people working the booths didn't even bother to attempt to use period language or accents.

It was a fun day overall, though... don't get me wrong. But I do think the organizers could do a better job to ramp up the atmosphere a little bit. They could give TRF a run for their money with a little more effort.

I will definitely go back next year, probably on their Highland weekend.