"OK, how do I get it off?" - Jill Bearup, learning what squires are for
@YeOldeTraveller Жыл бұрын
I was thinking squire any time she needed another hand.
@hurnn1543 Жыл бұрын
Generally squire isn't a great help with that, you pretty much are stuck doing the chain mail twerk.
@Dafmeister1978 Жыл бұрын
@@hurnn1543 Hautwerk?
@PerfectAlibi1 Жыл бұрын
Would a female knight (or dame, as they are also called) also require a female squire? As it was in appropriate for a man to see a woman naked.
@cmm5542 Жыл бұрын
@@PerfectAlibi1 I would assume so. Unless the male squire was also the woman's husband I suppose.
@stevegeorge6880 Жыл бұрын
We love when you commit historical fantasy sewing.
@schonnj Жыл бұрын
What is the penalty for committing sewing? Historical fantasy or otherwise?
@stevegeorge6880 Жыл бұрын
@@schonnj critique of one's thread work. And that can be serious. This is the internet after all.
@michaelpettersson4919 Жыл бұрын
@@schonnj Well that is a valid question. There could be an artisans guild around taking offence to the act.
@josephatthecoop Жыл бұрын
About the details: I think the 10-foot rule for theater costuming applies here. If it looks good from 10 feet away, then it looks good!
@Roccondil Жыл бұрын
I've always been even more generous with a 20-ft rule... then again, I've usually been more on the carp side of things which are usually much further away than costumes tend to be.
@rabidsamfan Жыл бұрын
A friend of mine used to say “S**t from the pit, fine from row nine.”
@thebobbicus Жыл бұрын
Or in our local SCA branch "5 feet by candlelight"
@ptonpc Жыл бұрын
A sword expert from the British Museum said much the same thing in a video (I can't remember her name at the moment). She said that we are not used to seeing imperfections in our machine made age. But people from earlier ages would consider it fine if it looked okay from about 10 feet away.
@lizabee484 Жыл бұрын
Love that rule. It saved me many a time in college! 😂
@graywulf19 Жыл бұрын
"If you get the general impression, they look great. But up close, everything's a bit of a mess." We call this a ten-foot paint job.
@thatHARVguy Жыл бұрын
Cosplayers call it the 5 Foot Rule.
@tarmaque Жыл бұрын
When I was in high school a couple kids bought a 1970's large Chevy 4-door for $100. The first thing they did was use a sawzall to cut the roof off and make it a "convertible" (it really wasn't, because you couldn't "convert" it back!) Then they bolted an old mailbox on the hood for a hood scoop. They pained the whole thing purple with rattle cans, and mounted a set of Texas Longhorns just over the grill. Up close it was hideous, but from 100 yards it actually looked kinda cool. The mailbox in particular just looked "right."
@LaurencePlays Жыл бұрын
@@tarmaque I think the term is "converted", rather than "convertible" 😀
@rasmusn.e.m1064 Жыл бұрын
Claude Monet made an excellent living by that rule, so by that rule I stand... approximately ten feet away.
@tarmaque Жыл бұрын
@@LaurencePlays Indeed.
@Tritium21 Жыл бұрын
"Good enough for government work" is an American saying from the turn of the previous century to denote work of high quality. However by the end of world war 2, the meaning shifted to mean "the bare minimum, shoddy, barely to standard". You see... Irony is very old, us millennials did not invent it.
@itayvolk Жыл бұрын
To clarify: it meant high quality originally because it referred to the military, which would only take the highest quality things.
@doctorbobstone Жыл бұрын
Interesting. My grandparents gave me the impression it was a positive saying closer to mid-century. IIRC, part of the reasoning they gave was that government jobs were considered good jobs and that they were selective in their hiring. If your timing is correct, I wonder if I misremember or misunderstood or if there was regional variation or what.
@EnneagramAndEncaustic Жыл бұрын
Except in America we say, "Good enough for gubmint work." 🤣
@mistergreene2 Жыл бұрын
@@EnneagramAndEncaustic goobermint
@Amy_the_Lizard Жыл бұрын
I immediately assumed it was an American expression as soon as I heard it, because it sounded like an accurate description of our government... ^_^"
@Caitydid561 Жыл бұрын
You know what I find funny about the whole "painting boob plates and full-length skirts on women to denote they're women" thing, relating to that specific painting? Jean d'Arc wasn't *supposed* to look like a woman when she was in armor. That was the whole point! She was executed because she impersonated a male soldier and wore men's clothing!
@tgbluewolf Жыл бұрын
It was a whole political thing between France and England (hence the Hundred Years' War lol); basically a French bishop who supported England wanted to cover his treason, lower French morale and boost the English legitimacy claim by accusing Joan of heresy, which the wearing of men's clothes was only part of.
@laum5371 Жыл бұрын
When America was colonized the illustrators in europe draw the stories of the sailor and they draw the indigenous dogs as poodles instead of actual work dogs
@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen Жыл бұрын
Quick, someone call Bernadette Banner and Matt Easton! We need a period-correct Jill d'Arc cosplay mega-collab, STAT!
@amandaleighbump2161 Жыл бұрын
I need this.
@Stubbino Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only won thinking of those two. Also, I'm pretty sure that's Matt Easton at 00:43 Oh! And Lindybeige!
@robinrehlinghaus1944 Жыл бұрын
Hooo God, this would make all of us explode with fascination
@robinrehlinghaus1944 Жыл бұрын
@@Stubbino Ay, I see!
@Rachel-fi4sc Жыл бұрын
Rachel Maksy, too! She's got a great Jeanne d'Arc cosplay!
@chiefnewo Жыл бұрын
"I flattened it with a Peppa Pig book" - Impressive to see you using the authentic historic methods :)
@Vespuchian Жыл бұрын
This whole video has felt like a strange crossover between Tod's Workshop and Bernadette Banner and I am HERE for it.
@arghjayem Жыл бұрын
Was thinking exactly the same! 😂🤣😂
@duckrutt Жыл бұрын
There was less hand sewing and more hot gluing so I would lean more towards Rachel Maksey myself.
@corasgrove3474 Жыл бұрын
Yes, very much getting a Rachel Maksey vibe!
@bittergeek Жыл бұрын
Foam armor falls more into the realm of Punished Props and Evil Ted. Svetlana at Kamui Cosplay is also excellent - she understands the pain of female fantasy armor, and has corgis! - but her recent efforts tend to be elaborate multi-media projects, involving not just foam and sewing, but 3d printing and computer-controlled lighting. Awesome as entertainment, daunting as a craft project. The first two have more accessible content for starting crafters seeking basic tips and hints.
@basher20 Жыл бұрын
Way back when I was doing stage carpentry and painting, people would ask us if we could help wrk on their houses. Standard reply was "sure, we're great at doing things that look good from 20 feet away and have to stay together for six weeks.."
@JohnADoe-pg1qk Жыл бұрын
Ahh, did you build some steel and wood bridges in Norway, some years ago? Because, well they looked good but didn't stay together. 🤣
@katiecummings6464 Жыл бұрын
I realized how much I've learned about using foam from Rachel Maksy (having never used it myself) when I went "you need a dremel" and then your husband asked if you wanted the dremel. 😂
@duckrutt Жыл бұрын
Yes. And hot glue. And painting without gloves.
@samables9 Жыл бұрын
I had the same thought!!
@myrojyn Жыл бұрын
"how do I get if off" "The squire, he's the son of your families rival." "...." "...sure hope no wacky adventures happen in the which you fall madly in love"
@kenbrown2808 Жыл бұрын
those are what we liked to refer to as "commander gauntlets" because they allowed you to point, and to count. "you, you, and you... you three... go over there"
@adrianwintle5284 Жыл бұрын
One, two, many?
@lpalmer90 Жыл бұрын
One. Two. Many. Lots.....that's troll counting that is
@@thatHARVguy Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thine foe, who, being naughty in Thy sight, shall snuff it."
@Ahrpigi Жыл бұрын
6:08 Happy cat, happy life 😺 I adore how comfortable they are regardless of the talking and movement and chainmail on the couch.
@Delgen1951 Жыл бұрын
and you ask or think "How can you Sleep like that?" and the cat rolls over and purrs at you and all is well.
@jenh101 Жыл бұрын
The cat was so chilled in fact, that I didn’t even notice it was there until I saw your comment, so many thanks for the time stamp!
@Anti_Woke Жыл бұрын
OMG, that's a massive project. No wonder we got the 'I can't take my mail off' short. Thank goodness you didn't suffer a cheese deficiency.
@jackielinde7568 Жыл бұрын
Jill, I think you discovered a universal truth: "Everything looks fantastic from far off, but looks like bit of a mess up close."
@ratlinggull2223 Жыл бұрын
Except fractals, fractals are pretty good!
@randominsights1012 Жыл бұрын
Good from far, but far from good 😉
@grayfox1748 Жыл бұрын
It's always the beginning of an adventure when Jill decides to commit sewing
@kthanna08 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I think to myself “why do you follow this European stage battle woman?” But then I listen to this commentary on your own thought processes, and it makes sense.
@jurjenbos228 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. This video is funny, well made, interesting and about a subject I didn't know I was interested in.
@stevegeorge6880 Жыл бұрын
08:10 the saying "good enough for government work" comes from the notion that government workers don't have to work that hard because there is no profit motive or as much likelihood that they will be fired for poor performance. My dad used to say it all the time, and he worked for the government.
@jonathan_60503 Жыл бұрын
The funny thing is that reportedly it originally meant the opposite -- that it was production that met the very high acceptance standards the government had. (So emphasis on 'good' rather than on 'enough')
@ZoharielUK Жыл бұрын
I also say this! And yes it is also for something which probably could have been better but will do the job
@MrCunninghamd Жыл бұрын
Apparently, during WW2 standards were exacting and people lived up to them. Not any more, though.
@Philistine47 Жыл бұрын
"Because they look terrible!" A principle much used in theater, especially in set construction and painting. When you know the audience will never see what you're doing from closer than 20 feet or so (and most of them from even farther away than that), you can get away with a lot of "quick and dirty" construction, painting, and decoration. "Good enough for government work" was originally an indication of _high_ quality, because government standards were so high. That was a long, long, _long_ time ago in cultural (if perhaps not chronological) terms. The ironic usage, meaning that something is... probably... just about good enough to get by, has developed in the decades since.
@OnyersixForLife Жыл бұрын
Your facial expression when you turned the chain mail into a makeshift straight jacket was fantastic. Such a good representation of "well what do I do now?".
@joeyskunk Жыл бұрын
Well done! I noticed your sleeping cat was undisturbed by all your movement.
@kyleeverly9243 Жыл бұрын
Kitty!
@anniejuan1817 Жыл бұрын
"Why don't you show us more of the details on the things you make?" "Because they look bad!" Oh, I feel that! I've been sewing and otherwise creating costumes for a long time, teaching myself the skills needed from books (pre-internet days), and creating my own patterns (yes, mock-ups are very valuable). No, please, do not look closely at the sewing details of my earlier works (or even some more recent projects, ha ha).
@anthonyhorn5914 Жыл бұрын
When I heard "like with the Aluminum shirt," and then I knew how much heavier the other set of chainmail is. Aluminum shirts can weigh about five to ten pounds. Which steel shirts can weigh as much as 30. Also, I do appreciate any sort of learning curve a creator has. It teaches us as much as they've learned.
@Buster-Sharp Жыл бұрын
For the charge of Sowing, you have been found guilty and I sentence you to Cosplay. May the mail have mercy on your back.
@jonathoncampbell6813 Жыл бұрын
I love it when Jill goes "Am I supposed to wear a mask for this stuff or am I just supposed to... " and then descends into incomprehensible muttering. That's absolutely me getting sharpie marks out of the inside of a drier with nail polish remover. Always remember, my lovelies: give yourself space to breathe when working with strong chemicals. A clear-headed day to us all. Edit: I feel like every time I watch a Jill Bearup video I come away with a new phrase I want to try in my life. Today's was "It was flat cat, hot outside." which is so lovely and descriptive not only of the heat and the cat, but also my own flagging energy reserves and general body position on those kinds of days.
@berthulf Жыл бұрын
"...decided to commit sewing..." is a phrase I will never tire of. Ma'am! Please! That chainmail shuffle! Soooo good! I've seen veteran reenactors that can't chainmail shuffle that good!
@dave_h_8742 Жыл бұрын
It's all in the hips 😂
@msai257 Жыл бұрын
"Why don't you show us more of the details on the things you make?" "Because they look bad!" I do theater costumes and props, and we have what's basically a mantra at this point "It needs to look good 5 meters away". This goes both for good and bad things, like tiny intricate cloth patterns will not show, but neither will shitty stitching.
@hrani Жыл бұрын
"Am I supposed to wear a respirator for this?" YES! Or at the very least have very very good ventilation, there are some truly brain-melting solvents in that and foam is also not good to breathe in
@stephaniehorne6692 Жыл бұрын
I would live to see Bernadette Banner react to this video.
@JillBearup Жыл бұрын
🤣
@CassieAngelica Жыл бұрын
I wish I could wear my armour without people asking me if I’m lost.
@ravager2-636 Жыл бұрын
2:42 I like how they depicted Joan of arc as a war witch.. Dark dress, wide brim hat..
@myladycasagrande863 Жыл бұрын
It's an interesting choice, considering that Joan of Arc wore trousers - which was used as evidence that she was a witch and used as an excuse to burn her at the stake. Mostly the British couldn't handle a teenage girl being a better fighter than they were.
@Rachel-fi4sc Жыл бұрын
And because she had to cut her hair and dress as a boy to protect herself while traveling through enemy-controlled territory....
@gozer87 Жыл бұрын
I think you really captured the aesthetic. I wish more shows and media used historical fantasy armor for inspiration.
@agentprincessbookworm9370 Жыл бұрын
I love the determined/happy/confused mix. Very much what happens when you try to commit sewing.
@WulfCorbett Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the world of mailshirts. I wore a 32-pound re-enactment mailshirt on many occasions, and discovered that, if you wear it for 10 hours a day over a 4-day LARP weekend... it hurts.
@rockyblacksmith Жыл бұрын
Gives you a whole new appreciation for padding, doesn't it?
@WulfCorbett Жыл бұрын
@@rockyblacksmith it's not the padding that hurts, it's the compression of your shoulders.
@nataliestanchevski4628 Жыл бұрын
"It's straight forward, it's a mess, it's fine." -Basically every thing I've ever sewn.
@youremakingprogress144 Жыл бұрын
Jill, you're an absolute delight to watch. Your content is great, your delivery makes the difference between interesting and wonderful, and your cats are adorable. I love your channel.
@Blamwellamum Жыл бұрын
11:38, I don't have clamps either, but when I do papercraft with glue, I use long-nose pliers with an elastic band wrapped around the handles. Works surprisingly well.
@DianeDfictionfan Жыл бұрын
Don't you just need a couple one-volume encyclopedias or similarly dense, flat objects to sandwich the curing item between? Honest question.
@Blamwellamum Жыл бұрын
@@DianeDfictionfan No, I make paper craft Halloween masks that cover my whole head, so there are small tabs that glue parts of the masks together, in creases, so not flat.
@simongeard4824 Жыл бұрын
A few years ago, I visited a Carnival museum in Montevideo, Uruguay - and it was amazing seeing some of the costumes. From a distance they're all glamour - close-up, you realise that some of them are literally made of rubbish, materials like old metal coke bottle tops. It's a funny kind of magic...
@lisaroper421 Жыл бұрын
This kind of energy is exactly why Halloween is my favorite holiday! It definitely can get crazy, and frustrating, but I enjoy all the problem solving, and brainstorming, etc! You did great!!
@abacusgeek7903 Жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely loving your forays into unknown crafts. I'm doing the same with scale and chain maille, and leatherwork. Not game to put it on camera though! And I'm completely in solidarity with the undignified wiggle dance!!!
@dave_h_8742 Жыл бұрын
It will catch on don't cha know, will all be doing it in the disco very soon ! Dying fly for putting it on perhaps ? 😂
@gordonlawrence1448 Жыл бұрын
Taking off maille is a game and a half. The only method I have got on with is bending over forwards after making sure it won't get caught and basically flapping your arms while wriggling a lot. It's bloody hilarious to watch but without having people to help you get out of it then it's the only option.
@dave_h_8742 Жыл бұрын
Lucy Lismore doing a hand stand came to mind for sliding off the mail shirt but hair and sods law I'm shure would cause all sorts of problems 😂
@christophwolf663 Жыл бұрын
I’m still not entirely sure how I first stumbled upon your channel, but I’m loving every bit of this and really anything you do. It’s ambitious, it’s beautiful, it’s slightly unhinged, and it’s perfectly hilarious. Go, Jill!
@Waffle_Narwhal Жыл бұрын
Horses first thing? This will be a great video!
@terjethornqvist4361 Жыл бұрын
That's not an aluminium mail, it's clearly mithril anyone can see that!
@matthijsclaessen8152 Жыл бұрын
I love the ‘not understanding past Jill’ commentaries…
@ellenseltz4548 Жыл бұрын
Oh dear. Oh, no. Do not pleat up yards of fabric with a measuring tape and arithmetic. That way lies madness! Instead, take your properly measured neckband, waistband, or whatever flat surface it will be attached to, pin both ends in place and then pleat everything down until it fits. The math never comes out quite right, so you always wind up with fiddly bits that have to be squished in somehow. So just leave the math out of it and do the whole thing in relative measures by eye. As long as you got the band (or bodice, or whatever you're pleating onto) correct, it will work!
@jurjenbos228 Жыл бұрын
"It's so hot I can't even brain". That is a quote worth remembering.
@lovepike Жыл бұрын
“It’s just so hot right now I can’t even brain” is a phrase I intend to use from now on lol
@SpoonQueen Жыл бұрын
That tipping point of just doing things and making it worst; is- so real. Good job walking that line.
@windwalker5765 Жыл бұрын
Something you might want to do later on is a full crossdress in a 17th or early 18th century military officer's uniform. The long coat has a lot of the visual outline of a dress or gown, you're still wearing armor and a sword. And men's fashion of the era included long hair.
@gracesw9906 Жыл бұрын
the sleepy cat in 6:19 is how i wish i could live my life every day
@Billchu13 Жыл бұрын
Wait. When you said public domain it occurred to me. Costumes can be copyrighted?! I'm surprised I never thought of this before.
@Aretemc Жыл бұрын
Not so much the original pictures - wherever they got the original they're working from is public domain - but the _pattern_ for the costume can be. Their works of art (lower-case a) that enjoy copyright protection like anything creative. It's fuzzier when you get to fashion and copycat styles, etc, but that's its own thing. So, yeah, stuff like Butterick or McCall's patterns enjoy copyright protection.
@Rachel-fi4sc Жыл бұрын
Also, the names of characters and such are copyrighted, so even if the costume itself isn't, you still can't use the names - hence the ridiculous names of cheap knock-off Halloween costumes. You can't make a "Mario" costume, but you can make a costume for a "funny video game man", and you can't make a "Katniss Everdeen" costume, but a "Hungry Rebel Girl" costume is okay, and while a "Jedi" costume is off-limits, you can get away with a "magic space monk" costume, etc.
@purpleisiscat Жыл бұрын
*shouting whilst watching Jill getting stuck in and out of mailshirt* "Both arms at once!" :)
@jimmyzbike Жыл бұрын
Bless you, sewing all that! I make quilts and just won’t even hem pants because… yeah sewing garments is a no.
@AdamMclardy Жыл бұрын
It’s fun coming here from a Bernadette Banner video to see the difference in sewing techniques :)
@dougwiese3300 Жыл бұрын
I love that she is stuck in it and the cats just sit there wanting to know when are they going to get fed.
@_aullik Жыл бұрын
The foam does not look very metally. Looks a lot like the amazon rop armor. Or in other words, you made it to 50 Million production level armor.
@phantomaqworlds Жыл бұрын
5:25 I can't remember where I heard this but there is no dignified way to take chainmail on or off. With some experience I agree with whoever said it.
@Ellanion Жыл бұрын
Good enough for government work is one of my favourite sayings because it started out meaning extreme precision. The government would order different parts for machines from multiple different factories all over the country and they prided themselves on doing the job well enough that whoever had produced the part it was interchangeable because there were so exacting standards! And nowadays it's shifted to mean lowest bidder, might just pass a cursory inspection from an underpaid and overworked inspector and as someone really into folklore and linguistics that is fascinating :D
@AshyGr33n Жыл бұрын
1:00 I was today years old when I learned the armor design of Sisters of Battle from Warhammer 40K has *historical significance*.
@ODUBlue Жыл бұрын
I've loved history my entire life, so your channel has become an instant favorite. Loooooove stuff like this; it's exactly what I want to see behind the bell when I log in. Well done as always, Jill.
@FemMushroom Жыл бұрын
I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOUR CAT BEFORE ITS ADORABLE
@docstockandbarrel Жыл бұрын
I sometimes commit fantasy so…ing. So…there’s an orc, and rabbi, and a bishop…
@kierankelly6739 Жыл бұрын
6 minutes in and ive never been so jealous of how good the nap your cats taking looks
@cruachan1191 Жыл бұрын
Adding to the list of things I now know from the internet but will never need, how to remove a mail shirt. 😀 I do also love the universal cat gesture of closing their eyes ever more tightly when their hooman is talking whilst they are trying to sleep.
@titian-red Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I nearly did a spit take at the results of your over-enthusiastic heat gun application. Learning when to stop is difficult. I once scrubbed the paint off a car trying to remove tar. The struggle is real.
@beckymurphy4714 Жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to do a Joan of Arc costume for an online costume contest, but because I'm me I've always intended to do full armor. THIS looks much more reasonable...and something I could probably pull off without hating the entire thing. The only thing that could cause consternation would be the chain hauberk....but if I only made the sleeves and the bit that shows below the breastplate, and just attached them directly to the armor...
@JHaven-lg7lj Жыл бұрын
I love the face built into the shoulder of the Amazon queen’s armor!
@philipzielinski Жыл бұрын
Two words: foam mail. Adam savage did a thing about it.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Жыл бұрын
People in the UK: _"AIR CONDITIONING"_ It works. I have been living in northeastern North Carolina, USA since 1995, but I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. I also lived in Dade County, Florida {near Miami} from 1988 to 1995. _TRUST ME_ on this...😉
@johnpotts8308 Жыл бұрын
Big floofy sleeves are really good for concealing your hidden daggers (even better if they're bishop sleeves). When LARPing I always had a couple of daggers hidden there that people usually overlooked when I was meant to be unarmed.
@khathaway414 Жыл бұрын
Nice to know I am not the only one that can't explain my past thinking.
@guyincognito959 Жыл бұрын
I found your channel through the shorts, certainly because i watch other channels that discuss history. I like watching professionals who know what they are talking about, plus you´re fun :)
@dave_h_8742 Жыл бұрын
19:41 Looking amazing, red hair down on the green material and amour under trees very atmospheric. Good luck on the horse riding lessons with a pointy stick, can't wait for that video, Mike Loads eat ya heart out 😀
@Taracinablue Жыл бұрын
What a fun project! A collab between you and Bernadette Banner would be Super Neat (TM).
@ArtemisPearl Жыл бұрын
Do love the shot of a cat not giving a sh*t probably the most timeless sight known to man. Just like to think back in 1499 their is a not bothered kitty hanging out with the armour maker
@angelwithpaperwings02 Жыл бұрын
“The chain-mail shuffle” 😂😂😂
@scootergsp Жыл бұрын
You seem to have had a lot of fun doing this, and I had fun watching it. Looking forward to your next project. 👍
@TheReslers Жыл бұрын
This was great! Also, today I learned “kitchen roll” is another way to say paper towels. The part where you said it looked good from afar but kind of a mess up close could be the description of pretty much my entire life 😂
@samables9 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to Forever call my dress form Mankin Skywalker from now on ❤
@pokemon1895 Жыл бұрын
Great video and a lovely team up from two of my favorite KZbinrs! Outfit looks great. As far a the gauntlets go, I know Adam Savage has a video somewhere with a template for foam gauntlet. They're fantasy, but I'm sure you could adapt them. Oh, and thanks, Zac!
@christopherluke9658 Жыл бұрын
I'm eating Cheese right now.
@stevequerin2504 Жыл бұрын
Based on my studies of Medical European Armor during my High School Years in the 1980s, there are three different Technologies concerning "Chain Mail", or "Chainmail", Armor. "Chain Mail" Armor and "Ring Mail" Armor differ in how the Metal Rings are attached to each other. In the 1500s and 1600s, the Metal Ring Technology also changed; in that, the Ring Ends were flattened for ease of closing the Metal Rings after the Metal Ring was attached to other Metal Rings in the "Chain Mail" or "Ring Mail" fashion. There may be a third definition for the 1500s and 1600s Armor that are made with the Flatten Ended Metal Rings. I generally class all of these Armor Types collectively as "Chain Mail" Armor; although, each type had a Specific and Distinctive Classification Name. "Chain Mail" Armor attached to other Material (Cloth or Leather or Metal Plates); that is, not a Cloth Undergarment with "Chain Mail" worn over the Cloth Undergarment, has Specific Armor Classification Name. Medieval Asian Armor tended to be made of Strips Of Metal and Strips Of Leather interwoven together. However, Medieval Asian Armor also used Metal Rings for their Interwoven Armor Designs.
@violetofthevalley Жыл бұрын
You can usually hand turn a sewing machine if it wants to go wacadoodle because you’re feeding it too many layers.
@58209 Жыл бұрын
jill getting stuck in the chainmail gave me flashbacks to the first time i tried a binder ...i had to call a friend to rescue me after i settled down from the panic attack that i was going to die in a compromising position
@spideyrox8520 Жыл бұрын
Having recently put much less effort into a much less impressive cosplay, both your work and your end product are amazing!
@CptPatch Жыл бұрын
Your comment on the pleats allowing the dress to cover both sides made me think about a related topic, can you talk about riding habits and horseback riding dresses? I have read descriptions of them but haven't found many good visual references to the styles of dresses that would be worn on horseback.
@fauxmarmorer9544 Жыл бұрын
For future reference, if you're going for metal, 4 to 6 millimeter foam is best, heat gun all of it, or plastidip, preferably both, depending on time, acrylics are best for foam, they are more flexible than spraypaint, and lastly, contact cement has its name for a reason, it bonds on contact, you don't need to hold it for any longer than just sticking it together very hard, barge is the best if you can get it, otherwise I would put a lair on, let it fully dry, then put a second on, hope some of this is useful, you didn't ask for help, but I thought it would just make life easier for the next time 😁
@cjohnsonwow Жыл бұрын
"Good enough for government work." Generally refers to the fact many government agencies always go with the absolute cheapest bid for any work they need done. Also heard it while working for the government sooo yeah.
@chefkochjay Жыл бұрын
4:26 As soon as Jill said "velours" I actually did of Zapp Brannigan XD
@ninjawannabe87 Жыл бұрын
8:09 - I'm not sure who coined the saying, but I'm guessing its derived from many people's experience with works from their government's works, being far below their expectations. I hear it over here in America from time to time as well and can see why.
@trevorstewart1308 Жыл бұрын
"... I can't understand past Jill's motivations." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and then "I'm stuck 🥺" I had to stop the video to catch my breath
@Delgen1951 Жыл бұрын
She is crazy, is that not enough, only crazy people will descend into this kind of crazy, As one such loon I know this to be true. No offense meant especially to She of the long sharp pointy slashly thing..
@trevorstewart1308 Жыл бұрын
@@Delgen1951 Our Lady of the Murder Dress is quite brilliant and her humor is the perfect blend of timing, imagination, and relatability. I can’t count the number of times I’ve gotten halfway into a project and started questioning my own sanity for ever thinking it was a good idea
@ganymedemlem6119 Жыл бұрын
Loving the reference is a piece from before artists understood perspective and vanishing points.
@Rachel-fi4sc Жыл бұрын
A common misconception, but less true than we think. In large part due to the importance of the church, symbolism and iconography was more important in art than realism or perspective. So, subjects in medieval art will be drawn bigger or smaller depending on their divinity, status, and other points. More emphasis was on accurately portraying things true to the rules of God rather than the rules of Nature. TL;DR: Medieval artists knew their paintings weren't realistic, they just didn't care.
@godnoble Жыл бұрын
I've watched a bunch of tutorial videos by experienced foam armor makers, and learned more from these 20 minutes than from any of them. Primarily because they are crap at editing. It's so nice to have only the relevant bits and no thirty seconds of just watching someone fold something.
@khodexus4963 Жыл бұрын
I was getting ready to make a "those are more spaulders than pauldrons" comment, but you beat me to it.
@fryeday Жыл бұрын
Well done, Jill of Bearup! Those final result shots at the end looked great.
@truckerdave8465 Жыл бұрын
I’m a Texan and I have honestly chosen to ride bareback rather than western. It’s such a bulky saddle, cuts off so much contact with the horse, it feels oppressive, bleh. You made it work beautifully!
@magoshighlands4074 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one who says "Close enough for government work" and I think it comes from the fact the government are a smidge unreliable when it comes to getting things right first time
@bmyers7078 Жыл бұрын
I have some (US) military relatives. “Military Grade” is a in family joke about how to do something cheaply as possible, & still have it function.
@wouterdevlieger1002 Жыл бұрын
That picture with you hair down in the end really finished the look