Hand stitched by ME!

The other day me and the wife were at JoAnn's looking for her some crafting stuff when I came across this pattern for "Western" style shirts. It came with a shirt, frock coat and vest. I got to thinking that I could (with some minor pattern adjustments) use the shirt for my reenacting.

Then with the help of her handy dandy 50% off coupon I snagged this fabric to use for my first ever hand stitching of a shirt.

After a lot of work (2 weeks worth) here is what I was able to come up with.

When I finished this shirt I was pretty proud of myself. So I decided to try my hand at another fabric and here is my second shirt.

Both of these have been completely hand stitched by me with no help what so ever. Well I did call my mom for advice lol.

Hope to hear your comments!
Thanks for looking,
Tim

Got our schedule for 2009

Just got the 2009 reenacting schedule for our unit the Levisa Artillery Battery E. I will not be able to attend all events, I usually get to do5-6 a year.

Mar 27-29 Battle of scary Creek & Hurricane Bridge. Hurricane WVa
April 17-19 School of the Piece Jackson's Mill, Weston,WVa
May 1-3 31st Annual Artillery Show. Mansfield OH
May 15-17 Mt. Wood Park. Parkersburg WVa
June 5-7 Jonesville Civil War Days. Jonesville, Va
June 19-21 Living History/ Greenbo State Park. Greenup, Ky
July 4 Fireworks. Louisa, Ky
July 17-19 Battle of Barboursville. Barboursville, WVa
Sept 11-13 Middle Creek. Middle Creek, Ky
Sept 18-20 Battle of Barbourville. Barbourville, Ky
Sept 25-27 Thunder in the Hills. Logan, WVa
Oct 16-18 Battle of Wildcat. London, Ky
Oct 23-25 Battle of Leatherwood. Leatherwood, Ky
Oct 31-Nov 1 Raid on Guyandotte. Guyandotte, WVa

Ones in red are the events I plan to attend.

I am in the Levisa Artillery out of Louisa,Ky. I am a cannoneer( i get to make a bunch of noise and smoke) I LOVE IT!!!!!!
Hope to see ya there

Camp Table

I wanted to make a table for my reenacting that gave the impression of being kinda old lookin. I used barn lumber that I gathered up on a old farm near my home. The table is probably not period correct but I needed it to serve a couple purposes.

The table top is not smooth. It has the sawmill grains still present and I did not trim off the edges to leave the rough look of the wood. My wife will probably claim it for her porch as a prim decoration. I think I'll rent it to her..LOL

The legs are cut to fit inside the box created under the table for convince of travel and storage. They are bolted on each end and at a angle to add the support you might need in the field.

The box is big enough to place a Coleman stove and other non period items. I take 2 boys with me and they like to drink hot chocolate and such You can fix a quick meal if you need to and be able to keep it out of sight from the visitors in camp.

The top is 52"x22", legs and table height are32", the box is 32"x16" I used a pair of chest hinges and a set of metal handles that I had laying around. I still need to make a hasp for the lid, I'm using a piece of hammered copper tubing and a couple bent period nails to attach.

Gettin Ready YEAH!!!!!!

I am a Civil War Reenactor in the great state of West Virginia. I'm married to a beautiful woman Rosemary (17yrs and counting), 2 sons Zach 15 & Josh 11.