--- In spanishamericanwarreenactors@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Hubble"
<moggggrtician88@...> wrote:
> if i could find the material, i would make the uniform too. ive
tried in vain for 2 years to find something close. i would use my cw
federal sack coat as a pattern and add a few more buttons. if there
is enough intrest, i may have a place for an event...located in
southeastern pennsylvania. www.colonialplantation.org
ive done events there from mideval,french-indian,revwar and civil
war. it is a very reenactor friendly place. this could happen if
enough people want it to.
yrs,matt moore
> Hello CJS,
> The Spanish colonial tropical uniform is the most difficult part
> of the impression to obtain, especailly if you don't have any
> sewing skills. Step one of course is locating the correct material
> (or as close as you can get). I finally found a fabric that wasn't
> the "pillow ticking", after searching and searching every fabric
> store in my city. I found a material with the blue & white pin
stripes
> close enough to pass off as the rayadillo. The 'pattern' I used from
> a very helpful gentleman named Ted Stahr, I believe he was with the
> 4th Battalion Talavera Peninsula Regt. a Spanish unit based out in
> California.
> He sent me pictures of two types of tunics the Spanish used and I
used
> the Type I tunic because I thought it would be easier for the local
> seamstress I was using to make (a Civil War reenacting gal).
Basically to
> make
> a long story short....the uniform is up to you to make yourself. As
fas as I
> know nobody reproduces them. For the most part these garments would
have
> been cottage industry produced with many items being made locally
as items
> wore out. I can send you a fabric swatch to show you what material
I used
> and a photocopy of the two types of coats used commonly in Cuba and
Puerto
> Rico
> if that would be a help.
> Patrick Hubble, 1st Provisional Battalion.
> (where do you live by the way, I have already had 2 other gentleman
contact
> myself since posting the webpage, do you live on the east coast?)
>
>
> >From: Charles Smylie <kilroywz@...>
> >Reply-To: spanishamericanwarreenactors@yahoogroups.com
> >To: spanishamericanwarreenactors@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [Spanish American War Reenactors] Spanish Unit Re-
Awakes, (or
> >is trying to!)
> >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >where do you get the uniforms, have everything else
> >for Spanish?
> >
> >CJS
> >
> >--- Patrick Hubble <mortician88@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings,
> > > My name is Patrick Hubble and I belong to a
> > > small Spanish unit located here on the east
> > > coast in the mid-Atlantic area. I've created
> > > a new webpge for the unit which is the
> > > 1st Provisional Battalion of Puerto Rico. I
> > > hope with a new net presence that we recruit a few
> > > new folks and will be able to support any Spanish
> > > American War events in the 'general vicinity' and
> > > get back into the field! Please contact us and visit
> > > our new web page below, Viva Espana!
> > > con respecto, Patrick 'Patricio' Hubble
> > > http://spanish.midatlanticreenacting.com/
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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