RE: [Mid] A&S misunderstandings

Ah, but I have had the converse happen.

I have had the people at work oh and ah over the fact that I sew. A picture
of my heraldic coteharde leaves them stunned (although, I could have done a
*much* better job....). The fact that I am capable of doing such and well
enough to wear it draws many compliments. Same response from gentles in the
SCA.

I've not received the condescending responses of "get a life" from the
Mundane world. Could it be the age of the respondent? The young crowd
being somewhat rude and demanding immediate gratification?

Coise
The Cat Who Appreciates How Much Work One Puts Into His Craft

> Lyonnete wrote:
> >I think part of it is, we're used to our crafts being received
> >differently in our regular, modern life. Any embriodery is oo-and-
> >aah worthy. A hand-made shirt will get you impressed gasps. In
> >your circle of work-friends you might be 'the' seamstress, 'the'
> >artist, etc. But enter into the SCA, and you're surrounded by a more
> >critical audience.
>
> I've actually found the opposite to be true. In the SCA, any bit of
> embroidery I wear draws compliments. At court, many scrolls are handed
> out, but after court you see big groups gathering around the
> newly-awarded gentle, not only to give him congratulations, but to drool
> (we hope not literally) over the scroll.
>
> In the 20th century, however, you can go around-- and I have done so--
> draped in hand-embroidery, and *nobody notices*! Remember the lady
> whose work was crushed by someone who didn't even see that it was
> embroidered fabric? I have some of my (non-period) embroidery hanging
> on my walls at home. My SCA friends always go over to look at it and
> ask questions; my non-SCA friends have never even once commented on any
> of it.
>
> I've often thought it should be the other way around, that in the SCA
> where everyone does arts, they'd never notice or care that I'm dong them
> too, while in everyday life people would be bowled over by my drawing my
> own cross-stitch charts or designing my own tatted baby bonnet.
> Instead, I get the glazed eyes and "oh, get a life" in modern
> situations, while SCA-folk hang open-mouthed on the every word of
> someone describing his latest research.
>
> --Elfrida
 
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