Renaissance Faire- Any Guild members (wenches, etc?)

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  • SaharaZaraMorocco
    SaharaZaraMorocco Posts: 136 Member
    I adore the Ren Fest! My home faire is MD Ren Festival. I have a ton of friends in the midwest, so have traveled out to Bristol a couple of years in a row now, usually for the weekend when they do Day of Wrong. We show up in crazy stuff - last year we did holidays and I went as Bastille Day, elizabethan style. I was going to go to the Minnesota Faire this year, but plans fell through. I'm planning on definitely doing it next year.

    I'm not a SCAdian, but I am a historical costumer. So, I build all my fest wear from scratch. I get a little tired of the same time period or location, so I tend to stretch the boundaries a bit. The last couple of years I've gone to the MD Ren Fest in Venetian clothes of roughly the same era. I haven't lost enough weight for it to matter yet, but I sure will be excited to make new stuff! Hopefully next year.

    I also don't belong to any guilds - but have been really interested in the Wenches. I will have to check it out again.

    (Yeah, and what's up with no Rogues or Medieval Baebes at MD Fest this year?? Totally sad about that. :sad: Love them both!)
  • scarlettvetter
    scarlettvetter Posts: 41
    I'm a festie! My home fest is also the first fest I ever attended, Minnesota Renaissance Fest. I look forward to fest season all year, even if it does mark the end of Summer! I started attending 7 or so years ago. Fest inspired me to take up a new hobby, historical costume, which is how I met the lovely SaharaZaraMorocoo ^ (previous reply).

    I love exploring other Renaissance Festivals, and so far have been to Ohio, Bristol, and Texas. MNRF opens up next Saturday, very much looking forward to it though I'm not quite prepared yet!

    Last year, I treated myself to a pair of Catskill Mountain Moccasins and will be sporting them this year! If you see them (or me) round, come up and say "Hi!"

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  • SaharaZaraMorocco
    SaharaZaraMorocco Posts: 136 Member
    I'm a festie! My home fest is also the first fest I ever attended, Minnesota Renaissance Fest. I look forward to fest season all year, even if it does mark the end of Summer! I started attending 7 or so years ago. Fest inspired me to take up a new hobby, historical costume, which is how I met the lovely SaharaZaraMorocoo ^ (previous reply).

    I love exploring other Renaissance Festivals, and so far have been to Ohio, Bristol, and Texas. MNRF opens up next Saturday, very much looking forward to it though I'm not quite prepared yet!

    Last year, I treated myself to a pair of Catskill Mountain Moccasins and will be sporting them this year! If you see them (or me) round, come up and say "Hi!"

    Those moccasins are really cute! I'm totally jealous.
    Also jealous that you've been to the Ohio fest - I'm from Ohio and have never been! Of course, I left the heart of it all before I even knew what a fest was!

    I would love to meet more MFP peeps, too. Let me dig up a pic of my Venetian for the MD Renn Fest for y'all!
  • swordsmith
    swordsmith Posts: 599 Member
    Last year, I treated myself to a pair of Catskill Mountain Moccasins and will be sporting them this year! If you see them (or me) round, come up and say "Hi!"

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    Jealous... I could not afford them so I have nine button Sandlers instead.
  • hdsqrl
    hdsqrl Posts: 420 Member
    So pretty! I have some NativeEarth boots that are similar in concept, but different colors - mine are brown & forest green with oak leaf cutouts. LOVE-love them!
  • snogged
    snogged Posts: 2 Member
    I'm a big fan of Ren Faires. My home faire is Bristol Ren Faire in Wisconsin and I have an association with Dark Cloud Twiztid Leather.

    I will admit though that it's hard to find healthy food choices on a Faire day, but on the bright side, I sure am getting my walking in as I make the circles around the grounds.
  • snogged
    snogged Posts: 2 Member
    Hey!
    Bristol is my home faire too!
  • Shelbert79
    Shelbert79 Posts: 510 Member
    We go to the RenFaire in Harveysburg, OH. He also does NERO stuff, (live action role playing; not sure if you knew what that was) He doesn't go as much as he used to, married life, 4 kids and a job but he does still go on occasion. I just go for the atmosphere but he loves all that stuff.
  • swordsmith
    swordsmith Posts: 599 Member
    I will admit though that it's hard to find healthy food choices on a Faire day, but on the bright side, I sure am getting my walking in as I make the circles around the grounds.

    Its even worse when you are a vegetarian! LOL

    But NYRF in the last couple of years really expanded there food selections to include salads, a great middle eastern place (falafals, etc) and a newbooth this year making spinach and feta quesadillas! Oh plus a portabello mushroom sandwich.

    Luckily I dont drink so all of that ale, beer and mead does not tempt me!
  • holly1283
    holly1283 Posts: 741 Member
    I kind of got confused in stomachflu's post as to the PA or the MD faire. We were just at the PA one south of Lebanon on Sunday the 5th and they were talking the Queen's tongue. We had my granddaughter and mostly did things she would enjoy. No booze. She was dressed and got the royal treatment. She loved it and we had a good time. Never been to any others so I can't comment on them.
  • garnetmemory
    garnetmemory Posts: 41 Member
    If any of you guild/faire people would like to add me as a friend, please feel free.
  • fierceangel1982
    fierceangel1982 Posts: 55
    MD Ren Faire here! Usually spend a small fortune at The Brass Dragon!

    Not sure how my wench costume is going to fit me since I've lost weight in my chest *pout*

    Have also been to the PA Ren Faire but I feel the MD one is far superior..although I am not happy about the lack of Hack & Slash and The Rogues...

    I love the MD fair but haven't visited the PA one yet. I really do wish they could find another spot in MD though. It is just so crowded the last few weekends they hold it. This year the admission prices are lower for the first few weekends so that will hopefully help with the crowding problem.

    Good news, Hack & Slash will be at the MD rennfest for the first two weekends. I agree that the crowding is an issue, I've been attending less and less as both the prices and the crowds have grown.
    I'm actually looking forward to buying some new garb to celebrate my weight loss
  • hdsqrl
    hdsqrl Posts: 420 Member
    If the MD faire is anything at all like the KC faire, the first few weekends are rather sparse in attendance, as it seems to sneak up on people every year. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people express surprise that it's RenFest time again already. Then, as the season wears on (ours runs for 7 weekends), people start to realize that if they're going to go at all, they better plan for it, so they all seem to plan to attend the last 3 weekends, and it's NUTS there, then.

    Of course I'm thrilled that people are coming, regardless of when they come, but I sure do wish more of them would come out earlier in the season as a way to spread the crowds out a bit. :)
  • IrishHarpy1
    IrishHarpy1 Posts: 399 Member
    Wait -- how did I miss this thread?!?!?!?!? IWG Local 24/Privateer/RenMerc here!!! *waves*

    I live in Rhode Island so I really don't have a "home" faire, but m'love and I spend most of our time at the fall CT Faire in Hebron. We first got hooked back when King Richard's opened in Carver, MA (yes, we've been going every year and yes, we are old :P), and will venture out of our area several times a year for faire -- especially NYRF and MDRF.

    I think the only bad thing about getting smaller and healthier by using MFP is that I now don't fit into a LOT of my garb (which at this time takes up an entire room). On the flip side, however... it's an excuse to buy MORE! And not just Wenchy things... m'love is looking into having a set of plate maille custom made for me. I can't let *him* get all the shiny attention now, can I?

    Feel free to add me! :flowerforyou:
  • GellisIndigo
    GellisIndigo Posts: 55 Member
    <<<< IWG 3410 Madame cum laude
    Madame Emeritus, Local 57 (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)

    Also a member of the Lost Viking's Hoard

    My home faire is Ohio Renaissance Festival. My favorie faire is Bristol Renaissance Faire, though we haven't been for several years.
    I will actually be able to fit into all of my fabulous Odd Bodkin bodices again this fall thanks to all of my hard work. I can't wait to lace up and head out!
  • jenbooks
    jenbooks Posts: 55 Member
    I got married at Scarborough Faire in Waxahachie, does that count? We had season passes every year when we lived in Dallas. Been a few times since we moved to Austin, but haven't been in a while. We go to Sherwood Forest Faire now - it's a pretty good one. Went to TRF one year - we need to go back!

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  • loril13
    loril13 Posts: 320 Member
    15+ year Rennie. Currently on an extended break from Faire.

    Wench # 3078, Local 24
    Home Faire CTRF

    Privateer #1127
    The Gravedancer

    Merc #846

    Losing weighjt was an excuse for new garb. My older bodices still fit laced overlapping, but the girls are far less fluffy in them. ;-)
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I love the Renaissance Faire! The one I go to the Bristol Faire. It's so much fun! I don't have any faire wear... One day, maybe. It's a little pricey for the costumes I really love.
  • poshcouture
    poshcouture Posts: 610
    I've got to find a Renn fest near me! I want to go!
  • poshcouture
    poshcouture Posts: 610
    Ha! Found one! http://www.renfair.com/bristol/
  • Jaessa
    Jaessa Posts: 122 Member
    Minnesota is my home faire although I've been to Des Moines (beautiful setting but it poured buckets of rain the week-end I was there) and Sioux Falls. I love the MN Faire! Planning on going next week-end with a friend so we can shop and then later in the month with the hubbies. My picture is of me in front of the Hobbit Hole. Weigh loss (or gain) hasn't made much of an impact on my clothing as most everything is drawstring, elastic or laced up.
  • SpazzyMal
    SpazzyMal Posts: 276 Member
    I always figured that when I had the money (and the car) to do faires more often that I would get myself some good garb and maybe even volunteer. Scarby (Scarborough Faire) is my local fest, and I try to convince my family to go at least once every year. I'd also really love to join SCA.

    One day, one day...
  • ladykaisa
    ladykaisa Posts: 236 Member
    Newly interested SCAdian. My local Canton starts it's formal meetings back up in September. I like like-minded friends!

    Saying that, I have nothing to day re: garb. I haven't even made my "first" dress =/
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    Kansas City ren fest every year!!! LOVE IT. Everyone loves a good turkey leg :happy:
  • swordsmith
    swordsmith Posts: 599 Member
    Everyone loves a good turkey leg :happy:

    Unless your vegetarian! :happy:
  • rladd6421
    rladd6421 Posts: 455
    went to the hebron, ct one last year dressed as a peasant, going to the ny one next weekend dressed as a wench (whole reason i started my weightloss journey lol). i love going to ren faires the whole atmosphere is amazing.
  • eratess
    eratess Posts: 19 Member
    Sterling Renaissance Festival is my home faire... next year would LOVE to go to PA and NY Ren Faire as well!
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    I love ren faires. I need to find a new one to go to where I moved to.

    I am a little sad though, because I think my bodice is too big for me now. When I bought it I was right between a medium and small, so I'm pretty sure I'd need a small now, but it's a medium. I haven't tried it on in a while though.
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    I go to the PA Ren Faire and my college's renaissance faire. I have garb I can wear currently but once I hit my goal I'll need to buy/make new ones. I want a new corset especially but I'll probably get a whole new outfit. :)
  • MerryWidow1
    MerryWidow1 Posts: 3
    I used to go to Scarborough Faire south of Dallas (Waxahatchie, Tx.) Now I live in Kansas. I want to go to the KC Ren Faire. I dress in garb when I attend, and I used to lurk at a friend's SCA meetings, but I've never joined. Even though I'm a granny, I still like to put on the Lusty Wench garb and ogle the guys in kilts. :D

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