Alfheimr Renaissance

Sasgaerda is a subject we avoid talking about, but it's not like we forget about her and those issues. Regardless of what I think about it, Jane's suggestion to make special clothes and things to make it easier to keep Sasgaerda captive is a good idea. Both for safety reasons and to reduce the risk of Sasgaerda hurting herself or others. Medieval chains, rope and even medieval handcuffs are a rather dumb idea when smarter alternatives are available, and Iselin and Jane know that I know, and for once, Iselin is enthusiastic about how that knowledge should be used. Since Jane wanted to avoid fetish-like equipment, she has told them about straitjackets and how violent prisoners are handled, and I have seen more than one film, documentary and magic show involving the subject. So Sasgaerdas' body has been measured and the seamstress guild have started sewing, and there will be modern Midgård handcuffs made for future needs. Measurements have also been taken for bras, but for more than just Sasgaerda, because 'obviously' Heila needs a bra or two, and Iselin and Jane think that Thyra and Laug are suitable for testing sports bras, even though they 'just' have normal-sized breasts.

Sasgaerdas has, quite logically, spent most of her life with her bust more or less bound, which must have reduced sagging quite a lot, but it is genuinely impressive how her bust really projects forward and has more volume than they droop down, but of course her breasts are completely natural. Her incredible 75M is many sizes larger than anyone else in our vicinity, and have been hard to measure, so they have ordered bras for Sasgaerda just for the practical experience. Iselin also wants to measure the volume just to figure out how many kilos each breast weighs, and there's no question that a more sporty bra with wide shoulder straps would be most comfortable for Sasgaerda. Not that we want Sasgaerda to be comfortable. Ciara actually did suggested bras just to put sand or something that itches in the bra.

Heila, on the other hand, 'need' elegant bras, and Heila also actually need bras. I didn't even notice it yesterday, but it's understandable that Heila has been uncomfortable with her height and tried to make herself smaller in everyday life, which, together with a fur coat, unflattering dress and bound breasts, has also made her 70E breasts appear significantly smaller than they actually are. Since yesterday, after Heila agreed to be my Frilla, Ciara has repeatedly told Heila to stand up straight, back with her shoulders, chest forward, and overall give a more ladylike impression. She is my Frilla and needs to make a good impression! I won't mind that she is actually a few centimeters taller than me, and she should be proud of her large breasts. Iselin agrees, even though she is jealous. Heila is young, so her breasts may grow even larger. The same may apply to Ryla, who is a 70G, and Alith, who is a 65G.

I've heard far too much about bras and breast sizes and breast shapes.

But I'm also the only man in a very large group of young women.

A very large group of young women who over the last half year have gotten way better economy and freedom than most of them used to have, and introduced to a whole lot of ideas and thoughts from a young rich modern London-New York woman.

A more interesting topic is that they have also placed an order with the seamstresses for a whole pile of camouflage and green-brown overalls/dungarees, smocks, boonie hats, shirts, tabards etc. There are minor improvements-changes, but in general the prototypes have been appreciated by those who have tried them, and we have been able to test their durability and how well the colours hold up over many washes. Long-term testing must be done, but that is hardly the only project that is being worked on. The bodyguards have learned to appreciate the large cargo pockets with buttons on both the smock and the trousers and overalls, and have realised that it is possible to carry a surprising amount and still be comfortable and not get in the way. The belt loops on the overalls for a combat belt also make it possible to carry a lot of extra gear outside the trouser pockets, and the wide braces distribute the weight on the shoulders instead of just the hips.

Green-brown checked sets has been ordered, just to not reveal the better camouflage in normal use, and green-brown checked will be the normal and 'peace-time' uniform. I would have preferred a pattern and colours with more contrast and finer detail, but at least it is a slightly more effective camouflage in this terrain than a pure solid green-olive drab blob, and every camouflage pattern is a compromise for terrain and climate. Swap either the green or brown for a dried grass tan-sand, and it would be more effective in arid, desert and during winter without snow. Might actually make a set of that, or at least trousers or overalls as with a normal green-brown jacket it should be quite effective in breaking up the outline of a person during winter half of the year. Plus it might be useful to have the better pattern not associated with us, as that can be used doing sneaky shit in hostile territory, where the camouflage is more likely to really matter.

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The reason for the order of green-brown checkered tabards with my flag-logo on the upper arms, is that it is a very size-flexible garment that is relatively easy to manufacture and the tabard will not have a lot of decorations and complications. Well, according to my standards. In addition to wide belt loops in three heights, there will be breast pockets, side pockets and 'trouser pockets', as well as a fabric channel for name tag on the chest and attachments for collar patches, plus a couple of loops for attachment of armbands and so on. Tabards are good because we don't know exactly what sizes will be needed for uniforms, but we have made an estimate based on the people on the island, and triple belt loops provide adjustable height on the waist belt, which helps a lot, and with belt loops, the belt can have additional pockets, where the weight is taken by the tabard and shoulders.

If any garments need to be specially adapted or other sizes ordered later, it is not a major problem. However, people who are too small or too fat are unlikely to rank highly in the warrior selection, which has made it easier, and a larger size is easier to live with than one that is too small. The tabards will be useful if we with short notice need to hire warriors in the future, so many will be sewn. It would have made a better and more powerful impression if the force that went to Arkanes had been dressed uniformly, and it would also have made it easier to quickly identify their affiliation and could have made them less visible.

My tartan fabric will be woven to see how it actually looks as a whole garment, for example a modern shirt and trousers and a dress, and my sambos sure doesn't mind if the seamstresses' guild hires out the weaving to people they know to speed things up. My sambos have left thread count sketches and samples of what they wove, so the seamstresses have something to go on and get the colours right. It is important that the pattern is accurate if it is to be used for unique identification, and this also applies to the colour tones of the green-brown-yellow and other colours, such as ensuring that the thin blue lines are in the right place. The thin lines are not visible from a distance, but they make the pattern look more luxurious up close, and blue and yellow are 'my' colours.

Lots of overalls and shirts have also been ordered for the craftsmen, and in the future there will also be some for the workers. Those who work for me will receive good work clothes and, hopefully, good, safe work shoes with steel toe caps. If they leave my employment after work finished, they can keep the clothes and shoes. Hopefully, the use of pockets and similar features will spread. There will also be simple yellow vests for increased visibility, with a few pockets and loops for attaching tools to make the vests more appreciated. I really have to get started on trying to make proper work shoes. Toes don't grow back.

They have also been to a couple of leather craftsmen, because leather is needed for uniforms, gloves, belts, slings and other items. Unfortunately, it is 'not possible' to dye leather in the right light grass green shade that our tartan and green-brown checkered uniforms has. Black, Brown, red, yellow and grey, especially in darker shades, are easy, but some lighter shades are more difficult. Blue and green are really difficult, and 'impossible' in light shades. So we'll see how it goes. The leather craftsmen were amused that my partner wanted, in addition to green and brown leather, deliberately 'poorly' dyed leather in mottled green and a little brown or yellow. But if we are going to have leather straps for bags, backpacks, pockets or just as weapon straps, I want them to be more camouflaged and matching the fabric, so that they blend in instead of creating sharp brown or single-coloured lines on the body. I have always found it easier to spot camouflaged players when they have large dark straps across their bodies or similar, and have avoided this, but it is quite rare to see someone with a camouflaged weapons sling. Then again, standard Swedish military rifles and support weapons have generally been painted green since the 50's, while the rest of the world mostly used black or grey until very recently. We may need to sew camouflaged fabric onto the outside or front of certain straps if we really want them to blend in.

Since the leather is soaked in dye baths for certain shades, while others are basically brushed on, it seems that speckled mottled colouring is something that can be done without any major problems, at least in some colours, with good or relatively durable colours. So they have ordered large leather pieces that we can cut up, and have specified lots of meters of leather straps in a few different standard widths such as 20, 25, 32, 40 and 50 mm, and given away simple rulers to get it right. Of course, leather from different parts of animals, the age of the animals, and what kind of animals they are, etc, affect how the leather is for a certain purpose, and to some extent what colour it will be and its durability, but that is future refinements. We have to start somewhere.