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In this issue:

Christmas is Coming 1New Products 1The Codpiece 2Gift certificates and Catalog 2

Designs by Rhenn is taking the time during the

rush and excitement of the Holiday season to

regroup and fill our store. We rolled out ruffs in

October and began work on the Hattie designs.

The Hattie designs include new underpinnings aswell as a whole new gowndoublet, bodice,

underskirt, overskirt, and sleeves. Some

accessories for the Hattie will include a new cloak

design and a pair of gloves.

The end of October and beginning of November I

spent with my mom helping her recover from

surgery. The trip was extended to almost three weeks, leaving my schedule in a bit of

disarray. But she is doing well! Yea! And now I am playing catch-up.

A neat idea occurred to me just a day or so ago and I have already started placing the

product in my store: hand made cloth buttons. This is a great use for the cabbage left

after the completion of a product.

C h r i s t m a s i s c o m i n g !

Fellow Crafting Shops:

Merrys Merry Handmades SpoonerZ TrashandTrinkets Redthreaded

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3/4 diameter cloth buttons. Sold in sets of

10.

Cloth Buttons

Cloth buttons are created from

discs of fabric gathered and

gathered again. Attached to the

edge of the garment with a stalk

or attached flat to the garment

by catching each pleat. We sell

them in sets of 10.

Dr Who?

I was commissioned to create a

frock coat and vest mimicking

The Master from Dr. Who.

You can view this item (for

purchase) within this next week

in our Etsy storeunder

SteamPunk section.

Soon to be

Revealed

Steampunk accessories! We

have some exciting ideas we will

be adding soon! Yea!

N e w P r o d u c t

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6273 Bandolero Dr

El Paso, TX 79912Tel: 915-996-1533

E-mail:

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Cod is a fish and so it would follow, one would think, that a codpiece is a merely a piece of cod.

(Sounds silly, but the very thought was put forward to me by my daughters friend several years

ago.) I would have to say, as outlandish as codpieces are to the 21st century sensibilities, I am

rather grateful a man didnt wear a piece of fish to close his trousers.

The Codpiece began life as a flap that covered the opening we now use zippers to conceal in the

front of a mans breaches/slops/pants. The word cod means scrotum in Middle English.

Makes sense now why they would use that wordthough now it makes one think: why they

would name a fish cod?

A codpiece could be attached with strings, ribbons, buttons, or sewn on. And as it started as

merely a triangular flap, it morphed into some very telling accoutrement. Just as a bumroll was a

womans way of advertising publically her ability to

bear children, the codpiece allowed a man to brag

about his ability to, um, get the job done, as it were.

The codpiece often doubled as a pouch where a man

could keep his valuables, like jewelry and money,

under his watchful eye. Gives a perspective on the

vernacular family jewels, doesnt it.

My boys each had beautiful codpieces a few years ago,

and together with a fellow rennie, they formed the

Cod Squad.

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Gift

Certificates

Give the gift of History or hint at one

for yourself. The gift certificate is a

great option for the rennie in your life.

Each gift certificate comes with a

catalog of current stock (dependent

on availability) and custom options

to be mailed or downloaded.

The Gift

certificates are

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options for 2011 Projects.

Pleaseemailor call to get

the conversation started.

Sampling of items

available

Mens Wardrobes

Womens Wardrobes

Accessories

Underpinnings

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Designs by Rhenn

While my trip to New York was not for

fun, I did have a lot of it! And amongst the

trials of convalescence my mom and I dis-

covered that she has a love for the Steam-

punk subculture. Being the source of artis-

tic genes in myself, my mom wanted to tryher hand at creating Steampunk accessories

to sell in my shop. I commissioned, from

her, a set of four items that I wish to incor-

porate into some design ideas I have, but

she too will have items that have no specific

ties to my products to share with the

world. She even helped me to design a

steampunked owlhow cool is that!

Welcome to Designs by Rhenn, Kay Davis!

New Partner!

Each day I either begin the day or end it

with producing cloth buttons for the store.

And while I am cleaning up my virtual

workspace as well as my physical work-

space I am working on designs and ready-made garments. The Steven mans court

ensemble and the Zema upcylce Elf will

make an appearance before the years end. I

hope to have some upcycle faeries to add to

the whole affair!

Current Work

Upcycle: is the process of converting waste materials or

useless products into new materials or products of better

quality or a higher environmental value.

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