DoktorPsych0

sorry, the file didn't upload. it is attached now.

here was my design. Sorry for the lack of drawing ability on it. i'm still deciding on using the arm pieces for it or not.

part of the reason for the time period is for Sherwood Forest Faire (1190AD) and my camp which is viking based. we run our faire clothes a little older than most at the larger faires (the main one being Texas Ren Fest). Soon as i digitize my sketch i will upload it. My idea is just a few hairs off of surcoat. Thank you for that! I can definitely work with a surcoat design! I will take a look at upholstery leather (i have two different tandy's in the area) soon as i can

i've got the sketch in my truck and getting the leather by the weekend. hope to at least get the leather cut before the end of the weekend. i'm thinking i'm going to use one of my larger shirts as the pattern for it and just elongate it some. then add sleeves. still have to pick up a few pieces to get everything together but it shouldn't be all that hard to do it. any suggestions on leather?

only one or two peaked my interest but i'd still have to modify the hell out of them to get them right. :/

i've looked at their designs and none have been close enough to warrant getting and modifying. the last jacket i did, i used one of the pirate patterns and found many errors along the way of my own accord. it came out nice but not quite what i was after.

i'm trying to create a multi-use jacket, belt, and other pieces of adornment for my faire persona that i can also wear around the normal world without getting too many strange looks (at least with the jacket). my jacket i want to come down to my knees and have a suitable sized belt to hold all my needed items. Do any of you know of where i could get a good pattern for the jacket that would be somewhat 'street legal' but still fall under the general 11th-12th century time period? also, any leather suggestions of what to make it of? ps. i do have an idea that i'd like to do but i don't have the garment skills to just put it together without a pattern. i can modify other patterns to what i am looking for but i am unable (so far) to put it together without a previous design to go off of. thank you in advance, Chris

not til now. but that's really interesting. huh

I like the idea of the removable lining. another idea i've been toying with is making it able to be worn both during summer and winter seasons so having an interchangeable lining would allow for a thinner or thicker lining when needed. this might be a fairly long project due to only being able to work on it at most an hour or two a day a few days a week. Also, i will try to sketch out the ideas for both parts and upload them here as soon as i get a chance. My sketches usually include a lot of detailed wording to explain parts and zooming in on areas that are too small to make out in the normal sized sketch so once i get it all uploaded, it makes it easier to critique and tweak as needed. colors not withstanding, of course. Til then, Chris

deerskin. i'm a bit apprehensive about using rabbit fur because of the possibility of overheating her. it could work too well as an insulation.

Thank you for the suggestions. I was thinking rabbit fur as the liner but i think sheep skin would work better. What about Deer?

My girlfriend is wanting a bra and corset so I suggested making both of leather. The design for each is fairly simplistic but i'm not sure of what materials to use and how to get everything put together. My two main questions are: 1) Has anyone ever tried to make a hunting corset out of leather/ if so are there any pointers. and 2) what would be a good interior for the bra (I have already figured out how to make the bra itself, I just don't want it chaffing her raw). Any help on either portion would be greatly appreciated. For the time being I'm waiting on my leather to arrive so I can at least have the bra ready for this weekend. (Using 6-7oz Tooling leather for the sturdier support and that I will be putting designs into the bra) Thank You ahead of time, Chris PS. the other reason I'm using the 6-7oz is because i plan on setting up the bra to be corset style (almost as an extension to the corset itself) with lacing in the front and back. I don't have the money for the rivets, tools, time needed to get good enough at setting them before when it needs to be ready (three days with only a few hours a day to do the bulk of the work). Thinking ahead and will add rivets when i get the chance.