Braveheart

1/18/2021

With most of Jude's outfit finished, I had to take some photos of him, before I took down the castle.

I had resewn the chainmail sleeves so they'd be 3/8 of an inch shorter. I also thought his kilt was a touch too long, so cut off the waistband and sewed on a new one, so a little of his legs would show.

13 Comments

Carla

1/18/2021 07:19:56 am

This is absolutely perfect!! 😍

Martha

1/18/2021 08:30:45 am

Thanks. I'm pretty pleased with it myself. I think at some point I will make a new cloak and kilt out of something a touch more colourful, but since fabric stores are out of bounds right now, it will just have to wait.

Jay

1/18/2021 10:39:15 am

Brava Martha!!! Absolutely fantastic! How wonderful to be able to have the skill to realize your vision.

Martha

1/18/2021 12:03:45 pm

Thanks. I hope to be able to make more of the outfits I've always wanted to, before I can't anymore.

kenaiqueen

1/18/2021 11:26:20 am

He looks wonderful! I did some work with pleather a while back and it nearly killed my poor fingers! Can't imagine how tough this was but a gorgeous result.

Martha

1/18/2021 12:05:26 pm

Thank you. Working with leather is always a challenge, even when it's thin. I use a special leather needle, but it still requires a thimble to push it through all the layers. Which is why things like this always take a little while to do. Can't do it all at once.

earthspirits

1/18/2021 01:40:28 pm

He looks fantastic! Amazing work and photos!

Donna

1/18/2021 07:17:28 pm

He looks amazing! You've created a ruggedly handsome warrior who looks ready to take on any opponent.

Brigitte

1/18/2021 10:27:38 pm

He looks amazing. The costume is breathtaking.

Laura J. Underwood

1/20/2021 01:11:36 pm

Awesome. FYI, true measurement of a kilt is from the belly button to the middle of the knees. Kneeling on the floor is how it was measured. :-)

Martha

1/20/2021 01:18:07 pm

So it's the perfect length in front then - not that I was going for any kind of historical accuracy. I wanted it to resemble more the old traditional kilt where they just folded a big piece of tartan over their belt. But I didn't want to deal with the accuracy of the longer fabric in the back being pinned up on one shoulder to look like a cloak. I made a separate 'skirt' and cloak, for no other reason than I liked the final look better.

Dorothy

1/21/2021 05:22:43 pm

He looks ruggedly handsome. I like that you used candle light in the photographs.

designdreamer

8/25/2022 09:21:41 pm

Wow! That is awesome!

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