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Lawrence's Tunic

11/11/2019

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The work on Lawrence's tunic is going rather slow.  I forgot just how long detailed handwork takes.
I finished the details on one sleeve last night, and couldn't decide whether I liked it or not, whether it was too much, if I should do the other sleeve the same, or just rip it all off.
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But when I put Kyle's leather tunic on over top, and held the black chainmail over the protective beige under-sleeve, it looked just fine. So, decision made, I embellished the collar with the same tiny medallions....
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I also made some slight changes to his faceup.  He looks fine in real life, but his facial hair photographs way to orange.  I had the same problem with one of my KID wigs, so ended up making a new one.  But redoing his faceup again isn't an option.  Then I remembered that the way to dull down a colour is to add some of the opposite colour.  Blue is the opposite of orange, so I did some light blushing of his facial hair with navy blue.  So now it photographs a darker brown and not so orange.  Much better!
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I really like how his tunic looks under Kyle's leather tunic, but don't want to photograph Lawrence with it on, since so many people just assume it's his finished outfit. I'll get to it after I make the second, wine red tunic for Baron.  I figure it's more motivating to work on the two outfits in tandem, as opposed to finishing them one at a time. I know there's a good chance that after finishing one, I won't want to start all over with a second.

So this morning I reworked the tunic pattern to fit a smaller Model body, and cut it out...
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The fabric frays really badly, so I used Fray Check around all the edges. I haven't started sewing it yet, because I still have to finish Lawrence's second sleeve.....
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6 Comments
Donna
11/11/2019 06:43:14 pm

These costumes are going to be amazing! All the detailed handwork!!

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Martha
11/12/2019 04:27:46 am

Thanks! I hope so. I can't wait to see them done, but I expect it will still be a little while.

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Jay
11/11/2019 10:18:16 pm

As always, I'm gobsmacked at your talent! I love your "in process" photos. Thank you for sharing. I don't know how you manage to get so much done!

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Martha
11/12/2019 04:29:54 am

I can sew or I can take photos, and this week it's just sewing. Jan's away in the Caribbean with the rest of the family, and I don't drive, so I'm home alone with nothing else to do but eat, sleep, and sew doll clothes.

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Mimicaillou link
11/11/2019 11:20:42 pm

Hi, Martha ! As always, I'm impressed by your skills in sewing; it's very interesting to see the works process. I love the tunics and the amazing details you are doing. Hello from France !

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Martha
11/12/2019 04:31:06 am

Thank you! I'm thinking I might keep taking photos of these two outfits as I make them, and put together a 'Making of' tutorial. Who knows, maybe it will inspire someone else.

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