I'm working on finishing Tedros' outfit. It is inspired by a costume worn by Kevin Costner in "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves" - the one he wears as he storms the Sheriff's castle to rescue Maid Marion. I've made another smaller variation of the same costume many years ago for an art doll, but this new larger one needs to be removable, and that presents a whole new challenge.
There are so many studs!! At first I thought I would sew on gold and silver metal beads to represent the studs, and on the sleeves the gold beads did look very good, but for the tunic after first buying the wrong size, then rushing back to the bead store to replace them with larger ones, I finally decided I preferred the look of real studs after all. I do have very tiny silver studs, and they are a real pain to work with, but since this a "keeper" costume for Tedros, it will be worth the extra effort. I have around 50 studs inserted at this point, and another 300 or so to go!! And that's just in his tunic!!
There are so many studs!! At first I thought I would sew on gold and silver metal beads to represent the studs, and on the sleeves the gold beads did look very good, but for the tunic after first buying the wrong size, then rushing back to the bead store to replace them with larger ones, I finally decided I preferred the look of real studs after all. I do have very tiny silver studs, and they are a real pain to work with, but since this a "keeper" costume for Tedros, it will be worth the extra effort. I have around 50 studs inserted at this point, and another 300 or so to go!! And that's just in his tunic!!
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