Mock Up

A quick update on what I have so far. I made a mock-up out of whatever fabric I had laying around (so I ended up being colorful) to test out the pattern and to make sure I know how to do all the parts. There are 2 layers: The surcoat which goes underneath; it's long and has the sleeves and tall collar attached. And the doublet, which is shorter and goes on top; the hood attaches to it.

So this is what it looks like now...

Yeah, only one sleeve. I ran out of fabric. I might be making everything a little shorter, depending on what boots I decide on.

And this is what it would look like with the vanbrace (made out of paper, hurr) and gloves. And a "hidden blade" (a letter opener. I'm deadly, I tell you).

I'm going to just say that the hood was a pain in the butt. Two straight days of working on it and I still have my doubts. I had to change the pattern twice. It's going to be held up (or down) by wire.

Now to decide what kind of fabric I'll be making the real one out of... Linen is the top choice at the moment, but I got a nice suiting fabric that might work for this. I just have to find it again... To the store!

-A