Viking shield: part II

Hello,

I continued working on my shield. Unfortunately, I neglected to take pictures for every step, but I kind of replicated the necessary parts.

First up, here's the canvas I got:



I cut out the canvas, and glued it onto the shield. I then painted it; pictures of that will come last, as that is the best part.

Then, I added the rawhide edging. Instead of nailing it on, I sewed it with hemp twine. Here's the rawhide pre-stitched:



And post:



As you can see, the twine on the right side is damp. This is because I stitched the first of three on most of the way yesterday, but had to soak the remaining part for the work I did today. Luckily, my water-based paints suffered none.

Until next time,