Viking tunic: part III

Hello,

Well, it's done, and I have one picture to show:

Well, that's it. More pictures of it (on me) on 10/12.

Viking tunic: part II

Hello,

Whaddaya know; I've finally done some work on this blasted thing.

Basically, I've been doing the same thing since last time, that is, hemming down the seams on the inside to prevent fraying. Here's a picture showing the inside of the tunic, with the gore and sleeve on display:

After finishing all the seam sewing, I finally got around to cutting the neck hole, also known as the first time I could try the thing on.



Then I hemmed that too:



Then I hemmed the cuffs of the sleeves:



All that's left now is to hem the lower edge of the tunic.

So, until I do that, and then take pictures of the final garment,

Viking hood

Good day to you all.

Last Sunday I spent approximately eight hours creating a Viking costume for my dad. Naturally, despite having the camera with me, I neglected to take any pictures until everything was finished. Also, I only took pictures of the hood. Mind, the tunic and trousers are exactly the same pattern as my own (also on this site), so they aren't important.

Anyway, this hood is similar to a liripipe, sans the pipe, of course. It is brown wool lined with green linen (which you may recognize from the trousers and tunic I'm making myself). It is technically reversible, but it's best to have the green on the inside, as the wool is kind of scratchy.

And pics:







I'll get pictures of everything once the renaissance fair rolls around (Oct. 12). Until then,

Viking tunic: part I

Good day.

I'm back. And here, with my newly found time, is the first installment of the tunic series. I bought the fabric from www.fabrics-store.com, where their fabric is exceptionally well priced. I chose an olive green.



It arrived in good time, and I then packed it right up to move. No sense in starting only to find no time to do anything later.

Yesterday, I finally got around to measuring and cutting the fabric, a task made more difficult by a lack of chalk and scissors (packed).

Cut out, in seven pieces:



Last night, I sewed the gore pieces together. I could have cut out solid triangles, but cutting rectangles in half conserves fabric, which is a very Viking solution, despite the fact that I have a considerable amount extra.



I then sewed the sleeves to the body:



And then the gores:



Then I sewed up the sleeves:



And I started sewing up the sides, attaching the other side of the gores in the process.



Till next time,

Viking trousers: part II

Good day,

I finished the trousers, or at least, finished them enough I can post them.

Here you can see the crotch seam pinned:



Here is the bottom hem of one of the legs:



This piece of fabric will be folded along the top edge of the waist, in order to create a drawstring tunnel:



And here's the finished pair. Curse the sun and its shadows, but it'll have to do:



I haven't found/made a drawstring yet, but I think you can envision how it will look.

Till next time,

Viking shoes: part II

Good day,

Just to follow up on those shoes, here's a picture of the finished pair.



They are on their way to their new owner.

Romano-Briton helm: part VI

Good day,

The helm is virtually complete. All that is left is to add a string to hold the suspension in place, and one to hold the cheekplates together, and to sew in the cheekstraps. Here are the pictures of the penultimate steps:

These include all the parts I was talking about last time. You can see here the protective plates, as well as how I moved the aventail to the outside to increase room on the inside:





Here is the ring on the back of the helm that will allow the owner to attach a horsehair crest:



That is basically it; I will post final artsy pictures, and then this project will be complete.

Viking trousers: part I

Finally, another project. That's what comes from having little homework.

These trousers aren't based off of any extant piece in particular, but I did use this pattern for the general idea.

First off, here's the fabric I chose to use. It is 100% wool flannel.



Here I cut out the pieces, and already pinned one ready for sewing.



Here's the completed leg seam, from the inside,



and the outside.



I will sew all the seams thus, although it's quite difficult, really.

Next comes the other leg.