The Making of the Movie Trilogy has an excellent photo of the horse banners behind the throne. The art of the TT book has great concept art shots. Also a...
... are in the TT. You can do everything from basal wood to, more temp, foam cut w/ a hot knife (same as wood burning). ... heads to appear as supports under...
Hi Sarah - I already had a try at making it with that pattern and will answer questions if you want to e-mail me direct. I need to change the front of mine to...
Four pieces, 2 front, 2 back, stitched at shoulders. The front ones overlap about 8 inches, and the back ones about 2 inches. The cowl collar is just a band,...
... http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Human/Rohan/rThing/BannerHorse_RO M_Rd.jpg ... I'm doing that one now! How exciting. Another link that's show's the ...
... When I was asking my friend - a set/prop designer - for advice on colouring the bands for this armour she recommended using florist's spray paint since it...
... Ah, I think what you're seeing as a diagonal seam is a wisp of his hair. The front has an off-center close (left side wraps over to the side of the neck...
I had assumed at first that the part of the bands crossing the chest were at a 45 degree angle fromthe horizontal. Upon actually taking a closer look at the...
Hi Naira! I tea dyed my dress after I made it... and it shrank. Which was okay for me since it was a bit big anyway... but I suggest dying it BEFORE you cut...
I actually made this dress already. (I have to take pictures). What I did was a two layered dress; a soft and very light lining material with a chiffon ...
I have a very clear idea, but need to see as many pics as I can get my hands on. More in depth than just tacking it. Do you have any idea what type of silk...
Hi, Here's the link to the picture I think you are referring to: http://www.elfenomeno.com/peliculas/imag/prensa_tv/madokas an_vcdcinemania2.jpg (and here's a...
... velvet, is it a nice material to work with? Does it drape and flow well? How about wearability, does it crush, crease, wash well? Any advice would be...
Crepe de chine sounds wonderful! Because the gown is not as sheer as chiffon and not as opaque as china. Thanks! Ari ... work nicely for the Dream Dress. It...
... cotton ... Lovely:)The pile is usually denser than synth. velvet and I've foud beading it is infinately preferable than on synthetic velvet. That said...
Yeah, I remember reading that post about his inner robe being specially woven of some kind of cotton, then overdyed and distressed. We are working on a Gandalf...
Went down to FIDM again this morning with a professional seamstress friend of mine and we decided that that the belt is a silk satin (charmouse) as is the ...
In a message dated 4/5/2003 12:50:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Tammy "You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, The best...
I hear your pain :-)! It is frustrating! IF you can find handloomed cotton it shouldn't necessarily be expensive, though. Handloomed cotton from India...
<< The creme de la creme will be a wide embroidered belt which I will do myself sort of like the belt on the white wool with lacing on the back (just...
... possible The green velvet.... is green velvet... not really lime but a tad softer. What exists are just pics of the same standee that was released before...
* Here I'd have to disagree. [...] I don't ... Using the salvage edge is NOT tacky... there is a very long historical history of doing just that for...
HI, Here you can see us in our funny fellowship :-) It's on the bottem of this page. http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade/CostumeG/LOTRElf.html I almost can't wait...
... fabric should i use for the stabilizing bit? is it necessary to use around the entire neck-hole, or can i get away with just using it at the closure? Just...
OK, I started a post a while ago, and then the computer crashed and it was lost, so I get to start all over again. Yes, Eowyn is going to want to hide the fact...
Sewing velvet to satin is a big challenge. You might talk to the local dealership that carries your sewing machine brand. I found that Elna makes a special...
Meijer, $12.99 (on sale!) workout stretchy pants. :D Okay, I'm a horrible cheat and I'm not proud of myself, but they were sooo comfortable, and the perfect...
Hey Guys, I know it's been a while since I've posted, but I've managed to update my site a little more now. I got my BR photos back last Friday and have just...
Ooh, the archive search function is cool. Anyhow, many of these descriptive bits are quite helpful, thanks. One thing I can add is that the House of Theoden's...