... And since, like Gladdy's Silverlode cloak, it's another ruana/foldover the shoulder cloak with open sides, it can't have a raglan edge. So... either there...
http://www.simplicity.com/designNavigator.cfm?design=5098 view "C" The sleeve seam goes all the way into the neck. -Cat- ... From: LOTR_Costume@yahoogroups.com...
... when I was cutting out, but now that my gown is assembled, I can easily see a long, dark line running horizontally across the front panel of my dress. ...
... Yvette Bravo... give the lady a cupie doll!!! Folks look at the picture for clues... That rich velvet... cotton velvet. Means Human or Hobbit. Then you've...
... yeah!!! Yvette got it. Amazing detail on the cuff. it's quilted: just like the lapels. and there's that bit of roping that was dyed to match. It looks like...
I purchased some Pros-Aide adhesive from Motions Picture FX Co and am wondering how I apply the liquid. My plan is to attach human hair chin braids for my...
... wow, that's so hard to see in there. My first thought, from looking at the 'leader belt up glancing' was that it looked like round braiding, like you do on...
The last time I tried ... I personally like Pros aide better, but I haven'ttried them with the chin braids, I too used sprit gum, but pros aide tends to stay...
Initially, I gave myself 6 months to complete this costume. Long enough, right? Then I decided to use it for a presentation. Cutting my time oh, about four...
... As far as we know, they are indeed tiny (thumbnail sized) swatches of the fabric scrap (don't expect it was an actual costume cut up). Some of them have...
... stitching ... line. Yes, the only exception being if the sleeve is a little bigger it can be eased to fit, but it sounds like you have the opposite...
I think they are quite interesting and helpful, esp. for color studies and such. I just received the one for Éowyns White Wool, and the fabric is interesting....
... that's how I know that Frodo's Elven Tunic is the same fabric as Eowyn's GG -except that they did the etching on Frodo's, just like the etching on that...
I have an old Dritz "My Double" I bought on Ebay, and I love it! Even though most of the support rods on mine are missing, I have had no problem with it...
... urban myth to ... LOL! Me too. I just looked at the ones at the web site though, and have one correction to offer. Frodo's herringbone jacket is not wool....
Hi Sarah, Yes it is hemp, but it is often referred to as hemp wool, which is where the confusion may come from. I saw that exact same fabric in a natural color...
They do need to stretch. My notes from the Indianappolis LOTR exhibit indicate that Legolas' trousers were a velvet, fromt the coronation (although my notes...
i've used this stuff for pants for my fiance: http://www.syfabrics.com/mojocart/dispcategory.cfm?cat_id=23 it has a lovely drape, and is nice and soft with a...
... Remember, MaryJane and Janice sent notes after the Indy exhibit about his trousers (*and this is, as Cat put it, real hands on examination - not looking...
... active as Leggy gets. So at the very least get something with a little lycra in it - ya know, I would have thought they were bias cut for stretch, but they...
I assume that since it's a natural fiber and quite coarse that it would take dye well, the only solutions is to test... Daniel "Frodo" ... cotton? Kemper...
thanks all for the compliments and tips, Margaret, Thronowen, Jess, and Kemper. the bead thing still puzzles me. i went back to walmart tonight (cause i'm a...
Thanks so much Faye! Johanne! Terri! Mel! and Margaret! for the very kind words on my latest... ;) Faye: No, I did not line the skirt panels and then sew them...
... I've seen the show twice, and have attempted to make a few rough sketches in Paint Shop Pro. They're not as accurate as I would like, so please feel free...
www.cheeptrims.com and www.mjtrim.com are great sources for trims. simplicity had a "nativity" robe pattern that could be easily altered to make the gandalf...
... Have you checked out the gallery stills on the extended editions? Can't remember if it's TT or Rotk, but one of them has this costume in each layer, often...
If tou take my ideas (from my site, on her boots) and apply the outer wrap portion to a pre exsisting boot I do not see why that wouldn't work out well for...
I went to a rodeo queen clinic last weekend and learned something about boot dyeing. You can actually use those little craft paint sprayers and apply hardware...
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