It's a VEST...

So that was a total fail about posting on Monday. I fully intended to and then I ended up having 8 physics labs, a 4 page paper and a trebuchet all due on Tuesday. I hadn't started the paper, the labs were half done and the trebuchet just needed tweaking, but it still took all day.

Any ways, this is a leather vest I was commissioned to make. He gave me this picture and wanted me to make something like it, but with pauldrons.

It was  tricky to figure out, but after eighty-something rivets here is the end result. I'm working on getting shots with him in full ren gear.

-Matrix

First Post! And it has substance!

Hi guys! This is my first post and I hope you guys like what I have for you today. I was commissioned to make a leather thigh pouch for a steampunk pirate costume. This piece helped me learn a lot and I hope others can learn from this as well. The first thing I want to stress is that pre-planning is tremendously important. There are things I wish I had done in a different order and it would have saved me so much time and hand ache. Also, using sharpie to mark on the leather is not such a good idea. Just use pencil.

I started off by creating a foamies pattern to get a feel of the size and so I knew how big to cut out the leather.

After I had the pattern I cut out the leather and then sewed it all together.

He wanted a telescope holder on the side so I made it simple and it came out great.

I was under a tight deadline so I didn't get a pic of the next few stages, but after this I dyed it and attached the straps. Now this is where I learned the most. The straps were RIDICULOUSLY hard to attach on the back because the inside was less than 2". So those should be put on the back before it is stitched up to form a pouch. Also, the front pouch should have been attached before I sewed it up.  But it all worked out in the end!

I'm going to meet with the client to get better/more pictures of it, including some in action.

I hope you guys enjoyed!

-Matrix