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Kit Upgrades
« on: 2014-10-09, 03:15:25 »
So I've been a bit busy getting ready for the KCRF coming up thus weekend (and hopefully DOK 2015). I made a heraldic surcoat and new mantle.  I hand-embroidered the ermines on the charges (proof you can learn anything on the web) and appliqued them on. I hand inked all the ermines on the mantle. Still need a new torse, but time is running out...
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #1 on: 2014-10-10, 04:22:53 »
Very sweet Sir Patrick!! :)
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #2 on: 2014-10-10, 04:41:08 »
Nice!   8)
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #3 on: 2014-10-10, 12:33:07 »
That is very nice looking, great job!
Any chance of seeing it on? ^^
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #4 on: 2014-10-10, 13:29:39 »
Thanks, good sirs!  I'll post a few pics from the faire this weekend so you can see it on. 
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #5 on: 2014-10-10, 16:26:21 »
To applique the charges on, did you just whip-stitch around the edges? It's not evident from the pictures how you did it. Also I like the mantling on your helm! Did you make that by hand too or do you have a source for that fabric? It'll be cool to see it all together.

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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #6 on: 2014-10-10, 17:29:41 »
I did a running stitch(?) around the edges of the appliqués so they wouldn't fray, then zig-zag / whip-stitched them on. For the ermines on the mantle, I made a stencil, laid out my pattern, and inked them on with a fabric paint marker. A bit of a PITA, but better than embroidering them ( the ones on the appliqués were enough).
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #7 on: 2014-10-11, 03:15:23 »
nice!
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #8 on: 2014-10-11, 19:20:13 »
Is that fabric on the helm properly called a "mantle" or "mantling"? I guess I've seen both but I have thought mantling was the proper term. I could be wrong.

For the charges, are they made of wool or linen or some other fabric? The idea to do a running stitch around them is clever, I'm going to borrow that idea for my newest jupon!
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #9 on: 2014-10-12, 00:44:23 »
I always thought it was called a mantel. The material is a cotton canvas. The weave looks a lot like linen. I was having a TON of trouble finding linen in the proper shade of red.
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #10 on: 2014-10-14, 14:16:45 »

Nicely done!


Yeah, usually I've just seen "mantle". But it's also a generic period term for a draping. Frequently cloaks were also called mantles.
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #11 on: 2014-10-14, 17:36:43 »
I've heard both "mantle" and "mantling"
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #12 on: 2014-10-14, 21:38:27 »
Looks great, Sir Patrick.
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #13 on: 2014-10-15, 12:30:59 »
Nicely done, Sir!
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Re: Kit Upgrades
« Reply #14 on: 2014-10-15, 12:47:39 »
Looks great!
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