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Making a Padded Coif
Sir Douglas:
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--- Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2014-03-03, 19:30:54 ---sweet. now for the ties. take a long piece of material that is an inch or wide and fold it in on itself. now sew it around the bottom of your coif and knot the ends that way when u pull it tight it pulls from the entire bottom of the coif not just the ends
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Really? I never knew that! That makes a lot of sense. Otherwise it just pulls the corners instead of really seats the coif on your head. Learn something new every day...
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Neither did I. And that would explain why my coif and arming cap never quite seem to fit around the back. Seems some modifications are in order.
Sir Wolf:
awesome.
i have seen them done at just the ends and they tare and rip the corners
Mike W.:
If only I read that post before I sewed on the ties. Too bad I'm out of scrap linen.
Sir Douglas:
I'm sure that would be something you could easily change later on if you find yourself with extra linen...at least, that's what I'm counting on for mine. :P
But either way, it still looks great! How many layers of batting did you end up going with?
Mike W.:
It is done. I must say I am quite pleased with how it turned out. It fits nicely. I even tested it with my new spangenhelm and it feels incredibly comfortable. I just saved myself $15 and gained some sewing experience. Not a bad deal I'd say.
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