This is a cross-post of a response I made on the myArmoury thread
Best way to attach maille voiders to the arming doublet?I’ll share what's worked for me while fighting rattan combat for many years. I can’t say it’s historically accurate, or the best method, only that it’s worked for me.
I have mail sleeves, not voiders, but the method should work the same.
- Run a cord through the outermost rings along the entire perimeter of the voider and tie the two ends together (in back where it’s less noticeable).
- Fit the voider over your arming coat while wearing it (a friend or squire helps a lot).
- Mark locations on your coat to place pairs of button holes spaced every 2 to 4 inches apart or so.
- Once the button holes have been sewn, thread short leather thongs through each pair.
- Tie locations are marked by inserting a copper ring into the mail for ease of future assembly.
- Tie on your voider going “behind” the cord and ring at each location.
- Enjoy
Photo #1 You can see the tie placement for my missing sleeve as well as my mail skirt
Photo #2 Close up of the sleeve
Photo #3 With the rest of the mail bits attached
Photo #4 With the hard bits attached