My Take on a Warrior version of Wonder Woman

[kingsley]

Scale mail yes. Shoes nope. I make pauldrons a few times a year. I do know a cobbler I could refer you to...


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[gustimusprime]

wow, you're going for some great detail there. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

 

[Belleb08]

Scale mail yes. Shoes nope. I make pauldrons a few times a year. I do know a cobbler I could refer you to...

Yes the cobbler would be great. I have a simple medieval shoe pattern, just having issue figuring the best way to attach a sole to it.

Thanks so very much!!

wow, you're going for some great detail there. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Thanks!! I hope I can deliver on all the detail; it is a slow process but needs to be to get it done right.

 

[Stretch2643]

This is excellent! I can't wait to see your finished product!

Are you planning on tackling any of her accessories (sword, shield, etc)?

 

[kingsley]

The best cobbler I know is Beth. You can find her info here:

Her page is Elizabeth Tyler Leather Care - Home

 

[Belleb08]

This is excellent! I can't wait to see your finished product!

Are you planning on tackling any of her accessories (sword, shield, etc)?

Thanks!! I am actually going to try and make two swords Greek style with a cross back sheath, so I won't really need a shield. But I will have the golden lasso of truth and I am going to try and make it a true lasso and not just a golden rope.

The best cobbler I know is Beth. You can find her info here:

Her page is Elizabeth Tyler Leather Care - Home

Thank you very much I will be sure to ask her my questions.

 

[Belleb08]

I have been busy working on this costume, mostly a lot of hand sewing and adding a border to all the armor pieces. I have been hand sewing the seams of the leather corset to the lining before I use the sewing machine to finish the casings for the boning. The skirt is getting grommets set today and will be completed tonight allowing me then to resize the scale mail to fit just in the side openings. I am also hoping the add the eagle to the breast plate this week. I will have pictures soon of all these latest updates.

 

[xEVANSx]

We want pics!!

 

[Belleb08]

OK so got all the edging done on the armor and all the casing sewn on the corset. The skirt is done just need to add the side lacing so I can get a pic of what that looks like on. Need to just cut the spiral steel boning to size and finish up the corset this weekend.

 

[Stinkape]

Looks great so far !

 

[BR2814]

Looks great! Look forward to seeing it completed.

 

[Belleb08]

I designed my swords last night and opted for short Roman style sword making them out of wood to give them some heft and making them a little more durable. I am making two of them and a cross back sheath out of left over leather. The total sword length is 28" and the blade is 3" wide at its widest part. I have decorative pewter drawer knobs to top off the hilt. I am hoping to have these bad boys made by the end of this weekend.

 

[Belleb08]

This weekend was dubbed WWWW (Wonder Woman's Weapons Weekend). I nearly completed the swords this weekend with the help of my Father once he figured out what I was doing raiding his tool shed. All I have to complete are the hilts, painting, and adding the detail work. The first cut at the swords left the blade wide and oversized, so we sanded down the edges by 0.5" on both sides to get the narrower bald shown in the final pic. Below are progress pic from this weekend.



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[xEVANSx]

Looking good Belle!

 

[joshvanrad]

Oh man, this looks really cool. I'm really looking forward to how the colors mesh when it's finished.

 

[Belleb08]

Cut to length and caped all the boning needed for the corset; 18 pieces in total. the boning I used is a spiral steel boning that bends with the body well but also keeps the shape of the corset.

 

[coondog45]

This is looking great! One random question, where did you get the stars that you put on your skirt?

 

[Belleb08]

This is looking great! One random question, where did you get the stars that you put on your skirt?

Thanks!! The stars I bought on eBay, it took me a really long time to find the right size.

 

[Belleb08]

THE CORSET AND SKIRT ARE FINISHED!!!!! (Doing a little happy dance) I am extremely happy with how they turned out given the issues with my sewing machine and that this was my first time making clothing out of leather. Now I can focus on the weapons and armor

 

[gustimusprime]

That looks great!! Tell me, on a scale of 1 to 10, how hard is it to make a corset?