I've been busy, busy, busy. There's going to be a lot of fine looking pirates out there this year : ) Pirate garb for everyone! Thanks!

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I'm swamped with custom orders again : ) I'll be caught up in a few days and then I can finish Faramir!

I bought the leather for the ties for the Faramir ranger style jerkin. They are going to look great. Here's a couple pictures of the jerkin in progress.

I also need to work on the side lacing and the hem.

Lately I've been working on custom orders : ) My Ranger design is coming along nicely. I'm trying to decide whether to have side lacing or not. Then I need to work on the leather front closures and back lacing : )

Wow! The Faramir/ ranger style jerkin mockup is finished. Now I'm ready to start construction!

Here's my sketch of the jerkin that's on the design board this week : ) I'll be working on the muslin over the next few days and I'll post pictures of the work in progress!

Well, I decided to scrap the whole idea of making pirate pants. I did a little more research and found that there are basically two types of pirate pants that you frequently see at Ren faires, fitted jean style and baggie drawstring style. I was working on a "period correct" pattern and realized that they would be incredibly hard to fit without doing custom fittings (and custom fittings ain't gonna happen : ) ) So, I've sketched another style of "ranger" jerkin that I'll start drafting this week. The style reminds me of Faramir from LOTR. I'll upload a sketch as soon as it's ready!

I've updated my store and I now offer free shipping in the USA! International shipping is extra so email me for the amount. Back to work!

I had a great time at ORC and now it's back to work : ) I'm going to be drafting pirate pants this week! I've got the pattern ready to cut so I should be able to post pictures soon.

I plan to add pirate / Sca style breeches soon. I'll be drafting a pattern in the next few weeks : ) I will also be learning how to boil leather and weave chain mail. We'll have to see how that works out!