Well here he is, finally… Thranduil. Just, you know, hanging, and being regal in a forest. (Regal because he’s not allowed to be majestic, that’s Thorin. :3) This is how I’ll be going to RingCon tomorrow… very excited!! ^__^
Trying out something different this time round for Project Grumpy Elves. Its going to take so much time but I hope its worth it.
Already drafted the chest armour and now working on the arm bracers. But we ran out of glue! The embossed detail is time consuming. Going to try dry brushing this to give it some dimension.
So I managed to get a heat gun today and continued to work on the crown. My first time playing with therma plastic and heat gunso naturally, I was excited. So what I did was cover the wire with the plastic before bonding them together. I had to at one point glue the piece to the floor to preventing it from moving while I pleated each strand. Many hours and taa daa! Can’t feel the first 3 fingers of each hand right now cause of the heat. Really loving this new gadget. Payday well spent! My sis on the other hand worked on the chest plate for Thranduil. Mostly the detailing. She too can’t feel her fingers thanks to the glue that she was using. Will stop here tonight since its already 3am in the morning.
Four days of super intense work, 40 pattern pieces x 3, 25 yards of piping, 30 meters of fabric and Thranduil is DONE. Hook and eye closures currently going in and she is good to wear for @c4_winnipegtomorrow!
If you see me please feel free to say hi and chat! I’ve been told often by people that they find me scary and are afraid to talk to me ;-; I’m just quiet and have a really bad RBF, I’m not scary I promise!
I wasn’t going to get Thranduil done for comic con because my cording to do all the piping hadn’t arrived…then it showed up Friday and I made the insane choice to make Thranduils cost in like four days…so far so good! Should be done tonight!
Love the coat fabric *__* it’s a pain to work with but has a metallic gold/black/silver shimmer that gives lovely movement to it when I walk
Started work on Thranduil yesterday, made his over robe/bougie elf blanket. This abstract brocade is so beautiful, I’m obsessed, totally worth the price for it I’m so please with how it looks :3
Waiting on my bulk order of cording so I can start the piping and get the main coat sewn