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roguearcanis In reply to WaywardWarriorDesign [2015-01-28 11:42:59 +0000 UTC]

Hello As far as I recall, it's just a medium weight cotton so that it's not too flimsy but also allows some movement. It's probably a little too vivid a colour to use for Tauriel, but it was great to sew and gives enough support in the bodice area while still flowing nicely in the skirt. I bought the fabric at the market local to me at the time, so it wasn't an online purchase of any sort. Hope that was helpful to you!

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WaywardWarriorDesign In reply to roguearcanis [2015-01-28 23:35:47 +0000 UTC]

yes thanks so much ^_^ I had tried before with felt and a light wool to get the right look but it was too heavy and hard to adjust, so I was looking for something different for my redo

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roguearcanis In reply to MirroredSilhouettes [2014-05-08 18:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Awww, thank you so much, that's so lovely of you to say! :'D

The armour's actually made out of craft foam xD I ironed each section to make the material look more leather-like, as well as indenting the designs at the same time, painted and weathered it all, then went over the indents with a gold paint pen. I was nervous as hell about it but it turned out okay!

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MirroredSilhouettes In reply to roguearcanis [2014-05-08 18:51:58 +0000 UTC]

Craft foam is incredible, isn't it? I made a set of armour for my Loki cosplay with foam (later switched to worbla because the foam was not weathering my use of it very well), but it's amazing what you can do with it, and it's so cheap! Anyway, yeah, your designs are gorgeous and you did a lovely paint job as well--I definitely thought it was leather or something like it.  

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roguearcanis In reply to MirroredSilhouettes [2014-05-08 20:46:25 +0000 UTC]

Definitely! I'm considering covering this original bodice in worbla to make it more sturdy - it did not enjoy the trip to the con! Thank you again, that's so lovely of you to say ^_^

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