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Recently I developed something of a hankering to cosplay Merlin from the BBC series of the same name.
I know it's a really cheesy show but... that's kind of the appeal.

Later this month some friends are having a costume party with a 'fantasy' theme, so, being that I can't pass up costume parties (ever) and Merlin fits the theme, it seemed like a good time to put an end to that hankering.

The red scarf is leftover fabric from the tunic I made for Squidzorz .
The edges have all been frayed and finished with a straight stitch to prevent them from getting too frayed.

The tunic is blue crepe. The sleeve cuffs and hem have been double-rolled. Cuffs were machine stitched and hem was hand stitched.
The neckline is bound (binding was hand-stitched).
There are 4 eyelets on the opening of the neck which are threaded with a blue polyester ribbon.

The coat is a tan coloured felted wool which was gifted to me (I know his coat is probably leather in the show but I couldn't warrant spending the money on something I'm not likely to wear more than twice) and has been lined with blue shirting.
All that white stitching was done by hand and took about 10 hours. LOL @ FINGERTIPS WTF ARE THOSE?!

Note: Tunic has been re-made and photographs updated.

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Description
Recently I developed something of a hankering to cosplay Merlin from the BBC series of the same name.
I know it's a really cheesy show but... that's kind of the appeal.

Later this month some friends are having a costume party with a 'fantasy' theme, so, being that I can't pass up costume parties (ever) and Merlin fits the theme, it seemed like a good time to put an end to that hankering.

The red scarf is leftover fabric from the tunic I made for Squidzorz .
The edges have all been frayed and finished with a straight stitch to prevent them from getting too frayed.

The tunic is blue crepe. The sleeve cuffs and hem have been double-rolled. Cuffs were machine stitched and hem was hand stitched.
The neckline is bound (binding was hand-stitched).
There are 4 eyelets on the opening of the neck which are threaded with a blue polyester ribbon.

The coat is a tan coloured felted wool which was gifted to me (I know his coat is probably leather in the show but I couldn't warrant spending the money on something I'm not likely to wear more than twice) and has been lined with blue shirting.
All that white stitching was done by hand and took about 10 hours. LOL @ FINGERTIPS WTF ARE THOSE?!

Note: Tunic has been re-made and photographs updated.

See also: