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I also suspect you're going to find the stansborough blanket overly thin for actual use outdoors, but I don't know your climate or intended use. That said, I've a scarf in the Fellowship fabric and love it. :) By any chance, have you had a chance to play with the thick wool blankets used by outdoor...

That being said - Guilem - that cable-knit cloth is BEAUTIFUL! Yeah, it’s been on my Etsy favourites list for a while now. I still need to acquire/make a warm blanket for my kit and this might just end up being the one, though my number one pick would probably be the Stansborough Travel Blanket (...

I love tweed! It has a great texture! For my part, the wools I'm using are sort of unknown. One of the wools I have is a dark green medium-weight coating, and it was picked up a few years ago for me in the LA fashion district by a friend of mine who I specifically asked to find a nice forest or oli...

I will make sure to take pictures of the actual making of the pouch, not just the finished product :P Progress photo's, there's something I always forget to do, but I always remember that I should have once I finish :mrgreen: Yes! I get very distracted by the actual making of the thing and then I s...

That's your first piece? Wow! Nicely done! I'm looking forward to seeing your pouch. I very much hope my lore rambings wasn't putting you off! Your work is lovely, and I can't wait to see how it wears in and what else you come up with. Again, welcome! :) Don’t worry about it! I like this kind of ...

I'm really enjoying the discussion about Dunedain/Imladris relations! Perhaps you're right about splitting the thread, because I think it's worthy of its own discussion - especially since the topic seems to come up in conversation not infrequently around here. As for the rest, I absolutely love the...

Welcome! It's nice to see so many European rangers lately! I'm always glad to see our strange little hobby has worldwide appeal! What gorgeous landscapes! It reminds me of reading the Aubrey/Maturin series of books by Patrick O'Brian. One of the two main protagonists, Stephen Maturin, is half Irish...

I really like the whole length of Costa Brava, all pebble beaches and pine-clad cliffs... But I think the place I have explored that felt the most like Middle-earth is the national park of Aigüestortes. I went there for the last time two years ago. Here are a couple of pictures I took then: https:...

I don't think I'd go quite that far, but I think it's not far off. I'd liken it rather to (say) being Gaulish auxiliaries to the Roman legion or Cherokee allies to colonial Britain. There's absolutely communication and mutual aid and mutual respect, you'll absolutely be invited to some state occasi...

Oh that's lovely! The mounting is very nicely done. I've seen that buckle on etsy, and confess to having been tempted. :) Regarding its appropriateness for a Dunedain impression: First, let's assume we're taking the WETA work as visual canon. In that case, the buckle - belonging to Legolas in the f...

Wow, very nice work! So you are portraying a Dunedain of the North? While I'm all for authentic use patina being built up over time, a quick wipe down with household ammonia can help give you a head start! What is your source for the brass buckle? Did you make it?? I think for something as simple a...

Mae govannen, I just wanted to share with you the latest addition to my kit. It's a belt made of full grain oak bark tanned leather with a cast brass buckle. I designed it taking inspiration from both Legolas' and Frodo's belts as seen in the films. https://live.staticflickr.com/4732/24296336867_1df...

Elleth wrote:Oh..... that's lovely.

Also, you'd love the Sierras.

I hope some day I may visit them!