Raziel Alastor wrote:Very nice. Wish Louisiana had woods as beautiful as those. Where I am, there are only swamps and very thick woods where hardly any sunlight gets in.
Yeah, there are VERY thick woods here as well, but thanks to a pretty large river that runs through my area, and it's potential flooding , there are really quite beautiful, and clear spots to trek. On the other hand the neck of the woods Addreonynn always tends to convince me to go through has chest high razor leaf that not only stings, but makes the skin it touched burn like no other. So there is a very nice half and half with the forestry in this area. All that aside, thank you very much for your compliment!
Udwin, thank you very much for your compliments! I may eventually make a breakdown of my kit, though I do wish to legitimize all of the small details contained within before I do so. In response to your blanket stitch suggestion, I may try and restitch my mantle at some point, and honestly I made this the night before I went out for pictures, but I have been hand-sewing like crazy lately and I feel I need a bit of a break from it, haha! Thank you again for your response!
Mirimaran, I can happily say that by the end of this 4 hour hike I was in no way sore! I was a bit on my left hip this morning, but I believe it is because of how I carry my sword, and it's wide, heavy hilt. I am usually more fond of long cloaks but have taking a liking to the shortness of this one, it stays out of my way, haha! I am thinking on making a good winter cloak soon, but it is a project for later.
Greg, thank you very much for your compliments! It was definitely a lot of thought and work and much of this outfit I completed in the last few weeks. About the bow, It is a product of Bows of the Risen Sun that I picked up about a year ago at a Kansas Faire. It was crafted out of Rattan, and the weight is about 40 lbs. I just got tired of packing my 5 foot longbow around, and it's weight is around 55 lbs, and because of my skinniness it doesn't allow me to shoot for more than an hour. Again, thank you for your reply!
Wulfgar, I was actually inspired by hunters of medieval times, and of course.... Aragorn, HA! And as I began to think with common sense I figured that of course light materials snag and fray very easily in the wild, but I needed something that would cover my legs and such. So that's when I looked through pictures on here and on google of rangery things. And then decided to make the long close front suede tunic. A good mix of a long coat, such as Aragorn's riding jacket and historical tunics. Thank you very much for your compliments!
Rifter, I am in love with my sword! haha! Though it is a bit heavy, around 5 lbs 5 oz. I fight with a defensive, counter style and the sword, in my opinion, very much compliments that with it's heftiness. And yeah, I had to get rid of my hair, Missouri weather is much too humid and unforgiving in the summer days. And that snake caught me very much by surprise. I was heading to a beautiful patch of evergreens where the forest floor is carpeted completely in moss. I would have continued, but due to darkness impending and my photographer figuring "If we found one, there's more" we headed back home. The snake itself stayed quite calm for me stepping quite literally over it, and, in my opinion, is a quite beautiful creature. Thank you very much for your compliments.
Manveruon, thank you very much for your compliments! Soon enough I hope to have finished the small details of my kit so that I may post a breakdown of it. I may restitch the hood, but my hands have grown very weary of hand-sewing, on account of the amount of clothing items I have made in the past few weeks. And you spotted my dirty secret... I in fact was inspired by your cowl/mantle and whipped up a pattern really quick. I wasn't aware you had posted a rough pattern of it, so I just eyeballed it and went to sewing. The bow is made of Rattan actually, and I purchased it at a Kansas Faire from Bows of the Risen Sun. I do believe they have a facebook page, but I think I remember the merchant stating that they don't sell shortbows online, only at Faires. Though it wouldn't hurt to contact them about it.
Sorry the reply to everyone is jammed into one post, but my bedtime draws near, and haste is somewhat required. Thank you all so very much for your replies, I really enjoyed reading them! And it makes me feel like my hard work has truly paid off. Thank you again!
...in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
