Middle Earth Ranger Forum

After managing to snag a bunch of linen on sale recently I put together some basic drawstring pants I patterned off of some jeans I have that are slightly to wide for me. I dyed them a darker shade of brown than the fabric was originally and I'm pretty happy with the way that they've turned out. I did cheat in that the bulk of the sewing was done on a machine, however I hemmed the tops and bottoms by hand to give it a semi-authentic feel. I also took a stab at putting together some turnshoes with mixed results. I followed the old 'wrap your foot in duct-tape' technique to put the pattern together, so they both fit pretty well. However I made the top flaps far too small and high up on the boot which resulted in a large gap where my socks were visible. I patched up this hole with the second flap that you see in the picture and I'm reasonably happy with the results, but I've definitely learned some lessons I can apply should I give these another shot in the future.
Thoughts and feed back appreciated as always!

I am just always so impressed when someone sews their own boots.

Nicely done!

Very nice work

Excellent work, Ranger!

Rob

You’re a braver man than I and you did it to great affect. Your boots look really good!

Great work! I'm looking forward to seeing where these boots take you!

Wow! This is fantastic work! Well done! It may have been an accident, but I absolutely love the final design of those boots! Looks like you're well on your way! Can't wait to see what's next!

I'll echo what everyone else has said - wow! Making your own footwear is no easy thing to tackle!

I don't think I would have even noticed the additional panel if you hadn't pointed it out; it fits the look of the shoe very well.

I don't know that I've seen turnshoes with a seam along the top before - any particular reason that you chose that seam placement?

Thanks guys!

Taurinor wrote: I don't know that I've seen turnshoes with a seam along the top before - any particular reason that you chose that seam placement?

The seam placement is where it is just because I was aiming for something along the lines of these in terms of design.