![]() This won't be an overnight project, but hopefully it'll be a satisfying one. I'll hand stitch the button holes using linen buttonhole twist. A wood bead, wrapped in scrap wool from the robe, with a cord shank is period correct. Price (low to high) Price (high to low) Savings New. I have a million shank buttons to make for the robe. Try out one of our scary and strangely historic plague doctor costumes and youll keep your nose right on the scent of fun read more read less. It's not your grandma's scratchy knitted sweater! I'll machine stich it when it won't be seen, and hand stitch in areas where it may be seen. It's period correct, and due to how it's made, it's preshrunk. I already have the fabric - 100% wool broadcloth. Today I cut the pieces for a mock up of that (out of old sheets). ![]() Who doesn't keep one around? :joy: With some alterations (lose the collar, side buttons instead of front, etc), it may be perfect for my needs. I happen to have a pattern for a priest's cossack (Butterick 6844). ![]() As my husband wears glasses, he wanted tinted lenses to hide behind. I found some wide, flat, round sunglasses on Amazon. I found a tutorial for a hat, but I'll be altering the construction of that significantly. I'll hand stitch it and dye it once it's done. :joy: In the next week or two I'll get the leather. It matches the Mario robe I made my husband PERFECTLY. I made a cardboard mockup to check for fit (pictured). ![]() I found an awesome leather mask pattern on Etsy - NOT steampunk style. Well, after years of talking about it, I'm finally making my husband his plague doctor costume!īeing a historian first and a sewist second, I am attempting, within reason, to be relatively as authentic as possible in style and technique. ![]()
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