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by Roac Asgaroth
Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:09 am
Forum: Soft Kit
Topic: concerning cloaks...
Replies: 6
Views: 12442

Re: concerning cloaks...

Do a search on embroidery here. There are a good many posts on a variety of garments and other soft kit: tunics, pouches, a bow case up to a loincloth with embroidery. Some use natural items to depict and many use "elven or Tolkien" art forms. Welcome to the forum ! Thanks! It's the embro...
by Roac Asgaroth
Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:28 am
Forum: Soft Kit
Topic: concerning cloaks...
Replies: 6
Views: 12442

concerning cloaks...

i've been lurking for a while, and scavenging for information through here. and i have a question. i've made my own canvas cloak. it was my introduction to this world of making gear for this lifestyle, but i can't seem to leave well enough alone. https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/2281530...
by Roac Asgaroth
Wed Jul 11, 2018 3:15 pm
Forum: Hard Kit
Topic: What are the contents of Aragorn's belt pouch?
Replies: 29
Views: 39982

Re: What are the contents of Aragorn's belt pouch?

I wouldn't assume that in an ancient context, the lens was glass; natural quartz was indeed used, and we might satisfy ourselves (usually) with common glass cast or ground to shape. The Hudson's Bay Company fire kit (copied from an original antique) apparently originally had a quartz crystal lens, ...