Cloak pin
Cloak pin
Where do you all go for cloak pins?
i just finished a celtic style Brat cloak and I really like it, trouble is that the only cloak pin ive got is to thick for the fabric I used (and im using it for my other hooded felt cloak). Is there a good reliable source for claok pins online? im looking for something either silver, bronze or brass (in color, not composition) in a celtic penanular style.
pics of the cloak, and all the things it can double as, soon.
Frothgar
i just finished a celtic style Brat cloak and I really like it, trouble is that the only cloak pin ive got is to thick for the fabric I used (and im using it for my other hooded felt cloak). Is there a good reliable source for claok pins online? im looking for something either silver, bronze or brass (in color, not composition) in a celtic penanular style.
pics of the cloak, and all the things it can double as, soon.
Frothgar
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My personal favorites:
http://www.craftycelts.com/celtic_brooches.html
Looking forward to those pics!
http://www.craftycelts.com/celtic_brooches.html
Looking forward to those pics!
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wow, really nice stuff.
but i should have mentioned im on a budget. something like in the 15 dollar range. something unadorned and real simple.
but i should have mentioned im on a budget. something like in the 15 dollar range. something unadorned and real simple.
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An easy cheat is maybe go to a craft store and see what they have in the hardware section for curtains and rods. You can usually buy large straight pins,or maybe even use a nail if you want it to look more rustic.
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I could never find one I liked in my price range so I sat down and forged a simple one just to see if i could.
It was surprisingly easy to create this. The art on the better ones is what raises the prices!
It was surprisingly easy to create this. The art on the better ones is what raises the prices!
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I did one several years ago using some steel Non- hardened rod stock and a nail. I bent the rod over a pipe and cold hammered the ends and the pin. Worked very well and no forging or heat involved.
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I have a couple of things by them. Really, really nice work.Mirimaran wrote:My personal favorites:
http://www.craftycelts.com/celtic_brooches.html
Looking forward to those pics!
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nær verðr á vegum úti geirs um þörf guma
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I recently got a beautiful bronze penannular cloak pin from my local renaissance festival that has oak leaves on the ends. I love it, and I'll have to get some pictures of it sometime, but by God it was expensive as hell.
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I don't own one, but if your into the multipurpose "I don't have to carry as much as you" kinda thing,
It's a fire steel and a cloak pin in one! I don't know, I thought it was awesome...
It's a fire steel and a cloak pin in one! I don't know, I thought it was awesome...
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That striker & pin combo is really neat!!!
Who makes them?
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Great idea, and a pretty cool site too, thanks for both!
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