Middle Earth Ranger Forum

So after about three weeks on/off of sewing I've finally finished a nice new linen under-tunic for my kit. The whole thing is hand stitched and I managed to source a slightly heavier weighted fabric than what I used on my last one so it should be able to withstand a bit more abuse. I also finally managed to achieve an appropriately sized neckline so I no longer have a gaping hole hanging around my shoulders. I really spent a lot of time properly finishing off all of the seams and added a little reinforcement tab on the neck and it was sooo worth it. The whole thing just really feels like a proper garment that somebody could wear day in day out. I want to experiment with some natural dying at some point but I haven't been able to source the materials for such an endeavor yet. I'm thinking that a light brown would look quite nice under my dark green over-tunic. Anyway here are some photos!

Nice work

Looks great!

That is some very fine handwork - well done!

Good luck with the dye!

Oh yeeeaaah that’s nice. Well done! Looks beautifully finished and super practical! I’d be very interested to see what you do with trying to give it a light-brown coloration, if you decide to go that route. I’ve had garbage luck trying to get that color on linen, but I admit that I’ve only ever used modern dyes, so maybe a more period approach will lend better results! I feel like I’ve seen Elleth or Udwin do something like that here in the past, but I can’t recall immediately offhand.

Great work, Ranger!

Rob

That's some nice looking sewing...great commoner style! While linen isn't the greatest at taking color, I've had decent results getting a gray-brown 'butternut' color using English & Black Walnut hulls.

Great job!