10-24-2007, 06:45 PM
You’re welcome.
I could see using canvas as a base and then adding layers of linen over it. I really can't see someone running over to you, ripping your armor apart and screaming... "look! the part you can't see, here underneath the linen isn't authentic!"
Back to the Linothorax design/construction … In the photo here: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o118 ... nlinen.jpg the solider appears to be wearing a very tight body garment, long sleeved covering his arms and legs… has anyone tried to replicate this whole look?
BTW: I’m just about done on my Roman subarmails, all felt and linen construction… I tell you though, once you start making something like this, you really have to tip your hat to the ancient seamstress… I’ve been working on mine for over a month!
It’s for my officer’s impression and I’m really trying to stay away from the Hollywood garbage, for example… I’m not putting 3 leather Pteruges on each shoulder because no statue or fresco looks like that. I have 3 layers of 21 Pteruges on each shoulder, alternating colors (like the traces of paint on the statue of Augustus) each Pteruges is felt wrapped in linen with natural pearl cotton fringe (no Hollywood gold). The overall garment is two layers of felt, diamond stitched together, the Tongue Pteruges are cut from one piece of leather wrapped all the way around my waist (not separate individually cut semi circles) with appliqués, and I have 2 layers of 60 long Pteruges going around my waist.
I could see using canvas as a base and then adding layers of linen over it. I really can't see someone running over to you, ripping your armor apart and screaming... "look! the part you can't see, here underneath the linen isn't authentic!"
Back to the Linothorax design/construction … In the photo here: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o118 ... nlinen.jpg the solider appears to be wearing a very tight body garment, long sleeved covering his arms and legs… has anyone tried to replicate this whole look?
BTW: I’m just about done on my Roman subarmails, all felt and linen construction… I tell you though, once you start making something like this, you really have to tip your hat to the ancient seamstress… I’ve been working on mine for over a month!
It’s for my officer’s impression and I’m really trying to stay away from the Hollywood garbage, for example… I’m not putting 3 leather Pteruges on each shoulder because no statue or fresco looks like that. I have 3 layers of 21 Pteruges on each shoulder, alternating colors (like the traces of paint on the statue of Augustus) each Pteruges is felt wrapped in linen with natural pearl cotton fringe (no Hollywood gold). The overall garment is two layers of felt, diamond stitched together, the Tongue Pteruges are cut from one piece of leather wrapped all the way around my waist (not separate individually cut semi circles) with appliqués, and I have 2 layers of 60 long Pteruges going around my waist.
Vale!
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My ancient coin collection:
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Antonivs Marivs Congianocvs
aka_ANTH0NY_C0NGIAN0
My ancient coin collection:
[url:3lgwsbe7]http://www.congiano.com/MyCoins/index.htm[/url]
