08-05-2008, 10:19 AM
Hi Adrian,
I did cheat a bit .. I have a good supply of tapestry material of impressions taken from the tomb of the Etruscan warrior in Rome... it is a frieze effect that can be cut down into the orbiculi and clavii relatively easily - I got it from a fabric shop that had loads of it for a rediculously cheap price.. It's the perfect fabric for it to be honest... I make these for others in our group too... I tried to handstitch the fabric to the main tunic using the stitching methods I saw at the Bolton museum Coptic textiles collection..
Folkert,
To be honest, it seems to hang better on him than on me... he is about the same height as me... 5ft 3inches - a good Roman height! - Yes, there is some Scythian influence - I painted my bow case to incorporated a mix of the earlier scythian and later Roman styles and the phrygian cap speaks for itself I suppose... I like the idea of mixing styles - such an approach came from my studies into the importance of regionality in the study of later Roman identity..
Thanks for the compliments... I am thinking of doing a full cataphractarii impression (depending on funds) for next season with a Sarmatian touch
I did cheat a bit .. I have a good supply of tapestry material of impressions taken from the tomb of the Etruscan warrior in Rome... it is a frieze effect that can be cut down into the orbiculi and clavii relatively easily - I got it from a fabric shop that had loads of it for a rediculously cheap price.. It's the perfect fabric for it to be honest... I make these for others in our group too... I tried to handstitch the fabric to the main tunic using the stitching methods I saw at the Bolton museum Coptic textiles collection..
Folkert,
To be honest, it seems to hang better on him than on me... he is about the same height as me... 5ft 3inches - a good Roman height! - Yes, there is some Scythian influence - I painted my bow case to incorporated a mix of the earlier scythian and later Roman styles and the phrygian cap speaks for itself I suppose... I like the idea of mixing styles - such an approach came from my studies into the importance of regionality in the study of later Roman identity..
Thanks for the compliments... I am thinking of doing a full cataphractarii impression (depending on funds) for next season with a Sarmatian touch
Claire Marshall
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