Monday, July 18, 2005
C-Belt…
My girth was enough that I did not feel comfortable in the kidney belt/leg suspension system that I got from Vickie, so I ended up making a c-belt. Once I got it thru my skull just what it was supposed to look like (thank you, House Ironrose, for answering yet another seemingly endless round of questions), the manufacturer of it was quite simple. Or it would have been, had one of two things happened first.
One: I needed to have gotten assistance in making the bloody pattern. The old T-shirt and duct tape method worked, but it is really difficult to wrap the tape around myself with steady pressure—let alone marking the pattern and cutting it off. Quite a challenge I do not care to repeat anytime soon.
–OR--
Two: I should have talked to Duchess Elena de Neuham first. When she made hers, she had the presence of mind to use an old pair of worn out jeans. The waistband is in the right spot. The fit is right. Just draw the outline on the jean material to make the pattern and go. No messing with duct tape and scissors. So, if you ever need to make a C-belt, my reccomendation is to find those old jeans.
All I can saw is that leatherwork is way too much like sewing for my taste.
Oh, here is a picture of my completed belt. I haven’t decided if I am going to dye it, leave it natural, or oil it. It will be completely hidden by my surcoat (or the coat of plates), so it doesn’t really matter what it looks like.
One: I needed to have gotten assistance in making the bloody pattern. The old T-shirt and duct tape method worked, but it is really difficult to wrap the tape around myself with steady pressure—let alone marking the pattern and cutting it off. Quite a challenge I do not care to repeat anytime soon.
–OR--
Two: I should have talked to Duchess Elena de Neuham first. When she made hers, she had the presence of mind to use an old pair of worn out jeans. The waistband is in the right spot. The fit is right. Just draw the outline on the jean material to make the pattern and go. No messing with duct tape and scissors. So, if you ever need to make a C-belt, my reccomendation is to find those old jeans.
All I can saw is that leatherwork is way too much like sewing for my taste.
Oh, here is a picture of my completed belt. I haven’t decided if I am going to dye it, leave it natural, or oil it. It will be completely hidden by my surcoat (or the coat of plates), so it doesn’t really matter what it looks like.
