Ahoy!

Apparently, it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day so I guess that makes it an appropriate time to post! XD Except for the shirt still needing buttons, Elaine is pretty much done. Made all of the clothes for this from scratch. The shirt is Kona cotton and the pants are a stretchy suiting from JoAnn’s. The sash and bandana are wool and the vest is an interesting velveteen I found at Paron; the texture is kind of like corduroy but much finer. Put together the huge diamond ring, too. Might switch the boots for a darker brown pair I own. I found these for $10 and got them although they’re too light since they had a cuff at the top like Elaine’s boots are supposed to (although you can’t really tell from the picture). (Plus, I figured I could also use them when I make a Ryuuren costume.) The other pair would match the references better color-wise but don’t have cuffs at the top.



I’ve also been gathering fabrics for Ryuuren and starting a bit on the patterning for him. Should be fun to do something with so many colors since Elaine was pretty boring color-wise. I don’t think I’ve ever made anything with so much brown before! ^_^;