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Ayedail — Ithilien Ranger I
Published: 2009-06-26 20:34:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 7791; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 2111
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I wanted to upload this before, but I never got the right picture, so at last, here is my Ithilien Ranger costume from the Lord of the Rings. I felt like doing something diffirent than the armor, since that wasn't really comfortable to wear, and it was very warm in there
Anyways, this took me about 3 or 4 weeks to make, and everything visable on the picture is home made, exept for the sword
it consists out of 5 layers, with fabric and leather. leather is a pain to sew, trust me.. one thing I found less nice, was that the cape got a little short, and the picture doesn't show the whole bow unfortunately :/I had a lot of fun making and wearing it, thanks for the view
another picture here: [link]
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Comments: 17
¿como se puede poner el carcaj en la espalda con una capa?
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hey im making myself a ranger costume
would you mind telling me a good way to make the pants?
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What a great costume! I'd say we should shoot together, but I live too far away ^_^;
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I love it, I want it lol was talking about making one for a photo shoot. Did you use leather (hyde) or like, pleather-car-inlay? lol i'm not being cheap just want to make it soon for the summer pics. (Perfect area around my house)
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thank you!
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wowwie je hebt echt veel costumes!
envy envy!
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Good work, and it looks spot on. My main gripe would be the colour of your jerkin, which looks very red in this picture. It looks great in the 'Forbidden pool' picture though.
This might not be of any help, but I've found that sewing thin leather is much easier on your sewing machine if you use a leather needle. These have sharp edges, so they 'cut' through the leather instead of trying to pierce through.
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Thanks for the comment, I agree with you on the colour of the jerking, but it's real leather and the trader didn't have anything that suited it better at that time, so I picked this one
and thanks again
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Woah, very cool this clothes, i want to make something like that.
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Very nice! Btw, i like the colors you've used more than original ones.
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Very, VERY nice! I know how much effort, work, patience, and indeed expense (leather!) this must have taken. Only trouble is it looks new, hasn't been worn on many ranging missions yet! 
One question: your sword, what kind is it? Is it a sharp/blunt? It looks familiar but I can't place it.
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thank you very much for the compliment
my sword is a battle ready sword I bought at a shop nearby, and it's model was used a lot in medieval history I believe. you can also find it on this website
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I should try! It's time consuming and it occupies my mind for days on end when I get into stuff like that...which is why I need a lot of free time to do it. But, yeah, I'm going to start by making a better scabbard for my sword (looks like you did too?). I have some basic leatherworking practice too, but I've never been good at sewing.
I guess that was just a popular pommel style on your sword then, that's why it's familiar. Funny how the styles of swords changed over the decades. Do you use it for cutting bottles or anything, or just for show?
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I've seen you at Elf Fantasy Fair, nice costume!
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thank you
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