Don't sell yourself short, this was a great video! It's nice to see someone work through the process and demonstrate that you can simply adjust as you go, rather than some perfect polished tutorial. The latter can be intimidating, the former encouraging. And it came out looking pretty darn nice too!
Man, I am going to save this just for the needle tip. I have a fair bit of thinner leather like that, and honestly, anything near as finely made as this would be our of the vibe I will be making it for.
It seems like the leather is more forgiving to do this kind of continous adjustment compared to a cloth that will fray and come unwoven if you work it too long. Which is great since the uniqueness of hide needs that process. It couls be cool to see creative and beautiful piecework done from hide scraps.
The complicated patters seen on the fragments of viking age tunics that survive are believed to be because of exactly what you're saying. They had to make the most of what material they had. Rather than a simple tunic pattern. A pattern would be customized based on the loom the linen/wool was made on, and intricate patterns would be used to use as much scrap as possible for less overall waste.
I love seeing the process. Results are good! Once a tailor made all the adjustments you did can take the garment apart and then they have a pattern for next time!
Nice work and an entertaining video. I was thinking that some of the issues you ran into are the same issues everybody runs into. When you had too much material at the front I thought, I bet thats why a lot of shirts have a cut with lace or buttons at the front top third.
Clothing construction is an art and not necessarily a skill that is acquired overnight. This is information passed down through generations until one day your clothing is made by a ten year old in Indonesia getting paid a dollar a day.
I'm currently constructing a figure of 8 shield with your armor variant. I'm using sticks instead of boards but that's the only difference. It is, as far as I can see, extremely durable. I made the frame of bend sticks and horizontal sticks support the structure. I think it would only be logical for the iroquais and other algonquin to build shields in the same manner, if they already had armor of that construction, which is very good already. It's a way better than wicker shields. By miles.
@@MalcolmPL not yet, as I'm not finished. But I plan on testing it. I'm a bit worried that the sticks will guide arrows and spears into the gaps. Perhaps I can work against it with several layers of linen, glued together, as a cover. So perhaps I will build a second one with planks.
@@jarlnils435 I would bet that they would indeed guide arrows into the gaps, but I would also bet that if the weaving is tight enough it might not matter.
I have tried both. Bark tanning kind of sucks for individuals, it’s more of an industrial process, you have to maintain a barrel of reeking hide for six months or more. Besides which, the end result is already commercially available. I wouldn’t recommend it. Brain tanning is a lot faster, you can get a hide done in a week, ideally before it starts to stink, and the end product is not something you can find at the local leather store. It’s not an easy process though, the final drying/softening stage in particular is quite difficult. You’ll want a buddy or three to help you with it.
isn't leather more of a great plains fashion? ... or am i just crazy? XD it would be cool if you made a video talking about the fashions and differences in costume between different aboriginal groups!! ^^
He made a video called “A Brief Overview of Iroquoian Clothing” that was pretty good. Leather’s absolutely not just a great plains thing, all over the east and midwest people were hunting deer, therefore getting leather from those deer
Don't sell yourself short, this was a great video! It's nice to see someone work through the process and demonstrate that you can simply adjust as you go, rather than some perfect polished tutorial. The latter can be intimidating, the former encouraging. And it came out looking pretty darn nice too!
It actually goes pretty well with that outfit.
"Free jazz tailoring," you might be onto something . . .
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Man, I am going to save this just for the needle tip. I have a fair bit of thinner leather like that, and honestly, anything near as finely made as this would be our of the vibe I will be making it for.
It seems like the leather is more forgiving to do this kind of continous adjustment compared to a cloth that will fray and come unwoven if you work it too long. Which is great since the uniqueness of hide needs that process. It couls be cool to see creative and beautiful piecework done from hide scraps.
These videos are the best, honestly. 😄
The complicated patters seen on the fragments of viking age tunics that survive are believed to be because of exactly what you're saying. They had to make the most of what material they had. Rather than a simple tunic pattern. A pattern would be customized based on the loom the linen/wool was made on, and intricate patterns would be used to use as much scrap as possible for less overall waste.
I love seeing the process. Results are good! Once a tailor made all the adjustments you did can take the garment apart and then they have a pattern for next time!
Awesome video I've been thinking about making a leather jacket and you've inspired me a lot
Way better than I woulda done.
Having made the adjustments I suggest copying the patern in paper or fabric. This gives you a template for future projects
Nice work and an entertaining video. I was thinking that some of the issues you ran into are the same issues everybody runs into. When you had too much material at the front I thought, I bet thats why a lot of shirts have a cut with lace or buttons at the front top third.
Doing what one has never done before make great videos 😎
Clothing construction is an art and not necessarily a skill that is acquired overnight. This is information passed down through generations until one day your clothing is made by a ten year old in Indonesia getting paid a dollar a day.
I'm currently constructing a figure of 8 shield with your armor variant. I'm using sticks instead of boards but that's the only difference. It is, as far as I can see, extremely durable.
I made the frame of bend sticks and horizontal sticks support the structure.
I think it would only be logical for the iroquais and other algonquin to build shields in the same manner, if they already had armor of that construction, which is very good already.
It's a way better than wicker shields. By miles.
That's neat, any other observations?
@@MalcolmPL not yet, as I'm not finished. But I plan on testing it. I'm a bit worried that the sticks will guide arrows and spears into the gaps. Perhaps I can work against it with several layers of linen, glued together, as a cover. So perhaps I will build a second one with planks.
@@jarlnils435 I would bet that they would indeed guide arrows into the gaps, but I would also bet that if the weaving is tight enough it might not matter.
Looks good! Preparation of the hide would be interesting to me as well
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@@MalcolmPL Very informative and entertaining, thank you!
Way to go! Looks great
Kinda reminds me of the leather/rawhide cuirass seen in the Morgan Bible
it looks nice with that shirt!
Pretty Neat.
Also "Leather Wife Beater" 🤣
The rooster likes it :)
Going with more of a V-neck might make it more comfortable and look a bit fancier over something else.
Would you recommend learning brain tanning or bark tanning first?
As far as I know, brain tanning is very easy, but you need two brains for every hide.
If you do bark tanning you can get your dog to do it for you :) I'll shut the door on the way out.
@@Reginaldesq 😂
I have tried both.
Bark tanning kind of sucks for individuals, it’s more of an industrial process, you have to maintain a barrel of reeking hide for six months or more. Besides which, the end result is already commercially available. I wouldn’t recommend it.
Brain tanning is a lot faster, you can get a hide done in a week, ideally before it starts to stink, and the end product is not something you can find at the local leather store.
It’s not an easy process though, the final drying/softening stage in particular is quite difficult. You’ll want a buddy or three to help you with it.
@@MalcolmPL Thanks for sharing that info.
isn't leather more of a great plains fashion?
... or am i just crazy? XD it would be cool if you made a video talking about the fashions and differences in costume between different aboriginal groups!! ^^
He made a video called “A Brief Overview of Iroquoian Clothing” that was pretty good. Leather’s absolutely not just a great plains thing, all over the east and midwest people were hunting deer, therefore getting leather from those deer
Yep you’re crazy.
@@benallgeier5932 ohh right that makes sense
@@MalcolmPL 😔
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it realy is looking bland , put some pictures of eagles on it to make it pretty :D