Category: Costumes
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Strange New Worlds Uniform Analysis
I’m finally catching up on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and loving it. I love what the costume and set designers did in redesigning the ship and uniforms of the original Star Trek for modern television. There really is a sense of similarity with the original series without looking campy or dated. There’s something oddly…
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Templar Frock Coat Construction
It’s finally time to fully construct my Templar Frock Coat. The construction will follow Mr. Thimble’s instructions, at least as much as possible, after a point I’ve had to make it up.
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“How To Make A Cutaway Frock”
Or The Marvelous Mr. Thimble As part of my ongoing Templar Frock project, I’ve been looking into historical sources on coat construction. In doing so, I’ve discovered a simultaneously delightful and infuriating source. The American Tailor and Cutter published a serial that providing detailed instructions on how to make a cutaway frock coat. It was…
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Uniform Frock Pattern and Materials
As mentioned in my first post about this Templar uniform frock project, there’s a great deal that I need to look into before leaping straight into construction. What materials were used? What pattern can I use? What should the lining and facings look like? What does the interior structure look like?
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Uniform Coats of the Knights Templar (Not Really, Though)
I’ve been voluntold to present a public talk at the museum where I work. So, I’ve decided to try to reproduce the unique uniform shown in some of the portraits we have hanging up. This uniform belongs to a fraternity that styles itself as successors to the Knights Templar. Join me as we start our…
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Scrap Fabric Batting
It’s time for yet another scrapbusting adventure! This time, I need batting for a project. I go through padding quite a lot, such as when Orville uniform kneepads. I still have all this leftover fabric scraps, too small for proper patchworks, surely they can be used for this. They can, indeed. And don’t call me…
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Orville Uniform Finishing Touches and Variations
With the jacket and pants done, it’s time to wrap up the rest of your new Planetary Union fleet uniform.
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Orville Planetary Union Uniform Pants Tutorial
Tutorial on following the Planetary Union Uniform Pants sewing pattern.
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Orville Planetary Union Uniform Jacket Tutorial
Tutorial about how to follow the Planetary Union Uniform Jacket sewing pattern.
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Orville Uniform Jackets Redux
They changed the uniform jackets for the new season of The Orville. I just finished the pants and undershirt and now they change the jackets. Well, I did want to get back to the jackets anyway because there were a lot of features of the old ones that I wasn’t totally satisfied with. This is…
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Strange New Worlds Uniform AnalysisI’m finally catching up on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and loving it. I love…