Hey uhh unrelated but why are you using my friend’s selfie as your profile pic? 🤨

Eee that makes me so happy to hear because textures are truly my jam!

This doesn’t look like much but it is me finally figuring out how the drape and grainlines of this cape work, me terrified that I don’t have enough of my (custom dyed) fabric, and me discovering that I will just barely be able to squeak this cape out of my four yards of wool. Phew!

Thank you! ☺️

I finally had the stamina to tackle draping this cape pattern again, which is VERY fiddly and depends very much on where the grain of the fabric lands. Still gotta do the back pieces but at least the pleating is finally where it needs to be!

I dyed my wool for the cape! This is a gorgeous gauze weave wool that I got for a hell of a steal, knowing I could dye it the right grey! Took a lot of tests because grey is SO hard to get right and looks different in every light, but I’m so happy with the end result and how close it looks to the OG

Bracers almost done! I just need to make the connecting panel/closer that goes on the underside of the arm.

Painting all the silver into these etched lines! I’m using a teeeeny tiny mini painting brush and testors enamel silver paint.

Bracer pieces etched for reals! I’m glad I practised because I definitely got my lines smoother this time!

I decided to do a test run to make sure I got my technique down! I ended up doing a graphite rubbing to transfer the design to the suede, then etched with a woodburning pen (stinky!) I did a quick dye pass on the leather, then painted in the silver lines.

After a Galadriel hiatus we are back! Bracers started: I had to trace multiple screenshots and combine them to get my etching pattern, but I think I got pretty close! Printed out and ready to transfer to leather!

These are SO stunning, @worldofgwendana.bsky.social’s work is always so cinematic and feels grounded in whatever vibe the story is 😂