Tin Man Adora: Gun Belt and Corset 1

Gun Belt

The gun belt refuses to buckle around my DTD dummy. It buckles around me.

I’m smaller than I was when I built the dummy! Which also means I should make a new dummy, but I’m ignoring that for now.

The gun holster should be further down the thigh.

To fix it, I need something along the same principle as my sword’s frog only without the slant..

Only there is no scrap leather to make something since I got rid of it. Since I have no time to outsource this solution, I’m using my sword’s frog. Not the most elegant look for a professional Tin Man, but an accepted workaround to get me through Halloween. After Halloween, I see if the leather shop in Lafayette can help me out with a permanent piece.

The bag in the picture I’m basing off this image.

Cain’s belt actually has pouches, but there’s no way I can recreate that on such short notice. And what I’ve found to buy is too modern.

Corset

Nothing fancy, just plain canvas and cotton that’s not pure white. This is the first time I’ve used a Butterick pattern and the first time I’ve tried a Victorian corset.

Sewing Hobby? I did have one once upon a time

Yeah, I'm trying to get the costume done for Halloween. Fabric stashes in my house and Suzanna's avoided the major expense on yards of fabric. Suzanna had the bright idea to go to Academy after we were less than impressed by the toy guns available in the costume shops. I have small hands, but they are bigger than a six-year-old's. Huzzah, Academy had a plastic handgun (so no tripping metal detectors) that fires rubber bullets modeled to look like a Magnum .44. I could probably use it for a Dirty Harry costume too. We also found a holster and belts to make the belt and bandoleer. Now all I need is a frog to hang the holster further down my leg and the proper hate. And to get the sewing done, natch.

Digging through my material stash reminded me off all the sewing projects I want to do, the ones I set up the Garb Closet to chronicle my attempts at. Serious writing is on hold until after December 12th (or I find out I failed whichever comes first) and I could fill the spare time with website projects, but I think I'd rather decrease the material stash until I'm ready to pick up the next writing project.

Course I could gorge the sewing bug on the Tin Man costume and not get anything else done. Nebulous planning at its best!