It has been a while since I made a post here, things are quite mental at work, which they always are, trying to get the software finished and out yesterday; along with my other full time job which leaves me with no time for well anything specially my steamy projects. I have made a start on my goggles, for these I replaced one of the side ‘covers’ which went all the way through the side with a gear. The way… (more…)
I got my period frock coat pattern through the post this week, so hopefully I can some work done on this soon, there will be a large amount of alterations required to get the look I want so I am very tempted to make a version out of a cheaper material (such as cotton) than the leather I bought for this. I also picked up 2 pairs of cheap welding goggles (about £6 each) around the same, the type where… (more…)
I have found some period jacket patterns that I feel could work well for a steampunk jacket with some minor/major alterations here and there. The thing that started this project off for me (apart from my love for steampunk era) was this jacket I found on ebay some months back; This jacket is made by a company called Impero Leather London (links through to this jacket on ebay), I must say that they have some really lovely items and wish… (more…)
I recently found a great leather jacket that I thought was very post apocalyptic / steampunk in style. But being me and enjoying the creation of a project as much as the finished article and not able to afford the £1300+ they wanted for it I bought myself some huge pieces of leather (114 sq ft for £164 bargain). I may now have a little more than I needed for this project alone, so have come up with a list… (more…)