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Next up: soft parts of the boots. This shouldn't be too tough--I drafted a pattern from plastic wrap and masking tape for the part that wraps around the bottom of the boot.[ATTACH=full]230089[/ATTACH]
There you can see the "spat" as I called it. I reversed it and made one for the right side too.
[ATTACH=full]230090[/ATTACH]Before going much further, I experimented with some weathering and the acrylic blackwash on the fake suede accomplished two things for me: 1) color adjustment and 2) stiffened the fabric up to feel like real leather. So far, so good! I attached some velcro tabs to the back, which looks pretty much like how the real ones are done based on the reference photos I saw.
Next up was the bands around the shafts, which I guestimated on the first time, finished a whole one out of vinyl but then realized that the pleats were too wide, so I started over and made two more closer to the right size. In order to make the pleats, I glued the folds together over and over and over...
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Here was the first completed version with the too-wide pleats. So I started again and made two more, better ones.
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For comparison, the too-wide vs the correct ones. Too wide is on the bottom.[ATTACH=full]230094[/ATTACH]
A long day of folding and stitching later--they're done. For the edge, I just made, essentially a bias tape out of vinyl and stitched in the ditch next to the edge.
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Then, I attached both to the shafts and added velcro to the sides for closure on the inside. Then I sewed the "spat" to the top, added a piece of elastic to the bottom to hold it to the boot and glued the whole thing to the foam toe-caps from the last post.
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I think the only thing left to manage for these is the possible addition of some velcro to secure the toe caps to the toes of the boots they'll be covering. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with them!

Now...on to the belt and the pants. Gotta build my leatherworking skills. Wish me luck! I'm on the homestretch!

<blockquote data-quote="cp60520" data-source="post: 526409" data-attributes="member: 16804">Next up: soft parts of the boots. This shouldn&#039;t be too tough--I drafted a pattern from plastic wrap and masking tape for the part that wraps around the bottom of the boot.[ATTACH=full]230089[/ATTACH]There you can see the &quot;spat&quot; as I called it. I reversed it and made one for the right side too.[ATTACH=full]230090[/ATTACH]Before going much further, I experimented with some weathering and the acrylic blackwash on the fake suede accomplished two things for me: 1) color adjustment and 2) stiffened the fabric up to feel like real leather. So far, so good! I attached some velcro tabs to the back, which looks pretty much like how the real ones are done based on the reference photos I saw.Next up was the bands around the shafts, which I guestimated on the first time, finished a whole one out of vinyl but then realized that the pleats were too wide, so I started over and made two more closer to the right size. In order to make the pleats, I glued the folds together over and over and over...[ATTACH=full]230091[/ATTACH]Here was the first completed version with the too-wide pleats. So I started again and made two more, better ones.[ATTACH=full]230092[/ATTACH]For comparison, the too-wide vs the correct ones. Too wide is on the bottom.[ATTACH=full]230094[/ATTACH]A long day of folding and stitching later--they&#039;re done. For the edge, I just made, essentially a bias tape out of vinyl and stitched in the ditch next to the edge.[ATTACH=full]230093[/ATTACH]Then, I attached both to the shafts and added velcro to the sides for closure on the inside. Then I sewed the &quot;spat&quot; to the top, added a piece of elastic to the bottom to hold it to the boot and glued the whole thing to the foam toe-caps from the last post.[ATTACH=full]230095[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]230096[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]230097[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]230099[/ATTACH]I think the only thing left to manage for these is the possible addition of some velcro to secure the toe caps to the toes of the boots they&#039;ll be covering. Otherwise, I&#039;m pretty happy with them!Now...on to the belt and the pants. Gotta build my leatherworking skills. Wish me luck! I&#039;m on the homestretch!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cp60520, post: 526409, member: 16804"] Next up: soft parts of the boots. This shouldn't be too tough--I drafted a pattern from plastic wrap and masking tape for the part that wraps around the bottom of the boot.[ATTACH type="full"]230089[/ATTACH] There you can see the "spat" as I called it. I reversed it and made one for the right side too. [ATTACH type="full"]230090[/ATTACH]Before going much further, I experimented with some weathering and the acrylic blackwash on the fake suede accomplished two things for me: 1) color adjustment and 2) stiffened the fabric up to feel like real leather. So far, so good! I attached some velcro tabs to the back, which looks pretty much like how the real ones are done based on the reference photos I saw. Next up was the bands around the shafts, which I guestimated on the first time, finished a whole one out of vinyl but then realized that the pleats were too wide, so I started over and made two more closer to the right size. In order to make the pleats, I glued the folds together over and over and over... [ATTACH type="full"]230091[/ATTACH] Here was the first completed version with the too-wide pleats. So I started again and made two more, better ones. [ATTACH type="full"]230092[/ATTACH] For comparison, the too-wide vs the correct ones. Too wide is on the bottom.[ATTACH type="full"]230094[/ATTACH] A long day of folding and stitching later--they're done. For the edge, I just made, essentially a bias tape out of vinyl and stitched in the ditch next to the edge. [ATTACH type="full"]230093[/ATTACH] Then, I attached both to the shafts and added velcro to the sides for closure on the inside. Then I sewed the "spat" to the top, added a piece of elastic to the bottom to hold it to the boot and glued the whole thing to the foam toe-caps from the last post. [ATTACH type="full"]230095[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]230096[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]230097[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]230099[/ATTACH] I think the only thing left to manage for these is the possible addition of some velcro to secure the toe caps to the toes of the boots they'll be covering. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with them! Now...on to the belt and the pants. Gotta build my leatherworking skills. Wish me luck! I'm on the homestretch! [/QUOTE]

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