Possible new career direction, Simian Cobbler.

Continuing my adventure in threadcraft, I hand-stitched together these chimp shoes for my halloween costume.
To construct the shoes, I laminated up some 1/8 inch medium density foam and a sheet of the same leather that I had used for my tunic sleeves. From that, I [...]

« Part 1 - Making the Tunic Pattern

Here is my chimp tunic.
When I first got my sewing machine, I had visions of making my own custom shirts. But buying shirts was so easy, I just never did make the time to start sewing my own. However, when I decided that I [...]

Part 2 - Making the Chimp Tunic. »

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I can ‘t think of a better way to ring in the new year than to start working on my 2008 Halloween costume.
It’s been just over a year since I got my sewing machine. When I first got it, I had ambitions [...]