A Friend Recently Ordered A Bi Pride Scale Maille Choker Necklace, So Here It Is Along With The Rainbow

A friend recently ordered a bi pride scale maille choker necklace, so here it is along with the rainbow one I keep for myself. I swear the purple is actually purple in real life, the lighting that day was just particularly weird. These are made with large anodized aluminum scales, woven together with stainless steel rings. And here's the Etsy listing, if you'd like one for yourself!                                    

More photos, carry on.

Made a black version of my steampunk-ish respirator mask (previously seen here), also wanted to show it with the option for attaching with just a simple cord to knot instead of the full buckle arrangement. 4 oz vegetable-tanned leather, laser-cut, dyed and sewn together by hand, with brass screen beneath the grating. Not protective on its own, but you can wear it over a disposable or cloth mask. Available on my Etsy shop!

Here’s some preliminary photos of a Lucario costume I’m making. The goal is a gijinka style outfit--not trying to make a fursuit, but instead making an outfit that translates the main character design elements into clothing and accessories.

The components shown so far are: mask/hood, harness with chest spike, and fuzzy vest.

I started this for Halloween, because even if parties can’t happen it’s good for me to have a deadline in mind when making new stuff. I’ve got a few more pieces planned, and getting nice photos right now is a bit tricky, but I'll be able to show more updates to this outfit eventually.

Thread of progress shots of the various components here.

A couple new photos of my panther mask.

It’s up for sale on my Etsy shop!

A black version of my plague doctor hood. (Previously.)

I went for a lustrous finish coat on this, with silvered lenses that block off all view of the inside. I tend to prefer matte finishes on light colored pieces, but black does look really nice when it’s shiny.

This hood has ear-cups for comfort (with holes for good hearing), ventilation holes on the underside and side of the beak, and enough room inside to wear glasses underneath!

Designed by myself, laser-cut out of 4 oz vegetable-tanned leather, then formed, dyed, finished, riveted and sewn together by hand. It’s available here.

Just finished up this lined leather collar! It’s got a gold base layer, which shows through the geometric filigree cut pattern in the top strap.

I tried one of these a few years ago, but for this one I updated the design with a heavier leather, and also made it easier to assemble.

1 inch base strap, total collar width is 2 inches. Made with 8 ounce vegetable-tanned strap leather, a heavy but soft garment leather for the lining, and nickel-plated D-ring, roller buckle and rivets.

This one does have a defect, where insufficiently dried black dye soaked through to the base strap along the edges. It’s not visible when it's worn, but I've lowered the price to account for this error. (It’s embarrassing when that sort of thing happens, but I guess I learned something about this new dye for the future.)

It’s available on my Etsy store!