Moving back to my costume I tried dyeing a piece of my wool as in my design the coat is constructed out of two different colours, being black and red, so I used a pattern piece I had cut out previously and using black dye I attempted to get the red wool as dark as possible. The dark purple is what I got as a result and it went really well with the red even though I was initially aiming for pure black but seeing as Nomadic tribes would dye by hand I thought it more fitting to stick with the purple. Sadly the wool did shrink considerably so I need to cut my pattern pieces larger to account for shrinkage.
I constructed my tester coat to make sure my pattern pieces were right and make any alterations to it if necessary. Fortunately it all fit together perfectly and fit my model so I can go ahead and start constructing my actual garment.
I also had a go at making a hat tester which I made by cutting out six identical triangles. What I ended up with was a cone (shown above) which perched on the back of my model's head so i think i need to go and think of a different shape for my hat pieces.
After my unsuccessful attempt with the hat I proceeded to cut out the pattern pieces for my coat so they were ready to be sewn together.
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