Sam Costume Detail

The costume as pictured didn’t require too much sewing from scratch. We shopped at a second hand store and then I got to work with modifications. A man’s dress shirt got new brown buttons and a reshaped collar (rounded the pointy bits). I took the collar off an old tan suede dress jacket and used brown bias tape to finish the raw edges. The pocket flaps were removed, and I used one of them in the back above the vent, to create more of a frock coat look, with buttons from the cuffs. I hemmed up some old tan corduroy pants to calf length. I also made a fake vest, from off-white and tan/brown striped cotton. I made two front pieces and sewed them into the jacket at the shoulder seams and side seams, put on buttons and buttonholes and now it looks like he’s got an extra layer! I followed the instructions (very easy, by the way!) for the fellowship cloak on ACS using lightweight soft grey jersey material. The fellowship pin is made from green metallic Sculpey clay and wire, with silver painted leaf veins and backing. My model supplied his own Hobbit sword, frying pan and sausages!

         I can make any of these pieces custom as well.