Acrylic Jerkin

First look at a half of the jerkin finished, quite like it clear glass like colour!

 

Perspex Stitching

Researching Blackwork embroidery to create a clean visible stitch for the piece. Which can be viewed back and front the same. Used different threading medias but settled on a navy linen thread , strong enough to pull on the Perspex , thin enough to thread through 2.5mm holes. To Enhance the collar added cut work brass motifs stitched with dyed thread to match the leather lacing.

Moulded Pattern Pieces

To create pelmet pieces for the bottom of the Jerkin, I tried out various shapes with a laser cut line. Then after the dying process I heated them to 180 degrees and moulded them over a giant steel bolt in the work bench vice. I learnt the less you handle the media the better as it finds its own level, giving a natural sculptured look, without thumbs prints and gloves marks in. You only get 30 seconds to mould into shape before it becomes solid once again. Also making sure the drill , holes match up with a small tool, so they will take the 2.5mm nylon screws once its returned to the hard media.