Gone Medieval

Thanks to this blog and this book, D & S have been crafting Medieval costumes.

Here's D battle ready:

She is wearing a green cloak of flannel, a green Liripipe hood, Mulberry-colored pants, and a linen surcoat.She also has a real metal Norman helmet which she made herself from hammered scrap metal. Her sword is wood, but the blade was spray painted silver. Her sword is named "Rhindon". Her costume is not yet complete. She hopes to add chainmail, more armor, and a coat of arms of a rearing black stallion to her surcoat.

Here is a back view of her Liripipe hood. The tail is also used a bag for coins.

Here is S wearing a linen surcoat. He has borrowed his sister's sword for this photo. His own sword is named "Brisingr" and is also wooden with a silver-painted blade. He is wearing metal and silver-painted cardboard bracers. His helmet was crafted of metal, silver duct tape, and cardboard by his sister. His shield is battle-hardened and was purchased from Vision Forum. He hopes to soon add a coat of arms  - two red and crossed battle axes - to his surcoat. He also hopes to soon craft greaves and a breastplate.

You can view more photos of their Medieval costumes at Flickr.