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Made my first leggings!

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robtattoo:
I hope this is the right place for this, I don't get on here very often......

I'd like, first of all, to extend my heartfelt apologies to everyone who hand-crafts buckskins to sell. I have been guilty, in the past, of thinking your wares were too expensive. Now that I've had a go myself, I understand your reasoning. This would be a damnably thankless way to earn a living! :)

Anyhoo, I had a couple of 'comercial Braintan' (We all know it's chrome, just say chrome!) deer hides laying around & not doing too much, so I figured I'd make a pair of leggings for deer season. They're not patterned after any particular region or period (if they happen to look like anything Historically Correct, it's pure coincedence!) I just took a long look at what I thought would work, be practical & be relatively protective.
I still need to get some soft wool or flax for a breechclout (It's a piece of Army blanket in the pics & yes, I'm in m' drawers!)

HFD60:
Rob the leggings look great, but please, please get a longer clout. :o :o ;)

Pat B:
Nice work, Rob. They look great. ...but like HFD60 said... :o

JW_Halverson:
I have a nice red wool flannel looooong breechclout with satiny smooth linen lining that would look good with those leggings.  But you can't have it because I like wearing it!

Once had a woman at a Rendezvous see me in that breechclout get all offended and holler, "Oh my G**, you aren't wearing underwear!"  I said, "Yes I am.  It started as a breechclout, but after walking around all morning it's a g-string now!"  She left me the heck alone for the rest of the weekend.

Pappy:
They look great,very nice job. :)
   Pappy

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