![]() This won't be an overnight project, but hopefully it'll be a satisfying one. I'll hand stitch the button holes using linen buttonhole twist. A wood bead, wrapped in scrap wool from the robe, with a cord shank is period correct. I have a million shank buttons to make for the robe. It's not your grandma's scratchy knitted sweater! I'll machine stich it when it won't be seen, and hand stitch in areas where it may be seen. It's period correct, and due to how it's made, it's preshrunk. I already have the fabric - 100% wool broadcloth. An early reference to plague doctors wearing masks is in 1373 when Johannes Jacobi recommends the use of masks, but offers no physical description of the masks themselves. His eyes lit up, and he asked if I could make one for him. Today I cut the pieces for a mock up of that (out of old sheets). Last week my son and I were chatting about masks, and I mentioned that I had seen a quilted Plague Doctor mask, and wasn’t that funny. ![]() Who doesn't keep one around? :joy: With some alterations (lose the collar, side buttons instead of front, etc), it may be perfect for my needs. I happen to have a pattern for a priest's cossack (Butterick 6844). As my husband wears glasses, he wanted tinted lenses to hide behind. I found some wide, flat, round sunglasses on Amazon. I found a tutorial for a hat, but I'll be altering the construction of that significantly. I'll hand stitch it and dye it once it's done. :joy: In the next week or two I'll get the leather. It matches the Mario robe I made my husband PERFECTLY. I made a cardboard mockup to check for fit (pictured). I found an awesome leather mask pattern on Etsy - NOT steampunk style. I have a 30-day money back guarantee.Well, after years of talking about it, I'm finally making my husband his plague doctor costume!īeing a historian first and a sewist second, I am attempting, within reason, to be relatively as authentic as possible in style and technique. Thanks for stopping by and I would love to see you in your Plague Doctor mask! If you would like you can send pics to you are not completely satisfied, please contact me. You can check out more of my patterns here. I think it turned out pretty good, but the important thing was the fun we had together. We built the mask and had a ball working on it together. This piece of the card should be folded in half along the longest side of the rectangle. First, you take one of your A4 pieces of card. He said it would be a good project for the two of us. How Do You Make a Simple Plague Doctors Mask For the Beak. "My 12 year old asked me to purchase the plans for the plague mask. Here's a comment from one of my customers: To get your hands on this pattern, just click the "Buy This" button to the right of this description. 30-day, no questions asked, money back guarantee!. ![]() Patterns are made to be printed on a standard home printer on either A4 or U.S.Complete written instructions to go along with the instructional video.Printable pattern pieces for 3 different sizes of masks.I finding leather working needles and black cording at Michaels. You do not need these lids You could usage black mesh or plastic instead. 21 page downloadable PDF with all the pattern pieces marked out, ready to print. Can sure to have something so is see-through for the eyes on this mask.O.K, here it is, this is probably my most requested pattern, and it is finally done! Whether you want to steampunk it up or just keep it plain, this is my artistic take on the plague doctor's mask. ** This pattern is also available in the Ultimate Everything Super Value Bundle - a savings of over 70%!
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