Fitz’s Tunic Tutorial

Fitz’s Tunic TutorialThis tutorial is a work in progress and is intended to help anyone from the newbie up in how the process of making a quality field tunic “Fitz’s Way”. It is my belief that Field Garb should not only be durable and comfortable but that it should look as good if not better then most court Garb. After all, what is the first thing a newbie sees when coming to the park? Garb. The following tutorial is a mixture of things I’ve learned from other people and things I had to learn for myself. I’ve been making these so long that it would be foolish to try to say which is which, or who I learn what from, especially since most of my tutors learned from others as well. So I’ll break this down as to how I do this now and leave it at that.Hints: Don’t rush this. When I say to pin it like crazy, or Iron it, or anything else you really want to do this. One of the worst things you can do is to rush this and not take your time. These steps are critical to getting a superb tunic as the end result. The newbie mistake is to want to get it done NOW! Well if you do that you will end a passable tunic at best wishing you had not wasted your money and had taken your time. (Yes this is experience talking!!!)Step 1- Designing the tunic.You first need to know what you/the wearer wants. Colors are secondary. First thing you need to know which shape you want it to be. This first step is crucial!I personally prefer the modified T-tunic/Bell-tunic cross for the ...