Pictures of the shoulder guard I made last year are finally here. Thanks to my good friend in the pictures I can now upload pictures of the finished piece (I forgot to take pictures once I finished it, but it won't happen again). I made this as a birthday present for her since we both find joy in things that not only look cool but are also real and practical.
The shoulder guard was almost entirely designed by her. It is a leather pad that fits on the shoulder and is covered with a secured chain mail piece. This piece has two different weaves to provide extra strength on the upper part closest to the neck, and mobility on the lower part closest to the arm. It was my first experiment attaching chain mail to leather of this thickness and I have to say it was more successful than I had originally expected.
The shoulder guard was almost entirely designed by her. It is a leather pad that fits on the shoulder and is covered with a secured chain mail piece. This piece has two different weaves to provide extra strength on the upper part closest to the neck, and mobility on the lower part closest to the arm. It was my first experiment attaching chain mail to leather of this thickness and I have to say it was more successful than I had originally expected.