Surcoat....

My next project will be a riding surcoat as described thus:

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Basically they're sewed up the entire side from anckle to armpit, with slits up the front and back to crotch level, for riding a horse.

and thus:

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Depending on how much you want to invest in it, I've used everything from heavy but soft cotton to muslin to heavy linen to tropical weight wool. linen or wool made for a much, much better experience.

Resembles the checkered surcoat in this pic from the crusades era:



Reminds me of your tabard Templar. I like the fur cloak the other guy is wearing as well. Maybe another project in future.

Konradr

i remember someone posting something like this on the dag boards i should look it up and post a link some of the pictures they had up were really cool!.