03-26-2011, 12:40 PM
I need to construct a very small, very lightweight helmet for a show, and all the horsehair crests I've found are a) too heavy, as they have a wood base, and b) too expensive. I'd like to make one, with a leather base, but I need some instructions. All the sites I've found, online, are either excessively cheesy, or start out with a wooden base.
Basically, I need to figure out how to sandwich the horsehair between two pieces of leather so that it won't come out, constantly. The helmet doesn't get a _lot_ of wear-and-tear in the show, but it does get a hood pulled over it, and then removed, every night. I could make a plastic cover for the crest, for that scene, as we never see the crest; just the shape of it under the hood. But, I'd like to figure out how to glue/sew the horsehair so it stays put.
Any suggestions/websites/ideas?
Thanks!
N.
Basically, I need to figure out how to sandwich the horsehair between two pieces of leather so that it won't come out, constantly. The helmet doesn't get a _lot_ of wear-and-tear in the show, but it does get a hood pulled over it, and then removed, every night. I could make a plastic cover for the crest, for that scene, as we never see the crest; just the shape of it under the hood. But, I'd like to figure out how to glue/sew the horsehair so it stays put.
Any suggestions/websites/ideas?
Thanks!
N.