final beards

Today I finished the final beard for the elders. as this is the moustache beard the length required was longer than I expected however due to the nature of the stitch the beard can be stretched easily and form to the shape needed. I used the past few days worth of chain stitching and braiding to weave throughout the beard and found my worries about the colours were for nothing.  Each one works well within the beard and combined together are quite striking, however for future reference I will need to combine more braids together for a more textural effect. Using a combination of structured and crochet barnicals has worked well as in clusters not only do they hide the tops of the the seaweed they give a 3d effect to the garment. Overall Im rather pleased with this. My work has come a long way from the beginning of the project and I am finding new ways everyday of working within costume. 3D and textural effects may be something I could look into for my third year.