Thorin Oakenshield And His Golden Harp

Saw a lotr movie marathon in theaters. Am obsessed now. Anyway here:

Expect samfrodo content soon

gigolas pilled

I don't know if this was obvious to everyone else, but I just realised that one of the reasons why the Hobbit is so effective as a children's book is that while Bilbo is an adult, the skills that make him a hero are all those of a child.

By human standards he's child-sized, which makes him unobtrusive and light on his feet. He can slip by unnoticed where bigger people can't.

He's good at playing games, and even cheats (successfully!) in a way that - let's face it - is not so different to how children try to cheat at games. He's polite in a way that's fully comprehensible to children (rather than, say, being able to perform courtly manners). He's quick-witted, but the trick of keeping the trolls talking is also one that would be achievable for a child.

He doesn't have magic powers, he's not a great fighter, and he's not some kind of Chosen One. There's not much that he does that couldn't be done by a ten-year-old, but the story shows just how valuable all those skills and traits are. It's very empowering.

- The Fellowship of The Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien

Fili’s costume PART 1

Actor: Dean O'Gorman

Designer: Ann Maskrey and Bob Buck

Made By: 3 foot 7 Costume Dept.

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Post 21/21 from the Costume Trail in Wellington. Yet another very reflective case. Message me if you’d like higher resolution or more detail shots. Part 2 can be found here.

More costumes from the Hobbit here.

Legolas’s costume

Actor: Orlando Bloom

Designer: Lesley Burkes-Harding

Made By: 3 foot 7 Costume Dept., Knives and Back rig by Weta Workshop

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Post 19/21 from the Costume Trail in Wellington. This one was impossible to get good photos of. Just way too much glare. Message me if you’d like higher resolution shots.

More costumes from the Hobbit here.

Finished.

Seven years.

40 pattern pages.

140400 stitches.

And if I never see another beige thread again it will be too soon.

Probably never going with 16 count Aida again either.

Tauriel’s costume

Actor: Evangeline Lilly

Designer: Lesley Burkes-Harding

Made By: 3 foot 7 Costume Dept.

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Post 13/21 from the Costume Trail in Wellington. Message me if you’d like higher resolution photos or other detail shots of her costume clasps and the like.

More costumes from the Hobbit here.

In the house of Tom Bombabil,

lives a very pretty lady,

Goldberry ♡