1520s Loki Project: How to Make a Balzo

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Today's video is a project to bring a little fun and mischief to your lives as part of a collaboration with some other costubers to make our own Loki variants from different historical eras. While Daisy Victoria is doing a late 16th century interpretation, I am going to go with early 16th century Medici portraits for my inspirations. You can see a Pinterest board with some of m o inspiration images here:pinterest board There is a playlist of the other loki variant videos here: Loki Variants Collab The Balzo is a headgear style of the wealthy classes in early 16th century Italy. Contemporaries in the 16th century describe this style as taking up space. The goal for women wearing these dresses was to draw attention and physically claim their space in a room. I could not help but think of this hat for Loki who always wants to draw attention. I used a grapevine wreath, medium weight linen scraps, silk noel, and a metallic silk sheer. I sincerely hope this tutorial on making a balzo is helpful to you. If you have any other tips for sewing metallic fabric, please share in the comments. Affiliate Links for Supplies: Grapevine Wreath on Amazon Ginger Scissors on Amazon Sewing Pins on Amazon Beeswax for Thread on Amazon #historicallokivariants #medici #cosplay Bisou Bisou, Maridith

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