Calligae for SCA Heavy Combat

Blayney recently made these calligae (Roman military boots) with some modifications to suit SCA heavy combat. They are not as open as normal calligae and he intends to make an insert with a steel cap to protect his toes.

I must say they look way cool and are a great improvement on the army GP look.

Converts to the way of the silly shoes

I have a convert to the way of the silly shoes. The lovely Katje has decided to make some roman to support Mr B and I at November Crown and she's going the whole hog and making a set of calcei.

Photos of her calcei in progress are here. They are cut work calcei similar to my first pair, but with triangular holes instead of round.

In related news, I finished my other set of calcei. I'll get photos up soon. I'm a bit disappointed in the result though. I made the right shoe ages ago and it fits really well. I just finished the left and obviously did something a bit different as it doesn't fit as well, the front seam has gone a bit weird and the integral laces are too short. Moral of the story - cut out both shoes at the same time or write really clear construction and patterning notes, particularly regarding seam allowance.