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I just want an honest opinion on how much you would pay for something like this:

All fabric is 55/45 linen cotton blend

All seams are double or triple reinforced

I made this tunic for fighting in, there are many visible machine stitches… but this is a fighting shirt, not a court shirt
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There are 22, 2inch crosses of Jerusalem (one for each month I have spent deployed) around the bottom edge

There is 2, 4 in crosses of Jerusalem on each shoulder

I spent a good bit of time properly edging the white cross so that it will not fray or bend up on the sides.

All embroidery was machine done.

Any comments, opinions, remarks, ideas, please lay them on me….

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wow...that looks very nice. not sure how much i would pay for it since i am super cheap and tend to make my own stuff. I have seen crappier tunics sell on ebay for around 100+.

Without the embroidery? At least 100, probably easy. Maybe double that with the detail work.

I've paid upwards of $150 for similar quality. But custom to my tastes

Hi Tom, Really nice quality shirt there for sure. Id say that was worth 175-200 dollars but thats just my guess. Keep up the great work.

Take care

Pitbull

i would pay 60 bucks because im poor, but its worth atleast 125 bucks

Randy W wrote:I've paid upwards of $150 for similar quality. But custom to my tastes

This.

The embroidery looks nice.

you over engineered it
you could sell that for a pretty penny without the triple reinforced seems
you could get away with simple cased seems and still be tough enough for fighting
just saying price vs. investment
have fun
zip

Tomburr wrote:

Randy W wrote:I've paid upwards of $150 for similar quality. But custom to my tastes

This.

The embroidery looks nice.

I paid $150 for something similar and would gladly do so again.

zippy wrote:you over engineered it
you could sell that for a pretty penny without the triple reinforced seems
you could get away with simple cased seems and still be tough enough for fighting
just saying price vs. investment
have fun
zip

The main area I triple reinforced was the neck line. Doing this flattens it down and makes it look better (without the worry of fraying)

I did double reinforce the rest of the tunic... while a single stitch would hold up for most SCA fighting, the question would be how long? I put a lot of time and effort into this and I look forward to having this tunic for years to come (The problem I have ran into with linen and cotton/linen blends is the fraying from constant washing, doubling the seams over helps prevent this... much like modern day jeans)

It seems everyone has given me a mean of somewhere between 100-200 depending on the buyer and customization. This is a workable number to think about. I do thank you all for your help.

if you fight often enough (at least once a week plus a couple events a month)
the fabric will give out before the seams
if you let it sit (possibly in an armor bag) then the seams will break before the tunic wears out
that is my experience
but i live in a very dry climate
i replace my fighting undertunics about every 6 to 9 months
as for my tabards i have a couple that have lasted a couple years
but they arent as pretty and i like to look good
have fun
zip