My final Warrior Woman: Talia

[kenaiqueen]

Finally finished what was the most difficult of my warrior women, Herald Talia and her companion Rolan. I'm not great without a pattern so having to create a whole costume plus harnessing was a huge undertaking for me. I used descriptions in the books and the wonderful Jody Lee cover art to inspire me and I think they turned out well if not perfect. The doll is a Tonner Agatha Primrose I originally bought for my Gil Patterson but could never find a wizard in the right proportion to go with her, so she became my Talia instead. Rolan is an older model Battat horse.
Tal1 by Kenai Queen, on Flickr
I bought the horse second hand from ebay and he was a mess. Took many hours of scrubbing, combing, washing, perming and painting to get him close to my vision. It took 3 layers of paint to get those silver hooves!
Tal2 by Kenai Queen, on Flickr
I found a pants pattern that worked for Talia's Whites, but the tunic and shirt were adapted from a jacket. Made them both over 3 times even with the pattern! She is wearing her Sunlord badge as a necklace as it was the only thing I found that was close. It was wonderful to find a tiny My Lady Harp for her online.
Tal5 by Kenai Queen, on Flickr
I had purchased the Toby McGuire Spiderman Tonner to make into a Dirk, but after re-reading a bit, realized that Tonner's Rufus was closer in looks and right now he's a bit pricy so I'm content she has her greatest love, Rolan by her side instead.
Tal3 by Kenai Queen, on Flickr
I think perhaps sometime in the future, the Toby doll might make a good Mags, but I need a break from customizing for a while. I'd like to make some more doll clothes from patterns instead.
Tal4 by Kenai Queen, on Flickr
So thank you Misty for all the happiness and wonder and inspiration!

[victoriavictrix]

WOW! That's a great job!

[Kirahfaye]

If you do Mags, I might freak out! Taiia looks fabulous and I agree - Rufus is the man!

[maywong]

You did a great job.

[Kirahfaye]

Also - I'm probably not telling you anything you don't know, but there are slightly different versions of Rufus, too. My favorite Tonner seller on Ebay is https://www.ebay.com/str/brodjam. She gets male Tonners often, too.