This time around I'm going to teach you how to make a pair of costume bracers/vambraces out of some thin vinyl salvaged from a torn pair of pleather pants for that leather look without that leather price. I've got a small pile of the stuff on hand so there will probably be a few more posts showing things you can make out of it.
This simple piece of armor protects the lower arm from bowstrings. It holds billowy shirt sleeves out of the way and gives the appearence of protection from slashing weapons but of course as a costume piece I wouldn't expect it to be of much use against real knives and swords.
Note these bracers are not SCA legal. To make legal bracers first confirm with the local marshal that the changes are acceptable and then add 0.25 of foam padding on the inside. An extra 0.25 inches of seam allowance on the vinly will be needed to account for the thinkness of the padding.
