the original book cover of Sabriel by Garth Nix: the inspiration for my cosplay costume

Sabriel's necromancy bells (from left): Ranna the sleeper, Mosrael the waker, Kibeth the walker, Dyrim the speaker, Belgaer the thinker, Saraneth the binder, and Astarael the weeper. Bells designed by me in Maya & Zbrush and 3D-printed by Shapeways. Printed in plastic since metal-printing is too expensive.

Astarael the weeper, the most deadly bell. Bells designed by me in Maya & Zbrush and 3D-printed by Shapeways.

Ranna the sleeper. Bells designed by me in Maya & Zbrush and 3D-printed by Shapeways.

creating the attachment method for the bells onto the bandolier. I used a fabric snap trim glued and sewn along the middle of the faux leather band.

deciding the position for the bell attachments onto the bandolier.

painting the bells. I would have preferred to print in metal but the affordable choice was to print in plastic and paint with acrylics.

painted and finished! Sabriel's necromancy bells (from right): Ranna the sleeper, Mosrael the waker, Kibeth the walker, Dyrim the speaker, Belgaer the thinker, Saraneth the binder, and Astarael the weeper. Bells designed by me in Maya & Zbrush and 3D-printed by Shapeways.

I started from the "Lady of the Lake" dress by Armstreet, and had tailor Susan Marquand (Susan's Sew Fine) make some sewing modifications including swapping out the trim and slitting the sides up to make it more of a tunic. Then I hand stamped the entire dress/tunic with silver fabric paint and a key stamp made by norajane on etsy. The stamping took me about a year.

since the first photoshoot I have added keys to the scabbard.

since the first photoshoot I have added keys to the scabbard.

since the first photoshoot I have added keys to the scabbard.