How to build a MYSTIC from THE DARK CRYSTAL

Step 18 Shirt

For the beige shirt I originally bought some ugly linen curtains but I had trouble with the design. I found some old 2' square burlap-like rags at a surplus store and just used them instead, building up the shirt a little at a time. I make four tapered cylinders for the arms, ran a bunch of squares in a line up his back then extras on each side, then attached the cylinders roughly, and then filled in a few squares here and there to cover needed parts.

Pattern for the shirt. sew green 1 to green 2 to make the sleeve then attach each sleeve to the back line of squares red 1 to red 2. Fill in as necessary.

I put cuffs on the sleeves since they were too long, just by folding them and stitching. I cut up a small buff coloured blanket with some fringe on it to make a Shawl over the shirt, with a long triangle down the back. A second piece filled in the top part. I had an old macrame hanger that I cut the lower part off of, and wired it to the end of the lizard in the tail.

I found a heavy beige sweatshirt the same colour as the mystic's outer shirt to wear. I sewed some extra rags onto the sides of the mystic's shift so that they crossed over my chest and buttoned them on.