How to make Iden Versio's leg harness

Another small but critical piece of Iden Versio's gear is the gray leg or "ejection" harness. Like the belt, it's not quite off-the-rack rebel pilot gear. It's similar but not the same. So I set about making this as another project for the Iden Versio build. There are four webbing straps, two that are obvious that wrap around the thighs and then two smaller pieces that attach those straps to the belt.


Reference Image


Materials

-2inch gray nylon webbing (3-4 yards)
-4 large silver rectangular slide buckles
-Velcro squares or snaps

Tools
-Lighter/matches
-Scissors
-Needle/thread





1. Gather the materials
This is a project even simpler than the belt, but the key ingredient I was missing for awhile was the 2 inch nylon webbing. For whatever reason I couldn't find it in the local fabric store, and couldn't find a suitable equivalent in the tow straps and whatnot at the hardware store. You can always buy from online sources, but I don't like taking chances on fabrics and similar unless I can get a proper look at it. Anyway, I guess the store finally restocked the webbing, because one day I'm looking in the same spot I've checked ten times before and lo and behold. Anyway, I already had the silver slide buckles, the same I used for the Versio belt, and should have a couple left over for the buckles on the chest harness. The other tools I had on hand.

2. Cut the webbing
I cut two lengths of 31 inches each and two lengths of 20 inches each. I made them all a little longer than needed, but the 31 inch length will be for around the thigh and the shorter pieces will attach to the belt.

3. Pin the leg straps
This is going to differ depending on the person, but after putting on the flightsuit and testing the right length I decided to have the two ends of the longer strap overlap about 2 inches. The fit around the thigh should not be tight, with plenty of give for moving around. Before pinning into place, be sure to put the 2 buckles on the strap.


 4. Sew the straps together
Next, position the shorter strap so that the middle of the shorter strap wraps around the overlapped area of the longer strap. This allows for the leg harness to be attached to the belt and removed at will.
Using gray thread, sew a running stitch into a square to attach the shorter strap to the larger strap. If you look closely at the picture below, there are red marks where the stitches went.


5. Add the Velcro or snaps
I found it useful to make it so that the leg harness can be attached and removed easily from the belt. The easiest methods would be to install snaps or to attach Velcro to the inner sides of the shorter strap. I had run out of snaps, so I chose Velcro. Also, there are no visible snaps seen in the reference images. The Velcro with a self-adhesive backing may not stick completely to the textured surface of the webbing, so I adding some running stitches around the edges of the Velcro to make them secure.

Repeat this whole process to make the harness for the other leg.

6. Attach to belt
Lastly, attach the shorter strap to the belt. On your right side, it should be attached between the dropbox and the black belt's silver buckle.


On your left side, strap is mostly obscured, and seems to be attached right between the E-11 blaster holster belt loops. 


For both sides, ensure that the silver buckles are arranged to be seen from the front and the back. 



And there you have it, some quick and easy instructions for making Iden Versio's version of the X-wing ejection harness. You don't need a lot of skill, the hardest part I had was trying to find the strap material. Good luck and keep crafting!

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