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Fringes
The second row of pteryges, the longer one, is white in order to create more contrast with the blue row. This row is with fringes in the terminal part.
The final assembly is done attaching the pteryges to a thick linen belt.
Pic.20-21. Left: sewing the white pteryges with the fringe.
Right: final assembly on the linen belt.
The final assembly
I chose to install the two rows of pteryges on two different belts in place to attach them directly on the subarmalis for many reasons. One, as it has been already discussed, is about maintenance but there are others always for practical reasons.
As example belts can be resized easily. It happens always to me to loose weight from one day to the other because reenactment is sometime hard.
Another important reasons is that this way pteryges are more versatile. In fact I could decide to mount them "over" the lorica as visible in the famous Pretorian Relief hoted in the Louvre Museum. (pic.23).
Pic.22. Dressing the kilt of pteryges.
Pic.23. The Pretorian Relief at the Louvre Museum (Paris, France).
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