Late Week Arrival - Camail/Aventail

Succumbing to the sirens of ebay, I picked up a camail/aventail which I hope to attach to the bascinet recently acquired. It's another inexpensive (with free shipping) item made in India - the sticker on the packaging said so. The first thing I noticed was it's weight - which coupled with the helmet will be quite a load on the head and shoulders.

It's not a custom fitted piece, so I will have to figure out how to get it attached. A leather strip is stitched to the end of the mail area to be attached to the helmet. I showed it to my wife, who is a skilled seamstress; she said it was hand stitched - pretty impressive as the leather is fairly thick.

My wife recommended I start attaching the camail from the center rear - punching holes in the leather to match the vervelles at the base of the helmet. She cautioned me to "not screw it up" or words to that effect. Here's how I hope to have it attached - from a nice step-by-step tutorial of a similar camail.

Need to pick up some wire from the hardware store.