1st-time cosplayer in need of serious help
- Dreamcatcher_Laura
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1st-time cosplayer in need of serious help
I have absolutely no cosplaying/sewing experience and want to have it done before next year's Comic-Con in July 2008. To me, accuracy is most important when it comes to creating this particular costume. Please help! PMs/tips are greatly appreciated. :]
- Dreamcatcher_Laura
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- Dreamcatcher_Laura
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First off, you're pretty ambitious to try that as your first costume if you don't have any sewing skills. I hope you're planning to make some other easier ones between now & next spring before you really tackle this one.
That said, it'd be a good idea to make a "rough draft" of the outfit with regular, cheap fabric before trying to make the final one with vinyl or whatever good fabric you decide to use. You'll be able to work out all the kinks that way without wasting your good fabric.
Petticoat hoop steel or heavy duty plastic boning would be a better choice to shape the hem of the dress than a hula hoop. They are sturdy yet flexible & lightweight to allow you to get through doorways and sit without a big problem.
Good luck!
That said, it'd be a good idea to make a "rough draft" of the outfit with regular, cheap fabric before trying to make the final one with vinyl or whatever good fabric you decide to use. You'll be able to work out all the kinks that way without wasting your good fabric.
Petticoat hoop steel or heavy duty plastic boning would be a better choice to shape the hem of the dress than a hula hoop. They are sturdy yet flexible & lightweight to allow you to get through doorways and sit without a big problem.
Good luck!
- Dreamcatcher_Laura
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Ah, ok. Whew, glad you found someone to make it for you.
Yeah, the hula hoops, while they have a nice shape, are kinda heavy for a dress and drag it down as you've discovered.
Well then, we'll look forward to seeing photos of your cosplay when the time comes! CCS is one of my favorites so Sakura cosplay = happy.
Yeah, the hula hoops, while they have a nice shape, are kinda heavy for a dress and drag it down as you've discovered.
Well then, we'll look forward to seeing photos of your cosplay when the time comes! CCS is one of my favorites so Sakura cosplay = happy.
- Dreamcatcher_Laura
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