General Progress

By Thornback. 14/02/10, 10:51 am

Finally accumulated all neccesary fabric! top half of White mage is finished, and I'll be working on the bottom tomorrow....I should really, really get started on Fuuka and the Undertaker tootsweet. I may make his Sash tomorrow....would help if I hadn't agreed to make flying monkey wings for a Wizard of Oz outing next week.

By **seraphik**. 14/02/10, 12:04 pm

my first adventure with boning! i drafted up the bodice/corsetty thing for ashe's top and sewed it together and hnnnngh IT FITS. LIKE A GLOVE. i'm so proud right now you have no idea. ;; PHOTO ISN'T FOR THE FAINT HEARTED

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By Icarus. 14/02/10, 02:59 pm

*wolf whistle* Looking good Seraphik~! (we should do something together with our wedding dresses >.>)

progress on Akito's dress~ doesn't look like much..

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but that took about 5+ hours to bead -________-;;
sorry I can't show much of the dress, I wanna keep it a bit of a surprise~

By **Riven_**. 14/02/10, 03:23 pm

Cosplay for chchgeddon: CHOSEN.
Fabric: 70% bought.

I feel I have done good work today. :3
All I need to do is get my ass into gear and make it! \o/

By azeria. 14/02/10, 03:31 pm

omg Icarus that is amazing *_*

By Icarus. 14/02/10, 04:15 pm

Thanks Azeria~~
I just need to do the collar, 4 more areas of beading & get or make an eye patch and Akito's done~~

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Last night when I had the chance to use the sewing machine, I did quite alot. I sewed part of my white shirt for my Haruhi uniform, sewed the sailor collar, and nearly finished my persona blazer, which I have been putting off for ages. All I need to do now is add a sleeve and the strap at the top, finish the headset, and make the undershirt/neck piece.

For haruhi I need to add a zip and sleeves to the shirt and hem it up, make her headband, sew on the bias and make the skirt and then that's done.

I haven't started on meiko, I've done a mock-up of sorts, but I'm changing to PVC so once I buy it online and recieve it I can probably finish it very quickly.

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By **JVCA**. 15/02/10, 01:14 am

@Icarus: That looks fantastic. *o* I can't wait to see the finished product...

By Mischa. 15/02/10, 01:59 am

@Icarus - Stunning! the extra effort really shows. Be prepared for the onslaught of people asking you to make wedding dresses!

(When I was your age I was struggling with kwik-sew fleecy pj pants, making a satin beaded gown is seriously impressive!)

@ Seraphik that looks wonderful! I love the sweetheart neckline!

Our Con will be full of lovely brides!

By Li-Bai. 15/02/10, 08:09 am

@Icarus @A@ /worships

.... I do not think this is going to work. I suppose if I want to change cosplays I better do it now, huh. >___> But I think I may be stuck-stuck-stuck-stuck. I may have something in mind for another cosplay but, uh being 'in character' will be hard. Contest worthy? OTL

By Static. 15/02/10, 10:04 am

Bought Ivy belt fabric! Yeah!! Finally found a suitably opulent silk in just the right shade of green :) Now I just need to put together the fake!embroidery on the train and figure out the belt fastener, and we're all g, homie!

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Meiko wig in my avvie. best buy ever. $20 for such an amazing wig.
I trimmed the fringe since I took that photo. My haruhi sailor collar is done

By sakuramiyabi. 16/02/10, 09:36 am

90% done with P3 commission. Just have to sew up the botton for the lining, add the buttons and patch <3

By Static. 16/02/10, 09:41 am

Eyelets have been beaten into submission, with all fingers intact this time, and lacing is inserted. Waistcoat corset is ready to try on as soon as I get to work tomorrow! Photos coming Very Happy

I R PROUD.

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Bought more fabric for my Haruhi sleeves. Sewing one of them on now. Need to get an invisable zip on friday for the shirt >___>

By Static. 16/02/10, 09:43 am

Kiki, with the zip; sew it into the seam BEFORE you put the sleeves in! Not sure if you knew that already, but just in case Razz

It's just about impossible, otherwise.

By KotoneVersus. 16/02/10, 10:10 am

I bought more fabric for Zephie!

As well as some heavy duting interfacing and some leather needles - but I couldn't find red and black leather/vinyl!

Blues and browns and burgundy... BUT NOT RED OR BLACK. WTF.

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Static wrote:: Kiki, with the zip; sew it into the seam BEFORE you put the sleeves in! Not sure if you knew that already, but just in case It's just about impossible, otherwise.

Oh, yeah I know haha. I'm only sewing on one sleeve until I buy the zip. Thanks for worrying about me/my cosplay. heh.

By azeria. 16/02/10, 10:46 am

Painted some more purple on my Sakura dress~
~~to cover up a tiny drip I made...heh...~~
Am also paper mache-ing my headphones. It takes so long to dry--- I'm going to attempt to cover it with craft foam once I'm done, and see how that looks.

Even if I just selotape it on to test it >__>

By Icarus. 16/02/10, 11:02 am

another 4 & half hours of beading the dress, I did a flower looking thing & a cross. The cross looks awful ;______; uhh, super glue the beads straight...? *facepalm*

where the heck is my wig? it was meant to turn up a couple days ago....

By Static. 16/02/10, 11:16 am

@Rani: I was looking at some faux leather (black) in Arthur Toyes on Willis Street yesterday. Didn't see a price, but they definitely have it!

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KotoneVersus wrote:: I bought more fabric for Zephie!

As well as some heavy duting interfacing and some leather needles - but I couldn't find red and black leather/vinyl!

Blues and browns and burgundy... BUT NOT RED OR BLACK. WTF.

What colour blue? I'm after something leathery about the blue of the top of the CNZ banner.

By **JVCA**. 16/02/10, 12:51 pm

Progress photos~!

Flonne jacket is now complete:

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The only thing I might do to change it (other than add the wings) is lace the shoulder bits slightly tighter so that the shoulder ribbons don't bulge as much when you raise the arm (as you can kinda see in the right hand photos). (Ref pic here, for those who've forgotten/not seen it: https://i.servimg.com/u/f13/13/83/14/81/crosse10.jpg )

Started my Hachi skirt too:

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I have the lining cut out too, but I haven't sewn that together yet. From here, it's sewing the lining, then sandwiching the trim (which you can me holding up in the photo) between the top layer and the lining, then making and attaching the waistband and it'll be done! Very Happy

(Seeing as you can't see the skirt in my signature, here's the ref pic: http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/280867 ) I may or may not make the skirt a bit shorter though, I'm not sure...

By Icarus. 16/02/10, 02:33 pm

Flonne's jacket *A* *drooooooooooooooooooooooool*
It's so pretty, it's looks fantastic JVCA! (I want one now.. *grabby hands*)

By Static. 17/02/10, 01:50 am

.....and this is why we try on corsets BEFORE we sew the boning channels.....

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Argh. Also, this style of corset is REALLY HARD to lace yourself into! I couldn't adjust the lacing at shoulderblade height at all! Off to unpick the channels and re-cut the bust panels...DAMMIT.

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