Basic sailor uniform?

By ratatatcat. 07/11/08, 12:54 pm

ok, it sounds a little daft, but i can't find a way to do your standard sailor uinform, like on momiji from furuba and many many other characters...

I can't find a pattern at all and i have nil sewing skill, so does anyone know a good one?
I'm cosplaying Sealand from Axis Powers Hetalia (obscure, i know) and its just a basic outfit that looks like this
Basic sailor uniform? 12141410

Any ideas? Sorry to bother you all!

By Suixelo. 07/11/08, 01:10 pm

I have a couple of tutorial pages saved, but I'm not on my laptop right now... I'll put them up when I can? =3

There's a sailor collar pattern here but I haven't downloaded it, so I don't know how good it is ^^;

By ratatatcat. 07/11/08, 01:14 pm

Aw thanks! i feel totally dumb asking, but thank you!

By **jpwise**. 07/11/08, 01:21 pm

Nah, not dumb questions, and certainly the right place to ask. Razz

By ratatatcat. 07/11/08, 01:28 pm

oh well i suppose if i come out looking non-fail it'll be totally worth it!

By **Duckeh**. 07/11/08, 01:31 pm

<3
Good luck!! :3
Feel free to ask anymore questions~ It'd be silly to just go about it cluelessly && take forever to figure something out one of us may already know about. ^^

By PinkGoggles. 07/11/08, 01:35 pm

LOL coincidence!
I just watched this video tutorial on youtube. It's quite good so check it out! It's pretty much what you're looking for Very Happy

Link To Vid

By ratatatcat. 08/11/08, 06:07 am

argh! damn i cant watch videos...my parents don't trust me with broadband so i have dialup *cries*

By PinkGoggles. 08/11/08, 08:41 am

Oh noes
Well I could make a tutorial for you using the vid. It'll have to be after the NCEA exams though, if that's ok...

By Static. 08/11/08, 09:13 am

How much sewing experience do you have? I have *a* method worked out, but it's kinda hard to describe without using a fair bit of goddamn sewing jargon. It's also not that great XP If you have time/money, have a look through the costume sections in pattern books - the cheerleader section usually has a sailor-style top, butI've only seen it in kids' sizes. Easy enough to scale up, though :)

By ratatatcat. 08/11/08, 10:36 am

uh...im not that good with sewing myself...but i could definitely get someone else to help me with terms and stuff. Its not that im terrible but i have an aeons old machine, it broke today when i was THREADING the darn thing! but that would be a huge help *hugs*

By SockPanda. 08/11/08, 12:59 pm

Ufufufu... I actually need a good pattern/tutorial too <3 So thanks for posting for me as well~! 8D

By Pura. 08/11/08, 01:15 pm

My friend who cosplayed Natsuo bought a pattern from a Chearleading uniform and used that. (She then lent it to a Youji and Ritsuka cosplayer too xD).

By ratatatcat. 10/11/08, 11:48 am

ah... McCalls 3759? I got it today should be easy enough to modify! Thnks!

By Static. 10/11/08, 12:26 pm

...d'oh! I got hugged and didn't even notice! u____u Good on ya for finding hte pattern though, I might have to get a copy myself and see if my way is close...XP

*HUGS BACK YAY*

I am a dirty hug whore.

By ratatatcat. 14/11/08, 09:39 am

lol, everyones a hug whore when it comes down to it! Very Happy

By Pura. 14/11/08, 09:52 am

Wasn't that pattern for like ... Seven year olds? Or was there a larger size?

My friend made part of her cosplay with a little kid's pattern xD.

By ratatatcat. 16/11/08, 04:29 am

it went up to size 14 kids from memory....i was guna modify it up but then i realised it fitted me anyway XD

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