General Progress

By Pura. 21/01/10, 06:34 am

JVCA wrote:: Obviously we haven't seen it on, but it looks like enough poof to me!

... //coughmaganacartathreadcough xP

By Static. 21/01/10, 06:39 am

@Pura: http://www.dharmatrading.com - they have over a hundred colorus of fiber reactive dye, and shipping usually takes less than a week.

By Pura. 21/01/10, 06:44 am

Static wrote:: @Pura: http://www.dharmatrading.com - they have over a hundred colorus of fiber reactive dye, and shipping usually takes less than a week.

... Wow. Spotlight has some of those for $12 each, this website would have them at around $5-6 .__.

THANK YOU~

By Static. 21/01/10, 06:46 am

Yeah. I will not ever buy dye from Spotlight again - it's just not worth it! Shipping does come into it, but even then, you get more dye for less moolah. You can buy soda ash locally, not sure about their after-dye fixatives though - I got a bottle, and it seems to have worked..? oO! Fingers crossed!

Also - GRRR. I started putting the lace onto the dress this morning and it doesn't take as long as I though it would - I want to finish it! Damn dayjob!!

By **Rowan**. 21/01/10, 10:41 am

I've finally done something! I bought and glued a whole load of plastic jewels onto my Abel Very Happy

Everything else is just piles of fabric at the moment D:

By Rolly. 21/01/10, 12:36 pm

I ironed on almost all of my appliqué pieces onto my costume. I did 3 of them - I just can't seem to get rid of the puckering! The one on the left has waves in it after ironing, the rest two haven't been ironed.

What's wrong. I'm using regular printer paper as stabiliser underneath... sad

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By moonlight293. 21/01/10, 01:18 pm

Rawr, bought more fabric! Yus! But I still need more for the haori. At least I have the inner colour sorted! Very Happy

Gonna start sewing the yukata in the weekend with mum's help! YUS!

-strokes fabric-
Is it normal to do that? T__T

By Static. 21/01/10, 01:58 pm

Stockings for Faye bought, and hunting for a suitable shirt begun - red shirts are damn hard to find!

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I just got my Craft Foam! Yay! now I can make the Wrist Bracer and Ribbon Device for Quetesh! Very Happy

SS

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got all my kaito fabric. ^^

By Mandie_Chan. 22/01/10, 02:20 am

My general progress has stopped.
To poor to buy fabric >_<;

maybe now would be a good time to remake my ash top~

By kelseyketchum. 22/01/10, 02:28 am

I now have ALL my Ryuichi Sakuma fabric and his headband, so when I can be bothered sewing the overalls I'll be pretty much done ^^
Also made a few more hats and got the material for Bugbear hats n_n

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My Bracer, still needs to be painted Gold...

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What you think so far?

SS

By Rikki-Leigh. 23/01/10, 08:11 am

I can honestly say I have made progress!

I got myself the material for my teen!Squalo pants. They didn't have the right pattern but meh. This'll do~

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Demyx wig ^^'' uh, goodbye all hairspray XD

By Highlander. 23/01/10, 12:01 pm

SS: Thats cool. Is that leather, PVC?

Static: I could not find orange, but could find red last year. Fashions.

Rolly. Not sure how, but it looks like you have sewn the fabric into puckers maybe. I don't blame you, it's hard to guarantee not to do it. Or did you iron the puckers into it. Either way just iron it again, careful to work the puckers out.

My progress, well I got kicked out of the library, and was not allowed to get one of the reference books I wanted. What library closes at 4pm. Still have not figured out what pattern to use for shirt, or kilt.

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@Highlander: Its Craft Foam...lol Its all painted up now, so its looking awesome Very Happy

SS

By Icarus. 23/01/10, 12:15 pm

I has an extra day on the rabbit WOOT!!
I've made the waist coat but need to remake it -________-;
and I've made crappy buddy ears & styled wig 8DD
(might chuck photos up later... ~~when I can be stuffed putting contacts on~~)

By Rikki-Leigh. 23/01/10, 12:20 pm

KOKUYO UNIFORM IS DONE!

... I still have to wait for it to be sent over.

By Rolly. 23/01/10, 12:26 pm

@Highlander

If I don't iron them, the green stays flat. But the one on the left side has been ironed, which resulted in waves appeared in the green. D:

By **JVCA**. 23/01/10, 02:49 pm

Try pressing the green first, THEN ironing it? The waves are possibly forming because the glue has come unstuck, and when you stick it back down again you're pushing out it unevenly and it's getting stuck like that? (My explanation sucks, but my logic is sound - it looks like a patch of my applique where I had an accident and had to unstick and restick it.) Did you do a test patch first, out of curiousity?

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Spoiler:

Demyx = finished

By Olli. 23/01/10, 03:02 pm

Just gotta put a zip on then do the arm band things.

I'll do it later XD *procrastination*

By moonlight293. 23/01/10, 03:07 pm

Urgh - just did something wrong lol. I followed the instructions of the kimono too much and stuffed up the sleeve! xD Fortunately it can be salvaged though! @_@

By Rolly. 23/01/10, 03:40 pm

JVCA wrote:: Try pressing the green first, THEN ironing it? The waves are possibly forming because the glue has come unstuck, and when you stick it back down again you're pushing out it unevenly and it's getting stuck like that? (My explanation sucks, but my logic is sound - it looks like a patch of my applique where I had an accident and had to unstick and restick it.) Did you do a test patch first, out of curiousity?

If it helps, I've been dry pressing/ironing it and I'm a complete ironing noob with hardly any experience. We've only started owning an iron late last year... and it's only used for cosplay.

What's the difference between pressing and ironing?

I didn't do a test patch first.... which I should've done on my practice piece. :< Maybe I should go and iron that one tomorrow and see if it ends up like the wrinkly one... and then try and figure out if I can fix it.

Progress: cut out collar for yukata and sewed one side on. Cut sleeves out and lined them up/measured them against main body piece.

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