General Progress

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C: everything so far.

Things to do:

Aegis: Dye Skirt, Finish headset, hem up and add buttons to blazer, buy and paint some gloves, buy some stockings.
Meiko: Add a Zip C:

By Father Nightroad. 10/03/10, 01:43 pm

T3h win. I'm a big fan of haruhi though if you met me in real life I would strictly deny it ^^

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By Axelinn. 10/03/10, 01:45 pm

Kiki@ Looking good! I'm glad you didn't give up on Aegis : D (And I see Haruhi arrived, too~)

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Oh god yes I was going to give up. Now I just have a list of things to complete and she's done. D: Never spent so much time trying to make one goddamn cosplay. Yes Haruhi arrived, All really to chase after junko my Battle Waitress!Mikuru

By Father Nightroad. 10/03/10, 02:01 pm

I contacted the Armageddon cosplay judge and I was told that technically its ok to take our blunt swords to the event so long it is there as a PROP. So if you got em its ok to use em but it is reccommended that it doesn't look too real otherwise the cops will be called and you be made to look STUPID!!!

By sakura_petals. 10/03/10, 02:06 pm

half of one boot cover is done!! I now just got to make the other half and the other whole one. This is going to be a challenge for me as I need to put in invisible zips which I've never done before...

By **JVCA**. 10/03/10, 02:22 pm

Invisible zips aren't really much harder than normal zips - you just have to sew closer to the teeth. Very Happy

If you've sewn in normal zips before then you shouldn't have much trouble with it.

As for my own progress, I bought cord to use to redo my shoes, and I fixed the fitting of one side of the neckline of my Amila dress - the other side is unpicked and needs to be pinned and sewn. I might do it tonight, but I'm not sure - I'm pretty knackered. >.<

By iwuvanime. 10/03/10, 04:22 pm

Got A lot of my Raspberyl top done....fininshed off the collar, now all I have to do is Hem it all and add the fake pockets XD

Also need to add the rest of the black line to the skirt (it's missing form the back at the moment.

Oh yeah ALL of this is done by hand (curses mum taking her sewing machine back_

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By neimhaille. 10/03/10, 05:22 pm

iwuvanime wrote:: Got A lot of my Raspberyl top done....fininshed off the collar, now all I have to do is Hem it all and add the fake pockets XD

Also need to add the rest of the black line to the skirt (it's missing form the back at the moment.

Oh yeah ALL of this is done by hand (curses mum taking her sewing machine back_

Hie thee to a Sallies store ;) I got an overlocker for $40 and a sewing machine for $50. Of course a new pedal for the sewing machine was $150 but that's because I didn't shop around enough ;) And check out Trademe. This goes for everyone looking for a cheap machine: find a c1980s machine as they are right on the cusp of solid and sturdy and will last a lifetime (literally, one of mine came with a lifetime guarantee) and light enough to not need a weightlifter to move them. Also the parts are usually able to be replaced easily.
They also tend to be when stretch stitches became more standard.

Anyway, I just about finished a project for someone else so I can work on finishing my own stuff with a clear conscience. Unfortunately I have now an intolerance for corset wearing (waiting patiently to be seen about it in hospital) and with the whole no after dark party in Welly and ChCh I am not really seeing much hope for my Mina dress to be worn. Sigh. I shall have to hunt out some Victorian events to wear it to.

By firecat70. 10/03/10, 06:10 pm

I am glad you all like the glove Very Happy

-inspiration to continue the rest-
@tintango I tried hot glue at first but it came out all lumpy since I wasn't fast enough gluing it together. So I used Uhu craft glue (I chuu~!

Uhu)

Haha, I went to buy spraypaint today for the axe and the guy was like 'You have ID, right?' Me: 'Haha, of course!' -looks in wallet for driver's license which isn't there- -PANIC- I had to get my boyfriend to get it for me since they wouldn't sell it to me sweatdrop

(My driver's license was in a bag... doh)

By Mandie_Chan. 10/03/10, 11:56 pm

sakura_petals wrote:: half of one boot cover is done!! I now just got to make the other half and the other whole one. This is going to be a challenge for me as I need to put in invisible zips which I've never done before...

I have to do an invisible zip too~
We could totally have an invisible zip party lol
~~and then have trouble finding the zips~~

By **JVCA**. 11/03/10, 12:52 am

@Abbey: That's looking great! Very Happy

I can't wait for our Disgaea gals group.

By Rolly. 11/03/10, 03:29 am

I wanted to buy an invisible zip but the price scared me! It was like, $3.80, so I went for a dress zip ($1.80) instead. Razz

I went shopping for titbits yesterday, and got 3.5m of ribbon, 1m of lace, and a 46cm white zip. :)
Lace is being softened in a tub of water + vinegar, and I'm laying out the zip to my bodice.
Now I can start work on the rest of the dress!!!

Joe's Emporium doesn't stock fabric medium, so I'll have to run along to Spotlight or something sometime soon.

By **JVCA**. 11/03/10, 03:31 am

Alice, they have it at Gordon Harris - Gordon Harris is the art shop that's RIGHT where we get off the bus. When you go in, it's on the left wall of the front-ish part of the store, sort of in where they have all the paints and stuff.

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@animemay
SO cute~ which geddon is it for?

thank you! *blushes* General Progress - Page 4 Icon_redface

It's for Wellington Armageddon! General Progress - Page 4 755823

By Rolly. 11/03/10, 05:13 am

OMG JESS THANK YOU SO MUCH
Do you have any sort of idea how much a pot costs?

Progress - sewed my zip onto my back bodice. You can't see any stitches! 8D YEAH

By azeria. 11/03/10, 06:25 am

guuuhhh Voca Headphones are so annoying to make!
But this is about my third or fourth time attempting them so I'm just going to run with what I've got >_>

By Icarus. 11/03/10, 06:34 am

@azeria: what are you using to make them?

By azeria. 11/03/10, 09:51 am

^Cardboard and paper mache. And painting over with pva glue once they're painted the right colour to make it shiny.

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@Azeria: If it fails again, you can actually make them from white icecream containers + lids <3 Thats what I did with my aegis 'phones.

By azeria. 11/03/10, 09:59 am

...............Dude that's a really good idea.
/adds to list.

Mother, go buy me some ice-cream 8D

By **seraphik**. 11/03/10, 10:21 am

ashe's wedding dress corset armour is almost done. /wipes sweat from forehead

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By azeria. 11/03/10, 10:23 am

HOLY CRAP THAT IS AWESOME.

What'd do make the armour out of?

By **seraphik**. 11/03/10, 10:29 am

craft foam lmao. painstaking. it's layered/gesso'd/painted/varnished so it doesn't really look like foam anymore...

By Pura. 11/03/10, 10:34 am

Ahhh, I love gesso =w=

Wouldn't that make the pieces a bit heavy? xD

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