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Haku revisited

I think I mentioned before that I wanted to re-do some things on my Haku costume. Well, that’s what I’ve been doing recently!

I really just wanted to make adjustments to the white top. I didn’t make changes to the undershirt or pants, other than using my serger on the inside. Here is what I posted on Instagram when I first started. You can see that I was taking apart the collar and sleeves.

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Changes I made:

  • Some things I just took apart to sew again with better stitches.
  • Adjusted the shape of the sleeves and sewed them back on a little differently.
  • I felt the white top was too wide, so I took it in by an inch on each side.
  • Improved the way the collar was sewn on and also added an extra section of velcro.

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San Japan and Spirited Away progress

San Japan
I was at San Japan last Friday to take photos, and I ended up not cosplaying. It’s easier to do photoshoots out of costume ^^;; You can see previews from each photoshoot on my Flickr! View San Japan Flickr gallery.

Haku progress
I bought circle lens for my first time ever! Since Haku has green eyes, I decided to give them a try. The left photo is in costume with flash. The right photo is in (bad) indoor lighting.

Bambi Princess Mimi Apple Green – Brand: GEO – Size: 15mm

Sunflower Green – Brand: NEO – Size: 14mm

I think I like the Apple Green one more. I like the thicker outline and the subtle color. It’s hard to tell in those photos, but the Sunflower Green is really green.

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Updates

I took another unintended break due to being out of town most of May and being busy in June ^^;; Time to do some catching up!

In April, I went to Anime Matsuri in my Knives Chau costume, and I also brought my DSLR. My Cosplay.com gallery has con photos, and my Flickr gallery has photoshoot photos.

In a couple weeks, I plan on going to San Japan to take more cosplay photos. I haven’t decided if I’ll go as Knives or just go without a costume this time.

At the end of August, I plan on going to AnimeFest where we’ll hopefully debut our Spirited Away costumes. I’m starting on Chihiro’s costume for Jess, and I recently bought poplin for it:

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