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Start of Shiki

Well, I’ve been really busy lately, so we decided that we wouldn’t use new costumes this year for A-kon and AnimeFest. We’re going to re-use our TWEWY costumes. But! I’m adding another to our group. Jess will be Shiki.

I started on her jacket a few days ago, and now I’m almost done. I used a shirt pattern I had and altered it by cutting it shorter. I then added the white edges.

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I’m using cotton interlock and chose polyester interlock for the inner lining. I did this by cutting out the same shape in polyester, pinning it together, sewing most of the sides together (leaving one opening), and then turned it inside out.

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And here’s the jacket now!

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I may have to alter it a little because the arm holes felt a little tight. Next, I’ll also be adding the hoodie.

I asked Jess to buy the shirt and skirt, so I will need to take care of:
– wig
– hat
– necklace
– bag
– boots
– Mr. Mew

Photos

Ah, it’s been a couple months since my last posts! Since then, I’ve had a photoshoot done of my Sakura costume, and I wore my Sakura costume to Ikkicon. Here are the photo galleries for both:

Sakura Photoshoot Ikkicon 2010

Just last night, I ordered The Costume Technician’s Handbook and More Fabric Savvy. I can’t wait to get them =D Hopefully, these will help me choose fabrics and draft my patterns better!

Happy Halloween!

It’s Halloween, and I finished my costume just in time! I finished making Sakura’s gloves last night and styled her wig just today.

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The gloves were made with stretch jersey covered around craft foam. The wrists come together with velcro. The headband is twill that I had laying around. The length is about 80in.

The wig is New Look’s Maxine wig. I thinned it out, cut in extra bangs, and cut the whole thing shorter. I also straightened it with hot water, which I debated whether I should do. I normally let it dry for over a day, but I didn’t have that kind of time today! So, I let it sit there for a few hours before using a hair dryer on low to dry the rest.

Here are pictures of the whole costume!

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