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I’m making good progress on Tashigi’s jacket! I’ve finished the front and back pieces without the faux fur. I’m still waiting on that fabric order to come in and am a bit worried since the tracking hasn’t moved, but… we’ll see. Hopefully I get it soon!

I started by making the button “holes” – quotations because I didn’t actually cut button holes. Since I don’t plan on buttoning up this jacket, I decided not to bother with them. I tried a few different things out, and the only thing that seemed to work well was making a loop with 1/4 inch bias tape. I used a bit of fabric glue to get them in place before sewing them down.

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If you check out the Costumes page, you’ll notice a new one listed! I’m still focused on my Tashigi cosplay, but I started thinking about doing another One Piece cosplay that is more suitable to the hot summer weather, especially since I’ll be attending summer conventions. I decided on Robin! Her Dressrosa one is very simple, but I also like the idea of making a dress that I can use out of cosplay as well.

But first! I need to work on my Tashigi cosplay. I did another mock-up but without all the stripes and details. I really wanted to test the fit and collar of my new pattern.

I finally got to something I’m happy with, so I’m going to start on the real fabric now. Exciting! I bought twill for the jacket and broadcloth for the lining. I also ordered some faux fur online and am waiting on that.

I’m spending this weekend doing as much as I can without the faux fur part. Hope to update again soon with progress!

Ah! I totally meant to post last month, but I procrastinated. I have to admit I haven’t worked on my Tashigi cosplay as much as I wanted to in January and February and am trying to make it up in March. My goal is to work on it a bit each day and finish the jacket this month!

So… first update! The wig is styled. I used the hot water method to straighten it, and then I trimmed it and styled the bangs.

(Sorry, another crappy phone photo.)

Next update! I have one mock-up done of her jacket. I started with Simplicity 2150 using the “D” version. I made it with muslin with no alterations, and it looked like this:

Which is just a very simple jacket, but that’s what I was going for. Since there was a sale on Simplicity patterns, I got it for $1, so yeah, totally worth it. From here, I did a bit of altering on the pattern and figured out where I wanted the stripes, faux fur, and pockets.

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