Well, it’s been more than a week since my last post. Unfortunately, I really don’t have much new progress. I was hoping I’d be finished by now, but things have been busy!

I ordered a compression shirt from Underworks recently, so that I could bind my breasts. I have to say that I’m impressed by how flat it got my chest, and the fact that it’s actually fairly comfortable to wear. It is hard to get on and take off on your own though.

I measured around the fullest part of my boobs, and then again underneath my boobs. I averaged the 2 numbers to get my size for the shirt.

I’ve started on the collar, which I’m still trying to figure out how to attach. Hopefully, I’ll have Neku’s shirt fully done this weekend!

Last night, I got around to adding belt loops to Neku’s shorts, which now completes them! I decided to use double fold bias tape. They won’t fray and seem sturdy enough. I basically cut them into equal sized pieces, folded the ends, and sewed them on.

There are 6 loops total. 2 in the front, 2 on the sides, and 2 in the back. At first, I didn’t know how to search for Neku’s belt, since I didn’t know what it was called. Apparently it’s called a web belt. I bought that one off of Amazon in black with a silver buckle.

White bias tape costs $1.89. The belt was $8.47 after shipping. Neku’s total is now $57.52.

To start on Neku’s shirt, first I made the pattern. I traced it off of one of my smaller shirts (minus the sleeves) and widened the bottom a little. I cut it where I thought the separation between colors should be.

For the yellow parts, I sewed in Bias Tape. It makes it a lot easier to make them straight and even, since the Bias Tape already has folds which I can follow. This is just one side of the shirt:

I might redo the middle part slightly because the purple looks a little wide. I think I’ll wait until I put together the other side and see how they look together. I also used some left over yellow cotton fabric I had to make Neku’s bracelet. It’s double layered and was super simple to make:

Kona cotton costs $5.99/yd. I bought 3 yards of navy fabric which comes out to $17.97, and then was $14.39 with 20% off. The purple fabric is 2 yards at $11.98.

So far, I’ve used one pack of bias tape which is $1.89. The total for Neku is now $47.16.