I keep going back and forth trying to decide if my singer machine needs a tune up or not. I was going to go do it, because the Janome just doesnt do the satin stitch or little detail sewing well. I pulled out the singer and decided to try it and just make sure it was bad, but it was fine when I used it.
I’m going to get some stabilizer and hope it helps with the puckering doing the satin stitch on the minky.
Making your own witches hat is not incredibly difficult, so I figured I’d make a little cosplay tutorial on how I made my own lwa hat! It’s pretty self explanitory, but if there are any questions, don’t hesitate to send me a message (:
The hoodie pattern launches this Saturday! It’ll be available in adult sizes XS-5XL in both a women’s and unisex/men’s style. Each style will be on sale for $12 for the first week after the launch 😀 And they’re filled with techniques on how to make the hoodie quickly or more professionally if you plan to sell your creations ♡
Super excited!
I have the bodice mine sleeves mocked out. Pretty good fit I think, although I’m a bit tired and put it on over a baggy t-shirt, so I didn’t get a super good look at fit, but it went on fine.
I don’t know if I’m going to try the sleeve or not though. I should just for practice.
I need to readjust the neckline, but I think it will be a simple enough thing i wont need to remake it to make sure it’s right.
After I finish wrapping up the mock and pattern piece adjustments, I think I’ll switch and make a plushie. It’ll take me like two days to do and I’ll feel better for having gotten something done. I’ll be sourcing material for the dress, it’s lining and maybe apron. I just don’t know how much fabric I would need.
I got some clay recommended from a friend to work on the skull in the back of the dress, but I don’t think I will start that until after I have an apron or two made.
I finally bought a reroot tool. Now to wait for it to arrive…
This is like a right of passage in the doll world right?
I bought one and I just kind of stare at it because it’s so intimidating to me for some reason.
My queue of bald heads is too long for intimidation D:
My only concern is having to glue inside the head because I just don’t trust this method…
Sorry I meant to comment something on that.
I heard it depends on which glue you use. I have been advised to use polyrethane glue (liquid fusion). I have used it on a MH to hlue some eyes in the head. It has been a year and so far no problem on the glue side (on the other hand my sealant fucked up).The liquid fusion I have is liquid enough to grab the strands of hair and has a elastic finish that prevents it from cracking.
I have not used it for hair specifically however. So someone would have to confirm that. But it’s a really good glue and sets slowly (1h to grip, 48 hours to cure completely) so no risk of melting.
Thanks for the glue recommendation! I read some tutorials and they said to use Fabri-Tac glue. I still have plenty of time to pick up glue but its good to have options.
Omg yes, I was about to come in wailing about Fabri-Tac and it’s huge benifits (it contains acetone and that helps shrink the rooting holes!) but now I’ll only give my other advice lol…
Don’t have the needle out to far!! Have it short because if there’s too much hair pushed into the head it’s rrreeeaaalllllyyyy hard to glue and I NEVER see tutorials mention that.
Oh that is good advice! All of the tutorials that I’ve seen just ram the needle into the head and move on! I assumed that was too much hair but wasn’t sure.
Yeah I have mine about 10mm from the end of the needle in the tool to the very tip. I’m gonna assume you haven’t done a reroot before but if you have but just used a different method ignore me lmao.
(This is assuming you’re buying the hair and not salvaging from a doll) Some hair separates nicely into sections you can use as plus and others are just like a mess of brushed out hair and it’s really hard to pick sections out, if it’s your first reroot try and use the hair that separates because it makes it a lot easier. You can tell but the photos normally because they look sort of stringy but once you root them and brush it out they look like normal hair.
I have a really bad sense of how much hair is enough and ruin needles all the time using too sections that end up too thick.
Also I’d buy from RetroDolls if I was you, you’re US based right? I know there’s a few stockists in the states but I hear horror stories about DollyHair a lot so I’d avoid her.
Melanie the lady who runs RetroDolls is SUPER nice and her choices of hair is first rate, she’s got loads of funky colours and all the main hair types, she even stocks thermal colour change hair and glow in the dark hair, I’m still looking for an excuse to use them because they look so damn cool.
Sorry if you’ve already done this stuff and I’m being really patronising lol.
So much internal screaming!!! This place has pretty much the exact pattern I need to make the weird pinafore apron Alice wears!
I’ll have to figure out the bow and the skull later, but aahhh!!!
so I modified the pattern I was using to make the curve actually go where my boobs are instead of… above them, but didnt do anything to the side panels and I see my error now in my mock lol the arm holes are HUGE.
At this point, I feel like I just dont know enough of sleeve and bodice construction to make meaningful edits to it. I have a butterick pattern that I think I’ll switch to trying. The neck hole in that one dips down way further than I want, so I’m gong to try and bring it up a few inches, but I know it wont alter the sleeve hole.
After I get a mock done I am satisfied with, i’m going to move on to the apron. I dont think I’m going to do the solid back like it is in the game, because that’s just… not how aprons are?? and she’s not wearing a proper pinafore either, it’s some weird mix of it. And it’s the back, I don’t think most people are going to be aware of it.
PUFF SLEEVE TUTORIAL FOR COSPLAY AND PERIOD DRESS!
Hey! There’s a lot of disjointed info out there about making puffy sleeves, and I thought it might be helpful to gather (ha) everything I’ve learned/found online in one place. Puff sleeves, more accurately known as “leg o’ mutton sleeves,” were popular between 1890 and 1906, and they’re a pretty common feature in fancy/ball gown costumes.
Under the readmore: how to draft & sew puff sleeves and tips and tricks for maximum puff! Featuring really shitty pencil-on-Post-It diagrams by me!
Many thanks to all the people whose brains I’ve picked about this, as well as all the Internet resources I’ve trawled to make this possible.
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