Lost my cherry

[astillar]

Yeah, it finally happened. I've been planning to do it for years now, but yesterday I finally did it. With Star's help, I used a sewing machine. Yes, I've joined the ranks of soft cosplayers. I was a bit nervous at first but the learning curve was pretty easy. There was a scary moment where I thought I'd busted her sewing machine until I realized that the bobbin had just run out of thread. Today I did it on my own, winding the bobbin, loading the thread, etc. I think I leveled up twice this weekend. Perhaps it's just my newb confidence speaking, but I don't see what's so hard about soft cosplay. I mean, that machine makes things soooo easy. Just cut the pattern and whiz, zoom! Instant garment! And you just need that one machine too, unlike hard cosplay. I've got half a dozen power tools, but every cosplay I do, I think of another tool that would make the job easier. So yeah, a whole new dimension of cosplay has opened up to me. Woooo. Oh yeah, and we finally went to see Wall-E today. Another great Pixar flick. I took two strong lessons away from that film. 1: Don't shop at Wal-Mart. and 2: Girlfriends with guns are dangerous.
So aside from that, I spent the weekend finishing up the costumes and prepping them for the roadtrip. I've got high hopes for this version of GIR. It's gonna be interesting, packing 5 cosplayers worth of stuff into one truck but I'm confident it can be done. Maybe I'll leave behind an unnecessary costume or two if need be. Tomorrow I'll finish up my packing and getting my truck ready too. Agh! I'm actually starting to get a little nervous! But still 90% excited. This is gonna be fuck-off awesome.

P.S. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch's new costume is dead sexy.

Comments

[kinomotou.livejournal.com]

wooo my little boy is growing up! good job son!

[twinklebat.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!From here on out it'll be learning more things like when to press(iron), how to hem, how to finish seams, how to sew curves, easing, gathering, buttonholes, lining, using interfacing, altering patterns, drafting patterns, draping, and so on. Some of my favorite tools I learned about in school were quilters rulers(big clear gridded rulers), fabric marking pens(I buy the type that erase with water), and loop turners. It's a whole new set of tools, just usually smaller ones. But then there are industrial sewing machines and sergers.

P.S. Oh lordy I love that costume! I'm trying to figure out where I could wear it to and what I could do to not make myself feel horribly self-conscious in it.

[astillar.livejournal.com]

You're thinking of doing Dr. Mrs.?!? Holy crap, you're so cool (and hot)! Wow. While watching the show, I thought, "There's a lot of double-sided tape in there." Ha ha. Good luck and godspeed with that costume.

[twinklebat.livejournal.com]

I just finished taking screen caps of it...

But yeah, I think it might take a combination of boning, nude colored net, sewn in cups, and fashion tape. And I'd finally need a teflon foot for my machine. Getting through Donna Troy without one was a bit frustrating.

[opheliasavalon.livejournal.com]

But she's totally gonna trip over those wings.