/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7901853
The anon you replied to - yes to everything (speaking of ridiculous fixes, I once made an Azula beach outfit for someone who'd bought casa satin with velcro for fastening up the back). I think I'm a little masochistic because I keep agreeing to help normals with their sewing projects.
>don't understand clothing construction
>don't understand material costs
>offer to pay me with a chocolate bar after I walk them through 50+ hours of sewing a full cosplay (eg making custom patterns, telling them where to sew, taking care of all of the construction, doing a lot of the sewing myself)

As ethically problematic as they are, I appreciate cheap clothing and fast fashion stores like F21, but they really leave people with no baseline of how much it costs to make clothing - much less unique, custom-fit fantasy clothing.

I know it'd be easier on me to just say no, but perversely I'm feeling that if people can see how much effort it takes to make clothing, they might appreciate it more. Also I'm kind of bleeding heart and want to help people all the time.

Sage for getting ranty and OT.