/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10856509
As someone who has recently started sewing their own stuff, there's really no way to get into it other than just buying some materials and giving it a go. I'd advise starting off with some early medieval clothing, as it's generally pretty easy to put together and doesn't require any real skill as it lacks a lot of fiddly bits like gores. I put the surcoat in pic related together in two evenings with no real prior skill or knowledge, and beyond a few fuckups that I had to unpick it wasn't that difficult. The medieval tailor's assistant is a pretty good starting point, just search it on google and click the incredibly shady looking first link. The one thing I would recommend is going in person to an actual fabric shop and having a look at the wools they have. You just can't get a feel for the weight and stretchiness unless you actually touch it in person, and that stuff matters quite a lot for clothing.