/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7239376
you'll need:
- catsuit pattern
- huge roll of paper, preferably pattern paper, but which is frequently pointlessly expensive
- a grading ruler like this; i wouldn't use a quilting square, i honestly do not trust their accuracy.

first, trace your original pattern onto your paper, very accurately. you can use the edge of your ruler to ensure your pattern isn't rolling, and use things like your phone to weight it down if you don't have pattern weights. this is so you don't have to rebuy the pattern if you mess up. then you'll want to figure out where you want your slashes. you can guess, you can measure yourself and compare it to the pattern, keeping in mind it'll be inaccurate because the pattern is two dimensional and you are not, or you can sew up a test catsuit and mark it up and cut *that* apart, assuming your fabric hasn't stretched or distorted.

the grading ruler is so you can make the slashes accurately, and so you can add in the necessary seam allowances to your paneling so you don't lose length or width from the new seams. the amount of allowance you'll need depends on how you're seaming it, what machines you're using.

id buy the cheapest 4-way stretch you can find that isn't seriously flawed with the expectation of making *at least* one test garment, before you buy your final fabrics.