/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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I love fabric.com's selection. Other people on here have spoken highly of it, but I've personally not gotten to order from there yet. Free shipping over orders of $35 or something, so that's exciting.

What kind of tutorials and patterns are you specifically looking for? I draft my own patterns, since I don't sew complicated things for the most part (or patterns don't exist for the cosplay), but I can try to help you find something.

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I'll check it out later. I am looking for patterns on men's clothes, dresses, etc. And any kind of tutorial would do.

Dump what I've got while I'm bored in class.

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>going on 4chan while in class

I can see you
I'm 2 rows behind you lol

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I'm in the back row.

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>>6605325
Do you want corest patterns too?

The only one i have on this computer I'm on.

Thank you :D

>>6605330
>dat non existent bust curve in the side front princess seam...

no wonder my boobs always look terrible in lolita :c curse you japan!

>>6605506

You're gonna have to sew your own and put in a bust seam that suits you and not just tiny A cup asian girls.

What's a serger?

That first pattern of making a coat from a man's suit is a neat idea.

I often wonder what it would be like if we valued reuse over new.

Have a free bloomer pattern.

http://www.coletterie.com/colette-tterns-news/free-pattern-to-downld-the-madeleine-mini-bloomers

I just made some this week and it was super easy. If you don't gather the bottom you get tap pants instead.

I plan on making a couple more sets for summer PJs out of fabric I have from a neighbor who doesn't want it.

>>6605550

Google "overlock machine"

>>6605567
holy balls those are cute as fuck
i need to make a pair
thanks for the link :)

>>6605538
Oh I know, and can, and do, but I always wondered what brand patterns actually looked like in the bust area... can't say I'm super surprised.

>>6606194

yeah, that slope is barely there.
I'm surprised cause I knew it had to be small, but not THAT small.

I'm trying to find patterns that would be for a dress in this kind of silhouette. (fitting bodice, full skirt like that)

I was thinking it almost looks like the skirt portion is a circle skirt, but I'm not nearly confident enough in my pattern-drafting skills to try and make my own pattern. If you know any terms for what a dress like this might be called that would be helpful as well.

>>6609051
it'll be a rectangle skirt

>>6609051
Source for all those delicious dresses, please!

I have a question. I am completely useless at pattern drafting, but I would like to edit an existing one. It's a bloomer pattern that gives me too much poof in the front. It looks like I'm wearing it backwards (actually wearing it backwards makes it worse, though, the back fits comfortably over my butt).
I know bloomers aren't supposed to look tailored but I'd like them to look sliiightly less like I'm literally wearing a diaper underneath. Where in my drawing could I make changes to do this? It's just the front I want to change, but I'm not sure how.

>>6609077
There's a link on the picture.

I think they're a Taobao reseller, though. I recognize one of their models. Some if not all of these shops should be somewhere on the Taobao store spreadsheet under (hime)gyaru.

>>6609077
The last two I googled using the term "himekaji dress."

The first one I got from tumblr, here's the link: http://akifuuu.tumblr.com/post/412625993/i-took-today-and-tomorrow-f-work-seriously-my

The girl in question posts a lot of himekaji outfits and makes me want to spend a bajillion dollars on Liz Lisa stuff. You can probably ask her where she got it.

>>6609067
Googled some patterns using that, but still haven't found a dress with the same kind of fullness as the skirts up there. Thanks though, I'll keep trying.

Is this a good pattern to use as a base for the LoGH uniform?
http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m45-products-7030.php?page_id=493

Specifically, B and C. I'll have to modify the closure from buttons to a zipper, and maybe make it a bit longer, but that shouldn't be too hard.

Also, what fabric should I use that isn't $30/yd wool?

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Thank you both!!

>>6609107
I'm retarded, meant A and C. Also now that I look at it again I guess I won't have to make it any longer, maybe even shorter.

>>6609107
Son, the McCall's 4745 is the best pattern to use for everything ever. My personal experience anyway. However the sleeves are a bit uncomfortable, and it is much easier to draft your own sleeves using a scrap T-shirt or a different pattern. Seriously though, that fucking pattern is the most versatile thing I have ever used, and I can honestly say, every single coat I have made in the past few years, sans blazers, have been based off of that pattern, slightly modified.

As for fabrics, I would reckon that any black suiting will work well.

I also am really, really, really ecstatic to see that there is interest in LoGH cosplay. Brings a tear to my eyes.

>>6609096
The majority of big, poofy lolita skirts are rectangle skirts, actually. The fullness depends on how big of a rectangle you take (3x your waist = super poof), and whether you wear a petticoat underneath.
Adding a rectangle skirt to an existing pattern is super easy and how I make nearly all of my dresses. The most challenging part is the closure, but if the bodice pattern you're using has one (like a zipper in the back) then you can just extend that to the top portion of the skirt.

If you're not up for frankensteining patterns together just yet, you can still add to the fullness of an existing dress pattern by modifying the width of the skirt part. As long as seams/closure still match up, it works fine.

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Oooh I gotcha! Would you just gather the rectangle to make it fit the bodice (or waistband, if it's a skirt)? And thank you!

I don't understand the instructions on this pattern, particularly #14. It wants me to machine baste on the right side of the fabric and hem the bottom I think? I don't know

I don't understand the instructions on this pattern, particularly #14. It wants me to machine baste on the right side of the fabric and hem the bottom I think? I don't know

>sorry for the original post being so big/upside down, fixed

>>6609765
#15, sorry again.

Does anyone have a good tutorial for a sailor fuku? I found the perfect tutorial for the collar, but nothing for the actual white part of the shirt.

>>6609765
Alright anon, this is what it wants. Machine baste the sides (1" seam) and then hem the bottom; stop the hem when you reach 2" till the side seams.

>>6609728
I'm a different anon but yes, you just gather it.

>>6609895
Great, thank you so much. I love you like JNIG loves her phone.

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You just have to take some of the width out of the sides.
The red is the conservative way to do it the blue is if you want to take out more and leave the waistline

I have a pretty stupid question. How do I make an open panel in a bodysuit? Pic related. I don't know how to cleanly finish the edges of the the open stomach panel without lining/facing the entire costume... but if it's going to made out of 4 way stretch fabric, I'm not seeing how lining the entire thing would be a good idea as I probably won't fit into it with the lining restricting me.

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Forgot picture.

1/2

goddammit. 1/2

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2/2

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>>6606297
I think it's also because of that ideal shape for lolita being fairly doll/child-like, so the patterns are cut to reflect this. Lolita was not made for boobs.

>>6610480
Bind the edges?

I'm looking for a pattern for a mini dress like the one Lana wears. I've googled around and most of the patterns I'm finding don't have the sleeves or the right skirt.

Also, there's a bunch of characters I've seen who have a "ribbed knit" stripe pattern somewhere in their costume- Meg's blue skirt from Burst Angel, Kallen's red top from Code Geass, the sleeves and boots on the pilot suits in Last Exile. I can never find a fabric with wide ribbing though. :/

>>6617154
theoretically, couldn't you find a pattern for a long-sleeve turtleneck and just... make it longer at the bottom?

>>6617154
are you the doctor princess anon?

>>6609780
http://cupcakecosplay.com/tutorialhow-to-make-a-sailor-moon-fuku/

>>6612252
what are those numbers?

>>6619569
I'm no knitter, but I believe they're the number of rows for that particular colour.

>>6619584
ohhh that makes sense
thank you