/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7032739
....What is that supposed to be

>>7032739
Bed sheet skirt. A bed gijinka!

I just saw this girl, she made a jsk inspired in the Marauder's Map (Harry Potter) and she fucking nailed it, in this pic you can't see the print but it is stunning and she hand painted it.

>>7033051
Details of the print

Ooh yes I love posting this

>>7033056
>"How neat is that?!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm3JodBR-vs

>>7033061
I said it last time I saw this but I'll say it again.

>flannel
>FLANNEL

WHY?

>>7033070
She does commissions if you're interested. She makes sure to mention this on every status and every picture she posts.

>>7033070
I'm pretty sure the purple is felt, too

>>7033051
>>7033056

cool idea, but putting the Marauder's map logo right over your lady bits is perhaps not the best of ideas.

It would have been better at the waist, bodice, or a front side of the skirt.

>>7033051
This is really awesome, but she needs to get some levels adjustment in that photo, you can't see shit. Not everyone is going to look at the details of the print.

>>7033074
You mean I can get my own unique handmade ita mess for the low low price of $100 a skirt? What a steal!

Truly Anon, I feel sorry for your comm.

>>7033088
I saw that as well. The stuff of nightmares. I feel like this is worse than the novelty print cotton people insist on using.

>>7032969
I'm laughing so fucking hard, curse you anon.

>>7033110
>novelty print cotton
Oh don't worry anon, I've got plenty of that too!

This shop owner isn't in my comm but I swear to god she's never made a single item that didn't have ugly rickrack all over it, usually sloppily applied.

>>7033056
>"Maruder's"
It would be super awesome if she hadn't spelled the name wrong.

>>7033167
Oh god my heart just broke.

>>7033119
But rickrack and twinkies are totes rori!
My nightmares Anon, my nightmares.

>>7033119
That looks like something Honey Boo Boo would wear.

>>7033119
I'd take off the ugly trim, attach some eye lace at the bottom, and hide the bad shirring with a cardigan. Yes...I'd wear this for reasons...

>>7033167
first thing i noticed, too. oh child.

Most of that is handmade.
Gorgeous.

>>7033422
I really love the hat but with pulled back hair it sits on her head really strangely. Needs volume under it, or a deeper depth to actually go on the skull.

>>7032969
It's actually "an old t-shirt" according to the sew_loli post.

>>7033679
Not just any old t shirt, an old gym shirt.

>>7033061
dat bad shape
dat bad print
dat length
dat fabric choice
dat lack of enough fabric

This is such a godamn mess I want to punch her in the face.

>>7033422
I loved this skirt. I wish I had sewing skills like that.

>>7032739
Nice pic of the toilet.

would it be too tack to make a dress out of this? I love this fabric and it's cotton, not fleece.

Does anyone know where I can find carousel lace like they use in Sugary Carnival? I'm trying to make a Derpary Carnival replica and I really want that lace to make it that much closer too Sugary Carnival.

>>7034084
That's stupid.

>>7034109
Who said it was for you?

It surprising how the undeserving can be so arrogant.

>>7034114
Fuck off.

>>7034114

I happen to fucking love derpychan. I wish I had the nerve to make something from it, but I can't cough up the $18/yard, especially since I'm no lolita.

>>7034122
Someone's got a sandy vagina

>>7034133
Both of you, stop.
(you were rude first so don't even act like your vagina is any less sandy.)

>>7034135
You really took my post seriously?

Also
>"You were rude first"

I beg to differ. The other anon put down derpychan anon first.

>>7034140
It's not that big of a deal. I'd have said something if it bothered me. It IS kind of stupid, but that's why I think it's funny. It's sort of making fun of how replicas are always just a little bit off.

>>7034084

I've been looking for the same, it sucks but I don't think anyone even makes pony or horse-themed lace. The best I can think of is Oo Jia's replica lace, but it's pricey, and I'd really rather not go that route since her lace has the letters A and P on them.

>>7032739
OK, but seriously, how does one respond to that person both politely and in such a manner that they understand where they went wrong? I would genuinely like to help this person who is so very obviously a beginner.

>>7034012

Honestly anon, it would make a cute dress but not for lolita. The colors and pattern are totally non-lolita. Maybe for otome-kei.

Made from a pillowcase. She could find a children's duvet set print loli and twin <3 looking through her profile, she has made nice things though! I just thought this one was a mess.

>>7034918
Again, a pillowcase.

>>7034928
And to demonstrate that handmade isn't all bad, one of the first loli dresses I encountered, and one I still like now. Still trying to work out an A-line pattern, I have of course bought the GLBs and Otome sewing books that don't contain patterns for one.

>>7034932
See if you can track down Vogue 2267.

http://sewing.patternreview.com/patterns/3958

You just need to probably flare the skirt a little and put ruffles at the bottom.

>>7033061
>The fucking Joanns remnant

>>7034012
I have this fabric and the print of the monsters are pretty small, about an inch by inch. I'm not sure if the print is very good dress material, although I do admit it very cute.

>>7034918
Cute fabric but too busy, she could have ysed it for a ruffle and made it look better maybe? Also goddamn elastic waists look terrible. Half-elastic looks way better and is not hard at all.

>>7033061

> flannel

>>7033061
>If I need any advice I'll come to you!
>that bitchy, thinly veiled "fuck you I didn't ask"
every time

>>7035040
You are wonderful, off to hunt on eBay!

>>7035275
You're welcome!

>>7034928
It's not a pillowcase, it's fabric. I have some of it myself. I'm going to go home and burn it. Also nobody that size could make a skirt out of a single pillowcase.

That sounded mean, sorry. As a non-lolita skirt it's not that bad though.

>>7035163

I think if they're belted below the elastic they don't look too bad. It also doesn't help that she's an apple.

Loki's scepter from the avengers. Yuuuuppp...

This just came up on my dash. The bodice construction isn't bad technically but the skirt gathering, material and trim choices are painful to look at as if it being a lolita version of a character didn't make it painful enough.

>>7035579
The main material choice is too much, I agree... but I think this is the best trekkie lolita design I've seen so far. If it was just a more matte material.

Just saw this on tumblr. Up for auction to raise "funds" for this trainwreck tumblr con that never seems to be going anywhere.

>>7033099
People need to stop freaking out about images being on your vagina on your skirt. If it's pants and it's an images, that'd be different, but people act like any centered image on a skirt will just make people unaware of tearing their eyes away from your vagina. Unless it's an images of an actual vagina, I really doubt that most people are thinking, "OMG! Vagina!"

>>7034184
I think anyone who deliberately makes something that hideously can understand anything less than 'That is ugly as fuck. No one would be caught dead in it.' Feelings be damned.

>>7032969

>>7034932
If I remember that post right, she used a modified GosuRori pattern for that one. I think I have the scan files if you want them.

>>7036130
I don't have the scans for the pattern itself, but I do have the directions. Posting them.

>>7036136

>>7036133

>>7036137
Oh. And it's from Gosurori 14, if you wanted to get the full thing.

>>7034918
>>7034918
I knew I saw that print somewhere.
It's from David & Goliath, and not precisely the best option for rori.

>>7035579
To be fair, shitty gold rickrack is exactly what they used for TOS.

>>7036141
Not that anon, but thanks for the pattern!

>>7033119
>>7034012

On this, what are your opinions of novelty fabric? Assuming good craftsmanship and materials.Do you think bold colors like primaries stray too much outside of lolita? I'd love examples of it done well.

>>7035689
I wonder if it was made by the same person who made this flowerpot which was supposed to be raffled off or something for the same trainwreck con. I'm so tired of hearing about it, because the person in charge of the "lolita committee" won't stop spamming my local comm fb. He's been doing it for months already and the damn thing is still almost a year away.

>>7036136
I can't see this one at all.
Thanks anyway...

>>7036878

It's not that they stray outside of lolita, they just don't look good. Colours being so bright is absolutely eye blinding, no matter what the pattern is.

Also, I think >>7034012
could work, since the designs are small, but it depends a lot on the dress design. Maybe something IW-inspired would be cute.

>>7036974
Isn't it Chicago? I could have sworn I'd heard the organizers were in that comm, but I've never met or heard about it in person that I can recall...

>>7035689
>>7036974
I seriously question the sanity of people who would enter a raffle for this stuff. The special needs art studio in my town pumps out better stuff than this.

>>7037201
If this is about Dash-Con, then I think I know what you're talking about. I got spammed about it a little bit too. I don't think I'm going at all.

>>7036130
>>7036141
Thank you! Are the Gosurori books good? I currently have the Otome sewing books, are they comparable?

>>7037493
If I remember right, the Otome books are basically the new version of the Gosurori mooks. Same publisher or something? The patterns and directions are really similar in how they execute things, at any rate.

>>7035579
I really like the bodice, and the ricrac works for Trek IMO. I agree that the skirt looks... weird...

>>7034084
I know kuboriki.com/en does some AP-ish and Moite-like lace. Maybe you can look there, if you haven't already?

Bedsheet lolita... For what it is though, I think it's quite pretty.

>>7037851
Those prints all work well for classic, actually. I was actually debating picking up a cheap toile bed set from ikea to make a JSK with because I couldn't find toile fabric anywhere for a reasonable price (I eventually found the fabric in the sale corner)

>>7037201
Yeah, I think it's just the one organizer, and he keeps claiming other people are on the committee who really aren't? I just remember one of the mods telling him to stop posting so much on the fb group because it was at least weekly, and again, this thing isn't even until next year.

I might go to watch the parade of weirdness since it's a local con, but it depends on the cost of the tickets.

derp forgot to delete the name field from my other post

>>7037493
>>7037520

The difference between the gosurori books and the otome series is that the gosurori books made the clothes according to designs sent in by readers. Sometimes the drawings look like they were done by 14-year olds, which explains why some gosuroris have some really dubious patterns, I guess they pick the best they like out of all the weird designs they get for that season. otome no sewing, on the other hand, is straight out lolita designs with some otome thrown in, and sometimes a brand contribution (don't expect much from that, but the rest of the book is good).

Where otome no sewing falls short is that I haven't seen kodona, aristo or anything remotely male-like. Both series are entirely styled for women, but otome no sewing is still going strong on the lolita and otome side, no kodona or long pants thus far.

>>7037578

First place I looked. They have crowns, strawberries, roses, skulls, deer. No ponies/horses/carousels.

I wonder how one goes about getting custom lace. If there's a demand for it, it might be worthwhile to buy a hundred yards of it and then I could sell it off by the yard to other people.

>>7037851
That's really lovely. At the price of bedsheets though, isn't it usually cheaper to just buy fabric? Unless you're upcycling your bedsheets, of course.

>>7037975
This makes me want/need the Otome even more. I have nearly all the GosuRori mooks already, and would love something new. Guess I'll have to order from Kinokuniya or something. Do want.

I'm currently working on a boystyle shorts and vest set to go with this dress. Trying to decide if I should Di the military-inspired braid and button combo on the vest, for continuity...thoughts?

>>7038809
hey bby, u r qt.

>>7037985
It depends. You can get nice cute sheets at Target or such on clearance for way less than what the equivalent yardage would cost, plus if its a queen or king size the width is way over what most fabrics come in.

>>7038809
If it's to match the dress, why not? Sounds like it'd work.

>>7037975
I'm glad I got Otome instead of the Gosurori then! Thank you for your explanation!

>>7035689
Eugh, I saw this too but didn't have the heart to post it here. It's so sad.

>>7037975
I actually didn't know that about the Gosurori mooks! It explains the really horrible drawings though. Thanks for that neat bit of trivia!

You've gotta be joking.

Lolita slenderman.

>>7039722

>>7039727

>>7039728

>>7039722
>>7039727
>>7039728
>>7039729
it's even worse because it's marble hornets slenderman. this could have been fine with the suit idea and a white wig, but no. sadly at the last con i attended, there were two slendermans and three or four sexy!genderbend! slendergirls. one of them in a white zentai with black lingerie over it. uuugh.

>>7039729
>>7039728
>>7039727
>>7039722
It looks exactly like a cheap Celes cosplay with no wig wtf.
>captcha: ilitaaai only

>>7039129

They usually dedicate one or two pages to the drawings that didn't get submitted. Some of them are like, is that even makeable, lol


>>7038834
AH. I see. I'll have to keep an eye out for clearance sales around my area then. Thanks!

This is my first that I tried hard at.

>>7040538
wrong thread?

>>7032739
>>7032758
>>7032969
lol "project update". This is literally the entirety of the post:

"So I'm really embarrassed. ;-;
I tried and tried and tried but I completely butchered the fabric for my high-waisted skirt. (Registration)
So I can't complete it.
*hides in a corner*"

Like she hadn't butchered the fabric for her other "lolita skirts"

>>7040804

Did you see where the one pictured is partially made from a gym shirt?

And like, no one is even commenting to try and politely steer her in the right direction.

I'm all for lolitas trying to save money by going handmade, but you get what you pay for sometimes. There's a fine line between handmade being affordable and still looking classy, and it looking cheap.

My attempt at a kimono....don't ask about the wig...my friends requested it

>>7041667
also, i have little to no clothes sewing experience

>>7039722
>>7039727
>>7039728
>>7039729
This is awful, why did we let this happen

>>7041667

It's not bad, but the sleeves are completely wrong. kimono sleeves hang down in a rectangular shape and actually come in/back up at the armpit area. Sleeve length is determined by the formality, occasion, print/style of print, and age. Your print would be fairly on par for an everyday women's kimono--a komon--which would have regular length sleeves like in the picture.

In terms of wearing the kimono, I'd recommend purchasing an obi board to keep your obi smoothed out. I'm also not sure how long you made the kimono, but usually they are one length and you adjust it by tying the kimono around your waist to hold it in place and then pulling up the excess fabric and letting it fold over the tie--usually so the folded over part peaks out from under the obi.

As a rule of thumb with the obi, generally the obi is supposed to be more visually loud than the kimono itself. For daily use, this isn't exactly the case since you're not trying to make a fashion statement or be over the top (don't want to stand out too much), but as you move more and more formal in the world of kimonos, obi are of equal, if not greater, importance than the actual kimono. It's not uncommon to spend more on the obi than the kimono itself, and when wearing furisode the obi should most definitely be the loudest piece in the ensemble.

>>7043050

Cont.

Now in saying this pattern is close to a komon, it's all going to depend on your fabric. If you made this out of cotton, almost all cotton kimono are yukata. Other types of kimono are traditionally silk, but may be synthetic nowadays. Summer kimono are made out of lighter weight silk, and I have seen winter kimono in wool silk. But if this is a cotton kimono, it's a yukata, which isn't bad, though most yukata are a lot more bright.

If you wear this as a yukata, you're pretty much good on the rest of the kimono dressing. If you choose to style this as an every day kimono, you will need a simple obiage (it's a thin silk scarf like tie traditionally dyed in the shibori technique, that is tied in a square knot and tucked in on top of the obi) and an obijime (thin cord that goes in the center of the obi). Also, be aware of the gap at the back of the neck--that is a key part of properly wearing a kimono, but it doesn't need to drape too much. The more of your neck it exposes, the more sexy it is--traditionally at least--so don't let it gape as long as a geisha.

The Wikipedia entries on kimono are good, and then I always recommend Immortal Geisha for kimono enthusiasts for help on dressing and such. If you're ever looking to buy a Japanese kimono, Ichiroya is THE place to buy from online. Fabulous service, I love everything I've purchased there.

But in short, it looks to be constructed fine except the sleeve design is definitely not a kimono sleeve.

>>7043050
>>7043053
anon, i am not the poster you're replying to, but hot damn do i appreciate the knowledge you just laid down. as someone who has always found kimonos beautiful but daunting, i appreciate your posts and the book recommendation.

I feel really inspired to make something now, off to sew - will report back with results

>>7035579
This should have been in some weird jersey material. Then it'd be perfect.

I saved this beauty a while back

>>7043141
why do people ruin cute patterns with shitty construction. That doesn't even look like it'd fit a petti

The most recent dress I made... What do you think? Is it lolita enought? ^^

>>7043584
Thats really cute

>>7043584
Ik zou ander kant en ander lint gebruiken. De contructie ziet er wel goed uit verder.

>>7043584
That's gorgeous, I really love that shade of green.

>>7043589
Thanks! :D
>>7043592
Ik vind het kant leuk, ook al weet ik dat sommigen het echt verschrikkelijk vinden. Jammer genoeg is er bij mij in de buurt niet zo veel keuze qua kant...
>>7043584
Thank you very much! ^^

>>7043584
This is beautiful. I would wear it in a hearbeat

Here is the a Picture of a Bonnet i made a while ago

>>7043692
And here is a coord picture with the matching skirt
( sadly i made it way to short, so i have to redo it )
Also, shoes decorated by me

It was my first time to sew something Lolita related.

>>7043692
And here is a coord picture with the matching skirt
( sadly i made it way to short, so i have to redo it )
Also, shoes decorated by me

It was my first time to sew something Lolita related.

>>7043704
Beautiful!

>>7043584
This is beautiful, it looks like that one JSK from Moitie.
>>7043692
>>7043704
These are adorable too. Pretty amazing for first time sewing lolita, wow. Great fabric/trim choices.

>>7043050
>>7043053
thank you anon. I realized the issue with the sleeve after I compared it to some pictures. I plan to use this for cosplay so I think it should be fine. Thing is, I have no idea what type of fabric this is as my mom got it from the lady who she used to house maid for. I couldn't find a tutorial I could understand, so the one i used taught me a method of using 6 panels of the same dimensions to make it. I've been really working with what I have at home for cosplay, and this was the only fabric I had with a print that could be close to the print that Hikaru and Kaoru have in Ouran (I mean the blue kimonos, not the orange). In terms of sleeve length, I think they're fine as in the actual show, their sleeves seem to only reach their elbows. As for the obi, I only made that so that I could actually see what the kimono looks like properly worn. I'd need to make a thinner green one for the twins so thank you for the tips on getting an obi board.

>>7043050
>>7043053
also, the fabric was somewhat light, but got a bit heavy once I made the kimono

>>7036190
Except it's not. You can get replicas of the actual trim online.

Has anyone got scans of the Otome book patterns?

>>7045961
Where?

>>7045961
Except it is? I've seen the uniforms in person, it's rickrack.

>>7043692
>>7043704
This looks amazing. Please tell me where you got the print?

>>7043141
>>7043234
>why do people ruin cute patterns with shitty construction


I wonder too. I would feel bad taking a cute serviceable print like that and then doing something crappy with it.

>>7045964
No scans, but I just got Vol 3 via a friend and can post images of what's included. This is a spring & summer collection, the first two sets of patterns are designed to work together so you could make a whole wardrobe, in this case classic (maybe sweet depending on fabric choice) and sailor.

For a designer piece, there's a pattern for that weird long GRAMM dress, the one that looks like a tailored burlap sack? Yeah. I love GRAMM, but that does not excite me.

>>7045964
And part two: another sailor dress (that looks like the same pattern as the first one, tbh), seifuku-ish pattern, otome dress, bunny hoodie, casual skirt, bonnet and the same yoke-style JSK as part 1, fabric flower accessories, headbands and some fake collars.

Does anyone know which volume includes the Chantilly pattern? That's what I thought this was when I asked my friend to get it for me (I didn't know Vol 3 was out!)

>>7051652
book 2 has the Chantilly pattern

>>7043584
Hurrr I know youuuuu and you know me.
I still think it's pretty!

>>7051659
Thanks! That looks to be the winter one, which is good, since I should make myself a new winter coat this year.

Pic related to the thread: this is my current winter coat, which I made a few years back. Broke waaaay too many needles doing those back ruffles but I'm happy with the final result!

I wish I could commission some of you lucky bastards with sewing skills ;_;

>>7051745
So beautiful. Great work anon!

>>7051745
It is, and it does have a coat pattern. Your coat is gorgeous though! What pattern did you use for that one?

Question to people who have sewn things from e Otome books, how short do they come out on you, and how tall are you? I want to know if I need to modify them in case they are sized for people a lot shorter than me.

>>7051740
>>7043584
I know both of you!

>>7052122
>>7052174

Thanks! I used a heavily modified version of Vogue V1266 coat pattern, which was the closest I could find to what I wanted. It took me a while of messing around with a muslin to get the bottom to flare out right, but otherwise it wasn't too bad.

Not sure about the Otome books, because I haven't used mine yet, but the stuff I made from the Gosurori books usually turned out bigger than I expected, weirdly enough. I definitely recommend making a test version of your first pattern with a cheap fabric to get a feel for what size you really are in their measurements. Once I got that sorted, I would usually add 1" to waist length and 2-4" to skirt length and the fit would be fine (I'm a size 6-8 US, about 5'6").

>>7052319
Weird. I have no idea where that image came from - anyway, correct pattern cover is attached. Hopefully.

>>7052319
That's really helpful, thank you! I'm quite a bit taller than you so I see lengthening of patterns in my future, but at least I know I need to now!

Loving your image by the way.

>>7052321
Ooh, ooh, let's post loliable patterns! I got a bunch of patterns at Joann's the other day since all McCall's patterns were on sale for 70 cents each. Unfortunately a lot of the good ones were out of stock. Pic is McCall's M6442, got it for my SnK jacket but if you lengthened the skirty flare part of the jacket I think it'd make a really good loli coat. As it says on the package, it's a really easy to sew item.

>>7039722
I legitimately thought that this was a pad. I was like "Isn't that a tad uncomfortable?"

>>7040804
who is this person.

I asked this in the lolita general but I guess I can ask here too

Does anyone know of a good place to go to commission a lavender lolita skirt with a bubble hem for less than $60...? I'm only gonna be wearing it once so I don't really wanna spend too much (it's for a costume)

bump

>>7052900
LSP gijinka. right? I'll do it for you for that if you email me a more detailed description of what you want.

A wip, still need to interface the waistband.

I'm practicing to eventually move into doing skirts and jsk. I just used some stuff I already had around, I figure a little to short and not really a Loli print, but I need practice and I'll have a skirt to wear closer to halloween.

>>7051740
>>7052274

Thank you!! :D :D
All those familiar people here, sounds like a anon reunion.

>>7043141
I love the price on this. Such a bargain!

What do you guys think is the best ratio for rectangle skirts? I was thinking 4x waist measurement - any other preferences?

>>7059693
4x is a little excessive, i find 2.5x-3x is the perfect ratio, leaning towards 3x.

>>7059745
I'll give that a go, thanks!