/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7549595
Handmade with replica fabric

>>7549613
The only thing that's irking me about this is the double hem - They should have sewn the bottom lace into a layer of lining.

>inb4 ANOTHER replica debate.

>>7549627
There's a very neat way of sewing a laced hemline that she probably didn't know about

>>7549631
What's the best way to sew lace on to a dress if it's unlined. Im reconstructing a dress I bought and the lace is appalling.

>>7549640
I did a picture because I suck at explaining things.

Law the lace front-down on the front of skirt hem. Sew in place.
Flip skirt hem under, iron/press flat and sew hem as normal (right along the edge to keep lace flat.)

>>7549667
T-the arrows indicate which way the lace and fabric are facing. I'm REALLY bad at explaining things.

>>7549669
Oh. I think I get it. :) Thankyou

>>7549640
tried explaining it

>>7549778
Thankyou.

"I switched to my lolli night coord spur of the moment and all the other lolli’s loved it!!! They were shocked I made my whole outfit AND that my first coord was so BEAUTIFUL.
Since most girls don’t know shit. But I know my shit. (;"

>>7550050
I don't think they were shocked by the "beauty"...

>>7550050
Bahahaha
she totally knew her shit

>>7550050
Please tell me you made that caption up

''made by a talented local seamstress''

>>7550061
She wanted 50£ for this

>>7550045
this is too low cut, but isn't inherently bad besides that, just simple

>>7550033
>>7550045
>>7550061
are these from the same sewer?

>>7550078
lol sewer

>>7550078
pls google sewer

>>7550079
seamstress and tailor are gendered, I wasn't sure what to say for a person of unknown gender who may have sewn all these things

>>7550091
so I thought "hey, why not slap some figurative language in there too..."

>>7550091
Both designer and tailor can be used genderless.

>>7550057
I wish I did, Anon... Oh god I wish I did.

>>7550104
ah. gotta love the joann's fabric lolita skirts.

>>7550098
thank you kind anon

>>7549613
This isn't even really that bad. It's replica, sure, but it looks fairly well-made, aside from that lower hem.

>>7550045
This one's also not that bad, a little too low, the sleeve bottoms are a little wonky looking, but it's not awful. The bow looks a little crooked, but that can probably be fixed. I think it's a pretty cute print, too.

>>7550061
Ehhhhhh

I plan on commissioning a loli-esque dress for my wedding, and I'm terrified of mishaps like this.

I'm also not going to take any shit, though, if it looks like ass I won't pay. I'll just have to get it made far enough in advance, I guess.

>>7550050
More like "But I know my coord is shit (;"

>>7550078
I see what you did there

>>7549595
If you covered the middle seam area with a belt it might look okay.

>>7550353
The skirt isn't full enough. The hem shouldn't stretch out to be rounded like that.The bodice isn't fitted at all. The neckline is painfully boring. Those bows are probably covering up a shoddy strap connection. I shudder to imagine the zipper.

>>7550091
yeah, tailor isn't gender specific. I studied with a master tailor who referred to herself as such. In fact, she considered the term 'seamstress' to be a hobbyist/amateur term, and didn't think a professional should label themselves with it. The masculine overtone is due to the fact that tailors used to only specialize in making men's suits.

sage for ot

>>7549667
This is actually how I was planning on doing mine (assuming I'm interpreting the text correctly -- I can't really understand the picture but the description sounds like what I was planning.) Glad to know this is a thing that works

>>7550112
oh god everything is terrible, that whole post is just terrible

>>7550104
My boyfriend loves owls and bright colours like that and when he saw me looking at this picture he said
>Oh, that's nice! Why don't you make something like that next?
honey no

>>7551284
Haha aw

Guess what it's made out of.

>>7551764
Fuck, dropped image

>>7551767
Yay maxi-pad dress

>>7550115
The sad part is you can find some pretty cute fabric for lolita projects at Joann's. But so many people get the tackiest looking shit for projects.

>>7551767
Really cute this will go great worth my maxi-pad headdress lol

>>7551595
If I squint it kind of looks like the white bows are moths attacking the dress. But who am I kidding, moths have better taste than that.

>>7551767
I have a terrible feeling this is meant to be used later for some form of "menstrual art"

>>7551767
The perfect dress for my guro lolita coord!

This is probably a big question, but what are some generals "dont's" when it comes to sewing a nice lolita piece? How do you take your sewing from "etsy reject" to "mistaken for brand?"

>>7552176
Proper fabric choice, knowledge of what lolita actually is/isn't (silhouette, cut, etc.), and good craftsmanship/sewing abilities are the three things that separate good handmade from shit-tier etsy pieces, imo.
One of the last egl posts and the comments on it can show you what bad handmade is. Most of that doesn't fit the lolita aesthetic, and even if it did, uses poor quality, flashy fabrics and way too much of them.

Everything in this store.

>>7553622
Omfg.

>>7550050
If I saw her walking around I'd think it was a lazy Princess Bubblegum cosplay.
>>7550045
You can tell they at least put some effort into this and the construction looks clean, but the wonky proportions ruin it.

this was posted by an "indie brand" on the Lolita Updates facebook page.
>mfw 93 US dollars for the jsk alone

>>7554595
>mfw the front is sewn directly to the bustle
>mfw when poor hemming and loose threads everywhere
>mfw when the "brand" is called loli paradise

>>7554595
>>7554595
>>7554603
what is this?
it's like doll delight's shit work for less.

ugh

>>7557271
this feels average to me, not "ugh" status

>>7557280
it is so ugly though.

>>7557271
It's...verging on cute. The construction is fine, the fabric looks pretty mediocre but nice in the mockup (the pixel effect is lost and the final pink isn't warm or as saturated), I wonder what went wrong with it.

>>7557288
I don't feel like it works with that style at all. The print doesn't come through at all.

>>7557285
I'm sensing possible vendetta. I checked out the rest of that person's shop, they sell decent quality plushies. This jsk is not the cutest, but I don't have sweet leanings. I can see it fitting in with quite a few sweet lolitas. The construction of it is fine and the quality of the custom fabric is fine. It's just unoriginal and doesn't stand out. Like another anon said, just average.

>>7557290
No vendetta, I just saw the shop tonight. I adore the eevee plush they have. I just do not think that dress works at all.

>>7557271
The construction looks cute and well-made, but I'm really not feeling that fabric.

>rabbit777 submitted these to the handmade lolita Christmas contest some years back
>her entry got only one vote... her own

She aks € 149,00 to € 239,00 for her dresses.

Some of those dresses aren't necessary badly sewn, just stylistic disaster.

Also it makes me a bit uncomfortable in that I'm trying to learn to sew and that my first dress isn't probably going to look much better. ;_;

>>7557321
And that's fine, because everyone has to start somewhere. The issue with a lot of these is that people are trying to sell them, and in many cases for a pretty hefty price. As long as you know your sewing project hasn't turned out well and put it down as a practice piece, then that's fine. Just don't call yourself a professional seamstress and try to sell your super unique dresses for hundreds of $$$

>>7557313

that actually has potential.

Smaller bows
Better drape shape on the green
Solid color on the skirt portion.

>>7557313
>tfw she lives near me and gives sewing lessons
>tfw tempted
>tfw don't want to catch that bad taste

>>7557390
Bad taste isn't contagious.
She seems to be an able seamstress. (Just not a good stylist).

>>7557391
I know (it was a joke) but just... hmm. I have to wonder whether someone who looks at a genuine lolita dress and then produces something like this isn't going to subconsciously push their bad taste onto anything made under their supervision.

>>7550258
I was so sick of seeing that shit on Lace Market. What kind of ita would buy this stuff? Especially on LM, where it's side-by-side with things that actually look decent.

>>7557313

Fabric choices are completely wrong but her actual sewing is pretty good.
Sad to see potential wasted like this.

>>7551595
Everything this seller makes... it's just all a hideous disaster and it makes me want to just sew ugly shit and call it lolita and sell it for $300 because people like her seem to have plenty of sales.

>>7557271
if the didn't have the print image next to the picture of the dress, I would think it was just a pink dress that had weird faded spots or something

>>7553622
someone please link this monstrosity.

>>7550353
The color is awful and the bows aren't even the same size. What a waste of fabric. I think you're being generous.

>>7557271
Ah, they posted on reddit asking for funding. I thought to myself..."almost there but no". They designed the fabric and cut, but outsourced the sewing and fabric production. Who knows if the final product will even look like this. The top is a nice cut but the bottom is really boring, as is the print.

>>7550263
>o
Do people actually pay money for that...?

>>7558726
They didn't design the fabric either.
http://r0se-designs.deviantart.com/art/Pink-Sky-Commissioned-Image-441626240

>>7551989
10/10.

Anyone remember this monstrosity?

>>7561222
Please tag your Kyary spoilers

UM
https://www.etsy.com/shop/theCuteGeekBoutique

>>7561237
http://splicd.com/pZBHcX6flfg/26/34

>>7561237
and then moses parted the red sea

>>7561222
What the fucking fuck is that?

>>7561237
>I call it the reverse period

So these are appearing on just-ita-things.tumblr.com now. Too good.

>>7562150
just-ita-things is /cgl/ incarnate

>>7562154
but she best be careful, she's operating in enemy territory

>>7557313
Might looks nice at a Ren Faire though,

>>7562150
why would you ever wear this to a convention let alone in public?

Not lolita but I laughed

>>7563143
Please tell me no one bought that

>>7563143
haha wth that's worth like 50 cents

>>7563143
What's the point of selling something everybody over 6 could make in less time it takes to order on the internet ?
Does she believe she's some sort of master at making basic tie ?

>>7557271
wasnt this a dress in the disney Cinderella movie?

>>7564728

>>7564731
Cinderella's handmade dress was ita as fuck. Good thing /cgl/-incarnate literally tore it to shreds and the fairy gave her a new one, because she never would have scored a rich husbando in that itatastic monstrosity.

>>7564734
Omg, first off there are no rules to lolita so itas dont even exist! Its just a word that you elitists came up with to put other princesses down. Also, she felt like a princess n that dress and it was 100% LOLLIABLE! :) You go Cinderella!

>>7564763
Troll detected.

>>7564850
This must be your first time, we were joking sis. Unless you're an elitist brandwhore #ableist #hater

>>7564855

Fuck off with your hashtags.

>>7564896
;-; omg anon pls don't b upset w/ us
cosplay and egl is suppose 2b fun u no >_>

>>7564896
>>7564850

fucking idiots right here

Cinderella, the tale of a sweet ita who learned to embrace shiro loli and score herself a sugar daddy.

>>7553622
>>7558407
>https://www.etsy.com/shop/skycreation
You're welcome, anon. I had a good laugh.
This particular piece:
>https://www.etsy.com/listing/72125307/teddy-bear-apron-in-baby-blue

Apparently it's supposed to be a teddy bear, oh dear.

>>7561222
Found the perfect shoes to coord it with

they are for ripping apart and doing lewd thing right?

>>7570546
top kek

>>7553622
I never understood why people who own these stores use lots of fabric for hideous ruffles but then don't make the skirt full enough to actually have the silhouette they're attempting

>>7570546
I'd wear that coord for the luls, no fucks given.

>>7570546
Not gonna lie, now that I've calmed down after looking at these...they'd be quite appropriate for a guro/horror themed coord.

>>7575250
It looks like somebody "upcycled" cheap curtains or bedsheets.

>>7570546
This remind me of the barbie head necklace i see on Taobao shops XD

>>7562150
What the faq is this?? Seems it was used an old blanket. I think this is the most itatastic thing i have seen
>>7561222
I hate this print with a passion and it gave me nightmares too

>>7575396
With this bag pls.

>>7576002
>Seems it was used an old blanket

Oh, you poor summer child.

>>7576005
YES. Oh god yes. I forgot about this bag and I posted it on my facebook the other day. That's it, forget chess chocolate and honey cake. I'm going for this shit right here.

>>7566276
her dress is sax blue, the only "shiro" she wears is her wedding dress

>>7551767
It looks like she stitched that thing together out of menstrual pads.

Others have suggested it was made from a blanket/bedspread, but it looks more like a protective mattress pad to me.

Whatever unspeakably inappropriate stuff it's made from, that's beyond mere badness. That's like the worst of the worst.

>>7575250
The '80s called; they want their party dress back.

Oh, wait--never mind. This one seems to be made from a bedsheet, and no matter how bad '80s fashion could be, they didn't do that shit.