TheCosplayCloset

just a dorky semstress who loves bringing my fav characters to life, feel free to check out my instagram @the_cosplay_closet 

[draconym]

The kids on Tiktok were right actually

Making masks rules

[draconym]

I think the beads really complete the look

[draconym]

For the folks curious about templates, these are the shapes I cut from cardboard. I added a couple little pieces of cereal box cardboard as structural support in various points, like the bridge of the nose and behind the beak. Also, I ended up cutting the forehead piece a little smaller, which I marked on the paper, but I kept the template size in case you want to see how it originally looked.

@blackbearmagic made a bunch of cool templates for the workshop I'm going to do in December, too. I'll get a few photos of those later.

[blackbearmagic]

I think my favorite part of this was how different your mask looks from all the ones I've made so far, and not just because you made a bird and I've been making mammals

It's a completely different piece of wearable art. It has a different soul. It has a different feel.

I think everyone should make a mask of their favorite animal to wear, even if they're not a therian. I think the world would be a healthier, happier place if everyone made a cardboard replica of their favorite animal's face.

[draconym]

Bear's mask templates! I just want to stress that our masks are extremely low tech and budget friendly. They're made out of cardboard, hot glue, and fleece, with an elastic band in the back. I used a little sheer black fabric I had leftover from my terror bird costume for the eyes.

Fleece and felt are very forgiving fabrics and you can basically just cut a single large piece and stretch it to fit, gluing it to the cardboard one small section at a time. The fabric was the only purchase we made for these, and it was in the form of thrift store blankets.

It's easy! It's fun! Go do it now!!!

[i-suggest-cdrw]

hi yeah this is good advice and you 🫵 should do it

this was all stuff i had lying around, most of it was obtained for other craft projects that i haven't yet gotten around to

go make a fun little mask. go crazy go stupid.

[draconym]

Hell yeah this RULES

[draconym]

The kids on Tiktok were right actually

Making masks rules

[stahsm]

Overlock Stitch by @clothes_reetzy

[thatisuseful]

Damn, that's useful

[fluidstatick]

Finally a hand sewing tutorial on a hemline that isn't just the ladder stitch! the ladder stitch disappears when you tighten it, but it's not meant for hemlines because it breaks really easily! The overlock stitch is more stable, so it holds much longer, and it won't pucker or warp the fabric!

[shamebats]

What it looks like on the right side of a Hawaiian shirt I shortened and hemmed by hand.

[beedsm5]

ohh i have plany off seam allowance.,,

[aroedmundpevensie]

there's actually a secret eighth deadly sin and it's exactly like gluttony except for textile projects

[stitchposts]

[tirednoceur]

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[a-totally-reasonable-username]

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[avidreaderffn]

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[polyamorousmisanthrope]

Jesus Tapdancing Christ... THIS is a good welt pocket and the people who designed Simplicity 2895 ought to be blasted well ASHAMED of themselves for the crap way THEY wanted a welt pocket made. *SNARLS*

[makereadgrow]

This is how I learned to do it and a good example of what you want to see in a short form tutorial: pinning, pressing, seam finishing, good fabric handling.

I would mention that you can make the pocket facing with a small panel of your matching fabric that is visible and the rest in a lighter fabric to reduce bulk. That's a lot of denim layers for comfort.

[gender-trash]

are you nerds ready to see TOP SURGERY KIRK??

[roach-works]

this is one of the more expensive cosplays i've seen but you really can't argue with the results

[mortimermcmirestinks]

hey OP? this is the best cosplay I've ever seen

[squeakadeeks]

YEAH BABEY

after making so many things you hit a point where you think. you know what. at any given moment theres nothing stopping me from being Austin Powers. then at some point. You will be Austin Powers.

[galileosballs]

Very few things-that-don't-matter bother me like the concept of 'zero-waste sewing', especially when it's also touted as 'beginner-friendly'.

Using your fabric efficiently? Makes total sense. No objection to that.

But specifically designing patterns such that every single part of a length of fabric is consumed by it? You're setting people up to fail. For one, you can really only do this with patterns made mostly of rectangles and right triangles, which can only make a very narrow range of garments that simply do not play nice with many people's bodies (especially bodies with lots of curvature). For another, a zero-waste pattern is also a zero-error-tolerance pattern. One wrong cut or measurement and the whole thing's toast. The wiggle-room that a more standard pattern allows also allows you to fix problems when they occur.

If you make a zero-waste garment and never wear it because it looks bad on you? That's not actually zero-waste. If you start a zero-waste garment and can't complete it because you made one little mistake? That's not actually zero-waste.

But more importantly, the whole idea of 'zero-waste' as a desireable outcome is antithetical to the methods and traditions of sewing. It's a form of functionless, guilt-driven, aesthetics-first minimalism that has no place in actual sewing practice. The scraps of fabric left over from cutting a pattern are incredibly useful. Larger pieces can become parts of new projects. Smaller pieces can become patchwork. Even really tiny scraps can become stuffing or batting or kindling or any number of other things. Home sewing has always been about not wasting things, but the way to not waste things is not by piously making only garments that suck, it's by repurposing, reusing, and recycling everything you buy. Once that fabric reaches your house, 98% of its environmental impact has already happened.

Use it all, sure, but use it well.

[fatmasc]

Hey i’m a fashion design student so i have tons and tons of pdfs and docs with basic sewing techniques, pattern how-tos, and resources for fabric and trims. I’ve compiled it all into a shareable folder for anyone who wants to look into sewing and making their own clothing. I’ll be adding to this folder whenever i come across new resources

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16uhmMb8kE4P_vOSycr6XSa9zpmDijZSd?usp=sharing

[fatmasc]

Updated just now with new hand sewing resources (mainly buttonholes) and textbook pdfs on fashion history, fashion illustration, and thinking through designs!

[bosstoaster]

OP I owe you my life

[whatchamacallitz]

OP you are the greatest person currently in my life. You beautiful, thoughtful creature.

[leolaroot]

how the world opens up to you as a kid learning to hand sew when you realize you can do literally anything with the button holes and dont have to do an X or = stitches you can do anything. nad then like an image of a futuristic neon city

[leolaroot]

when i realized i could do this sort of shit to a button my life changed

[libbylael]

[squeakadeeks]

hey do how tf do you spike a wig. i know the method but i cant figure how to section this thing so it looks like a mess

this probably wont be very helpful since figuring out the right partings and sizes/angles/etc usually comes down to excessive trial and error (its not uncommon that I have to re-style a wig once or twice) but the only bit of wisdom I can maybe impart is styling more on you and not a wig head.

often when I just get started with a wig I will do all the bulk heat training and back-combing first just to puff the wig up, but to actually select the parts and spikes 100% I always do this while wearing it on my head and w/ access to angled mirrors that give me front+side views. ive never had luck assigning spike directions on a wig head and having them turn out flattering.

Additionally I very rarely follow the character's hair partings 1:1, i more commonly base it off of how I part my hair and styles that I know are good for my face shape. you can be an expert at spiking wigs and technical skill, but if the wig isnt flattering it'll still look odd. To make the parts look neater, once I have bulk sections I then go through and make sure the parts are consistent with where the hair is coming from. I dont want to be pulling wefts across spikes or from random locations, so here I make sure from the root to the tip all the hair has a common source. In general its a good idea to go from base-to-tip when styling to keep your shapes uniform. Once I have the general shape down and make sure the roots are consistent, I go through with a mini flat iron to smooth any wrinkles or bumps. also giving it a pass with a hog-bristle brush helps make things smoother.

Once the wig is 95% of the way there, to get rid of excessive fuzz I use a steamer to tamp down stray hairs and finish points. (you could also use a blow drier but blow driers use more force so they can also change the shape of the wig, steaming is usually more gentle and easier to control)

normally I start with the wig on my own head to get the bulk shape, do all the tedious cleaning and smoothing on a seperate wig head, and then put it back on me at the very end to be sure I have flattering clean spikes and do final appearance styling.

tbh im pretty sure this is already common but another bit of advice I could give is sometimes with wigs, less is more- especially if big spikes are proving to be more obnoxious than theyre worth. the last few costumes i did, i started to favor more "natural" wig styles that had styles that didnt involve a bunch of teasing or big spikes. they turned out better and involved less work, this is one of those "you can adapt to wig styling, or you can adapt wig styling to you" situations. I dont like making big gravity defying styles, so I changed the types of wigs I made _(:3」∠)_

[preserving-tiktok]

[fandomn00blr]

Defending her title as Jr Cosplay Champion at the Star Trek convention...

I'm such a proud nerd mom!

[systlin]

So my sister wants to start sewing more, because

a. She’s 5′ 11″ and can never find pants long enough for her legs or shirts long enough for her arms.

b. She hates synthetic fibers as much as I do and it’s difficult to find natural fiber clothes that aren’t made of cotton

c. She’s a biologist and would physically fistfight microplastics if given half a chance

So her gift from mom and dad for her birthday was a sewing machine. Not a super expensive one but a good solid serviceable one.

And recently she asked “So where do I GET wool or linen and thread that isn’t polyester” and mom was like ‘go ask your sister’

And I, of course, crashed into the group text like “GET A PEN I HAVE WEBSITES FOR U” and honestly I’m thrilled about this

[systlin]

“Where did u get all this”

“Bets, u know I’m a 15th degree blackbelt of buying shit on the internet”

“oh yeah tru”

[hermesmuse]

Op can may we inquire about the website list

[systlin]

Linen; https://www.graylinelinen.com/

cotton and Silk thread; https://redrockthreads.com/

Linen thread and wool fabric; https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/ (they’ve got wool stuffs and worsted wool fabric for $15 a yard! I just got three yards of navy worsted wool I’m making a constellation winter skirt from)

More linen thread and wool; https://wmboothdraper.com/ (just ordered wool broadcloth to make a coat)

Silk fabric (THE best place to get silk lining fabrics and raw silk fabric):https://www.dharmatrading.com/

A varying assortment of wool and silk and cotton and even some leather, use coupon code  spring2020 for 50% off your full order, worked yesterday when I bought some stuff there; https://metrotextilesnyc.com/

Wool. You want wool coating for under $20 a yard? Sure you do. It’s here. Not a huge variety of colors, most are black or brown, but hey https://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/Catalog?refinementIds=4096748&Keyword=wool&pageSize=16

[wingedtyger]

I don’t know a lot about sewing, but I want to make or have my mom make some linen pants & shirts for when I’m watering, because it gets to 105 here and we have mosquitos so I need to be covered. What type of linen do I buy? Also, linen pajama shorts, yes/no?

(I’ve been wearing my renfaire pants which are a linen mix, I think. But the frikking mosquitos that hide in the tomatoes get my arms)

[systlin]

Medium weight is what I’d go with.

And linen pajama shorts is a HARD yes.

[beggars-opera]

Renaissance Fabrics is good for all sorts of things

Mood doesn’t specialize in natural fabrics but they do have basically every fabric ever made so

[the-merry-otter]

For wools, I cannot recommend Woolsome enough! They’re a bit more expensive then the above links, but they have a spectacular range of colours and weights, as well as diamond pattern and herringbone weaves. They also have a range of linens, though not as extensive.

Woolsome

Historical fabrics for re-enactors

[justgarb]

Tiedtohistory.com has sheer voile linen

The Linen Lab has a variety of weaves, weights, and colors available

Period Fabric has a variety of wools, but switch to the full website if you’re on mobile