Wearing my finalized Muslin tunic prototype.
Tunic prototype front
Tunic prototype back
Let's fight!
Tunic prototype laid out.
Tunic prototype upper portion
My semi-finished hat
Hat from the side
Here's the almost finished hat. All that's left is adding the trim and maybe some additional fitting
Here you can see the reinforcement XXs.
Here's the hat prototype laid out BEFORE sewing together.
pinch marks hold the reinforcement details in place, add some depth, and help shape the hat a bit. Notice that these pinch marks do not continue down the length of the hat.
putting the trim on the sleeve. sew strait stitch then do zig zag at end to make sure it doesn't fray
... then fold over.
Then fold into the inside of the sleeve
This is how it looks folded. then hand sew inside making sure the stitch does not pass through the trim on the outside of the sleeve
Making the laces. first start with a 2 inch wide strip. then fold in half and pin. then sew with a .5“ hem. trim excess. turn inside out. then cut laces to length desired
This is the sleeve with the laces sewn in place. This is BEFORE the sleeve is pinched. The white line is where the material will be folded in and sewn to trap the laces inside and hide the edge of the trim.
detail of previous shot
in order to hide the stitches of the lace i folded the ends under and sewed them underneath.
pinning down the trim for the skirt
trim of skirt
trim of skirt sewn
trim of skirt sewn detail
cut two strips of faux suede 3” wide and 65“ long.
for one of the strips i folded the ends in and stitched them down making the belt 1 5/8“ wide. the second strip i did almost the same thing except i put interfacing in place before stitching.
RIGHT side of one belt strip
this is the second 3“ strip with interfacing ironed in place.
... then fold the flaps in and pin in place
then stitch
then put another layer of interfacing ontop. notice that i'm only puting interfacing on one of the strips. i did this because by ironing the material and putting interfacing it makes the material less fuzzy and suede like. so the stiffer piece will be on the inside while the softer strip will show on the outside.
unfortunately, my first test with the interfacing stained my brand new ironing board. i think the interfacing is really old and got discolored when i shot it with steam
here's the interfacing on a test strip. notice how its all green. eww. good thing its not showing.
the strip with the interfacing ended up shrinking so one strip ended up longer than the other.
cut the hole for the belt buckle to go through
then stitched around the hole to reinforce it and then placed the buckle in and stitched
then reinforced the hole, inserted the buckle, and then stitched it closed
on the back side i then fold the piece in and stitch
the finished belt on the back
finished belt front
this is the small strip i made for the chest belt that goes beneath the buckle to hold the excess belt in place.
here i'm pinning the belt loop in place
the finished belt loop
For the undershirt I purchased a Large Mossimo Supply Co Junior Knit turtle neck T from target.com. here's what it looks like before i modified it.
This is how it looks on me before I modified it. notice the neck goes really high. it's also a little transparent. i wouldn't wear it without something ontop
i ironed on interfacing on the inside of the turtle neck for the front half of it. then cut the slit and tried it on. i see that the neck is too high and will need to be trimmed
I babysat a friend's dog over the weekend while I was sewing. She looks so tired. I think sewing makes her bored.
here's the wrong side of the shirt. you can see my discolored interfacing. i trimmed the turtle neck, folded the material and sewed the hem.
Then I added the eyelits/gromits and the string
Here are my finished pants with my boots.
Here's a look at my OLD sword
My new sword hilt in progress
On top is the 14 G 1/4 inch chain mail that took me weeks to link together. On the bottom is the 18 G 3/8 inch rings that took me only one night to link together.
Trim on the neck hole. I'm dissapointed with it because it turned out crooked and has some wrinkles sewn in. But it was the best I could do!
Adding trim to the sleeve. It's done in a way to prevent any visible seems. Once the trim is attached to the base material you fold it over and then inside the sleeve.
Detail of adding trim to sleeve. Here you see a strait stitch on the left. Then along the edge of the trim material is a zig zag stitch to prevent fraying.
Me posing with my tunic. One sleeve with trim. Notice how the ends of the trim fabric are visible on the upper part of the sleeve. this is intended because it will be pinched.
My don't I look strong
Glove
glove
Pinning the laces in place so that I can sew them. The white line is what will be pinched trapping the inner parts of the laces inside the material making it look like its actually lacing something
The finished sleeve with laces. That's my new bed comforter. It reminds me of Wind Waker
My $7 boots from Good Will. I think these are the same boots that cosworx.com sells called the Captain 100s.
Left boot: after. Right boot: before.
My new sewing basket! Most of the sewing supplies I've had are my Mom's. Now that I've moved out I'm trying to build my own supply of sewing stuffs. Notice that its green!
My Link action figure from Japan
Good shot of the wig.
This was my template which had to be printed on 9 different 8.5x11 sheets of paper and taped together.
My stack of craft foam. I think they are 11x17 sheets
traced the template onto the craft foam but inset it by 1/8 inch because a strip of foam will go on the edge.
The first two layers of foam were glued flat together, then I began to curve them.
The shield was made with layers and layers of craft foam. The final shield had 8 layers all the way through. There were a couple additional cosmetic layers around the edge. The curve of the shield was easily attained by holding the first two layers curved and gluing them together. The glue easily held the shape and additional layers helped to reinforce it.
The left shield is a replica bought online. The right shield I made from craft foam!
My new shield is much lighter in weight and more accurate to the Twilight Princess shield. A few details still need to be added. But it's finished enough for Halloween!
Detail shot where you can see some of the texture caused by the acrylic paints. But from far away, it looks nice and smooth.
