Cardcaptor sakura the movie cosplay pattern

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA THE MOVIE COSPLAY PATTERN SKIN

The bodice is COVERED in rhinstones, I wanted to sparkle like the magical girl I am, lol. The lace overlay is longer than the rest of the bodice, and I cut some of the panels at an edge, and then distressed the edges with scissors so it would look less deliberate. I also went back and tacked the scallops of the lace to the bodice to make sure it wouldnвЂ™t side down. The seams are serged, and I attached it to the satin by sewing the two layers together at the arm holes and shoulder seams, before attaching the lining. For the other pieces, I cut off the scalloping and re-attached it along the raw edge of my lace, to match. The overlay is made of special occasion lace, and I was only able to match the two back panels of the bodice to the scalloped edge of the lace. In addition to putting boning in the seams, I also added extra channels in the front and sides, for a smoother silhouette and structure. For boning, I went with spiral steel, which I happened to have an entire roll of from a while back, that I completely forgot I had. So I used one type of interfacing for the each entire piece of the bodice, and then made smaller pieces that were just for the top, and fused those to the rest of my pieces. I wanted to give this strength, and structure, and I knew that I would need the neckline to be a bit stiffer, so it would stand up, and I didnвЂ™t want to have to use wire to achieve that result.

The bodice is made of pink matte satin that I purchased from the Online Fabric Store, two types of Pellon fusible interfacing, and lined with cotton broadcloth I bought from JoAnn. The neckline is scalloped, which I patterned to match the scalloping on the lace overlay.

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA THE MOVIE COSPLAY PATTERN SKIN

IвЂ™d contemplated trying to make the front of the bodice look more like the open front that the character has, and using fabric close to my skin tone to make it appear вЂњnude (but not actually nude because I wanted to keep it family friendly, lol),вЂќ but I decided not to do that, in the end. It took some time to modify the top of each piece, to take on the shape I needed the neckline to look like. It has a slight off the shoulder pattern that was exactly what I wanted for this. So for the bodice, I used Simplicity 1728 as my pattern base. But without further adieu, here is the result! IвЂ™ve dreamed for so long to be able to create elegant fantasy costumes like she does. I took a lot of inspiration from images online of intricate wedding dresses, and other costume designers such as Firefly Path, who is one of my absolute favorites. рџЂ IвЂ™m going to break this down into three sections, since IвЂ™ve already talked about the vine wrist cuffs, and the petticoat. Your girl is tired, but so, so, so happy. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, and IвЂ™m talking 3-4 AM. The week before a con is called вЂњcon crunch,вЂќ or I like to call вЂњhell week (throwback to my high school days working backstage in the drama dept),вЂќ and IвЂ™d say thatвЂ™s what my week was. I wore myself out, finishing this costume. ItвЂ™s frustrating when you canвЂ™t participate in a hobby you love. Financial setbacks kept me on the sidelines for a while, so this costume was really special to me. ItвЂ™s been a LONG time since IвЂ™ve gotten to really cosplay. This could be kind of long, so grab a snack, tea, coffee, and leggo! вќ¤ДЄnimazement was this weekend (well, as I write this, today is the last day of the con, but I only went for one day, so for me itвЂ™s over, lol), and after all the (literal) blood, sweat, and tears, I got to wear mah costume!! It got so much love, and I couldnвЂ™t have been happier. So I figure if I talk about the whole thing after itвЂ™s finished, I donвЂ™t have to feel like a noob for saying IвЂ™m going to do continuation posts and then get sidetracked, lol. IвЂ™ve decided to start condensing my costume progress posts into one comprehensive post, because I tend to get really wrapped up in my projects.

Cardcaptor sakura the movie cosplay pattern