Carbon Costume

…each piece according to the length of my torso, but giving yourself a general estimation on the shape of each piece will be enough to give you a good idea of how to cut out each piece. STEP TWO: Now that you have all of your pieces cut out, sew pieces 1-6 together in succession, so that you will have 2 opposite-facing corset pieces. Use your heavy duty upholstery thread. Seen in Fig. 2 is one corset side. When you are finished sewing all your piec…

…sports community since. Acrobatic performers in foam heads with friendly smiles and a wave for the fans. Every now and then a mascot comes along that sticks out. That gets noticed. And for the last three years that mascot has been Gritty, the orange monster living large in Philadelphia. Gritty represents the Philadelphia Flyers, the city’s NHL team. He burst on the scene three years ago and has since become a viral sensation. But he wasn’t always…

…h the zippers and one successful Kickstarter later, the two are working tirelessly to fulfill orders and prepare the shop for opening early next year!” Here is what the owners, best known as Koala & Kinetic, have to say about their workspaces: Mari says: “I am set up in a multipurpose space so it requires a lot of clean up to switch between steps. I have 2 sewing machines and 1 serger, as well as a small ironing set up. When it comes to my favorit…

…two layer of felt together once the paper template is out of the way. The felt will be less likely to slip or unfold if pinned. Step Three: Cut the Pieces If your cutie mark has a lot of pieces, you might want to cut each one into its own chunk. You will have a smaller piece to work with and won’t have to worry about quite as many pins. When cutting felt into round shapes, try to cut the piece a little bigger than the template calls for, especiall…

…the pillowcase. I used a white watercolor pencil since I used black material (also because I couldn’t find anything else). Note: Use something that doesn’t stain or show through the fabric. The perk of this watercolor pencil is that it doesn’t go through the fabric like ink from a marker. It can also wash out with water. A con of the pencil is it has to be wet repeatedly to use. I just used a wet napkin. Lay your arm flat on the table, spread you…

…or if your whole family is in on it. The right food matched to your costumes will keep the party going and keep you in character all night! The fastest way to set up a menu based on your costume is by using a themed cookbook. Pictured above are cookbooks themed after the show Hannibal (don’t worry, all the meat used is found at a grocery store!), Harry Potter, Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Game of Thrones. These are, however a small sampling of them…

…heir collective shadow as the only child who did not have any superhuman abilities. You can use this as a costume accessory if you’re cosplaying Vanya, or any other character from the TV series who seems like they might have read her book (even if they won’t admit it). For this project, we’ll be using my favorite free, web-based graphic design program, Canva. It’s quite easy to set up a Canva account, and it’s got an incredibly user-friendly inter…

…let the pagesit for a while. After that, I cut out the decals, leaving a small allowance of space around each one. To prep the plastic coffee cup, clean it rigorously with hot water and soap, and/or rubbing alcohol on a cotton pad. Mix up the Mod Podge and brush a thin layer on both the tumbler and the underside of the printable. Afterwards, apply another two or three more coats, waiting a couple hours in between each one. Remember to let the fini…

…liking, let’s move on to crafting the teeth. Make little dabs of hot glue all along the “gumline” of this faux jawbone, and build them up until they resemble teeth. For extra “dental” support, you can use broken pieces of toothpick to reinforce the teeth shapes. If you would like to paint the blade to give it a more opaque, bonelike color, you should you have the option of applying acrylic paints (a mix of gray and beige would work best) before y…

…ave pages about every costume I’ve made — and I also have a blogspot that meshes with that costume site, but is easier to update. What does it mean for a movie to have great costuming? It can mean a lot of different things. For myself and a lot of other costumers, sometimes a costume or a character just catches you. Sometimes it’s a particular designer’s aesthetic, ie, Colleen Atwood has a certain aesthetic that appeals to me (and I know I’m not a…