Many people know that I've wanted to do a pattern like this since 2009 when I attended Costume Con in Baltimore, but ... the powers that be move slowly.
This particular style came about when I asked a group of similarly clad gals at last year's Costume Con in Toronto what kind of patterns people would find useful. They said it was difficult to figure out the body suit part of this costume. So ....
This particular style came about when I asked a group of similarly clad gals at last year's Costume Con in Toronto what kind of patterns people would find useful. They said it was difficult to figure out the body suit part of this costume. So ....
This is my final sketch for the two views that made it into my new pattern of Anime style costumes.
YES ... this costume is built on a body suit with a snap crotch, so you all can go to the bathroom! This is a photo of my very first mock up ...
and pattern as it evolved.
This is the sketch I sent up to Simplicity that explained my new plan.
Here we have a version, but certainly not the final one. I can't tell you how many false steps I took on the way to this finished pattern.
First, the view with the puffed sleeve didn't make it into the final pattern.
Second, the separate empire bodice with gathers wasn't working at all. As you can see, the sweetheart neck with the little dip in front DOES NOT work in spandex. Also, gathering spandex to more spandex is very problematic. The spandex is thick and doesn't gather well and then the piece it gets sewn to tends to stretch which totally ruins the shape. So I had to completely rethink things.
First, the view with the puffed sleeve didn't make it into the final pattern.
Second, the separate empire bodice with gathers wasn't working at all. As you can see, the sweetheart neck with the little dip in front DOES NOT work in spandex. Also, gathering spandex to more spandex is very problematic. The spandex is thick and doesn't gather well and then the piece it gets sewn to tends to stretch which totally ruins the shape. So I had to completely rethink things.
And this is what the body suit looks like under the outfit with the long jacket.
AND, these are my working patterns as I am getting them ready to trace out for the workroom at Simplicity.
Here's another big thing that changed. My first couple mock ups had the waistline dip in the back, but then I looked at more Anime artwork and realized the back waist really went straight across.
This is what the back ended up looking like.
I plan to talk about sewing the spandex on Friday.
I hope everyone will like this pattern. I have more versions of it I would like to do and other Amine ideas as well.
AND these will only happen if this first pattern sells well ... so ... please buy one and then write in your ideas for Anime pattern shapes you would like to me to work out for you.
I plan to talk about sewing the spandex on Friday.
I hope everyone will like this pattern. I have more versions of it I would like to do and other Amine ideas as well.
AND these will only happen if this first pattern sells well ... so ... please buy one and then write in your ideas for Anime pattern shapes you would like to me to work out for you.
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