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CONSTRUCTION TIME: 3 days
DEBUT: Anime Expo 2011
Status: Retired // Thoughts on bringing her back
Thoughts: I was on crunch time for AX ’11 and I needed a cosplay. What could I do, what could I do? I like Assassin’s Creed but most of the costumes are way too elaborate for my crunch time. Who could I do? Are there any women in the other games? I’ve only played one so far. Ohhh, there’s a woman! She’s an apprentice! Let’s do it!
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The black lines on the jacket are bias tape running all around the jacket. The sash was recovered from my old Temari cosplay and I used some skinny jeans from my closet. Aside from the jacket, it was a really easy cosplay. The bias was a little difficult only because I kept running out of it but it was fun to line the costume with it! The only stupid thing about the costume is I was still figuring out how to advance my sewing. I wanted hidden seams so… I used invisible thread. The thread kept snapping so it was a nightmare but hey, you can’t see the seam lines! (Obviously this is not the correct way to do hidden seams, I later learned :’) ). Even though it’s kind of a hot mess to wear. I really love how it turned out. Would I do it differently if I were to remake it? Hell yes.
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This was an easy project but I wanted to focus on correct fabric types that Miku would have worn in the videos environment.
This was an easy project but I wanted to focus on correct fabric types that Miku would have worn in the videos environment.
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I started off with the corset. I opted to change the design from the original mod as I figured it would look kind of odd in real life. I tried making a prototype with foam a few times before finally moving onto worbla. I opted not to do the sandwich technique since I was trying to save money and wanted to try to run through it as fast as I could for PCC. Once I had quit my job, I ramped up my own production and started working on the costume faster. I used various tutorials and patterns to help me out with the process. I would make a foam base, decorate it with everything that was needed then applied the worbla last, using heat and clay tools to pop the details out.
The tail and neck piece had to be light. My neck is incredibly sensitive. If anything heavy or light touches it, I instantly feel sick (it’s weird). So the tail HAD to be light as hell. I couldn’t worbla it. I made the neck piece out of foam and worbla to keep it stable but it was wide enough that it wouldn’t touch the back of my neck. For the tail, I made a pattern in Photoshop and scaled it down for each different section. I then created pieces out of foam and used felt beneath it so that it would hold it’s shape and be soft on my back. The pieces were connected uses small metal rings from Joanns so that when I moved, the tail would have easy movement as well.
For paint, I used home 2-in-1 primer that’s used on furniture and metals since I feel the spray always gives me an even coat and color every time. The colors tend to run moodier as well so after priming the pieces, I coated everything in black then painting the undersides red to give it an extra dimension.
The daggers are the worst part. I had 3 days left so I had to absolutely rush it. They’re bigger than I ever wanted them to be because I had to use eva foam as I had no other materials left. I bent a PVC pipe using heat to create the curve and wrapped the bottom in spare rope that I had lying around. I may have done the whole thing backwards. It was my first real armored cosplay and although I feel I did a good job on most of it, it doesn’t hold up too well and is difficult to keep on. I learned a so much doing this project and even though I deem it a half failure, I strongly feel it was a great project to do.
This time I was learning to be patient and mocking an entire cosplay versus just doing it in pieces.
With the jacket, I lined it with a light blue fabric, made a fake pocket for the front then worked on the jackets cuffs. This was one of the reasons the old jacket failed. The cuffs were awful and held no shape. This time, I used two pieces of interfacing for both cuffs and used an invisible stitch to attach the lower part of the jacket to the upper part of the cuff. Because of the invisible stitch, the cuff looks like it floats on its own and holds it’s shape perfectly!
I was again strapped for time. During the construction of Rain, I had moved apartments, gotten a new job and suddenly it was time for PCC. The only other thing left to do was make the collar and the pouch. I made the pouch using faux white leather and again alternated it so that the only thing it could honestly hold was my phone and business cards. I used a magnet to keep the pouch snapped closed at all times. Finally, I sloppily did the neck piece by creating it out of worbla. I have plans to re-do the piece since it’s pretty awful but overall, I’m incredibly happy with my remake of Rain!
The tail and neck piece had to be light. My neck is incredibly sensitive. If anything heavy or light touches it, I instantly feel sick (it’s weird). So the tail HAD to be light as hell. I couldn’t worbla it. I made the neck piece out of foam and worbla to keep it stable but it was wide enough that it wouldn’t touch the back of my neck. For the tail, I made a pattern in Photoshop and scaled it down for each different section. I then created pieces out of foam and used felt beneath it so that it would hold it’s shape and be soft on my back. The pieces were connected uses small metal rings from Joanns so that when I moved, the tail would have easy movement as well.
For paint, I used home 2-in-1 primer that’s used on furniture and metals since I feel the spray always gives me an even coat and color every time. The colors tend to run moodier as well so after priming the pieces, I coated everything in black then painting the undersides red to give it an extra dimension.
The daggers are the worst part. I had 3 days left so I had to absolutely rush it. They’re bigger than I ever wanted them to be because I had to use eva foam as I had no other materials left. I bent a PVC pipe using heat to create the curve and wrapped the bottom in spare rope that I had lying around. I may have done the whole thing backwards. It was my first real armored cosplay and although I feel I did a good job on most of it, it doesn’t hold up too well and is difficult to keep on. I learned a so much doing this project and even though I deem it a half failure, I strongly feel it was a great project to do.
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With the jacket, I lined it with a light blue fabric, made a fake pocket for the front then worked on the jackets cuffs. This was one of the reasons the old jacket failed. The cuffs were awful and held no shape. This time, I used two pieces of interfacing for both cuffs and used an invisible stitch to attach the lower part of the jacket to the upper part of the cuff. Because of the invisible stitch, the cuff looks like it floats on its own and holds it’s shape perfectly!
I was again strapped for time. During the construction of Rain, I had moved apartments, gotten a new job and suddenly it was time for PCC. The only other thing left to do was make the collar and the pouch. I made the pouch using faux white leather and again alternated it so that the only thing it could honestly hold was my phone and business cards. I used a magnet to keep the pouch snapped closed at all times. Finally, I sloppily did the neck piece by creating it out of worbla. I have plans to re-do the piece since it’s pretty awful but overall, I’m incredibly happy with my remake of Rain!