So, I'm a long-time attendee of comic conventions and Renaissance Faires, and have always been involved with dressing up. But a few years ago, while in search of the perfect Ursula costume (from Disney's A Little Mermaid) I became frustrated with the complete lack of cool costumes. So I decided to make my own. From scratch. With no pattern to speak of, except for my own warped mind. And when it was done, it looked freaking awesome. So I resolved to never buy a costume again, only to make my own. Since then, I've managed to make several Steampunk costumes, a new amazing formal Pirate Coat, and a ton of cool accesories. But along the way I've started following a bunch of cool costume blogs, some of which I'll be posting links to, and I decided that I wanted to start documenting my costuming process. Since I just started a new costume, I figured what better way to do it than to start my blog--and my costume--at the same time.
Now, for a little disclaimer... I'm not a professional seamstress or tailor--I've never even taken any sewing or clothing construction classe of anykind. Everything I've done is self-learned from trial and error and sometimes the way I do things isn't the best way, or even the right way to sew something. But that's ok, cause that's what works for me, and hopefully over time, and possibly some classes I can become a better seamstress. But even if my sewing techniques aren't the best, I'm hoping some of my ideas can help other people be creative, just as following some of those blogs I mentioned above have helped to inspire me. Afterall, if the internet can't be used as a forum for exchange of information and creativity, they why even bother.
I hope you enjoy what I've got to show you, and please feel free to share any costuming blogs or resources you've found as I always like to check out new ideas. :)
Thanks!
-r2d2grrl
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