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How to Make Simple Gloves by  mangalphantom

How to sew + hem sleeves for professional finish by BritxBrat2Fashion

-*WJS Cosplay Photography Blog*-

I made a short post with samples of sketches/studies that cosplayers can use for posing references. I save sketches like these onto my phone to use on shoots when I want to show them a pose and for whatever reason I can’t demonstrate it for them. Sometimes I even take a look during a shoot for inspiration and modify them for whatever fits. If you save these onto your phone for yourself as a cosplayer, I wouldn’t try to memorize them outside of one or two. Mimicking can be very useful but getting too attached and thinking these are the “right” way to hit these poses are counterproductive. Have fun with them and see how you naturally end up coming up with your own unique poses!

Feminine #1: Broad

Artist Credit: Aomori

Feminine #2: Broad

Artist Credit: Zero Resolution

Feminine #3: Broad

Artist Credit: Kate Fox

Feminine #4: Sitting

Artist Credit: Rika Dono

Masculine #1: Broad

Artist Credit: Aomori

Masculine #2: Broad

Artist Credit: Zero Revolution

Masculine #3: Action

Artist Credit: Mavinga

Couples

Artist Credit: Aomori

And of course, you can also take inspiration from your anime series or a similar series.

Yep, I even save kpop girlbands to my phone because the poses are really useful on the set sometimes. Hope these helped! If you liked this post, click here for an article on posing tips for cosplay photos.

Leather Pouch Tutorial & Intro to Basic Leather Working

So if you’re anything like me, you spend more time looking at sewing tutorials than doing actual tutorials, and it’s led to quite a backlog of bookmarked how-tos. Figured I’d compile some of them together, see if anyone can get some use out of them! And…yes, this is only part one. I’ve got another one on the way (this is just how much of a packrat I am).

Italicized links are projects that use only a yard or less of fabric; Starred links are really simple projects, good for beginners.

Dresses, and Bottoms

Circle Skirt****

Convertible Dress To Skirt

Front Bow Maxi Dress

Burlesque Bustle Skirt

Basic Gathered Tulle Petticoat****

Bloomers****

Wrap Dress

Pinwheel Skirt

Bubble Skirt

Tops

Pantsuit Vest

Lace Neckline Shirt

Wool Winter Coat

Bow Tank Top****

Draped Shawl Cardigan 

Square Wool Coat

Drafting a Hoodie Pattern

Accessories

Socks/Stockings

Mittens**** 

Ruffled Flower Headband****

Gathered Panel Scarf****

Bow Headband****

Felt Slippers****

Sweater Spats****

Simple Fleece Spats****

Vintage Style Apron

Ruffled Trim Apron

Bags and Purses

Basic Zippered Pouch****

Pear Shaped Coin Purse

Heart-shaped Pouch

Piano Tote Bag****

Bow Clutch 

Mini Tissue Holder****

Travel Bag

Messenger Bag

Triple Zippered Messenger Bag

Plushies and Toys

Sequined Octopus

Tiny Fawn

Itty Bitty Bunny

Tiny Hedgehog****

Simple Dragon

Complex Dragon

Beanbag Dragon

Toothless Plushie

Cosplay Specific

Swim-able Mermaid Tail (!!!)

Sylladex Messanger Bag

Sailor Senshi Breastplate

Armsock Made From Tights

Madoka Magica Petticoat

Katniss Sweater Cowl****

Adventure Time Finn Hat****

KH Sora’s Shoes

General Sewing Tips and Tricks

Super Sharp Pleats

Tracing and Sewing Darts

Making Puffed Sleeves

Scalloped Hem Tutorial

Blind Hem Stitch

Invisible Closing Stitches

Adding Pockets to Skirts and Pants

Satin Stitch Applique Tutorial

Making And Using Piping

PUFF SLEEVE TUTORIAL FOR COSPLAY AND PERIOD DRESS! 

Hey! There’s a lot of disjointed info out there about making puffy sleeves, and I thought it might be helpful to gather (ha) everything I’ve learned/found online in one place. Puff sleeves, more accurately known as “leg o’ mutton sleeves,” were popular between 1890 and 1906, and they’re a pretty common feature in fancy/ball gown costumes. 

Under the readmore: how to draft & sew puff sleeves and tips and tricks for maximum puff! Featuring really shitty pencil-on-Post-It diagrams by me!

Many thanks to all the people whose brains I’ve picked about this, as well as all the Internet resources I’ve trawled to make this possible.

How I made my Marinette purse/side bag - part 1

Sorry I forgot to bring the “M” sticker… :’-( Btw, it’s much easier to make this bag than I thought XD I’m so happy making it! (even I slept very less before the photo-shooting day😅)

I’m super excited because there is little left to finish 100% of my Zelda Cosplay!!! 😍 Today I’ll show you Zelda’s lateral belt! This was really absurdly hard to make!!!! I had to study all the angles from Zelda, and it was really hard to find moments where she was not holding the pad (Sheikah Slate) on her belt!!!

I’ll share a little more things about this Zelda, like the boots, the wig and the Sheikah Slate (I’ll make two live, one to paint the Sheika Slate and another one to make the lace front!) I’ll let everything else as a secret to make a big surprise with my photoshoot! I’m already choosing the location for the shoot with my friend and photographer, C. Souza Fotografia, and soon we will settle the date!!! 😊

Sorry for vanishing for two weeks!!! You can imagine the reason… YESSSS!!! ZELDA BREATH OF THE HOLY WILDDD!!!

This game is just amazing and incredible! The best game ever!! I never felt this way with any other game in my entire existence! I could spend hours talking about it but lets get back to the topic! XD

I had to stop playing a few times to work on my Zelda cosplay and I’m here today to show you Zelda’s Pouch and her yellow belts that I finished today! 😚

I made a few adjustments and I increased the thickness of the bag to be able to carry some things like my cellphone, wallet, makeup, etc! This is my firs time making a bag and using Synthetic Leather, so I’m really satisfied with the result!!

I’M SORRY FOR YELLING, BUT CHECK THIS OUT

IT’S A BIG-ASS LIST OF PATTERNS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF ARMOR RIGHT BEHIND THIS FRIENDLY AND CLICKABLE LINK.

It’s not completely comprehensive, and they’re all made with actual metal in mind, but I’m pretty sure they’d work just as well with thermoplastics or foam if that’s what you’re working with.

I was looking for references and tripped over it, so I figured I’d share.

other people have probably shared it too but OH WELL

Finally got around to digitizing and cleaning up the pattern I’ve been using for my Breath of the Wild bracers, figured I’d toss it up for free to anyone interested in trying their hand at it. :)

BotW Link Cosplay: The Bracer

It’s worbla time! That’s right, I decided to make Link’s bracer out of worbla. I wasn’t originally planning to due to budget issues, but Arda wigs suddenly stocked new sheets of black worbla, including size small, so I could afford to buy a sheet. This was my first time using the material, and I was excited. Overall, it was a total blast! Here’s what I did:

Since I’ve been sharing links to Atlus’s cosplay contest, I figured I should also share other shots from the shoot that I did not use for the contest.

Character: Noir (Haru Okumura)

Series: Persona 5 Photographer: @grafted

If you like these photos, I once again ask that you check out my entries for Atlus’ cosplay contest and consider voting for me!

Best Overall Entry