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Need a chest pocket for your next jacket or dress shirt cosplay? Want to make it with a working button? I got you. Let's draft a pocket and attach it! #tutorial #cosplay

Sometimes you just need a nice chest pocket on your jacket or dress shirt and none of your patterns seem to have what you want or need. I came across that trouble when I was making Mikasa’s jacket from Attack on Titan for my sister. Fortunately, drafting a pocket requires just a little bit of math and a ruler. Finished pair of chest pockets And since I wanted these functional, the buttons…

Need some standing shoulders that don't look like armor? Don't have the space/resources for foam? Why not try fabric shoulders instead! Lightweight, easy to store, and able to withstand a whole con day and a contest performance! #cosplay #tutorial

Sometimes a design has standing shoulders or shoulder decorations, but they don’t look like armor. Perhaps you need something lightweight or something easy to store. Fortunately, fabric shoulders can help make that standing shoulder illusion without the extra bulk, weight, or storage space. Finished fabric shoulders for Raven Mytho These shoulders take only a few materials, and the fabric can…

During the summer months, Austin School of Fashion Design (ASFD) opens its doors to the kids welcoming them to summer camp! The kid-friendly classes focus on fashion design skills like Sewing and Fashion Illustration and culminate with a take-home project each week.   

The weekly classes are offered in the morning and afternoon with an hour lunch break.  

The schedule is set up to allow students to continue building their skills from beginner to advanced.  In Beginning Sewing, students are introduced to the sewing machine and its functions.  

By the end of the week, students have created a sleeve for their iPod or smartphone, a stuffed monster, a pouch, and the final project, an apron!

In Intermediate Sewing, students apply the skills learned in Beginning Sewing and learn new sewing techniques.  The week ends with the students making a sundress! 

For Advanced Sewing students can choose their course by the project they want to create (drawstring backpack, pajama set, garment of their choice)!  

Beginning Fashion Illustration teaches students how to draw faces, hair, and accessories using the 9-headed croquis.

 Advanced Fashion Illustration explores different croquis poses, how to show fabric movement and create different patterns.    

By the end of the week, the students have become friends and are already talking about the next class they want to take.  Although they agreed the final project in each class was the most challenging, it was the one they enjoyed working on the most.