#journey tutorial

Don’t worry, I log in about weekly to answer questions! The glyph file is supposed to be tiled mostly because of the layout on the side (and it should be 24 x 36), but the glyphs themselves can fit on 8.5 x 11 if you want to arrange them in Illustrator or Photoshop.

Oh! Looks like I resized the glyphs on the “Glyph File” to be smaller but did not reflect that change on the “Pattern File,” I had changed them to be smaller since mine were too big in proportion to the rest of the costume. There’s a layout guide on the “Glyph” file, that has a lineup with the dark triangles and is more accurate than the other black and white version. Sorry about that! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

No problem! It’s supposed to be cut on the fold in the back seam, not the top seam (although some people have made donuts, but that would give you a poncho that might be too full and not fall into a triangle silhouette). There should be no seams, the end of the piece should be the part in the middle of your body. Hope that makes sense!

Nah, I’m always happy to answer questions. I’m not an expert on fabrics, but basically a bottomweight is like for pants and skirts and they’re heavier, like there’s weights at the bottom. It doesn’t stiffen out into a triangleish shape. Kona cottom might be too thin, but definitely just pull a few yards off and drape it to see how it is! Most people use linen which has good stiffness to it.

The patterns are sized as close to real life as I can estimate (about 22 inches wide), so if you print them 100%, they should be able to fit you, please note that the face hole is small on purpose so that you can cut as big of a hole as you need (too big of a hole and it’ll be harder to adjust).For the pattern pieces, definitely err on the side of cutting bigger if you want, it’s much easier to adjust, and test it on scrap fabric first! Once you adjust that you can use those adjusted scrap pieces to cut out your hood on your actual fabric.

No problem! I’m sorry that this answer is coming late. Some people actually make the mask out of fabric and attach it to the hood, you can also take worbla or EVA foam, take the bottom of a bowl or a ball, and melt it over the shape so it takes on that shape (trimming off the excess). Hope those alternatives work!

Ah crap, I don’t remember, I think it was 50, the fabric was from Joanns

Sorry for the delay! And haha, I'm sorry for the very unspecific unit of measure. I remember using at least 2 large rolls of heat and bond, it depends on how many glyphs you do! I always like to keep a lot around because I use it far too much. Hope that helps!