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I decided to do a last minute guilty crown costume for AN. Good god why are these bangs so long.

I decided to do a last minute guilty crown costume for AN. Good god why are these bangs so long.


hi! just wanted to say that your madoka magica cosplays are 1) wonderful and 2) have been a godsend for me, seeing as i'm planning my own. i was just wondering - what fabric did you use for mami's skirt? uwu

Mamie’s skirt is a microfiber/faux-suede! The brown trim is twill.

I’m very glad that our work has been helpful to so many people. It’s been an incredible project, and with four costumes just about ready to debut on Saturday and one more in the last quarter, it’s cool to be coming to the end of the road.

- Jenn


    Anonymous
Congratulations on completing Homu-chan Christine! How is everyone else's magical costumes going?

Madoka is the only one left to finish, aside from putting trim on Sayaka’s breastplate. I think there are a couple props left, too — mostly just paint jobs, fortunately.

- Jenn


    Anonymous
hello! I was going to make a madoka costume, but for the bodice, how do I make it so it's not see-through? Would I just use a heavier lining fabric? thank you, and I hope you're enjoying your vacation. :)

Line it! Most linings will do fine on their own, so just match the colour with the outside or do the lining in white.

- Jenn


    Anonymous
Hey ladies, I'm going to try doing a mock up for my next cosplay (Battlestar Galactica duty blue uniforms) based on your advice! I was wondering if I should get mock up fabric that will be close to the weight of my final fabric, or would cheap clearance fabric/old bedsheets good enough? Thanks in advance, and btw your Madoka cosplays look amazing!!!

Thanks!

Old bed sheets/clearance works fine as long as what you’re making isn’t stretch or too heavy. You should be fine :)

- the girl waiting in line to meet Ralph and Vaneloppe


Minus the fact I am not wearing my wig, pantyhose or shoes, Homura’s costume is done :)


Howdy Ladies! How's that Florida heat treating you?

Sunburns ;)

It’s great though.


    Anonymous
Hi ladies! What fabrics did you use for Sayaka? :) I'm helping a friend with a costume but she has no idea what to buy!

Sayaka was made from various scraps I had in my room and from clearance bins. I’m pretty sure we got the bulk of the fabric for 50 cents per yard. The costume is probably about $10 worth of fabric, less than a yard for most. However, Emmy is also a tiny 32-26-34 and we found a liquidation sale in our local fabric district, so that’s a fairly uncommon low… And I don’t really know WHAT we got. We just picked based on the texture we were going for and picked colors we liked.

You’ll want a polyester that irons nicely for the skirt, ideally something heavier. We used cotton sateen for the shirt, and a very thin polyester stretch fabric for upholstering the bodice. The gold trim is gold lamé (stretch foil) and the cape/skirt trim is white polyester.


    teamrocketme
Any tips for holding crowns on your head? I was thinking either snaps or wig clips, but it sits too far forward for a headband.

Sew-in combs! They’ll anchor it in place without being too bulky or prone to slipping around. They work well enough that I could turn cartwheels in my Mami hat without losing it.

http://image.dhgate.com/albu_216237816_00-1.0x0/cheap-shining-crown-homecoming-party-wedding.jpg

- Jenn


    Anonymous
Hello! I'm doing a street clothes Kyoko cosplay, and I've got a jacket I like, what would be a good way to do the stripes? I've considered hand-sewing on a thin ribbon, but I've done a test and concluded the ribbon is too thin and my hand sewing is too shoddy... anything thick enough to be pinned and still fit under my sewing machine would be too thick... I'm not crazy about fabric glue and i havent had super good experience with fabric paint. what should i do to get the stripes?

We used fabric paint for ours. A good quality fabric paint (or just any paint intended for fabric) and a roll of masking tape to keep the stripes even does the job pretty well. Make sure the fabric lays flat when you do it, or for the sleeve cuffs, stretch them over something round like a can or jar so you can tape and paint evenly.

- Jenn by the pool in Disney