Learning to Sew

Joann's had a pretty good deal on patterns for President's Day weekend that I missed out on, but I took time on my day off to head up to the nearest Joann's to see what they had. I was fortunate enough to come across a pattern that greatly resembles the Battlestar Galactica officer uniform. I went ahead and bought it, leaving the fabric for another day since I couldn't remember the exact color I needed.

The pattern is Burda 7458A, for those interested. I'll need to make some modifications like adding a pocket, having the jacket open on the right instead of the left, having buttons instead of snaps, folding over of the cuffs with lining, and adding the extra material on the shoulders, to name a few. I'll also need to make or purchase the buttons and pins. Can't forget the embroidered Galactica symbol on the left shoulder either. There's a lot of work that'll be needed on this but thankfully the pants do not look too difficult.

Image from Battlestarprops.com

Another thing I had to do today was get a book on sewing! I haven't actually sewn anything before so I headed to the library to check out a book. I ended up going with one from Singer, the makers of my sewing machine. So far I've learned a lot but I'll definitely practice on something simpler before I start on my duty blues!

I've also started a bit on sculpting for my two masks I'm making. I've just put some base clay on the styrofoam head I have. Only reason I'm making a base is so I can make sure that masks will fit my face. The styrofoam head is a bit smaller than my own. As for a finished medium on San's mask, I'm not sure if I'll use fiberglass or stick to resin so I won't have to buy two types of materials. We'll see, it'll be a minute before I'm finished with her mask.

Finally Starting

Welcome all. I'm going to jump right in and say I've finally started to work on my costumes for this year's Dragon*Con 2012! I bought some modeling clay and tools at Michael's and a styrofoam head at our local costume shop Performance Studios. I intend to use this clay for modeling San's mask, necklace, spearhead, earrings, and whatever else I'm forgetting. As of now, I'm even drawing up an idea as to how I want to make her mask. I'm going for the half mask since it's my personal favorite of the two. I'll also be using the clay to model my possible furry mask and some of Toph's accessories. I'll be posting pictures of my progress and sketches as they come. I just decided to do this because I find it cool and informative to see how people make their costumes.

Still taking corks by the way! Thanks all!