Post the Ninteenth: Back in the Pattern Mines
You know this is a fantasy depiction because there is no way in real life a tissue pattern would be that flat. At the beginning of any project there's always that uncomfortable moment of potential energy clashing up against an inability to cash in on that inertia. Details have to be designed, patterns have to be bought--as does fabric once it's been hemmed and hawed over enough. All on a budget. This has come up before. I've toyed with the thought of setting up a patronage system of sort. Lots of folks do that to get the funding they need. However one: I personally don't think I'm producing on a level that justifies any of that and two: not sure I want to make cosplay a second job. Been bit by the burn out bug once, thanks, that was enough. Anyway, enough of my grousing. As I wait for stuff to come in, we can at least talk patterns. Base patterns for the coat are Butterick 3830 and McCall's M6819. Many burgers yeehaw vs disco sword ...