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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 ...

  Obligatory photo in the hotel room because the second boots hit asphalt, all bets are off.   Wore the hat through the airport because both it and the box were too bulky and there's no way that's getting crushed. Big hit. No, seriously. If you ever want walk-by compliments, I highly recommend wearing a silly hat through an airport. It will make someone's day. Think of yourself like the frozen watermelons they give polar bears in July.    Truth be told I was really only planning to wear the costume one day. Locals tend to bristle when you point this out, but Atlanta in September tends towards the hot and humid. And you gotta walk. A lot .   Also, technically the hotel I was staying at isn't even on this map.    What? You think I'm making "stays at host hotel" kind of money? Flattered, but no.   Anyway, flipping through schedule and saw a FF shoot. Told myself I'd go if I got ready in time. And if they didn't look bothered. And if I got ready in t...

    In which we start work on the jacket. We're making the whole thing in one go, so grab yourself a sammich and let's get cracking on this.   Starting with the first version of this by seeing what alterations I want to make to this.    One: changing the trim to the same as the black and gold the cape has. Doing this by adding 1/4" to any side that has trim. That should give enough room to cleanly sew in the trim.   Two: adding a flap to one side of the jacket so that it can be secured without completely zipping it up or whatever. Why? Because I don't want to be constantly tugging at the jacket because the cape is pulling it all over the place.   Three: Going to button down the epaulets to maybe make them look nicer. Not a huge fan of them as is.   Four: Upgrade with nicer buttons. Not really an alteration per se, but I have newer buttons that match the vest.        For the record, this is McCall's M7616. It's a fairly straight...