Sewing Up a Space StormOnce the pattern was finalized, It was time for the most terrifying part of the project: cutting into the expensive fabric. The first cut is always the worst -- once you make that cut, you can't go back! The Yaya Han Ultrapreme and Super Stretch fabrics can be daunting to work with until you know the tricks! Here’s my process:
Quick note here: Super stretch is much harder to mark and cut than Ultrapreme simply because the fabric really likes to curl up along the edges. Use pattern weights and fabric clips to help counteract the curling! Once all the pieces were cut out, I appliquéd the red V on the front part of the bodice. Appliqué with coated stretch fabrics presents a few problems:
To attach the power mesh, I again used the tape stabilizer method to keep it from stretching and fabric clipped the heck out of it to keep it from shifting and stretching while I was sewing it down with my sewing machine. I used a simple straight stitch, but upon reflection, I should have used a zig-zag! Once that was all taken care of, all I had to do was attach all of the pieces of the body suit together! Many of these pieces have poofy red tubes connecting them. I created these by making tubes of fabric, sewing them in between the pieces, and then stuffed them full of polyfill (the same stuff used to make stuff animals; you can find it at JoAnn!) The hip pieces were a little different; rather than using polyfill, I stuffed the pattern with a 5mm piece of EVA foam. This gave it structure and makes it stick up off of my hip a little bit! The leggings were pretty straightforward for how nervous I was to cut them. I simply positioned my pattern over the fabric, cut, and sewed — the leggings came together in just two seams. I then pinned & sewed them to the main bodysuit. I built from the outsides in: first I connected the sleeves to the mesh top, then the bodysuit to the leggings, and finally the bodysuit to the mesh top! The wing's the thing!I didn't do the final version of the wings for Denver Comic Con for a few reasons:
I used a simple U-mount, where you take the wings and attach them to a "u" shape made of wire, which is then shoved underneath your corset -- or in my case, under my bra & costume. It turned out that this was not enough support to keep the wings upright throughout the day, so for version 2 of the wings I will make sure to create some sort of rigging system underneath the costume. Finishing Touches
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