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Hello cosplay community and friends! I sincerely want to thank everyone who has supported this little business venture since April. A special thanks goes out to Nick, Adam, Steph, Madi, and Rob for being my first customers. It's been a wild ride, but your support has helped tackle some -quite monstrous- student loans and I truly appreciate it.
With that said, I will be closing commissions until after Christmas. Maybe even January. I picked up 2 new jobs recently, so I feel that my free time should to be spent on learning new patterning techniques and working on personal projects. However, I won't be going off the radar completely. I will be staffing Kollision Con this year and drafting a Kyouko Sakura cosplay for the Puella Magi: Madoka Magica Rebellion movie premiere at Chicago's Music Box. If you plan on attending either event, please stop by and say hello!
Finally, Arcanine plush toys will be available for $50.00 (shipping included) on my new Etsy shop and Storenvy shop. They're part of an ongoing experiment and I hope to offer new plushies soon. Stay tuned for some Fairy Tail and Madoka Magica additions!
Best wishes and viva la witches,
~LMV
08-14-14 Commissions Closed + update!
Finally caught up! I just finished posting my most recent projects to DA, with the exemption of the Xenosaga 2 jacket, which is almost done. Commissions will be closed for August and September. I am buying a new sewing machine and need to finish my Kill la Kill cosplay.
A special thanks goes out to Wandering Chaos and Pandora for letting me borrow their machine this month after mine broke down! You two are the best!
Cheers,
~LMV
Outdoor upholstery: tips for beginners
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Nothing like finishing projects at 5 am! This time it's patio cushion covers once again! Each cushion is made of water repellant polyester fabric, 2" thick Nu-Foam, and 2 layers of 1" thick polyester batting. These suckers are gigantic; the smallest being 48 x 17.5 x 3" and the largest at 61 x 18.5 x 3".
This is my first time making covered buttons and 2nd time using upholstery thread. I broke my sewing machine beyond repair thanks to the super strong nylon thread and have learned many important lessons from this.
1. Fabric Tack glue is one of the few things that will form a rigid, waterproof seal on outdoor fabrics.
6/20/14 update
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Current commissions list:
1. Shion Uzuki jacket - Xenosaga 2 (TBD)
Pending:
1. Jude collared shirt - Tales of Xilla (July 25th)
Venusaur draft
It's May 24th and I'm still waiting for Rudy to edit our photos from ACen 2014, but here are some of the construction notes from my Venusaur gijinka.
...I mean Venusaur?
Venusaur was designed for the Ultimate Pokedex (or U-dex) photo shoot at Anime Central 2014. Although I did not initially intend to do yet ANOTHER gijinka, my friend Jessica introduced me to the U-dex via facebook and I was captivated by their goal: photograph every pokemon and TV show character in costume. The creativity avenue was open. Fur suits, gijinkas, armored titans on stilts, exact replicas... everything and anything. The U-dex had filled almost all the kanto start
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