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blackmarth’s birthday dim sum thing yesterday, which was fun. :-) Also saw some others I hadn’t seen for a while, including athena_chan, ryoko, s0nified, and thedreamerworld.
I made this a few days ago as a present for blackmarth. It’s yet another project from the Omiyage book and I thought it would go well with her tea collection. I handsewed this with fabric that was left from the sakura pouch I commissioned for her in December. The instructions called for felt for the handle and spout but I thought it would look nicer with a print so I fused scraps to the felt before cutting it. The inside is a Styrofoam ball with a bit cut off from the top and bottom and wrapped in quilt batting.
After saying bye to everyone, I did a bit of cosplay shopping. Mainly, visiting my nearby optometrist to get a pair of glasses that I can use when I make my Kyoya costume. My prescription was still the same but it was a bit hard to find a good frame; it seems that oval frames tend to be narrow so a lot of them looked disproportionately small on my wide face. Tried quite a few pairs and finally found one that looked decent on me. I’ll probably continue to wear my old glasses regularly though since I still like them better. >_>; (I got them at least 5 or 6 years ago and never bothered to get new ones since I like them and my prescription has been very stable.)
Also picked up a few notions at a fabric store and looked for shoes for the Kyoya costume. I found one style that was good but they didn’t have it in my size. -_- If I can make it out shopping again this week, I’ll have to see if I can find a pair. Otherwise, I’d have to wait several weeks because of Chinese New Year. (My mother doesn’t let us buy shoes for about a month after Chinese New Year because it’s considered bad luck.) I also need to get the rest of my fabric for Youko plus Youka’s sash cut out within the next couple of days so I can clean up the living room before the New Year. At this point, I don’t think the costume itself is going to be done by then as I had hoped. But not a big deal since I wouldn’t be wearing it until AB anyway.
Still going back and fourth about what else to do for Anime Boston. I was starting to get excited about the idea of doing the Count D artbook kimono but then I realized if I did, I might not have room to pack it for AB, considering what else I want to bring. :-/
I intend to get a bigger suitcase before the con but I already want to bring Ekaterina, Tamaki, and Youko. And all 3 of those are layered things with yards and yards of fabric. I’d also like to wear Youka again sometime, which is another layered thing with lots of fabric. If I did D’s kimono, it would probably be another 10 yards of fabric since I want to make it fuller than a real kimono; not nearly as crazy as something like the Tsubasa fire kimonos but from the pose and how it spreads in the reference, it does look like it should have more fabric than a normal kimono.
Right now, I think I might be going back to my original idea of doing Kyoya since a frilly old fashioned suit is going to take up less space than another layered robe. I wish I had more cons lined up for this year since I have a bunch of things I want to wear again or make.
blackmarth’s birthday dim sum thing yesterday, which was fun. :-) Also saw some others I hadn’t seen for a while, including athena_chan, ryoko, s0nified, and thedreamerworld. I made this a few days ago as a present for blackmarth. It’s yet another project from the Omiyage book and I thought it would go well with her tea collection. I handsewed this with fabric that was left from the sakura pouch I commissioned for her in December. The instructions called for felt for the handle and spout but I thought it would look nicer with a print so I fused scraps to the felt before cutting it. The inside is a Styrofoam ball with a bit cut off from the top and bottom and wrapped in quilt batting.
After saying bye to everyone, I did a bit of cosplay shopping. Mainly, visiting my nearby optometrist to get a pair of glasses that I can use when I make my Kyoya costume. My prescription was still the same but it was a bit hard to find a good frame; it seems that oval frames tend to be narrow so a lot of them looked disproportionately small on my wide face. Tried quite a few pairs and finally found one that looked decent on me. I’ll probably continue to wear my old glasses regularly though since I still like them better. >_>; (I got them at least 5 or 6 years ago and never bothered to get new ones since I like them and my prescription has been very stable.)
Also picked up a few notions at a fabric store and looked for shoes for the Kyoya costume. I found one style that was good but they didn’t have it in my size. -_- If I can make it out shopping again this week, I’ll have to see if I can find a pair. Otherwise, I’d have to wait several weeks because of Chinese New Year. (My mother doesn’t let us buy shoes for about a month after Chinese New Year because it’s considered bad luck.) I also need to get the rest of my fabric for Youko plus Youka’s sash cut out within the next couple of days so I can clean up the living room before the New Year. At this point, I don’t think the costume itself is going to be done by then as I had hoped. But not a big deal since I wouldn’t be wearing it until AB anyway.
Still going back and fourth about what else to do for Anime Boston. I was starting to get excited about the idea of doing the Count D artbook kimono but then I realized if I did, I might not have room to pack it for AB, considering what else I want to bring. :-/
I intend to get a bigger suitcase before the con but I already want to bring Ekaterina, Tamaki, and Youko. And all 3 of those are layered things with yards and yards of fabric. I’d also like to wear Youka again sometime, which is another layered thing with lots of fabric. If I did D’s kimono, it would probably be another 10 yards of fabric since I want to make it fuller than a real kimono; not nearly as crazy as something like the Tsubasa fire kimonos but from the pose and how it spreads in the reference, it does look like it should have more fabric than a normal kimono.
Right now, I think I might be going back to my original idea of doing Kyoya since a frilly old fashioned suit is going to take up less space than another layered robe. I wish I had more cons lined up for this year since I have a bunch of things I want to wear again or make.
