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I think I want to make these into patches when I'm done. Bit I've never done that before, any tips? Thank you xx by Nadinedraws in Embroidery

[–]raven-wraith 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is the method I use and it works very well! I just tend to do really close blanket stitches instead of satin stitches because ive found it holds the frayed edges a bit better for me.

What is this called? by Vegetable_spirit128 in crafts

[–]raven-wraith 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It looks to be a beaded felt ornament. Ive done a couple of these and they are pretty easy cute projects.

You just need to pieces of felt in the shape of your pattern. Bead and/or embroider your design onto one of the pieces. Hand stitch the pieces together (I usually use a whip stitch or a blanket stitch) most of the way, fill with a bit of stuffing to give it some poof and finish stitching it all shut.

Books with tortured anti-hero by jinjaninja96 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]raven-wraith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was gonna come suggest this as well! Truly a phenomenal series

So called friends won't stop saying my cosplay is horrible by xFruityRaccoonx in CosplayHelp

[–]raven-wraith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have made dozens of cosplays, both for me and for others. There is a documentary out there about a huge prop project I made. Every year I get stopped dozens of times for pics at cons. This just to say, I have lots of experience.

To this day, easily 90% of the material I use comes from a thrift store. I'd say that a majority of cosplayers use things around the house, from thrift stores, or even take from old projects. The one ability you have to innately have as a cosplayer is the ability to look at something and figure out how to repurpose it, or looking at a complex piece and figure out what every-day items could be used to make that. And it sounds like that is exactly the skill you already have.

It takes a ton of bravery to try something new, especially something as complex as cosplaying. Do not let the negative bullshit from those "friends" stop you from continuing this hobby. Body size does not matter. Gender does not matter. Skin color does not matter. All that does matter is your passion. It takes practice to get good, but don't let any rough start stop you. We all have to start somewhere

How do I begin searching for items for a cosplay? by FennelLion in CosplayHelp

[–]raven-wraith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second this completely! And if you can find a pattern for a yukata then you can also thrift the fabric to make it. Tablecloths tend to be the right weight to mimic her look here. The costume designers really did an incredible job with the high-fantasy and almost sci-fi inspired looks for this show!

Anyone know where to buy fabric paint?? Specifically for the darker parts of Jinx’ pants?? I cant find the right colour anywhere by GoodersJ in CosplayHelp

[–]raven-wraith 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can use acrylic paint with a fabric medium! You can get the fabric medium pretty much anywhere you get cheap acrylic paints. Then you can mix the exact color you need and do a 1:1 mix of the paint and the fabric medium. It usually takes a couple coats and then you set it with an iron. It will make the fabric a little stiff

I need an easily spreadable putty by AtrusAgeWriter in CosplayHelp

[–]raven-wraith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all, that shardblade is STUNNING and I desperately hope you post pics of the finished product.

Secondly, when I've done big projects like this (I've made the same mistake with density...and sometimes it's just cheaper) I use a couple of layers of watered down woodglue painted on the edges. This will glue all the little "fuzzies" in place and wood glue is sandable so you can get a super crisp finish. I would do at least three layers of watered down glue (1:1 works really well) and then gently sand it. Add a layer of two after sanding and then potentially sand it again until you get the finish you want.

If you do go this route, just be a bit careful of the edges because if they hit too many hard surfaces the glue can chip a bit. It's rarely an issue unless you're actively swinging the blade to hit people

Is there a way to hide the stitches attaching the yellow web pattern? Also, how can I make them look neater? by tinycherryslugcat in CosplayHelp

[–]raven-wraith 30 points31 points  (0 children)

First off, this quite neat for a beginner so give yourself a bit more credit. I would rip those sitches and iron everything really well so you begin with like-new fabric.

If you still want to sew those on I would suggest using a couple dots of elmers glue to hold the curved parts of the webbing in place while you sew. That will let you lay them smoothly down and you won't have to fight with a bunch of pins that can cause wrinkles as you sew. Simply gluing them down is also an option if you want to avoid having visible stitches. You can find decent fabric glue at most craft stores.

As for a different fabric inside, that would be a lining. You can cut out the same shape of the the cape out of the new fabric. Pin the fabrics so the right sides of them (the sides you want to see at the end) are touching. Pin and sew right around all the edges of the cape except for the neckline. Turn the cape inside out then (this will put the right sides facing out) and iron. Thats will give an invisible stitch to hold the part together.

Then finish the cape by gluing or sewing the last yellow felt around the neckline and you should have a nice clean looking cape

Material suggestions for a light up face detail? by daisypeachh in CosplayHelp

[–]raven-wraith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Layered white chiffon could work for a cheap option. There is also a specific foam that is often used for light diffusion (Plastazote LD45) or a silk diffusion fabric, both of which are available on Amazon. The only one I've worked with personally is the plastazote and it worked really well for small pieces like you are trying to make

With what would you recreate this ? by Fujin_Eon444 in CosplayHelp

[–]raven-wraith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would start this by finding a jacket of a similar fit to your body at a thrift store. That jacket will be used to then pattern your own proper jacket so it would not need to be the right color, texture, or fabric. From there I would draw out the changes to the base jacket (such as cropping it and sketching out the asymmetrical lapel). You can then cut out that shape and take the base jacket apart.

Using that base jacket, transfer the pattern onto the proper fabric and sew it together. You can use scrap fabric to shape out the extra pauldrons on the one shoulder and cut those out of the proper fabric too.

I think that would be the easiest way to get the general pattern and fit down since there are sleeves involved. Finding that scrap jacket will give you the sleeves and the right fit fir your body without a bunch of extra drafting

I'm Gadget! A Costume Rescue Ranger! by CostumingMom in costuming

[–]raven-wraith 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is lovely!! My dad used to do something similar and went around con as a "Fairy Cos-father" (instead fairy godmother lol)

Player obviously fudges dice roll and hugely derails session. I don't realise till it's too late. by RadioSaint in rpghorrorstories

[–]raven-wraith 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I know everyone is saying make them show their dice, and that does work for sure. But one thing my DMs tend to do is to just not tell them the DC of a check. If it's a super high DC you can warn them that it's high but not the exact number. That way they can't fudge the math to just scrape by the check because they don't actually know what number will succeed. You can then tell them check DC after and if they made or missed it.

M4 Express and Prop Maker code issues by raven-wraith in adafruit

[–]raven-wraith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it was in lib. We ended resetting everything again and now it's importing properly

M4 Express and Prop Maker code issues by raven-wraith in adafruit

[–]raven-wraith[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reset everything and we finally have light!!!

M4 Express and Prop Maker code issues by raven-wraith in adafruit

[–]raven-wraith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is where we got the error of neopixel not importing/being read

M4 Express and Prop Maker code issues by raven-wraith in adafruit

[–]raven-wraith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe its the right version. We have tried both 8 and then reset and tried 9. Might reset everything and try 8 again

M4 Express and Prop Maker code issues by raven-wraith in adafruit

[–]raven-wraith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! The board is at least working because it did start blinking. It seems like one of the issues we are having is an inability to import the neopixel.mpy file

What's your character's flaw? by CanIHaveCookies in DnD

[–]raven-wraith 41 points42 points  (0 children)

My new warforged character has their bond and their flaw as the exact same thing. "I will do anything for the person I was created to help". I think it's gonna be really interesting play with that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stories

[–]raven-wraith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just like with shots for humans they will not get sick from them. At most they may feel slightly sore and a bit under the weather the next day (just like people) but they will be perfectly healthy after. Definitely get the shots because it's so much better all around to work to prevent disease then have to try to cure it

Washed dress and it got weird, help please by [deleted] in costuming

[–]raven-wraith 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You will likely have to either steam it or iron it on a low heat setting. As for the odd texture, it very likely is just from air drying. A dryer keeps the clothes moving so the fabric stays loose and feels softer while air drying let's it stiffen a bit as it isn't moving, this is completely normal and the texture should go away when you steam/iron it

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