Where do I start? That's a difficult question to answer because where you start is going to depend on where you want to be by the end of your project. There are so many aspects to making a costume that yes, it is difficult to figure out where to start. And as someone trying to write a tutorial blog, it's especially hard to figure out how to encompass all the different ways you COULD start. So, let's start with a question: Who or what do you want to be? Costume A, B, Cs Costume Design, like any type of design, is creative problem solving. I'm not claiming to be a pro at costume design, but I have dabbled. And so can you! Once you decide on the who or what you're going to be, the next question is HOW. How do I achieve the outcome I want? Motive, attitude, and resources play a part in how you want to design the costume. By motive I mean a desire and reason you are making the costume. It doesn't have to be all that complicated. It could be "I want to be Su
This is going to be the last planned kimono I'm making for this project. There are a few extra things on my to-do list and some things on my wish list too. Here's how the Wisteria Cat kimono went. So some things that went well: French Seams done well! Even on the sleeves! Bless the walking foot! Got the pattern on the fabric to be upright on front and back. Collar went on smoothly! Even hem!! OMG...finally! Some things I wish went better: I had to make a seam on the shoulder line which is not authentic. :( I did it to make the motif on the pattern look better so I didn't have upside down cats on the back of the body and sleeves. The sleeves are a bit short I rushed my cutting and it got sloppy making me cut a part I didn't mean to cut and having to fudge around my mistake. There's a bunch of little extra things I've been doing for these projects. Including kumihimo braiding! So far I've made: A kumihimo obijime 3 kumihimo haori himo Recreated the ha