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Nisses · 08-09-2007, 12:01 PM

Hmm, so to start this thread off in a context:

I'm trying to make myself a cosplay costume, and after looking on google for a good hour and a half (I probably suck at searching with it) I gave up and decided to see if anybody here is at home in the world of sewing and the patterns that go with it.

Does anybody here know where I could find sewing patterns for a trenchcoat? I need to make one with a bordeaux satiny look (slightly shiny, hard contrast cloth).

For the costume:

Not sure if this is the correct forum, but then again, I didn't know where else to put it.

Thanks in advance for any help

maleficent · 08-09-2007, 12:24 PM

I'd go to a sewing store and jusst find a pattern for a trench coat and use that.. mccalls or butterick would have one...

if you're new to the world of sewing, you're in for a challenge for your first project.. lapels arent all that easy to do...

Nisses · 08-09-2007, 12:37 PM

I don't live in the USA, but I'm planning on going to a store this weekend, hopefully with better results than my internet browsing.

And I'm giving myself a whole year to finish it, I know I'm taking on alot again

Sultana · 08-10-2007, 07:34 AM

It's great that you're giving yourself a lot of time, but what is your sewing skill level? If you are new to sewing, it would do you a HUGE lot of good to take a sewing class or three to start. Then you can make nearly anything, and your project won't be so onerous.

Believe me when I tell you this, it's the voice of experience.

It looks like a Fantastic costume, and I'd love to see documentation of the process as well as the finished piece.

Have you ever visited cosplay.com? Lots of young'un, but a lot of info as well.

08-09-2007, 12:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nisses Shade Location: Belgium	Sewing Hmm, so to start this thread off in a context: I'm trying to make myself a cosplay costume, and after looking on google for a good hour and a half (I probably suck at searching with it) I gave up and decided to see if anybody here is at home in the world of sewing and the patterns that go with it. Does anybody here know where I could find sewing patterns for a trenchcoat? I need to make one with a bordeaux satiny look (slightly shiny, hard contrast cloth). For the costume: Not sure if this is the correct forum, but then again, I didn't know where else to put it. Thanks in advance for any help __________________ Moderation should be moderately moderated.

08-09-2007, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	I'd go to a sewing store and jusst find a pattern for a trench coat and use that.. mccalls or butterick would have one... if you're new to the world of sewing, you're in for a challenge for your first project.. lapels arent all that easy to do... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

08-09-2007, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nisses Shade Location: Belgium	I don't live in the USA, but I'm planning on going to a store this weekend, hopefully with better results than my internet browsing. And I'm giving myself a whole year to finish it, I know I'm taking on alot again __________________ Moderation should be moderately moderated.

08-10-2007, 07:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sultana Falling Angel Location: L.A. L.A. land	It's great that you're giving yourself a lot of time, but what is your sewing skill level? If you are new to sewing, it would do you a HUGE lot of good to take a sewing class or three to start. Then you can make nearly anything, and your project won't be so onerous. Believe me when I tell you this, it's the voice of experience. It looks like a Fantastic costume, and I'd love to see documentation of the process as well as the finished piece. Have you ever visited cosplay.com? Lots of young'un, but a lot of info as well. __________________ "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come." - Matt Groening My goal? To fulfill my potential.