I am going to be helping a friend make a costume for Sakuracon... she wants to dress as her mage from WoW, I know not many people here like the game but I want to do a good costume... not gaudy and whatnot. I t hought maybe people owuld have some advice on how to keep it in budget? I want to make the base a velvet-like material, but since real velvet is hella expensive I was wondering what would be a good substitute? I also amd going to be making the bwon parts from suede and was wondering what a good cheap substitute would be for the mock-up costume. The third question is about the shoulders, which are going to be pauldrens that have some bulk... was wonderin what the best material would be. Kinda thinking about carving some foam and covering it with the materials the rest of the costume will be made from, but I know nothing about that. I know people have made specialized pieces before and thought I would ask. My friend is fairly small so I need something that won't be too heavy. I would gladly take any advice in this matter, as this will be something of a rush project (the con is in two weeks lol) I have told her the final product probably won't be ready to go but the cheap-material mock up should do fine for now, then we will work on her final costume once the mock up is done.
Thanks guys and gals!
oh PS I will be starting my Mara as soon as I get my nect paycheck, and I have one neck seal almost done. It's looking awsome but I need to find a good adhesive remover because sewing through the velcro gets it sticky >.< Any ideas?
Thanks!!!
Jade
