Saturday 7-Apr-2012, 09:11 AM
Well, I decided to build an Atris costume. What's more, I need to get it finished in 2 weeks. Riiiiiight......
So.
It all started with bit of time studying KOTOR, and looking at the Costuming Standards, to work out how I was going to build it.
Next, I went down to the local fabric store and bought some supplies.
6m x white bridal satin
2m x iron on interfacing (for collars, and tabbards)
There's two main components to the costume that I needed to create. The undergarment (Kimono) and the tabbards.
Kimono:
I studied a few online traditional kimono patterns, and decided that I needed to slighly modify the pattern a bit, from the traditional Kimono design:
The sleeves are way to big, and the bottom of the skirt is way to narrow.
So, I ended up creating my own, very basic pattern:
And then I set about cutting, pinning, ironing, sewing and creating:
- Now, this final shot looks pretty big, because there's no Obi holing the waist in.
Tabbards:
I've then gone through my KOTOR files and found the digital game skin for Atris, so that I can duplicate the lines and the designs for the Tabbards:
Resized, copied, traced:
And now I'm going to embroider that design onto the satin (with interfacing behind it to stabilise the material and prevent puckering). It's going to take a LONG TIME!!!
I'll post more pics as I go, but really hoping to get this all completed in the next week!
So.
It all started with bit of time studying KOTOR, and looking at the Costuming Standards, to work out how I was going to build it.
Next, I went down to the local fabric store and bought some supplies.
6m x white bridal satin
2m x iron on interfacing (for collars, and tabbards)
There's two main components to the costume that I needed to create. The undergarment (Kimono) and the tabbards.
Kimono:
I studied a few online traditional kimono patterns, and decided that I needed to slighly modify the pattern a bit, from the traditional Kimono design:
The sleeves are way to big, and the bottom of the skirt is way to narrow.
So, I ended up creating my own, very basic pattern:
And then I set about cutting, pinning, ironing, sewing and creating:
- Now, this final shot looks pretty big, because there's no Obi holing the waist in.
Tabbards:
I've then gone through my KOTOR files and found the digital game skin for Atris, so that I can duplicate the lines and the designs for the Tabbards:
Resized, copied, traced:
And now I'm going to embroider that design onto the satin (with interfacing behind it to stabilise the material and prevent puckering). It's going to take a LONG TIME!!!
I'll post more pics as I go, but really hoping to get this all completed in the next week!