STEP BY STEP COSPLAY TUTORIAL: MAKE YOUR OWN

From： cosplaysky.ru

• Things that you will need:

• Before I tell you my journey on making a Captain America costume, there are all the things you’ll need if you want to make your own at home:

• Cloth (make sure you pick the right kind and color, thick spandex cloth or leatherette should be fine)

• Shearing scissors• Patterns• Dress form• Pins• Needle for sewing• Thread• Sewing machine

Step 1: Measuring the costume.

• They make use of a dress form for measurements. The manual measurements are based on a typical Westerner’s body; however you can also put in your own measurements so that your costumes can be adjusted according to your size. Wouldn’t that be great? Ask for help when you are having trouble taking your measurements. There are Youtube tutorials on how you can make your own dress form. Here is a reference picture which shows how their paper pattern maker draws the structure lines of Cap. America suit:

Step 2: Creating the pattern of the costume.

• When it comes to creating and drawing the patterns, they just don’t do it randomly. I was kind of surprised at how high-tech their machines and electronics are. They are using both the computer and the CAD graph plotter in order to come up with accurate measurements. It’s a machine in where they can design the costumes and I’ve heard it’s pretty expensive. Well, if they are to deliver high quality costumes then of course they’d use up-to-date machinery.

Step 3: Printing out the layout of the costume.

• This is a CAD graph plotter. It looks sophisticated, but an experienced designer will be able to come up with exact details and parts for the costume in just a few hours.

• Once the design is done in the CAD graph plotter, it will be printed out in this printer using special paper.

• The best part is next, the assembly and sewing of the costume! Check out the part 2 of this article!

Step 4： Tailoring, Sewing,Quality Control

• Tailoring, Once Everything Is Decided, The Tailors Will Start Tailoring Your order According To Your Specified Requests.

• Sewing, Professional Tailors Will Sew The Tailored Fabric Together To Make A General Costume Firstly.

• Cleaning. Once The Costume Is Qualified, Tailors Will Get The Dress Cleaned.

• Quality Control. The QC Will Check And Measure The Finished Costume To See If It Is Qualified As You Ordered.

Step 5: Finished Packing And Delivery

• After All The Steps Are Done, We Will Get Your Dress Packed And Get It Delivered.

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