madmazda86

Costume :	Ibis
Source :	Super Robot Wars OG2
Progress :	Complete
Worn At :	Ayacon 2011

Photos
Information
Comments (4)

Costume Photos

SRW Group 2

SRW Group 1

Having a think

Ibis side shot 2

Ibis side shot

Ibis front shot 2

Spack

Appliquetastic

Butterfly Tunic

Ref Art 3

Ref Art 2

Ref Art 1

Costume Information

General
Cost :	£60
Time Taken :	Three months

Description
I was attracted to Ibis' character art because I really liked the red and gold colours. The applique was done using stretchy gold fabric and bondaweb. Just under 800 metres of thread went on doing the applique. I used col. 1023 Gutermann Sulky thread which gave a superb shiny finish without the pain-in-the-butt-ness that is using metallic thread. However, I underestimated how many spools I needed, and because I'd picked up the Col. 1023 thread while down in Liverpool I was unable to source the same colour in Glasgow, and it was too late to order some. So I had to finish the costume with 1027 thread - a very close shade but the difference is still noticeable. I plan to stock up on 1023 thread and reapplique those bits, put a bit more interfacing on the crest, straighten up the tabard and have a shot at making my own gloves instead of chopping up theatre ones. I've gotten so much better at applique because of doing this costume. Unfortunately you can tell which bits I did first XD So yes, this needs quite a bit of remaking but I'm really proud of how it turned out as a first wear, and I will look forward to getting some good group shots at Minami! I also need a longer wig - it looked fine till I tried it on and then suddenly it was closer to a pixie cut! I have a wig that's perfectly styled but needs darkened, so I will be trying the acrylic ink dying method to darken it down.

Description

I was attracted to Ibis' character art because I really liked the red and gold colours. The applique was done using stretchy gold fabric and bondaweb. Just under 800 metres of thread went on doing the applique. I used col. 1023 Gutermann Sulky thread which gave a superb shiny finish without the pain-in-the-butt-ness that is using metallic thread. However, I underestimated how many spools I needed, and because I'd picked up the Col. 1023 thread while down in Liverpool I was unable to source the same colour in Glasgow, and it was too late to order some. So I had to finish the costume with 1027 thread - a very close shade but the difference is still noticeable. I plan to stock up on 1023 thread and reapplique those bits, put a bit more interfacing on the crest, straighten up the tabard and have a shot at making my own gloves instead of chopping up theatre ones.

I've gotten so much better at applique because of doing this costume. Unfortunately you can tell which bits I did first XD So yes, this needs quite a bit of remaking but I'm really proud of how it turned out as a first wear, and I will look forward to getting some good group shots at Minami! I also need a longer wig - it looked fine till I tried it on and then suddenly it was closer to a pixie cut! I have a wig that's perfectly styled but needs darkened, so I will be trying the acrylic ink dying method to darken it down.

Comments

Oooh, Manga wants to see this. ^o^

by Mangamad on Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 02:21

Love the appliqué work and shiny gold fabric! This turned out really well.

by Angelphie on Thursday, 25 August, 2011 - 20:02

Beautiful appliqué butterflies and the gold fabric was a good find.
Did the bondaweb hold the stretch fabric still ok, or did you have any trouble there?

by Amy-Lou on Thursday, 1 September, 2011 - 13:15

Hey Amy, yes, the bondaweb held the stretch stuff great - would definitely use that method again!

by madmazda86 on Thursday, 1 September, 2011 - 15:03