4th March 2011: How I made the head PART 14 The pom pom was done by taking a felt ball pattern (you can easily google it) and cutting out 6 of the sections from red silk. Then I sewed the sections together to form the ball, filled it with stuffing and made a circle of silk to close the top opening of the circle, while gluing the other opening onto the top of the wire. It's not too heavy and bounces nicely :)
4th March 2011: How I made the head PART 13 I attached the ears on. I also made some "tufts" by cutting out semi circles of fleece, closing up the circular side when folded in half, then filled with stuffing and stuck onto the sides of the face. It's a method I learnt when making Gardevoir's spikes on her face.
4th March 2011: How I made the head PART 12 I made the ears by getting triangles of foam sheeting, cutting it down the middle without cutting it straight off, and then gluing it together so it formed the 3d shape (if that makes sense). Then I covered them with fleece, then glued red fabric (same as the nose) onto the insides.
4th March 2011: How I made the head PART 11 I added the nose (an oblong shape of foam sheeting, and stuffing in a red fabric casing) and the eyes (black felt) to the face. I also added the wire for the pom pom and painted it black.
4th March 2011: How I made the head PART 10 Covered the head with fleece! It's a bit of a crappy job, but it was my first attempt so I'm happy.
Don't really have a method for this, just basically threw fleece on and then glued and cut it to size in different sections.
4th March 2011: How I made the head PART 9 I cut out some foam sheeting and glued it around the wadding, except for the muzzle part, to give the fleece a smoother surface to cover!
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 8 This part I added more wadding to try and make it less cylinder, more sphere - I think it worked alright. I also added the top layer on one half to create more shape to the mouth/nose area (so it's a sort of muzzle)
I also cut out the mouth hole at this point - this is where I'll be looking through (yup, that mouth hole is level with my eyes so this head is quite huge!) and my next step will be to put the rest of the wadding inside the head to cover up the wire mesh completely.
I've tried out the head and it gets hot quickly, imagine what it'll be like on the day, geeeeeeeez.XDDD
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 7 Now for my secret weapon - WADDING!
I bought some expanding foam after looking at examples of other awesome cosplays using it. However, when I also bought some wadding I found it was thick enough to bulk up the mesh without need of the foam! I still have the can of foam for whenever I do a prop :D
So this is putting the wadding together. No real method, just laid the wadding out (I got quite a thick density, about 2. something grams) and then rolled the structure to get an exact one. Then I hot glued it all together, and trimmed the bits at the top, which here aren't done yet.
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 6 This is the head with all the wire panels joined together.
I was a bit disappointed in the shape, it looked like a LEGO head rather than a sphereish shape :( but never mind, for my first attempt I'm happy with it :)
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 5 As you can see I was able to fold in the top panels.
I attached them together using duct tape!
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 4 I snipped the panels into triangles rather than having just squares - this enabled me to fold them in far easier at the top end!
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 3 Unfortunately the top edge didn't work very well, and I began to lose confidence in this D:
But a quick chat with people on Facebook and text (love to you all who helped out) gave me some ideas on how to proceed.
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 2 I began to shape the bottom end, for where my head would go through. To do this, I snipped down the side in sections to create panels, and then I folded them in. I made sure there was room for my head!
23rd February 2011: How I made the head PART 1 I got some wire mesh from B&Q for about 7-8 quid per sheet, I got 2 sheets. If I did this again (I doubt I'll make a head out of wire mesh again!!!!) I'll get hexagonal mesh instead of rectangular, because hexagonal I feel will be more flexible. Meh too late now :P
Anyway, I then shaped the wire sort of round my head but not really close, a few cm away so I had room to be able to move my head in and out. It turned out to be a cylinder, and because I needed more I had to cut a panel out of the second bit of mesh sheet and then duct tape it to the other bit. It's not as bad as I thought, I was afraid there would be a pointy dent bit where the joint wasn't secure enough but it turned out alright.
14th February 2011: Bodysuiiiiitttt!!!!! I've almost finished the bodysuit! Just got to elasticate the other leg bottom :) (I've elasticate the leg and arm holes to make it fit more)
But I am loving it, it fits well with the style and it's nice and warm too (which means if it's warm I'm screwed)
Next I'll make the mittens and spats (basically removable shoe covers) and then I'll take some pics :) and then I start the most important part, the HEAAAD
12th February 2011: Basic shapes I've got the basic shapes for the jumpsuit cut out, just a matter of sewing it all together D: I'm scared LMAO. It should be fine.
Fleece is a lovely material to cut though. Mmmmmm <3
24th January 2011: So........... I've got the fleece material for Stiltzkin and the pattern......so why aren't I doing it D<
Oh yeah, uni has been exhausting but after tonight (when I have a performance) I should be fiiiine!
Going to have a daytrip to Hobbycraft and B&Q, Hobbycraft to geek over craft supplies and B&Q to look for chicken wire for the shape of Stiltzkin's head!
I think I'm a bit scared with starting this, I don't want to get it wrong :(
The fleece is nice and snuggly :) I use one bit as a blanket sometimes when it's cold so it'll be sad to cut it up LOL