Which brings me to the next topic. Today I also cleaned up our very first cosplays in order to sell. We're hoping to sell Break and Sharon (Pandora Hearts) to fund the rest of our Trinity Blood cosplays. This will help us a ton. So we can go out and buy all the supplies we need right away. We'll also be selling Alice and Oz's wigs that have only been worn once. I'm hoping all these items go to people who love them just as much if not more than we did. It's hard selling our very first cosplays but I will be making new outfits for Sharon and Break and I need the money and closet space. So it's their time to find new homes.
Tomorrow I'll iron them, take pictures, set up prices and post them online. As I'm taking pictures I'll make sure to take some pictures of all the progress I've made with the cape. And hopefully I have time to get the bias tape remade. Some strips were uneven which messed up the bias tape when I was pinning it on. I want the collar to be finished tomorrow so I can get busy on sewing the bias tape on. Then the cape will finally be finished and I can FINALLY move onto the cassock.
While my mom and I were planning out the collar I asked her about how I should shut Abel's cassock.As you can see in the picture below Abel's cassock is normally shown as being shut but shows no signs of a zipper, buttons or anything else really. It's rather annoying as it makes planning hard for cosplays. And since I couldn't find a Abel cosplayer who was willing to give advice, my mom and I came up with two ideas.
Her idea was that it didn't shut. It was held together by the belts. But that didn't make much sense to me because gravity would pull the top open and you would see more skin peeking through. It isn't like that. Although it was a good try.
My idea is to add a hidden panel (My mom later agreed that this was a good idea.) and have hook and eyes down the front of the cassock. Either that or buttons with ribbon loops. So I don't have to sewn on hundreds of button holes. Which my mom and I could not figure out with our sewing machine. It's very old and isn't good with that sort of stuff. So it will either be closed with hook and eyes or buttons with ribbon loops. That solves one of the issues I had.
I am so glad my mom helped me out today. I was ready to throw in the gloves. It was so nice having someone to help talk things over and discuss ideas. It helps me get all that stress and doubt out. So I feel so much better about being slightly behind. There is five months to the mark. I'm very excited about Sakura-con. But there is still a ton of work ahead of us.
So I hope everything goes okay and I am able to make these on time. I can't wait to show you guys what I've done so far. Thanks for reading!
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