But today we found the perfect fabric. It is a shade darker than in the picture but that means it won't be washed out when on stage and under harsh lighting. So in the end it's alright. It's a wonderful candy apple green fabric with a slight gold shimmer satin. Before I explain the awesomeness behind the fabric here is a picture of the fabric I got. I'm sorry for the poor lighting (Makes everything look orange). It was late when we got back from the store and my house has poor lighting.
Isn't it pretty? I was so happy when I saw it as it wasn't there last time I looked, or I just overlooked it. I did want the fabric next to it that was cheaper but had very little. The fabric I was looking at was darker than this one. After seeing them next to each other I turned my focus on the one I got.
Now for the story behind the fabric.
I wanted 12 yards since every time we go to this store we wind up needing more fabric and can never find the same fabric twice. I swear they play fabric shuffle every night. They move things around way too often. So I thought we'd be smart this time around. But the lady at the cutting counter said it was unlikely there was enough so she told us she'd ask if they had more and we agreed. But when the guy came holding a very dark fabric and asked "Is this for you?" I said no since the fabric was so dark. But when the lady helping us came over and said it was I was stunned.
I guess the company had changed the dye and now this shade was darker. It looked like mossy-forest green, very dark and nothing like the one we wanted. This was it. The last of this fabric. It's one of a kind. The new shade was brought to the store three months ago. They no longer sell this shade. I was so excited when I learned this fabric was truly unique and no one else would ever have it. So I insisted she measure it out and told her we had wanted at least two or three extra yards since we can never find the same fabric again when buying from this store but we are willing to buy it if there was ten yards. I watched with baited breath as she counted.
Three yards.
Six yards.
Eight yards.
TEN! Ten and 1/8 yards. Oh my god yes! I can use this. I can make Seth's dress and hat with this. Thank goodness the dress is mainly white. Because there was no way I could pass up on a one of a kind fabric. It just screamed SETH. I couldn't ignore it. In the end my long wait for green fabric ends in a fabric no one else will ever have. The wait was well worth it. My dream cosplay will be even more amazing now that the fabric behind it has such an awesome story.
That was a long story. Sorry about that. I am just so excited that I found the perfect fabric. But on to the next subject! Molds. I've been searching for molds for the resin to make gems for Seth. I would make my own molds but sadly I have so many to make we don't have to time to do one at a time, so I'm trying to find a good mold sheet. But besides the main resin gems there will be smaller ones that will go on the hat. I just found the perfect gems and just made some molds. Since there will be less of these smaller gems I can make the molds. I love making molds. It's a lot of fun. I use Amazing mold putty which is very easy to use and doesn't take long to cure. Plus like I said making the molds is very fun.
The two smaller gems are the ones pictured on top. There are two styles. A small circle and an oval. I'm in love with the round ones not sure if I will use the ovals but I have the molds made just in case.
The larger mold on the bottom is the right size (the gem on the left anyway.) for the gems on Seth's dress but I'm still on edge of using my own molds since there is so many to make but if I can't find a good mold tray I will make my own since I did find the right size gem. Hopefully I can figure things out soon. The plan is to stop buying things for these cosplays by March so we can save for the con.
I'm going to do some sample gems tonight using hot glue since I do not have resin yet. We decided that we will not be buying dye for the resin (the gems will be red and green and I think blue.) so instead we'll be using nail polish which is a cheaper trick used by a lot of cosplayers. I have a really nice red nail polish and want to see how it works on a gem so I'll be doing some tests tonight to get ready to work with the resin.
So that's it for tonight. Thank you for reading!
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