I started by sewing the skirt fronts and back together, and pressing the bottom and center front edges of both the lining and fabric under. I knew I was going to go back with a second coat of the background color at the end, so it was fine to leave a few pink spots here and there. I was running low of fabric when I did the collar, and worried about having enough for the sleeves, so the underside is more of the crazy fabric from the piping!

If you have a FRONT and BACK design fabric pattern piece, sew them together and press the seams open. at expanding our cosplay market, which is thrilling, because it makes my job even cooler to be able to create pieces based on some of my favorite characters. On Etsy, you can find a wide range of luna lovegood skirt girls online in India, from one-of-a-kind handcrafted options to vintage treasures ready to be loved again.

I landed on this one because 1) It won’t be as hot as some of her other costumes, 2) It involved one piece that I could make, instead of a bunch of pieces that I might have to try and find, and 3) I love yellow. Using the zipper foot of your sewing machine, stitch through the fabric right next to the cord but NOT through it. It took three Harry Potter movies to hem, gather, and attach all of those ruffles, including the one that goes around the neckline. I got to take a break from historical for the past week and a half because I have the coolest job ever. I decided to plan an outfit around that famous accessory… They’re also good at spotting Wrackspurts!

Welcome to r/HarryPotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the Harry Potter universe!Spectra Spec-tacular Part 2 Posted on March 7, 2017 October 10, 2018 Categories cosplay, costuming, harry potter, sewing, Uncategorized Tags cosplay, cosplayer, costume, harry potter, harry potter cosplay, harry potter costume, how to make piping, how to sew piping, luna lovegood, luna lovegood coat, luna lovegood cosplay, luna pink coat, piping, piping tutorial, spectra specs 8 Comments on Spectra Spec-tacular: Part 1 (plus piping mini-tutorial) Accio Costume! Because you’ve trimmed your piping seam allowance to be the same as your garment seam allowance, this means you just need to line up your piping edge and garment edge just as you would if it were two pieces of fabric.

You may draw the markings where to sew and where to stop sewing right on the jersey fabric ( see the images below). The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Make sure that from the bottom of the string to the raw edges of the fabric is at least as wide as your seam allowance–I had to offset my edges to make sure of this, but that’s ok, because none of this will show in the end! I do already have plans for a new Victorian corset, but the way my schedule is looking, it will be 2019 before that happens!

Pin the second piece of fabric (in this case the bolero facing) to the first, just as you would if you were sewing the seam as normal without piping. I want to sew it myself, and when I started to look closer I could not figure out what it actually is.