TheDarkenedElf | Cosplayer 🔜Sakuracon

Shorts need a touch of handsewing but then they're done. They even have back pockets and lining (the pen marks the bottom of the pocket)
The white vinyl is giving me ✨️problems✨️so that may be the deciding factor in all this 🫠

I'm still not 100% happy with it? But I think it's okay enough to keep at least for now, so I'll move on to finishing this tonight and slamming out some more tomorrow~!

Okay doing running stitches down the seams helped a bit? But I still hate the shape. So I'm gonna try taking in the front and back drastically before giving up and rebuying 🥲

My birthday got forgotten at work (ngl I was pretty bummed), and my favorite librarian found out. He surprised me with this today 😭💖

Best laid plans, and all that. Going to focus on the handsewing tonight and reassess the top tomorrow - if I need to rebuy, it'll be a few days so I'll work on other pieces in the meantime~

The shirt needs a lot of handsewing and pressing, as well as the upper collar and X ties (it has a side zip to actually get into it lol)
I'm not 100% happy with it? But I'm gonna give it a bit more work before I rebuy fabric. I love the color and texture of the shell, but it's so soft and loose💀

Whoops caught me slacking 😅😖anyway the shirt is now fully mocked up and ready to cut. It'll have a side zip for a smooth front. Gonna take a quick break to run an errand, then back to it. My goal by Monday is to have the shirt done, cape done (easy work), and the jacket mocked up. Shorts.. we'll see

Plane chart The image shown in the thumbnail appeared in the opening credits of Slayers TRY. It shows images representing the Lord of Nightmares, Chaotic Blue, Death Fog, Ruby Eye Shabranigdu, and Dark Star Dugra...

It's based on the plane chart, but then yes all of the subordinates are with their respective lords 😁
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I started second guessing myself, and pulled out the fabric I used as a tablecloth at my booth for a 3rd option.
Uh? But then I pulled out the charagumin and nevermind the light is actually correct. Like, could not be more correct. So now as long as I have motivation to clean and sew, here we go?

Shit you figured me out 😩

Rui Araizumi has perceived me ✨️👄✨️

Okay THIS is a more accurate to the eye color representation. Though I suppose if I have to fight with it so much to photograph correctly on a phone, it may be not worth it to use 🤔 and while I could dye the lighter just a touch, that is literally my least favorite thing sooo

A sticker of Anime Web Turnpike’s Trixie

Not a single person has recognized her yet. 😂

craft related time dilation: when either you feel like you’ve been doing this for five hours but actually it’s 20 minutes, or you feel like you’ve been doing it for 20 minutes but actually it’s 5 hours

a blurry picture of a person standing in front of a refrigerator and oven . ALT: a blurry picture of a person standing in front of a refrigerator and oven .

Iykyk 😏 I need to take a few photos in the daylight, because my phone is reading the darker as WAY more blue than it is. But I may go with the lighter turquoise and the darker yellow (last pic)

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Thank you so much!! For sure these were a ton of work, but I think it paid off!

A bonus behind the scenes look at the gifts given the people who helped make this happen! Cast got a custom acrylic stand, a Dragon Slave badge ribbon, and a reward of gold! Crew also got reproduction shirts 🥰 and cups for whoever wanted one!

Full video out NOW 😍💖

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#スレイヤーズ #スレイヤーズ35周年 #slayers #slayers35thanniversary #cosplaymusicvideo

😭💖💖 it was an honor and a pleasure to guest with you!! Let's do it again soon 😘💖

Time to remind people about the Commercial Pattern Archive — it doesn’t have instructions and search is a bear but there’s two hundred years’ worth of clothing patterns in here including all the big names new and old:
copa.apps.uri.edu

"For love and justice!"💪✨

Thank you so much to @ptsolsev.bsky.social for gifting me this Amelia from Slayers cosplay by FM-Anime off my Throne wishlist! I styled the wig & re-made pieces of the accessories, especially the gems which I used foam clay!

#スレイヤーズ #slayers #cosplay #anime #retro

Hey, that's my librarian! 💖

Thank you so much! 😭 it's a labor of love, for sure

Friends made the map, and all the extremely cool new swords (Zel, Light, and Blast)

I'm so bad at updates 😅 we're in the home stretch prepare for image dump 😂

We managed to fill this costume! 🎉😭🙏 I can't wait to show you all the magic that happens

No such thing as too tall! And if I need to make another belt I could 👀 do the hips fit? I think the original pants waist 2as 33 or 34 (not yet cut down!)

If the shoes are a sticking point but everything else fits I can ✨️work with that✨️ by the way~

Hey friends!
If you or someone you know has a rough set of measurements
Bust 35-43
High waist 30-32
Hip Up to 40
And shoe size 9 womens
And, critically, are available this weekend - wanna be part of a massive Slayers location shoot in Leavenworth? 👁👄👁