#singesewing

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Okayy we got a Voyager science officer cosplay to make, here(wa)s the plan:

Using an existing pattern I found on etsy, I made adjustments based on vibes reference pictures of Janeway from Night and seeing what other people have made before (shout out to thresholdbb I was Looking at their past cosplays).

Treksona presentation to illustrate the changes I made~

Half the battle was decoding what the vintage pattern instructions were trying to tell me 🤡 but eventually with the help of the internet and my mom on call I figured out each step!

Oh and I had to learn how to iron and how the whole dang sewing machine worked, oiling it, threading the bobbin and needle, I even took apart the foot pedal at one point because I thought it wasn't working lol.

The mockups below, I made one out of Swedish tracing paper and the next one out of cotton (curtains I thrifted) after confirming that it would probably fit:

Turned out pretty good but I decided to move the front seams over just a bit...

Laying out the final pattern:

Cutting out the final pieces was really exciting it was starting to look like something!!

Detail shots below... I didn't feel like I could get the crispness I wanted for the shoulder points with the machine so I did it by hand :')

The shoulder pads were very exciting to put in as well!! I asked the person at JoAnn what the difference was between the two different shoulder pads I had picked up and they said one was more 80s power suit-- that was definitely the one I wanted for this jacket hehe

The final jacket below with a top I found on ebay (also found boots from there)!!! I ended up putting the sleeves in with a machine and ummm there's some puckering I'm trying not to be annoyed about h a h a. I may go back and fix that eventually I don't know... The invisible zipper I got didn't work either so I need to replace that somehow too hrm.

Anyway, I thrifted pants because I didn't want to tackle a whole other piece; I just added fabric to the bottom because they were a smidge short and then cut the iconic vent.

Here's the jacket on me, taken with a weird camera angle so the shoulders are a bit wonky at the edges haha but look!! I lined everything up so well!!

(comm badge and pips from etsy)

I felt ready to go hop on a ship sign me up for first contact I'm ready 🫡

Awright Lessons I Learned:

sewing projects take much much longer than anticipated (I went to stsf and was sewing licherally the night before and morning of. I know it's the convention experience but I was a tad stressed lol)

hand sewing in particular takes forever but I enjoyed it!

people are right to complain about setting in sleeves what da hell was that

flannel (what I used for the black part because it matched the pants the best) was great to work with

linen (the best teal they had in the store) was not!! doesn't iron well, doesn't sew well I don't want to use it ever again <3

this was my first sewing project Ever and I still was pretty hard on myself e h e..........much to think about...

Final words of wisdom from my mom:

Back to the Scully blouse soon!! After a little break :) Thanks for reading!

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Hey yeah remember that little sewing project I was working on? Yeah turns out my sewing machine shakes my entire dumb little apt building so I can't use it :)))))

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I'm resizing this pattern based on instinct 🏃‍♀️

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need to actually do the final garment now 😅

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So here's the thing

I want to make this blouse for my Halloween costume this year (and in general because late 80s/early 90s business attire is apparently my dream wardrobe):

(^from ep Fire)

But, here's the thing. I know basically nothing about sewing.

No preparation beyond a few video tutorials, we are winging it here, I have a sewing machine and a dream!! And a pattern I bought on etsy and only just opened now, 3 months later...

I'm pretty sure the one Scully is wearing is an actual wrap blouse but I don't like that style so this will work fine I think. It's short sleeved though so I'm going to have to figure out sleeves uhh

I think Scully has the same white blouse in a few other colors too; red, green, eggplant and blue, so if this works out I might make some variations!

Anyway, I only remember seeing it not covered by a jacket in Anasazi and the silhouette is mwah, perfect. Hot.

I'm bigger and taller than her but hopefully I can achieve a similar effect. Need to go belt shopping...

It does appear to have shoulder pads which is another problem for future me :^)

Here's what I need to do right now:

+ take measurements

+ copy pattern onto some kind of drafting paper

+ order cheap cotton for a mockup

I have like 2 months to do it? Let's gooo

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Mockup is done yipee 🎉

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I feel like an engineer or smth