Obsessive Costuming Dude (Alex)
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Thank you for ordering our sewing course!
It looks like there's a tech issue going on with the web site … thank you for bringing it to our attention. My web developer and I are looking into it and will hopefully get it fixed for you ASAP. 🙂
– Alex
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This sewing tutorial is also available as a free PDF download. 🙂
https://obsessivecostumingdude.blog/joker-costume/tutorials/tailcoat/
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The sewing tutorial is also available as a free PDF download. 🙂
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Welcome, Laramis!
That's cool about the LARP. With your love of sci-fi/fantasy and desire to make your own costumes, you're certainly in the right place. 🙂
– Alex
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Hi Paul, and welcome!
Some costumes are definitely more challenging than others.
I'd say a TOS tunic is probably the easiest TREK uniform to tackle. I obviously haven't done pattern(s) for those yet but there are a couple available from other vendors.
TNG jumpsuits aren't difficult to make, but they can be challenging to properly fit. Skants are pretty straightforward too, once you manage to wrap your brain around their bizarre paneling and overlapping invisible zippers.
Happy sewing!
– Alex
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The sewing tutorial is also available as a free PDF download. 🙂
https://obsessivecostumingdude.blog/joker-costume/tutorials/waistcoat/
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The sewing tutorial is also available as a free PDF download. 🙂
https://obsessivecostumingdude.blog/joker-costume/tutorials/trousers/
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Hi Ricky,
I'm not entirely sure I understood your question, and the images you uploaded are unlabeled and uncaptioned, BUT hopefully this information will help:
1- The curved contours of the two panels (body and center front) are slightly different at the top. They won't properly align while the jumpsuit front is lying flat, but they do match at the outer seam/stitching lines (where the two pieces overlap and are topstitched into place).
2- In the first photo, keep in mind that the front panel is comprised of two layers, and therefore the paper pattern piece includes seam allowance along the outer edges. The finished center front panel will be correspondingly smaller than the paper pattern piece as-is.
3 – Also keep in mind that the center front panel edges have 5/8″ seam allowance, while the jumpsuit's front body has 7/8″ allowance where the two pieces overlap.
4 – If I'm understanding correctly, don't worry about the material at the front crotch since it will extend underneath the crotch area once the back is attached. The upper front should drape fine too, but nothing about the jumpsuit will want to lie flat until it's finished.
I know this can all be confusing, but pretty much everything about this pattern directly mimics the way the screen-used costume was made.
I hope that helps!
– Alex
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Hi Ricky!
Welcome, and thanks for all the support. 🙂
I think you're absolutely right about every pattern/costume/uniform having its own particular set of challenges. Some are obviously easier than others but to some degree they all require different skills – even if it's sometimes just wrapping your mind around something strange. Costume designers work in mysterious ways!
That's part of why I decided to produce these courses – to “cover the bases,” so to speak. I've gotten a lot of similar feedback over the years from people who've said they learned how to sew from my individual sewing tutorials, and I wanted to offer something more comprehensive to help people be able to make a wider variety of costumes whenever they like.
Thanks again, and glad to have you here!
– Alex
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Welcome, Kartsie!
Thanks for sharing about your costume studies and projects. That's really cool!
I'm not familiar with tutus (classical or otherwise), that sounds pretty intense.
As we know, padstitching and taping can really make some magical things happen.
TNG and DS9 are great to grow up with. 🙂
It sounds like at your level you're probably capable of making just about any of the STAR TREK uniforms, so time/budget issues notwithstanding, it may just be a matter of personal preference.
There are many more women's patterns in my queue, coming soon.
Thanks again for joining!
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This sewing/DIY tutorial is also available as a free PDF download. 🙂
https://startrekcostumeguide.com/twok-uniforms/engineering-radiation-suit/sewing-tutorial/
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Hi Basil, and welcome!
Eight completed projects is a real achievement, so congratulations!
Biting off more than you can chew is a great way to learn, but too far over that line can definitely be deflating and discouraging.
It's always nice to have another Star Trek fan around!
And the TNG skant is a fun project. 🙂
– Alex
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Hi Celeste, and welcome!
It sounds like you have a solid head start, but I think the beginner sewing course may be a nice refresher for you before moving onto more advanced things. 🙂
That's neat about children's clothes. Did you make costumes, regular garments, or both?
– Alex
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Hi Aaron!
Sorry I'm just now replying – somehow I only just saw your post.
I'm not sure how to adjust for other/international (standard?) paper sizes; I suggest checking with a local copy/print shop to see if they can help you with that. They're usually experts in that kind of thing. 🙂
You can also print the pattern yourself with a standard retail printer, with the “poster” function in Adobe Reader and tiling the pages.
More here:
http://tailorsgonewild.com/how-to-print-your-digital-sewing-pattern/
Happy sewing! 🙂
– Alex
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That's really cool, David! Nice work! 🙂
Although similarly styled and constructed, the yokes are/were actually slightly different on the jumpsuits and skants.
And yes, digital TNG jumpsuit pattern downloads will hopefully be available in the next few months. 😉
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Hi Bethani, and welcome to the forum!
I think it's great that you enjoy sewing so much and have branched out from costumes to “everyday” clothes as well.
Thank you for sharing my patterns/resources with your 1701st fleet.
And in my opinion, unless it's a life goal (or some such thing) for you, it doesn't really matter whether or not you're a “professional cosplayer” or not, as long as you're enjoying yourself – which it sounds like you are. 🙂
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As Ben will probably attest, the VOY jumpsuit is easier to make compared to the DS9/NEM version – primarily because the yoke isn't quilted or bound, and you also save a bit of time since you don't need to do the division sleeve cuffs. 🙂
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Lining can be difficult to cut properly. As you mentioned, it's typically not as dimensionally stable as the garment's outer fabric.
I generally don't like cutting two layers of fabric at once, but I usually don't mind with lining.
I prefer to use pattern weights and trace the pattern pieces onto the lining using tailor's chalk before cutting, and possibly even pin the two layers of lining together along the outer edges of the traced panels before cutting.
This helps “lock everything into place” while cutting. 🙂
