costume help anyone??? (1 Viewer)

[AlleyCat]

help is needed!!!

does anyone know how i would go about making a cloak? like a harry potter cloak? i need 5 of them for drama, and i am tearing my hair out trying to find a pattern. also, i need to find the right material, but everything is sooo goddam expensive...

anyway, just thought id ask if anyone has any ideas.

thank you in advance
xx

 

[alby]

i've got a mate who does fashion design. she made (well designed..got someone else to actually make it) a heaps mad princess leia-style dress for her d&t major work (link)..i'll see if she can help you

 

[AlleyCat]

that would be good, i just need a way to make a cloak with a hood quickly and easily. i can sew a little but not complex stuff.

thanks very much though, alby. you are a lifesaver...

 

[alby]

that's cool. i'll talk to her tomorrow or on the weekend (whenever she's online next)...might be able toand get you two in contact (msn or on here via me)

(2nd pic of the dress if anyone's interested)

 

[braindrainedAsh]

For a cheap material maybe try dancetime satin? It's usually fairly cheap.

 

[AlleyCat]

For a cheap material maybe try dancetime satin? It's usually fairly cheap.

thanks but i think im going to get a thickish cotton and then put weights around the hem to give it weight...ive got it all planned out

 

[braad]

get a towel and use it length ways, then get some jumper leads and connect one end to each top corrner of the towel and bundle up the lead so that it sits right and tie the excess up

 

[AlleyCat]

get a towel and use it length ways, then get some jumper leads and connect one end to each top corrner of the towel and bundle up the lead so that it sits right and tie the excess up

oh yeah thats a sweet idea. electrocution and suffocation, with a towel to mob up all the blood afterwards...

thanks braadie

 

[braad]

oh yeah thats a sweet idea. electrocution and suffocation, with a towel to mob up all the blood afterwards...

thanks braadie

huh? electrocution? how so? you're not connected to any batteries or any source of electrical current

 

[rumour]

help is needed!!!

does anyone know how i would go about making a cloak? like a harry potter cloak? i need 5 of them for drama, and i am tearing my hair out trying to find a pattern. also, i need to find the right material, but everything is sooo goddam expensive...

anyway, just thought id ask if anyone has any ideas.

thank you in advance
xx

Use blankets.

 

[mmm_sofay]

have you tried costume shops?

 

[funniboi]

hire one from a costume shop.

im actually gonna goto a costume party tomorrow, initially i wanted to go as a power ranger, but i didn't really wnt to spend much on my costume. and i couldn't really find a good enough wizard robe, so im gonna go as a cowboy instead. gonna go buy a cowboy hat *hopefully under $5* and maybe a fake shotgun. there's a costume store at yagoona with pretty reasonble prices if you get the full set!

 

[stella8h8chang]

help is needed!!!

does anyone know how i would go about making a cloak? like a harry potter cloak? i need 5 of them for drama, and i am tearing my hair out trying to find a pattern. also, i need to find the right material, but everything is sooo goddam expensive...

anyway, just thought id ask if anyone has any ideas.

thank you in advance
xx

I really really really wish I could help you...I have 2 patterns on me, one for Harry Potter robes, one for Harry Potter cloaks, but unfortunately I can't give you the numbers, because they've disappeared into the bowels of the labyrinth that is my room.

I do remember however that the robes are a Butterick kids' pattern, and the cloaks are a McCall's adult pattern.

When I had my HP clothes done, I went to Cabramatta for cheap satin and suede - cost me about $30 all up, and mine was double-lined - (I heard "poly poplin" (sp?) is very good as well if you can't get to the area). I then had a tailor who was a friend of a friend sew them for me for $60.

However that was my robes - I haven't gotten around to doing my cloak yet.
But from what I've seen, the cloak is much easier than the robes, so I may even tackle them myself after my HSC (robes are enough for me at the moment).