As a corsetmaker, what I would have done to pattern the cups is to find a bra that fits like you want and do a duct tape pattern off it and then cut it into the shapes you want.
I'm not a historical costumer or a cosplayer, but I have to say - watching you problem solve your way through to achieve your goals has ABSOLUTELY given me the courage to do the same. Right now I am in the midst of replicating a vintage dress from a museum for my company holiday party. It's a bit down to the wire but I'm getting there!! (I keep reminding myself that NO ONE is going to look that close and they have no idea what it's supposed to look like anyway😂😂)
Watching to cheer myself up after the US election 😢. You look beautiful and sparkling! As someone not super familiar with the original costume, I think it looks finished and amazing, but I understand wanting to add final details.
I used to play roller derby, and wore fishnets, and I didn’t think of it because it’s been since before Covid was the last time I played roller derby. I always wore Footy socks under the fishnets so it doesn’t grab on your toes.
I was thinking something similar. Maybe cutting off the foot at the correct place to sew it onto a footy sock. I know that Rebecca wears shorts under her dresses (brilliant idea), so perhaps dedicating a pair to sew the to of the stockings, as well, could add comfort. So, shorts up top, footy socks at the foot, and stockings in between, like Frankenstein hosiery.
I was wearing these over other tights, so it wasn't grabbing onto my toes, but I think just having a texture under my foot when I was standing in such high heels for so long was what did it.
Yeah, I was wearing shorts with these, but because of the skirt length, they were shorter than the ones I normally wear, so the fishnets were still rubbing together. I think for these specific fishnets, just taking off any of the higher up rhinestones is the key.
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I'm glad you were able to get enough done for your party! It does look really cute on you too, Lady Rebecca! I'm looking forward to seeing the final reveal once you get everything done t your satisfaction! 🙂
For future use, why don’t you set the stud tape on a slightly wider piece of grow grain or material that is black. Then the problem of the sticky back and the lack of width will be fixed. You will just have a slightly raised stud tape, but from, the front it will look like studs on black material. Just something to think about.
I was just about to say this. Visually the stud tape would have stood out enough and it would have been faster and easier than trying to find the perfect width.
Absolutely beautiful. The silhouette of this cosplay is perfect. I appreciate your skills and hard work. Looking forward to seeing the finished outfit. 🎉🎉❤❤
Wait, lol so the corset is supposed to evoke Tudor architecture. I kinda love it. It's so intriguing on how cosplays can turn people onto the original IP. I'm becoming more interested in seeing this play.
I absolutely love the top half with the holographic material (together is great too) and I would love a top made just like that. I'd shorten the bustier too since I still have enough belly for it to poke when I sit down. It's a very cute costume so far, I look forward to seeing all your finishing touches for your next event.
You looked great for the party! Unless someone had been studying the stage costume for an hour, they would never know you weren't spot-on! Looking forward to seeing the final touches 😊(and I hope you tell us about your friends' reaction at the party!) LOL - I just watched the end of the video - thanks for the update! I KNEW people would think it was amazing as is 😁
A way to help with the pain of the fishnets on your feet would be to give them legging holes. Since your boots aren’t short, you could pretty easily secure the fishnets around the area at your ankles to a wide piece of elastic, and even encase that in comfy fabric if you don’t like the feel of elastic on your skin. Then you can just cut off the foot and you have legging fishnets! Just an idea! I love this musical and the costume is coming along well!
There's a lot of detail in that costume 😅 im rather amazed you managed to get so much done in time for the party. Its a very striking look, it'll be interesting to see what it looks like with all the trims added - although i do NOT envy you attaching all those studs by hand one by one omg 😱. I haven't worn fishnets in years but i still remember that under-the-foot burn, ouch! Happy Halloween Rebecca 🎊 👻 (although its guy fawkes night now! 🔥)
I haven't tried snag fishnets (they don't have any rhinestone ones unfortunately), but the nude tights I was wearing underneath the fishnets are from snag.
I so admire your commitment to getting the details right and also I find you scary😊 I am not incredibly detail orientated, which has affected the quality of my sewing for 50+ years.
I was warm because of the long sleeves until they opened windows at the party. But I think that was mostly how many layers actually make up the sleeve.
Boobs are indeed weird. We've made steel and aluminum costume armours and boobs are such a huge engineering problem! We discovered when making metal bikinis the most important part for keeping the cups from tipping up and letting boobage spill out the bottom was two small pieces about the size of your palms and the placement is if you put your hands on your hips then slide them up your sides till you wind up as underboob support.... those little pieces along the ribs made all the difference! And also in researching bust support structures my husband learned how completely borked bra sizing is... we were fitting a woman who at the time was a 23J or something unfortunate... but the bustier we made her was for clubbing, and she told us later it was the only thing sh oned where her boobs didn't move if she jumped around...
One thing to remeber when it comes to how they do for example the cup go on the broadway one is also due to her size of bust and how it sit on her. If she had a more straigth ahead bust the cup had looked diffrent becouse she bow need it to end far out on the side due to she still has bust there. My dilemma as well on bustiers becouse they not made for a wider bust at all so it just get unfomfteble when it cut bust off. If your bust look diffrent then the person you make same custum that need to be adjusted and can't allways look perfekt the same becouse we don't have same shape
Also in general if you're using a mainstream pattern company corset pattern you always have to size down because they add 2-3 inches of ease even to corset patterns, which need negative ease.
It looks gorgeous! The look really suits you too. For the strap across the top of the undershirt, could you maybe out a little weight in it to keep it from popping forward so much? A coin perhaps?
I commented that before finishing the video, glad it's not an issue. For the tights, I usually wear comfy socks with tights just in case, and some chub rub shorts over them. Could shorts stop the rhinestones rubbing?
Have you tried stitching with tissue paper between your fabric and the foot to help with “sticky” fabrics? I’m right there with ya with costume fabrics and machine troubles! I made a Chappell Roan sequin outfit and broke 2-3 needles and the whole machine 😅
I haven't, though I'll know now for next time. And yeah, I've had needle breaking projects before, but never one that dulled so many needles without them breaking.
I have found that tights need socks with closed toed shoes for my feet to be happy. Idk why bc it wasn't the case as a kid but I can't wear just tights with no socks with closed toe shoes
Looking good, so far. Other than your corset, I take it you were wearing your usual underlayers with this costume? When I look at the pictures that you show of the costume, I do wonder whether the performer has to wear special undergarments (basically anything other than standard underpants and bra). Also, do you put the dress on over your head, like with most shirts?
I have heard possibly that some versions of the shirt may actually be a leotard for the performers, but based on straps I've seen, most are still wearing a bra, and/or maybe a basic leotard underneath. And yeah, the shirt just pulls on - no closures.
Only for the first one I ever made, which was a costume college class. I found that not only was it expensive and harder to source, but that corset stretched more than when using cotton canvas.
That's what I was going to say. They have distribution centers all over the place and ship from wherever. I noticed that sometimes there are choices when ordering to consolidate for a single delivery, but that may add a couple of days and I suspect they are still shipping from several different places and then being put in one package so the delivery guy doesn't have to keep coming to your house.
Machinists in the US often use decimal inches, so a scale divided into tenths of an inch and something smaller, often 50ths though 20ths here, is not so unusual. It does seem very odd to use it for fabric trims though. That chain is a aluminum which is very light, something heavier would drape better, maybe stainless steel or plated brass. Solid silver (not just plated) might be ideal as it is quite dense but it won't be so readily available in that sort of size and of course the price of silver will be a LOT more than aluminum.
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As a corsetmaker, what I would have done to pattern the cups is to find a bra that fits like you want and do a duct tape pattern off it and then cut it into the shapes you want.
I'm not a historical costumer or a cosplayer, but I have to say - watching you problem solve your way through to achieve your goals has ABSOLUTELY given me the courage to do the same. Right now I am in the midst of replicating a vintage dress from a museum for my company holiday party. It's a bit down to the wire but I'm getting there!! (I keep reminding myself that NO ONE is going to look that close and they have no idea what it's supposed to look like anyway😂😂)
Watching to cheer myself up after the US election 😢. You look beautiful and sparkling! As someone not super familiar with the original costume, I think it looks finished and amazing, but I understand wanting to add final details.
I used to play roller derby, and wore fishnets, and I didn’t think of it because it’s been since before Covid was the last time I played roller derby. I always wore Footy socks under the fishnets so it doesn’t grab on your toes.
I was thinking something similar. Maybe cutting off the foot at the correct place to sew it onto a footy sock. I know that Rebecca wears shorts under her dresses (brilliant idea), so perhaps dedicating a pair to sew the to of the stockings, as well, could add comfort. So, shorts up top, footy socks at the foot, and stockings in between, like Frankenstein hosiery.
I was wearing these over other tights, so it wasn't grabbing onto my toes, but I think just having a texture under my foot when I was standing in such high heels for so long was what did it.
Yeah, I was wearing shorts with these, but because of the skirt length, they were shorter than the ones I normally wear, so the fishnets were still rubbing together. I think for these specific fishnets, just taking off any of the higher up rhinestones is the key.
I always wore sockettes under my fishnets, I don't like the feel of them on the bottom of my feet even when they're not grabbimg my toes...
Looking really good. It's always fascinating to watch you problem solve.
Thanks!
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I'm glad you were able to get enough done for your party! It does look really cute on you too, Lady Rebecca! I'm looking forward to seeing the final reveal once you get everything done t your satisfaction! 🙂
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@@LadyRebeccaFashions You're welcome!
For future use, why don’t you set the stud tape on a slightly wider piece of grow grain or material that is black. Then the problem of the sticky back and the lack of width will be fixed. You will just have a slightly raised stud tape, but from, the front it will look like studs on black material. Just something to think about.
I was just about to say this. Visually the stud tape would have stood out enough and it would have been faster and easier than trying to find the perfect width.
Unfortunately the studs themselves were still too small, but if they had been the right size, that would be a good idea!
You are so good at fitting things on yourself! You look great! 👍
Best party dress ever!
Absolutely beautiful. The silhouette of this cosplay is perfect. I appreciate your skills and hard work. Looking forward to seeing the finished outfit. 🎉🎉❤❤
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Wow it really looks amazing! You did a great job making it work even though you weren’t done.
I love this so much! Your makeup is perfect! I love that Kirilee consulted! I saw it on IG when you went to the party and it's really wonderful!
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Fantastic job for the costume & makeup. You look great!
As someone who loves Six I love you doing this costume!
I love this costume. I’d wear that skirt as street wear. It’s so figure flattering.
You are so talented Ms. Rebecca!!! I was so stressed for you during this video😅 but you did a beautiful job on your dress!
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Very different to what you usually make but you look fabulous. ❤
Wait, lol so the corset is supposed to evoke Tudor architecture. I kinda love it. It's so intriguing on how cosplays can turn people onto the original IP. I'm becoming more interested in seeing this play.
Costume looks great!
I suspect that the under bodice of the theatrical costumes were actually body suits, which prevents the riding up of the bodice.
I absolutely love the top half with the holographic material (together is great too) and I would love a top made just like that. I'd shorten the bustier too since I still have enough belly for it to poke when I sit down. It's a very cute costume so far, I look forward to seeing all your finishing touches for your next event.
Wow! I absolutely love it so far! You’re so talented!
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Too cute!!😍😍❤❤❤
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You looked great for the party! Unless someone had been studying the stage costume for an hour, they would never know you weren't spot-on! Looking forward to seeing the final touches 😊(and I hope you tell us about your friends' reaction at the party!) LOL - I just watched the end of the video - thanks for the update! I KNEW people would think it was amazing as is 😁
Thanks!
You look gorgeous, I am so excited to see it all finished ❤❤❤❤
Thanks!
A way to help with the pain of the fishnets on your feet would be to give them legging holes. Since your boots aren’t short, you could pretty easily secure the fishnets around the area at your ankles to a wide piece of elastic, and even encase that in comfy fabric if you don’t like the feel of elastic on your skin. Then you can just cut off the foot and you have legging fishnets! Just an idea! I love this musical and the costume is coming along well!
I would have ABSOLUTELY known what you were doing! (Just consider it an in-depth dress rehearsal.). Looking forward to the finished outfit!!!
There's a lot of detail in that costume 😅 im rather amazed you managed to get so much done in time for the party.
Its a very striking look, it'll be interesting to see what it looks like with all the trims added - although i do NOT envy you attaching all those studs by hand one by one omg 😱.
I haven't worn fishnets in years but i still remember that under-the-foot burn, ouch!
Happy Halloween Rebecca 🎊 👻 (although its guy fawkes night now! 🔥)
The title! 😂😂
Did you get your fishnets from snagg? I feel like I saw they had some and they're usually really comfy.
I haven't tried snag fishnets (they don't have any rhinestone ones unfortunately), but the nude tights I was wearing underneath the fishnets are from snag.
I used a bedazzler to set the studs on my Flemeth (Dragon Age) cosplay. I found three of them on the same day while thrift shopping.
I so admire your commitment to getting the details right and also I find you scary😊 I am not incredibly detail orientated, which has affected the quality of my sewing for 50+ years.
The undershirt is very cool. How did it feel by itself? Did it breath enough?
I was warm because of the long sleeves until they opened windows at the party. But I think that was mostly how many layers actually make up the sleeve.
Boobs are indeed weird. We've made steel and aluminum costume armours and boobs are such a huge engineering problem! We discovered when making metal bikinis the most important part for keeping the cups from tipping up and letting boobage spill out the bottom was two small pieces about the size of your palms and the placement is if you put your hands on your hips then slide them up your sides till you wind up as underboob support.... those little pieces along the ribs made all the difference! And also in researching bust support structures my husband learned how completely borked bra sizing is... we were fitting a woman who at the time was a 23J or something unfortunate... but the bustier we made her was for clubbing, and she told us later it was the only thing sh oned where her boobs didn't move if she jumped around...
I use a blanket stitch on stretch fabrics all the time. My sewing machine behaves better!
It’s looking SO good!
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Fabulous!!
Thanks!
One thing to remeber when it comes to how they do for example the cup go on the broadway one is also due to her size of bust and how it sit on her. If she had a more straigth ahead bust the cup had looked diffrent becouse she bow need it to end far out on the side due to she still has bust there. My dilemma as well on bustiers becouse they not made for a wider bust at all so it just get unfomfteble when it cut bust off. If your bust look diffrent then the person you make same custum that need to be adjusted and can't allways look perfekt the same becouse we don't have same shape
Also in general if you're using a mainstream pattern company corset pattern you always have to size down because they add 2-3 inches of ease even to corset patterns, which need negative ease.
I had already taken that into account with this pattern. It was just really super big.
@@LadyRebeccaFashions I had heard that about this particular pattern set.
It looks gorgeous! The look really suits you too. For the strap across the top of the undershirt, could you maybe out a little weight in it to keep it from popping forward so much? A coin perhaps?
I commented that before finishing the video, glad it's not an issue. For the tights, I usually wear comfy socks with tights just in case, and some chub rub shorts over them. Could shorts stop the rhinestones rubbing?
I was bike wearing shorts, but because the skirt is shorter, they weren't long enough to stop the fishnets from rubbing together.
Looking excellent. Regarding the chain needs to be weighted. I have seen where glue is placed on the skin, and the chain stays put. Maybe an idea.
You look amazing. Great job. You look so beautiful.
Thanks!
What if you used like a comb clip or even a small headband for the crown?
I did try a headband, but it made it stick up too much. I don't think a comb would do enough - it would just slide out of my hair.
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Have you tried stitching with tissue paper between your fabric and the foot to help with “sticky” fabrics?
I’m right there with ya with costume fabrics and machine troubles! I made a Chappell Roan sequin outfit and broke 2-3 needles and the whole machine 😅
I haven't, though I'll know now for next time. And yeah, I've had needle breaking projects before, but never one that dulled so many needles without them breaking.
I have found that tights need socks with closed toed shoes for my feet to be happy. Idk why bc it wasn't the case as a kid but I can't wear just tights with no socks with closed toe shoes
Looking good, so far. Other than your corset, I take it you were wearing your usual underlayers with this costume? When I look at the pictures that you show of the costume, I do wonder whether the performer has to wear special undergarments (basically anything other than standard underpants and bra). Also, do you put the dress on over your head, like with most shirts?
I have heard possibly that some versions of the shirt may actually be a leotard for the performers, but based on straps I've seen, most are still wearing a bra, and/or maybe a basic leotard underneath. And yeah, the shirt just pulls on - no closures.
Have you ever used coutil for a corset/bustier?
Only for the first one I ever made, which was a costume college class. I found that not only was it expensive and harder to source, but that corset stretched more than when using cotton canvas.
I had to remind myself the shiny material was white, the sheen on camera made it look pink
Yeah, it was definitely getting picked up weirdly!
The 4 separate packages came from 4 seperate warehouses
Yeah.
That's what I was going to say. They have distribution centers all over the place and ship from wherever. I noticed that sometimes there are choices when ordering to consolidate for a single delivery, but that may add a couple of days and I suspect they are still shipping from several different places and then being put in one package so the delivery guy doesn't have to keep coming to your house.
The West end is the equivalent to Broadway
Yes
Lol, I didn't get to part where you mentioned it yet, sorry.
That is actually 1 in that is divided into 16th's. It does look a little confusing without the millimeter marks identified.
One part is, but the other is divided into 10ths, which I've never seen on an inch ruler.
@@LadyRebeccaFashions 10ths of an inch?! Why don't we just switch to metric already. At least that makes sense 😆
That's why I thought it was metric!
Machinists in the US often use decimal inches, so a scale divided into tenths of an inch and something smaller, often 50ths though 20ths here, is not so unusual. It does seem very odd to use it for fabric trims though.
That chain is a aluminum which is very light, something heavier would drape better, maybe stainless steel or plated brass. Solid silver (not just plated) might be ideal as it is quite dense but it won't be so readily available in that sort of size and of course the price of silver will be a LOT more than aluminum.
I don't like Amazon packaging, either, but... you have to understand that they don't keep 1 or 2 of EVERY item at EVERY warehouse, right?