Kelly-087 Foam Armor
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Sewing isn't too bad, really. If I learned anyone can. It's just a puzzle that you wear.
Best of luck.
I like that analogy
Thanks.Thank you very much!
Thank you!
Hey
uhhh i love kelly from the forward unto down series... i also love the books
Well as people mentioned i see another liltyrant comming... elite going to be for sure
Keep up the great progress and the clean edges !
spes 256 ( ye the disco spartan ^^)
Thanks! I'm a bit of a perfectionist so if my edges aren't clean, I'll never be happy with it.
Thanks!
Thanks! I wonder why they choose to repurpose some pieces like that. I mean, they look cool, but the functionality is kind of questionable. Haha
Me too! I'm both nervous and excited for the helmet. It'll be a challenge.
Thank you! I’ve been creeping through your Reach build. Very awesome. I hope mine turns out nearly as well.
Update:
I took everybody’s advice and decided to give an undersuit a shot.
I decided to start with the pants because I’ve made pants before. To me, they’re not as overwhelming as a shirt. Also, I'm using pretty much exclusively stretchy fabric because it’s much more forgiving.
I found this great reference picture of Kat.
Then I sketched out some of the designs I'd like. Than I decided to go at it. I started by just making a pair if leggings. I made them with a really high waist because I don't know what I'm doing for the top yet.
Then I made basically second legs that only go from the hip to above the knee.
And a closer look at some of the details
My plan is to keep working on these and see what I get.
theTavernKnight
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Nice start on the undersuit pants. It's funny 'cause I find the torso to be less scary since I've made so many fencing doublets. Pants, on the hand -- for men anyways -- can be tricky because how things need to fit comfortably, etc. I'm actually just starting pants myself for my undersuit. *fingers crossed*
The high waist is a good idea since it will give you some overlap coverage. A good idea incase you decide to make a two-piece undersuit instead of one-piece jumpsuit. Don't want to move, flash some skin 'cause of not sufficient overlap, and ruin the armor magic.
The high waist is a good idea since it will give you some overlap coverage. A good idea incase you decide to make a two-piece undersuit instead of one-piece jumpsuit. Don't want to move, flash some skin 'cause of not sufficient overlap, and ruin the armor magic.
Spartan_127
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Everything is looking really good so far, Brynna. Awesome work. Keep it up.
Sorry about the side tracking with the pic comment. I was really just trying to be amusing. On another note, how difficult is it to sew spandex? Do you need a specific type of needle or seam setting or spacing? I know how to work a sewing machine but everything I have ever made on one was off the cuff and by the seat of my pants (no pun intended). I'm thrilled to see so many custom undersuits popping up since I also plan on attempting one. I actually dug out the old sewing machine the other day and blew the dust off it.
Are the second set of legs (the ones that go from the knee to hip) sewn on top of existing legs or are they attached to a pair of "shorts" with a high waist? Sorry for bombarding you with questions!
Are the second set of legs (the ones that go from the knee to hip) sewn on top of existing legs or are they attached to a pair of "shorts" with a high waist? Sorry for bombarding you with questions!
theTavernKnight
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Don't need any special thread or needle to sew spandex but you don't want to do a normal straight-line stitch. On your machine you'll want to make it zigzag so your stitches stretch, too. I imagine most sewing machines can do that. Let me know if you have trouble finding the setting. The pain about spandex is also it's biggest perk -- it stretches, it moves. So you gotta be careful when you cut that it's clean and hasn't moved too much so the piece is right.
Good luck learning! There are a ton of how tos online
I'm not that great, but I can make a few things. Any anybody can learn!!!Good luck on your pants!!!Nice start on the undersuit pants. It's funny 'cause I find the torso to be less scary since I've made so many fencing doublets. Pants, on the hand -- for men anyways -- can be tricky because how things need to fit comfortably, etc. I'm actually just starting pants myself for my undersuit. *fingers crossed*
The high waist is a good idea since it will give you some overlap coverage. A good idea incase you decide to make a two-piece undersuit instead of one-piece jumpsuit. Don't want to move, flash some skin 'cause of not sufficient overlap, and ruin the armor magic.
Those reasons were mine for the high waist too! Bare belly kind of ruins the epic warrior sort of look.
Thanks! I’ll try.
So worries about the pic comment. I thought it was funny
As far as how I sew spandex… lots of pinning. Pin everything. Seriously. Other than that I have a hand-me-down sewing machine from my mom that does straight stitches or zig zag stitches in various sizes. I use a jeans needle for everything. It’s really sturdy so it has no troubles going through a billion layers of things(including fingers. I wasn’t kidding about that). I start off by sewing things together with a zigzag stitch. Then I go over the inner part of that stitch with a normal straight stitch (for added stability and it makes it lay smoother). This basically does what a serger does, just not quite as pretty. The second set of legs was just sewn over the existing legs (but only went from hip to above the knee) but I’ve scrapped that pair of pants. I wasn’t happy with them. Now onto version 2.0!
Well said. To prevent anything from sliding where I don’t want it to I pin everything. Every corner, then at least a pin an inch for everything else. I pin on my pattern before cutting, then pin the newly cut piece to whatever it’s being sewn onto before actually sewing.
My favorite fabric for stretchy things is a kint/spandex blend. It’s nice and soft but without that slinky feel of spandex.
Update. Sort of.
Ok boys and girls. I did what I usually do. I wasn’t happy with pants round 1. So I went for pants round 2. This time I decided to be smart and not fully stitch up the legs before adding on the details. I think it worked out waaaaay better. It was much easier and I think it looks much neater as well.
So here's how the front looks so far:
And the back:
I'm happier with this result than the first. Is it perfect? Nah. Better? Yes. Just look at all that super fancy stitching
That's like 3 spools of thread worth of zig zags haha.theTavernKnight
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Pants 2.0 is definitely tighter, especially that fat-"T" shape on the back. It looks a lot cleaner. Nice work.
Spartan_127
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I agree with Tavern. . . The second pair definitely look better than the 1.0 version.
I hope you realize that once you start to modify things, it NEVER ends. . . . OCD Kicks In!!!! Keep up the good work.
I hope you realize that once you start to modify things, it NEVER ends. . . . OCD Kicks In!!!!
Keep up the good work.^^I couldn't agree more ^^
It's cool to see you building a detailed undersuit! It adds and extra level too your suit! I can't wait to see more!!
TheMagicNumber
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Lost track of post after that pic...stay on topic, stay on topic...Did you ever think about using liquid latex or silicone rubber - something along those lines to make the parts for the pants? Nice and stretchy and figure hugging so you don't get any 'sag' also the thickness of the latex looks a lot like Halo armour/undersuits.
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