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I’ve finally started a new cosplay.\u00a0 Yes it’s been nearly a year.\u00a0 Yes\u00a0I’m lazy.\u00a0 No you don’t have to keep reading.<\/p>\n

Most of my friends and family on facebook won’t read this so I’m going to go ahead and post my “mystery cosplay” progress here.\u00a0 They’ll get updates but none of them will actually figure it out until I post the finished project.<\/p>\n

So I will be at NYCC in a week and a half and one of the guests will be Bill Nye.\u00a0 Many know him as Bill Nye the Science Guy.\u00a0 But before he was the science guy he was a superhero.\u00a0 He was on a little skit comedy show based out of Seattle called Almost Live.\u00a0 And one of my favorite characters was Speed Walker.\u00a0 He fights crime while strictly adhering to the National Speed Walkers Association rules.\u00a0 HEEL TOE, HEEL TOE!<\/p>\n

Since Mr. Nye will be attending on Saturday I wanted to wear a cosplay for him that predates the Science Guy.<\/p>\n

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As you can see it is a pretty simple costume and should be easy enough to make.\u00a0 YET!\u00a0 There are some tricks involved.\u00a0 Sewing the letters to the crest and the crest to the shirt may looks easy at first glance.\u00a0 But try to remember some of the tricks of sewing;<\/p>\n

1. Edges of fabric unravel.<\/p>\n

2. Sewing machines are not designed to sew from the inside of a shirt.<\/p>\n

This means that the letters and the crest need to have the edges folded over and basted to keep the edges from unraveling.\u00a0 This includes notching the fabric to make a nice smooth edge on the curves of the S.<\/p>\n

To add some flair to the cosplay I decided to make the crest and letters raised to stand out some more.\u00a0 I am using t-shirts as the starting fabric for value sake.\u00a0 It was a cheap costume on the show and that part will remain but I want the finished product to look a little more finished.<\/p>\n

I made simple stencils for the letters and hand drew the crest to fit my chest.\u00a0 I traced the stencils and crest onto midweight fusible interfacing.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, and this was kinda expected, the bond between the interfacing and the fabric in not particularly strong.\u00a0 This is not a surprise as it is designed to be sewed into the final product.\u00a0 In this case I am using it to give the crest and letters more heft.\u00a0 Because of this poor bond I am gluing the edges of the fabric down to the back of the interfacing.\u00a0 I used a plastic bristle paint brush to “paint” the glue onto the edge of the fabric and the back of the interfacing and pinned it to hold it in place.<\/p>\n

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I used the glue to tighten the sleeve of my Rogue belt and was impressed with how well it has held up.\u00a0 It takes some time to dry and I will check it in the morning.\u00a0 If it looks and feels good I will continue gluing the remainder of the crest and letters.<\/p>\n

As I said, this is a pretty simple cosplay and I’m working on a short timeline so not everything is going to be picture perfect.\u00a0 I will be putting the crest on a grey shirt to match the grey shorts that I have.\u00a0 These are pretty major changes from the pictures but should be easily overlooked in the spirit of the character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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