Fabric shopping is always fun, especially when you have a knowledgeable mother who asks the equally knowledgeable sales ladies about certain techniques using words you have never heard of like "What about interfacing?" I'm always impressed by my mom.
Looking for a not-firetruck red fabric that could flow nicely, was comfy, and was somewhat rigid was actually kinda tough because purple didn't work, nor did brown, and I didn't want to look like the costumes you can buy online.
With many choices, The first fabric I saw was a maroon and super comfy fabric! If it had more than a yard and a half, I would have impulse bought it. I'm glad I didn't but it was still awesome!!! While carrying around this super-fabric, I spotted a linen fabric which was comfy, rigid, and breathable. It even had a really rustic, "I've been around the block for 1300 years" feel, and it was pretty cheap too! The next choice was a polyester fabric that draped nicely and felt comfy as well. Two tough choices.
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I asked one of the ladies who worked there for her opinion. She said the linen would be rigged enough, and breathable, but it wrinkles so easily and was more expensive. Her opinion on the polyester was less breathable, but smoother drapes and almost no wrinkles. I decided to go with the polyester finally, which was a good choice I believe! 3.5 yards of that bad boy were cut for $25. Now I have plenty to work with and some extra for the suspenders/arm bands/ whatever else I may want it for.
I also got some interfacing, because it would make the seals sturdy enough to survive the rigors of walking around, yet make them papery enough to still be "paper" seals. $1.49 got me 1.5 yards of thin stuff, and I got 1/4 yard of some thick stuff too for the same price.
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For the suspenders, I found some clips that will look cute. It took a long time for me to be able to explain the back of the suspenders to my mom. the leather triangle patch thing that holds the 3 pieces of elastic together. I'm just gonna find a ring, tie and sew the fabric to it and maybe cover it if I have some spare leather, if not... whatever.
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Overall, it was $37.66 for the whole shebang, not bad at all! Plus I get the fun of constructing a pair of pants!!!
When I got home, excitement was high but energy was low, so I sat on the computer and drew out the seals on photoshop. It was fun, but for some I may have gotten a bit too carried away with the designs and they look kinda... bleh. Nothing a little doctoring up won't fix. And so I ensured a straight line, I used a 1/4" grid on photoshop and basically did pixel art.
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| It's like MS Paint or KidPix! To make the lines, I set it to "snap-to-grid", displayed the grid and ruler. Next I used the rectangular marque tool, and held [Shift] to add to the selection. Once it was drawn out, I used the brush and drew all over the screen, coloring only the selection. |
When I printed it, it filled to the whole page rather than the 3.5" x 6" I set the canvas for. When I used windows photo viewer, it had options for 4 3x5 prints per page. I can deal with it being less than a dissection kit in thickness and length.
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Salvaging the larger one, I turned it into a concept for the large bow atop her snowy dome. I think it looks kinda cute. Gotta do something about the face beneath it though.
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With 20 seals mocked up and about 14-17 being "good" I called it a night.
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