New Costume Work in Progress

I have embarked on a new costume.... The Jawa from Star Wars.

For those that may be less Star Wars obsessed, these are Jawas:


The first step of the process for creating a Jawa is dyeing the monks cloth used for the robe. I purchased 8 yards to be on the safe side. Due to the amount of fabric, and the smallness of my one bedroom apartment, this ended up being quite comical. I used 5 boxes of rit dye and a big old storage bin, inside my bathtub.

There was so much the only way to agitate the fabric with the dye was with an old broom handle.

\(Oh hey my hair doesn't look too bad. Not shown: how warm it was since to get enough light I had to use the heat lamps in my ceiling.)

After rinsing it for what literally seemed like forever, and drying it for an equally long time, this was my end result. It's only about half of the fabric. 

(My cat Spunky Hufflepuff chose to pose when I was taking the picture. Sometimes she's just dorky like that.) 

Next step: SEWING AND WEATHERING!!

Just the Beginning

Convention season is fast approaching here in the Pacific Northwest, and for this geek chic gal that means COSTUMES. ALL THE COSTUMES. Very much working on the costumes I plan on wearing for the flurry of events.

Of course it would help if Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) and Sakura Con were spaced more apart, but since they are not, we cosplayer must make do with the time we have available.

So let me introduce myself for any who don't know me personally already.
I'm a 30 year old transplant to Seattle from New Jersey. Yes, I have the accent. I doubt it will ever leave. I LOVE Star Wars to an unnatural level, and that is why so many of my costumes are Star Wars, although I also costume for many other genres as well.
And perhaps most noticeable to the public, I am a curvy and plus sized gal.

And that's what I want to share with the universe, how its possible to have fun, make and wear costumes and not be a stick figure. There's other blogs for that.

Now to the costuming!!!