Spiderwoman into Phoenix. pt 2

Using my Patterns

These are very simple patterns to match my sewing skills.

Starting with the legs...

Take a piece of lycra over twice the width of the leg pattern. Select which side you want on the outside (most lycra's have a shiny & a dull side). Fold the material over so the chosen side is on the inside.

Pin closed...

... you may prefer to pin the pattern onto the material too and cut out around that. Probably advisable for your first few costumes.

But now I just hold the leg pattern down on the material, with the straight edge against the fold, and lightly draw around with a fine permanent marker.

Cut.

DO NOT cut down the fold; what you want to end up with is one piece of material folded in half.

Repeat again for the other leg.

And now for the top. Again much the same as the leg. This time you'll want a piece of material twice the 'height' of the body section.

Fold over & pin.

Lay or pin the pattern onto the material with the arms along the fold.

If you're not pinning, draw around the material

Cut. And again DO NOT cut along the fold.

When finished you should have three sections ready for sewing.

NEXT STAGE; Sewing the costume

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