You should never neglect the home décor section when shopping for costume fabric. You’ll find patterns and colors there appropriate for a surprising swathe of history and some drawn characters too. For instance, when you need emergency princess gear, pintuck taffeta can be a lifesaver. Sheer gauze curtains can provide material for fairy wings. I’ve lost count of… Read More »
Vinyl! Ubiquitous, shiny vinyl! Vinyl covers a lot of ground. It can be shiny, semi-shiny or dull. It can be lightweight with a fuzzy backing and easily sewable, all the way through to heavy-weight marine vinyl which, as the name suggests, is used for things like boat covers and which I wouldn’t touch without a… Read More »
Ultrasuede is a trade name, like Spandex, but like Spandex and Kleenex and Coke it’s passed into the vernacular and it’s used to describe any fabric that looks like suede. For the moment, let’s stick to the trademarked product, Ultrasuede. It was created in the 1970s out of a veritable chemical stew. It indeed looks… Read More »
Fabric For Cosplayers