Akatsuki Cloak Commission

My hubby’s Akatsuki cloak

This is my hubby, Don.  He asked me to make him an Akatsuki cloak, and I finally finished it.  It’s the third one I’ve made, and I have one more to go.  After that, I am NOT MAKING ANY MORE OF THESE.  They have the unique distinction of being both incredibly boring to construct, and also frustratingly fiddly and difficult.  I will admit to slacking off on his a little, given that I’m three deep in these.  I got him to wear it, but he didn’t want to do any accessories, so he is not a specific character.  Also, he didn’t want his picture taken, so I didn’t get a whole lot of time to make sure it was sitting on him straight when I took the picture.

cloak in progress

The cloak itself is very straightforward to make, and pretty simple.  I drafted one pattern that is very easy to fit to others with just a few tweaks.  It’s just a black cloak with a red lining, and a standup collar that is heavily interfaced.  The fiddly bit happens when I get to the clouds.

pure evil.

If anyone knows an easier way to do these, they should let me know.  I used fusible web on red fabric, then cut out the cloud shapes and ironed them onto the cloak.  Then, I used bias tape to make the white outlines on the clouds.  I had to stitch the bias tape down by hand, catching the outer edge of the clouds underneath.  I used a parka zipper as a closure, which is kind of cool because it can be adjusted from both the top and the bottom.

I made my Akatsuki robe for my Konan cosplay, and another for my friend Talbert’s Toby cosplay.  I don’t know for sure what character Don will end up being for his cosplay, but he and his friends are supposed to be doing a group cosplay for Anime Kaigi, so he’s going to have to pick up some accessories at some point.  These things are super comfortable, and as a cosplay it’s nice, because it just covers everything.  I’m not going to lie, I wear mine around the house as a bathrobe!

My next projects will be my Anime Kaigi cosplays.  I am doing Mei Terumi from Shippuden, Litchi Faye-Ling’s doctor’s outfit from Blazblue, and Sophia Forrester from Last Exile.  I’ll probably do all of my accessories first.  So, what cons are you all going to, and what will you be wearing?

Konan cosplay

My friend’s Toby cosplay

Feature Friday

I thought it would be cool to do a featured awesome cosplay on Fridays.  (Right?  That’s something that people with blogs do…  I don’t know what I’m doing.)  So, for my first feature, here is a super awesome Kiki from “Kiki’s Delivery Service!”   This version is from Witchiko over on Deviantart.   Her cosplay is adorable, and I love that she made the plush kitty as well!  The photos are all beautifully set up.  Her entire gallery is amazing, and you should all go look at it.  It’s very inspiring.

Kiki’s Delivery Service

Witchiko’s Kiki cosplay

Shamed Geeky

This is my first blog post, and I thought I’d use it to talk about what I intend to do with the blog.  I want to use it to increase my visibility, hopefully to put me on the right track to being able to support myself with my work.  I love to sew, and have been sewing since I was five years old.  I didn’t discover anime and cosplay until I was in college, mostly because my parents think that anime is the devil’s work.   But I have been making up for lost time, watching lots of shows and making lots of costumes!  In addition to sewing, I love to knit and play guitar.  Eventually, I want to make a living selling what I make.  In this blog, I want to talk about the things I make, and highlight other fantastic artists.  For those of you curious about my username, I’ll let you in on the secret… When I discovered anime, I had to create an account on deviantart.com so I could read the dirtier fan fiction!  I was embarrassed about it, so… hence the name.  Anyway, let the general nerdiness begin!

Visit my Deviantart at shamedgeeky.deviantart.com, or at twitter at twitter.com/#!/shamedgeeky

Currently watching:  Eden of the East

Currently working on:  An Akatsuki cloak commission

Blazblue Taokaka Hoodie