think this is the first full cosplay I ever made for myself… never fully uploaded it before. and will not ever upload with my face D; (was my first and only up-do wig, and I can’t even style normal hair to begin with, haha)

pretty sammy from the series “magical girl pretty sammy,” an off-shoot of the tenchi muyo series~

may 2007

itsmanifest requested that I repost this tutorial, so here goes. :]

Does anyone else have a problem with finding skinny jeans (and maybe pants in general) that fit?? I do. :p I can never find skinny jeans that are:

A. The right length
B. The right skinniness

This may be because I have unusually short legs (I’m just under 5 feet, but with an almost same height of torso as the average person). Basically I’m mis-proportioned. ;P

Hopefully this will inspire other people who have the same problem (there is a solution!) and also those of you who just want a more custom fit. ;D

On the left is a pair of skinny jeans that I purchased last year.. and next to it on the right is the same pair!

I’m going to post guidelines rather than a step-by-step tutorial, since every pair of jeans is different and it’d be difficult to describe everything. :]

Helpful Tips:

-Wash the jeans before changing anything if they’re new! From my experience clothing shrinks the most vertically, so there will be a difference in pant length.

-You will generally only work with the seam of the pant leg that is on the outside of your leg and not the seam on the inside of the leg. This is because the seam on the inside leg is often a “flat felled seam,” which is when the extra fabric of the seam is sewn against the garment with an extra line of stitching.

-If both the inside and outside seams are flat felled seams, the whole process is less simple. I haven’t myself tried adjusting pants that has only flat felled seams, but I’m guessing it may be possible if you seam rip the stitching holding the seam down. If anyone tries/has tried this please let me know how it works! :]

-For the length: I like to leave around 1 1/2 to 2 inches extra when cutting the pants to the preferred length, then folding it twice and stitching it. Do this after the next steps.

-The easiest way to find out how much you want to adjust your jeans, I’ve found, is to put them on inside out. :P This is my general order of operations xD

1. After I put the jeans on inside out, pin them to size and shape (making sure you are pinning so that the fabric on each side of the outside seam is pinned the same amount)
2. Remove the jeans and and draw a chalk line through the pins
3. Stitch (preferably with a machine), following the chalk line
4. Try the jeans on and repeat steps 1-3 as necessary (don’t make the jeans skin tight when trying them on inside out as the extra fabric of the seam will take up a little room)
5. When you’ve found a seam that you’re happy with, stitch over it 1 or two more times
6. Trim the seam to the right width (usually it’s a little over a 1/4 of an inch on jeans)
7. Optional: Serge the edge of the seam

I hope this helps! If anyone tries this and/or has any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to message me. :]

this photo always makes me feel like some high-fashion model c;

taken by my amazing twinn ;D (the pose is most likely thanks to her as well, I am terrible at finding poses..)

nobody believed I could make an all black dress, but I showed them.

dress and photo are from february 2010

yes.. I do occasionally cosplay/go to anime conventions

these are a hell of a lot of fun to wear and run around in, pretending knowing that nobody can see you ;p

costumes sewn and designed by me, 2008 :]

old costumes time :D

always called this one “mirkwoodian outfit.” haha yes I am very creative with my titles ;p I think it was inspired by arwen’s riding outfit from lord of the rings.

made in 2006.. so when I was 14? I think this is one of the first costumes I was super proud of. c; I made the dress, underdress, quiver, boots and arm-guard. :D

was having fun making outfits to go with the bodysuit I just made c;

who else also can’t wait for warm weather to finally arrive (and stay)??