Chara Tribetale - Fourth WIP

Heya steemians !

Today I will talk about how I've started my tabard for my next costume. First, let me show you a picture of what it should look like at the end... Ref picture for the tabard This piece is not that difficult to make but very long ! There's pleny of details to add, I have to be careful to the color order and I have to be careful when picking that or that color (especially about the anise and light green case, if you don't remember, click there !).

First, I know that I should sew all the details from top to the bottom. It means, I'll start with the green triangle on the top in the middle. Before addding anything to my tabard, I've taken a red thread, fold the tabard in two (left side on right side) and I've sew this red thread in order to place the center of my tabard because I need the patterns to be symetrical.

Then, once I've got my middle, I've drew the needeed shapes before cutting my pieces, thanks to those templates. I've cut everything (It took me 1 hour with some help !) and check that everything was correct, placing them where they should be after cutting them (just placing, not sewing). Templates for every piece of the tabard. On every piece, I've write the width in cm (if needeed) and the colors that have to be cut in this width/shape

The pink band is here to replace the lighter green shade needeed, I've used an old fabric that was left in my workplace to be able to continue cutting the rest of the fabric. It will be replace later. V band cut and placed on the tabard fold in two

When everything is cut, let's sew ! For the first parts, I had to be careful when sewing them because I attach this tabard with a rope at my waist so I've let a hole to be able to let the rope go through.

To explain a bit how I've proceed, let's talk about the first triangle. I've pinned it where it should be and use some pins to mark the sewing line of the hem (the limit to not go through or I wouldn't be able to pass my rope). I've used my button stitches and sew what I could sew. Then, I've let the rope enter in the hem hole and finishing sewing the triangle by hand (after pinning the rest of the triangle). How I've fixed the triangle

And I've continue pinning, sewing, hand-sewing my things. For some of them I've used interfacing. Actually, I'm working on the emerald band with some triangles on it (on the middle, the band under Flowey's head). Actual state of the tabard

Oh and I've no photos of it but I've already made my Flowey head. I just need to glue every part and paint the hole thing. Now that temperature are higher than in winter but not too high, I'll try to paint it for next month !

Here's the end of my last WIP. Then see you next month for the next WIP !