If I can learn... so can he... even if it just needle and thread to start...


sewing machine... 2 pieces of fabric, with lines drawn, follow the line, straight stitch, easy peevesy.


James



-----Original Message-----
From: annettewiirenet <wiirenet@...>
To: MadameMalkins <MadameMalkins@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 21, 2012 10:45 am
Subject: [MadameMalkins] Re: Movie Snape Commission Job! Or just advice =)


Thanks so much both of you Droxy and James! I'll try and contact some of the
people mentioned, my plan was to post on the cosplay LJ group, its just blocked
at work whenever I get down time to go online. So I was trying here first.

I've never sewn anything in my life, I'm sure I could learn its just not on my
horizon right now. Any costume I "make" involves buying pieces, glue, paint, etc
and no sewing on my part.. I have a couple projects Im working on so I just cant
take up this endeavor. and i know my boyfriend would burst out laughing if i
suggested he attemp to sew and his first project being his full costume!

Anyway, love the details in both of your messages and thank you so much. When I
find someone specific I will forward on the details you gave.

My boyfriend has a 'generic death eater' outfit which 99% of the time he gets
called Snape in anyway. it slightly reminds me of yours droxy, its all black and
he has sort of military bands and buttons on the front. I think he [luckily] has
Snape's coloring/looks and doesnt need much help. Dark long hair, dark eyes, I
think his nose and skin color even fits lol.

We did school-age snape & patronus at last Leaky, so we just think it would be
awesome if this year he 'grew up' and was adult Snape. As I said, he could
probably use his DE robes & shirt and people would still get it, its just that
in our minds movie snape would be the ultimate for him!

--- In MadameMalkins@yahoogroups.com, James Hinsey <SamuraiX47@...> wrote:
>
> HI Annette. You saw Droxy and my Snape at Leakycon in Boston.
>
> I haven't gone as far with the makeup or contacts (a phobia prevents that).
You may want to consider that the cost to buy all the materials and sewing it
yourself will cost you less than having someone make it for you. The cost of
materials could come close to $200 and would probably charge you as much to make
it.
>
> My Snape jacket and pants are black microfiber suede (microsuede) so it has a
flat-black look without the twill knit texture that the gaberdine has. I used
thirteen buttons down the front of the jacket, that includes the 2 on the collar
(I forgot to take into account the weight of the buttons so my collar falls over
and the stays I added afterwards are not enough to keep it up. More interfacing
and stays needed). 9 buttons on the sleeves. I used 4 buttons for the pants fly
instead of dealing with a zipper, but didn't do the buttons at the bottom of the
legs (refer to Sorcerer's Stone Quidditch scene where Hermione gives Snape the
hot foot). My pocket flaps were originally sewn on with no real pocket, but i
have since made one pocket behind one of the flaps. I don't have a waist
seam... the real jacket as seen in the Hi-Res photo link below has an upper half
and bottom half.
>
> I used Yvette's Snape Construction site for reference...
> http://www.yvettes.net/SnapeConstruction
> I used the same black Silk Noil for the robes, I bought 11-12 yrds of it. Her
yoke (the part around the neck on the trapezius of the shoulder) is more
authentic to the movie, but mine was more square. The noil was 45 inches wide, i
took two 6-ft lengths sewed them side by side so it was almost 90 inches wide,
the cartridge pleated them down to 16 inches wide for the bottom edge of the
yoke. I took another length for each side panel and pleated about half of the
width on the side then flat the rest of the way. the front was a triangle piece
and I didnot make sleeves but left the arm openings open all the way to the
bottom. I wound up cutting about foot off the whole bottom cuz I only 5' 5" and
it still has some of the bottom on the floor that drags and people sometimes
step on it, but when it billows it's beautiful. The price per yard is double
what is was in 2007.
> http://www.silkconnection.com/products/silk.php#noil
>
> This is a great description of how to do cartridge pleats:
> http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-is-cartridge-pleat.html
> But where it shows only the upper U's sewn to the fabric. I did that for the
outer layer of the yoke and then sewed the bottom U's to the inside layer of the
yoke so it was more secure. It does take some time to do, but using a long ruler
and marking every half inch and making sure you go in, out, in, out, in, out
with the needle, and all the threading matches, it is SO Worth it.
>
> I had made a silk black ascot/cravat originally. lost it, now where a silk
green one.
>
> If you can brighten this picture this is good for the arm openings of the robe
and the buttons and pant's fly.
> http://www.scenicreflections.com/download/9323/Professor_Snape_-_The_Prisoner_of_Azkaban_Wallpaper
>
> Good reference for jacket length.
> http://losthorizon.org/found/Hogwarts/Severus%20SnapeWalking.jpg
>
> There are some hi-resolution images in the galleries at
> http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/
> Or search for an older post in this yahoogroup regarding snape photos.
>
> And here is the best Hi-res photo.
> http://www.severelyrightbrained.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Snape-6.jpg
>
> Nigel (Vladimir Snape) also has a very authentic movie Snape outfit that he
had someone make for him. He's taller and looks alot more like Rickman in height
and size than I. Look for Dragoncon pics of him.
>
> Fabric... go to stores check some out for color and texture, how it feels. Buy
some swatches, either at a store or online. Be aware that some fabric has a nap
so you want it laying in the right direction (which way is up?).
>
> Shirt - Simplicity pattern 4219. Pattern B with some modification of the
front of the collar.
>
> I took me about 3-4 weeks to put mine together, mostly evenings.
>
> James
>
>
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