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It's #tutorialtuesday again guys!! This is a teaser video for part one of a tutorial on making "goldwork" embroidery on a Pfaff Creative 4.5 embroidery machine! Full video (with actual explanations of what's going on) is on my YouTube channel "Alchemical Cosplay." Part one covers the techniques, and basic functions of the Premier+ digitizing software I used to design the embroidery. It shows the trials I did to get the look I was after. And part two will be about stitching out the actual embroidery, and adding it to the jacket! So P2 will be a bit of embroidery, and a bit of tailoring. And I guess this is an "official" post about the project I'm working on, because I haven't posted it to my feed yet?! I'm making Heero Yuy in the Sanc Kingdom jacket from Gundam Wing's OP2! Gundam Wing seriously for it hooks in me back in the golden age of Toonami, and I've actually bee dying to make Noin's Sanc Kingdom uniform! But I'm starting with Heero instead (because tanktop and shorts really 😂) . . . #pfaff #pfaffcreative #pfaffambassador #embroidery #embroiderymachine #machineembroidery #goldwork #goldworkembroidery #cosplay #cosplaytutorial #tutorial #animecosplay #anime #gundam #gundamwing #heero #heeroyuy https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTvVOcjqof/?igshid=oeydycfm4yql

How about a #tutorialtuesday ?? Over the weekend I finished a sew along for the quilted petticoats I made using Pfaff's Performance Icon! Here's a preview, and if you're interested there's a whole video with me blabbing along, describing the process, and features of the machine that made sewing all these details so much fun! Find it on my YouTube channel, Alchemical Cosplay. (Link via LinkTree in my profile!) And also check out the YouTube video description for a link to download .PDF sewing instructions, including how to draft the pattern. Hope you all will find it helpful! ♥️ Please let me know what you think, or if you have any questions ♥️♥️♥️ #pfaff #pfaffsewing #pfaffcreative #pfaffperformanceicon #pfafficon #crafty #sewing #cosplaysewing #madewithpfaff #pfaffambassador #cosplay #diy #cosplaytutorial #sewingtutorial #tutorial #petticoat #petticoats #quilting #quiltedpetticoat #historiccostume https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDszOJDFjl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=670mxm47c1dp

I was insanely inspired by the craftsmanship I saw at Katsucon the other week, and in particular by @wayracosplay 's Patchouli cosplay and her stunning petticoats 😍 she's the best kind of crazy person and hand quilted hers, but I took the easy way out and let my Pfaff Performance Icon do the heavy lifting. I went a little nuts adding some decorative stitching, and cording, and ruffles.... and then I tried free motion quilting for the first time and that is SO HARD MAN. SO HARD. But I'm still really happy with the overall look of it, and had way a lot of fun trying all the things on this project! #cosplay #cosplaywip #pfaff #pfaffsewing #pfaffperformanceicon #pfafficon #crafty #sewing #cosplaysewing #pfaffambassador https://www.instagram.com/p/BukX7GqjrHn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ag8vr5h7gul4

I got to work with @maison_hikari again at Katsu and LOOOOVE how his photos came out!! That cape has never puddled so perfectly before and it never shall again 🙌 Photo - @maison_hikari Concept art - @hannah_alexander_artwork Unicorn horn - @fireflypath #adventuretime #cosplay #hannahalexanderart #hannahalexander #ladyrainicorn #rainicorn #princess #rainbow #fireflypath #katsucon2019 #cosplayphotography #rainbow #rainbowgradient #ombre #ombredye #cosplaysewing #dharmatrading #silk #silkfabric #pfaff #pfaffambassador #pfaffsewing #cosplayer #cosplayphotography #コスプレ #コスプレイヤー https://www.instagram.com/p/BuXtyo5jVEd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l9tooybjml6r

으으, 웃기시네! 너는 우리 공주님과 판결 상대도 안 될 그런 가치없는 놈이야! (Are you joking? You are not even worth my Lady's disdain!) - Lady Rainicorn @solitadphoto just sent some GORGEOUS edits of our Adventure Time group at Katsucon 😍 this is one of my most favorites! More on my FB page now and more here soooon 📸 @solitadphoto Princess Bubblegum @lindseycreeps Design by @hannah_alexander_artwork Unicorn horn by @fireflypath #adventuretime #cosplay #hannahalexanderart #hannahalexander #ladyrainicorn #princessbubblegum #rainicorn #peebles #princess #rainbow #fireflypath #katsucon2019 #cosplayphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/BuP0Zxnj9fP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=110c72jmak7b5

Need a super big embroidery? With @pfaffsewing Precise Positioning feature it's easy to get around hoop size limitations by combining elements in separate hoopings to get ONE BIG PATCH. Here's a short video on how I did this for a 13"x15" patch to go on the back of a bomber jacket. Bird illustration and patch concept by the super talented @kimidorikakapo ❤️ (Longer version of this on YouTube, check it out via the LinkTree in my profile if you're interested!) #Pfaff #pfaffsewing #pfaffcreative #pfaffambassador #pfaffembroidery #machineembroidery #sewing #cosplay #diy #cosplaytutorial #sewingtutorial #tutorial #embroidery #embroideredpatch https://www.instagram.com/p/BuMdZxrjtmb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uthqmnnzml5t

Portraits of the Squad, taken by the lovely @gamer_gent 💙 I love how these show so much of the details everyone put into these costumes! We all basically started from Squirtle + Sukeban/Bosozoku gang fashion and everyone took it from there! There are some similar themes...we all used the same fabric as the base, and my Pfaff Creative 4.5 cranked out a lot of "Squirtle Girl Boss" lettering and shell patches that we all used on the back of our outfit. But everyone chose their own outfit style, and customized it with everything from embroidered puns, hand beading, applique, vinyl transfers, and hand painted patches. It was so much fun to extrapolate on the theme, and I love the detail and variety we ended up with! . #cosplay #cosplaygroup #cosplayphotography #colossalconeast #squirtle #squirtlesquad #pokemon #pokemongajinka #bosozoku #bosozokustyle #sukeban #sukebangang #girlgang #squad #squadgoals #pfaff #pfaffcreative #pfaffsewing #pfaffambassador https://www.instagram.com/p/BnsCxjXFLF9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7sqjzu296nsi

Ahh I got a lovely shot of Saturn from @dan_seiter today! If I look exhausted it's because I was 😂 we took this Saturday night after the masquerade. But it works for Saturn really! . #sailorsaturn #princesssaturn #sailormoon #saturn #anime #otakon #otakon2018 #cosplayphotography

SQUIRLE SQUAT 😎 She's almost done! I am so happy with how the embroidery for this jacket turned out 😍 If you've missed my stories, the Pfaff Creative 4.5 has been treating me real real good, I am so impressed with it. I'll probably just keep embroidering things on this jacket until there is no more space left! . #pfaff #pfaffsewing #pfaffambassador #pfaffsewingmachine #crafty #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplaysewing #pokemon #squirtle #squirtlesquad #creative #sewing #machineembroidery #embroidery

Really excited to be going back to Otakon this year, but this time as a guest! I've been asked to help judge their masquerade on Saturday, and I am suuuuper looking forward to seeing all the talent that will be on display there! I'll be bringing Ordon Link for Friday (photo by @daveyangphoto ), debuting Princess Saturn on Saturday, and Makoto Kino on Sunday. Who's will I be seeing there?? . #otakon #otakon2018 #cosplay #anime #link #legendofzelda #sailorsaturn #sailorjupiter #sailormoon

Hater blockers for my Squirtle are done 😎 these were a little trickier to make than I thought they'd be, and they don't fit my face SUPER good... But they'll do! They started out life as a piece of amoky grey cut acrylic. I've been getting my acrylic laser cut at Canal Plastic in NYC, they have a really excellent online service where you can submit your art and pick it up later that day usually! It's totally worth it because cutting this shape out neatly myself would have been HARD. Anyway I heated it up and gave the acrylic a bit of a curve, then added some mirrored window tint film to the back so they're real shiny. Added black Worba around the edges to be an anchor for the arms (which I cannibalized from a cheapo pair of sunglasses), and made some nosepads from worbla too. Overall I'm pretty happy with how they came out! One step closer to SQUAD 😎 . #cosplay #squirtlesquad #squirtle #pokemon #cosplaywip

I am so over the moon to announce that I will be partnering with Pfaff over the next year as part of their ambassador program! I unboxed the Performance Icon today and am already so in love 😍 Can't wait to put it through it's paces and get to working on some fun new projects with it! #pfaff #pfaffsewing #performanceicon #pfaffambassador #pfaffsewingmachine

I am so over the moon to announce that I will be partnering with Pfaff over the next year as part of their ambassador program! I unboxed the Performance Icon today and am already so in love 😍 Can't wait to put it through it's paces and get to working on some fun new projects with it! #pfaff #pfaffsewing #performanceicon #pfaffambassador #pfaffsewingmachine

I am so over the moon to announce that I will be partnering with Pfaff over the next year as part of their ambassador program! I unboxed the Performance Icon today and am already so in love 😍 Can't wait to put it through it's paces and get to working on some fun new projects with it! #pfaff #pfaffsewing #performanceicon #pfaffambassador #pfaffsewingmachine

"In Cephiro, everything is controlled by one's will.  Here in Cephiro, belief is power." . These are portraits we took on my Pixel 2 last weekend. I am constantly impressed with this phone's camera! Also we found flowers in my parent's garden that matched each of us. . #rayearth #magicknightrayearth #cosplay #anime #animecosplay #pixel2

I think it's time we blow this scene... get everybody and the stuff together... ok three, two, one, let's jam. . Photo - @athel.jpg Model - @scanwiches Character - Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop . #cowboybebop #spikespiegel #spikespiegelcosplay #cosplay #animecosplay #anime #animeboston2018

Well damn, it's already been a week since Astrologian was crowned as @reedpop World Champion of Cosplay! I've been on cloud nine all week and so very thankful for this experience. Getting back to real life & my job felt surreal... And all I could think about is what projects I want to work on next!! And the answer to that is ALL OF THEM. I have a couple for sure things that I'll be posting in my stories over the weekend, but I want to hear more ideas! What do you lovelies think I should do?? Simple things, hard things, groups?! More colorful the better! I feel like I've done nothing but black and red for the longest time 😅 DM me pictures too!! I love pictures . #c2e2 #c2e2cosplaychampionship #c2e2cosplay #reedpop #comiccon #crownchampionshipsofcosplay #astrologiancosplay #astrologian #finalfantasyxiv #finalfantasy #squareenix #heavensward #cosplay (at C2E2)