Great advice ;)

Thanks Laura for submitting this tutorial! How to Put on a Wig - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCMrymw45I

Costume:
http://www.stretchy.org/ is the site for making bodysuits and will help you will all parts, including making a pattern. You;ll have to do some modifications since you are adding on the diamonds and have split colors.

You could also look for existing unitard patterns that are available. Or if you would like to avoid making the body suit, you can find a unitard / zentai / catsuit that has the two colors you need. Then you only need to make alterations. This site has the dual colored suit for order:
http://www.riversedgedancewear.com/noname238.html

And here is a tutorial for the jester hat!
http://painfulsuffering.deviantart.com/art/Harley-Quinn-Hat-tutorial-177341749

Hammer:
This section of CosplayTutorial.com has a collection of hammer tutorials:
http://cosplaytutorial.com/list.php#propshammers

Including this tutorial specifically for making a Harley Quinn mallet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BvGf1BbPds

There is also a popgun tutorial for her:
http://www.seriouslysarah.com/blog/2009/08/23/how-to-make-harleys-pop-gun/

Do you mean a mob cap, such as this (below)? If not please go ahead and ask again but include a reference picture (a link is fine) to what you are looking at making!



Tutorials:
http://pattisoriginals-pattisplace.blogspot.ca/2010/12/tutorial-mop-cap.html

http://www.rookno17.com/2011/07/shabby-chic-mob-cab-shower-cap-tutorial.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_4780178_make-colonial-girl-hats.html

Hi Akira! You have to share pics when you are done with all the help I am giving :P

Here is a tutorial for adding ribbon to socks:
http://icanfindthetime.blogspot.ca/2010/05/ribbon-socks.html

You could also just try on the sock, pin your ribbon to the sock, and then sew. Make sure that if the sock is stretchy that your ribbon stretches too or that you are stretching the fabric while sewing so that the ribbon part of the sock will fit when worn.

You could also make something similar to a garter (tutorials below), just create a fabric casing with a gold fabric and add your elastic inside. You could also just sew a ribbon onto a thin elastic and create a garter that way. You want to make sure that when you wear it, it goes taut (pulled flat) or else it might not look like the reference pictures.
http://imaginelovely.blogspot.ca/2010/07/my-diy-wedding-garter-tutorial.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-McfdKLoKI

http://modestmaven.blogspot.ca/2009/09/wedding-garter-keep-and-toss-tutorial.html

Hello Everyone! I’ll be at Anime North this weekend so there won’t be any updates. I’m back monday and will resume normal posting.

For those going to Anime North, I’ll be on the following panels if you want to come check them out or say hi:
Anime Con Etiquette
Cosplay 101
Cosplay On A Budget
How To Survive An Anime Convention

Hope everyone has a good weekend!
- Duckie

(pic unrelated but awesome)

homestuckcosplayhelp:

This isn’t just for Homestucks, but I thought you guys would like to see it.
(Copy-pasted from my blog, sorry if it comes out weird)

First, here’s what you’ll need.
Your wig, obviously, scissors, and some disposable panty hose.

The panty hose cost 33 cents at walmart, here’s a close up of the…

Iron Man 2 Suit  Tutorial with Pepakura files.
 - Mark VI - http://www.instructables.com/id/IRONMAN-2-suit-mark-6/

Out of all your costumes, which is your most favorite?

Breathable / flexible is going to be difficult, but I do have some ideas. I realize that you aren’t doing the version of shiva I am linking to in the examples, but right now it’s the only thing I can think of with an ice look that matches what I am explaining :P

You can look into various fabrics that can be sewn and layered for the effect you want. I am terrible with fabric names but some suggestions I have are: Clear vinyl, Metallic Dupion, Organza, Tulle, Metallic Georgette,
An example of using the fabric for an ice look:
http://images.cosplay.com/photos/30/30952.jpg
this also looks to be made with fabric:
http://www.cosplay.com/photo/3090496/


Another suggestion, although not clear, is craft foam. It can be formed into the shapes you need easily, and can be painted to appear as ice.
http://cosplaytutorial.com/list.php#armorfoam

This shiva used clear plastic folders to make the ice, you can also find folders with a blue tint for variation, and even paint on them yourself:
http://www.cosplay.com/photo/2554921/

I believe this siegfried cosplayer used acrylic (plexiglass) sheets for his armor, which would be similar to the folder method:
http://images.ados.fr/bd-manga/photo/7465305746/cosplay-boy/siegfried-soulkalibur-iv-158482798.jpg


Hope this helps you out, or at least generates some ideas for the project! Goodluck with your cosplay! :D

Most hero outfits, or at least the iconic ones, are catsuit / zentai suits. You can either buy these pre-made and modify them (a quick google search turns up many sites that sell “zentai suits”), or make it yourself.

I recommend this site to help with making a zentai / catsuit! It is a great resource:

http://www.stretchy.org

This is a tutorial for stretch appliques, which can help with adding logos:
http://crashcult.blogspot.ca/2011/01/costuming-stretch-applique-tutorial.html

Crash Culture also has two bootcover tutorials for superhero type boots (although it can work for any type of stretch boot covers :P)
http://crashcult.blogspot.ca/2010/12/costuming-bootcover-tutorial.html

http://crashcult.blogspot.ca/2011/01/bleez-costume-boots-in-progress-heels.html

This pattern has the collar, button flap, long sleeves and two of the pockets:
http://www.simplicity.com/p-7173-burda-style-coat-jacket.aspx

This also has the turned up sleeves:
http://butterick.mccall.com/f2000-products-10357.php?page_id=1231&search_control=display&list=0

Another similar pattern:
http://butterick.mccall.com/m5668-products-8663.php?page_id=624&search_control=display&list=0

This might be a little long, but has all three pockets:
http://kwiksew.mccall.com/k3715-products-20249.php?page_id=3041&search_control=display&list=search

You could also add sleeves to a vest pattern:
http://www.pattern-making.com/sleeve-drafting-6/

Hope this helps, and goodluck with the cosplay! :)