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		<title>&#8220;Casting&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is my very crude attempt at a cast/sculpt: They are made from Du-kit, which is a cheap-o polymer clay. Once I get better I would love to start working with creating soft silicone moulds and resins but I am slightly nervous of the health effects in my small flat! Maybe summer is a better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Harvey drew me yo!</title>
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		<title>Butterick 6582</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I realised I was going to a nice ball on Saturday and didn&#8217;t have anything dressy to wear *eek!* . So I found some Chinese brocade I brought three years ago and made this dress from Butterick&#8217;s Retro collection. The pattern is really lovely and easy to work with, but I found the style looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOB Progress II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay this is a big reason for making this costume-  Skull boobs. They were originally ash trays  brought from a head shop that I carefully re-craniumed with pollyfilla and hot glue (Just like a real live neurosurgeon!) The corset part of the bodice. With&#8230;more skulls. Ready for adding fleur de lis to They sit along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vintage Pattern Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I am currently visiting my parents and guess what my Mum picked up from a fabric swap? a. Six metres of lime green lycra that smells vaguely of damp dog b. Three buttons shaped like hamburgers c.  A Vogue pattern book from 1955 IT&#8217;s C! I kind of want to puke with envy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amberley Vail Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay- I have  been less then productive because: 1. My sewing machine has been in hospital because it was full of solidifed lard and lint or somethin&#8217; 2. It has been too cold to spraypaint 3.I am lazy and would rather eat bonbons and watch Home and Away reruns then do some actual WORK. Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Tips!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Got a garment with a lot of binding to cut? Use cheap cloth-tape, the stuff that&#8217;s not very sticky with fiber woven into it- you can rip it to any width and use it as a template to cut along. This works really well with slippy difficult fabrics. Make sure to test a patch, or [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[( I’m fortunate enough to be helping out with introduction to cosplay panel, so I’ve been jotting down some thoughts.) Everybody can cosplay- there is no such thing as too fat, too short, too tall, too skinny or too old. Do a trail run with the underwear you plan to wear with your costume- does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOB Progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh God, I&#8217;m really going to attempt this aren&#8217;t I? Wish me luck!]]></description>
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		<title>Things I have Discovered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[( I&#8217;m fortunate enough to be helping out with introduction to cosplay panel, so I’ve been jotting down some thoughts.) There is always more then one way of doing something. One person’s method may not work for you. There are very few hard and fast rules. Experiment I usually purchase a wee bit more then [...]]]></description>
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