Cosplay WIP- RWBY's Pyrhha DIY tights plus Sphere and Foam armor Crafting sneak peak

  

So... that convention thing, ya that's closing in on me.... 

So I thought I'd share some more of my progress since everything is mostly done.... ok not really, but it is all manageable. 



So early on I ran into a problem, Pyrhha has brown(not black) thigh high socks or whatever. I did not want to invest a whole lot of money into this so I got creative. 

So I found a pair of brown knit tights that not longer fit me in the crotch area. Now these never really fit me so I found a good use for them. I cut the top parts off so I only had the legs left.(The feet where already missing because I had cut them off a year ago).

Next I measured out elastic to fit around my thigh's. 

Asides from the old tights and elastic you'll need matching thread and a sewing machine. You might need appropriate needles to sew with using the machine but I didn't and it still turned out ok.

Now for the steps(my idea of steps anyways) 

• You can either sew the elastic together right away but I don't entirely recommend it. 
• Either way stretch it out as much as you possibly can while sewing because It will not stretch a whole lot once you have sew all the way around. 
• Use pins to sort of help see how much space to leave as you sew around. 
• No really, stretch it out. If it ends up too loose the elastic is the right size for your thigh and will keep it up. 
• If you didn't sew the elastic together right away make sure to do so before you close it up. This means either pull it through the band space you created or attach a safety pin to help push the elastic through the band. The safety pin method is really helpful. Make sure to go back over your sitches a few times with the machine to make sure the elastic stays together. 
• Once the elastic is sew together finish sewing the band all the way around the top. 
• I didn't worry about the bottom opening since I'll be wearing boots with it. 

And thats what it looked like in the end! I forgot to stretch it out so it was a bit more difficult and time consuming for me but it worked well. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out :>

Anyone out there have any suggestions?

So I hope I get it all done in time, here is the sphere in its early stages. 

But you know, I'll be fine. I'll post more pictures later with even more stuff done. 

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