Last year I had a blast making (and wearing) my Halloween costume. If you don't recall, I went as
Amy Winehouse and had a
lot of fun. This year I'm planning on going as Neytiri, the Avatar girl. How much fun will that be?
So I ordered yardage of the Orina Nylon Swimwear fabric from Fabric.com. I am planning on either melding two patterns to make a jumpsuit or making a pant/top combo out of the fabric. I know the combo would be easier and maybe I could wear it for some other occasion (not). The combo would also be easier to alter and change the torso length. Once I cut out the one-piece jumpsuit, I'm stuck with it. I'm planning on making some templates for the stripes and having a friend spray paint stripes on while I'm wearing it. Then I'll make a simple loincloth like above. Then, all I need is a wig. I love wigs! I might even be able to take the Amy wig and braid it and add beads to it. We'll see.
I plan on using Jalie 2215 because I've made it numerous times and the fit is snug for the top and the bottom. Here's
one of the versions that I've made. The knit top here is a little loose because it has very little recovery.
I was
also a bad girl when I went to Fabric.com. I loved that Slub Rayon Jersey Knit so much that I also bought it in black and grey. Oops!! But I HAD to get up to the free shipping mark of $35.
