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Kyryn26 In reply to Cosmacaw [2013-12-23 23:20:21 +0000 UTC]

Her body is anti-pill fleece, the mane and tail are organza backed by satin, the horn is satin, and her regalia is made from lamé backed with sew-in interfacing. I used Fray-block on the inside edges of the lamé to keep it from unravelling.

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Cosmacaw In reply to Kyryn26 [2013-12-24 07:00:14 +0000 UTC]

Was working with lame hard? I was a bit concerned so I went with a metallic spandex for my batpony.

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Kyryn26 In reply to Cosmacaw [2013-12-25 18:03:42 +0000 UTC]

Lame is fairly hard to work with. It frays almost as soon as you cut it and pulls very easily. It also picks up colors from pattern markers. I used blue dress chalk. I ironed it on a low setting first. You have to iron carefully on low or it will melt or at least distort the fabric. I used pinking shears for my initial cuts of squares of fabric. Then, after I had ironed the pieces and marked them, I ran Fray Block around the 1/2-inch edge area and let it dry. That made it much easier to handle and cut. When sewing it, I used a fine needle meant for metallic threads. Anything higher than a fine needle will cause dragging and pulling of threads. It's a real pain to work with, but the resulting effect is well worth it.

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Cosmacaw In reply to Kyryn26 [2013-12-26 04:06:25 +0000 UTC]

If you have to make (regularly colored armor), use Metallic Spandex for now on. I just played with it a few minutes ago and I'm extremely pleased with it.
I've heard a lot of negativity over lame, so I gave that a try. Can't go wrong there.

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