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taeliac — Tutorial : Simple Leg Warmers
Published: 2008-10-22 17:29:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 84992; Favourites: 1646; Downloads: 2624
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Well, as Halloween is coming up, I thought I would get a simple accessory tutorial up for you guys, that might help with your costume! They work wonderfully as a substitute (or cute accessory) for a school uniform, they also work for a kitty outfit, most Lolita outfits (please note: this might not be quite "in fashion" now, or readily accepted by the EGL community - do some research first so no one says anything :3), and stuff like that. Also, if you substitute a few measurements, they work wonderfully for arm warmers as well!I had Illustrator open for working on those Sew Village characters, so I did this one in Illustrator - changed the uploaded image from a PNG to a JPG, hopefully, it looks nicer now...
Anywho, a simple tutorial for how I make my leg warmers. They're usually made of fleece or knit, but if you're making it out of a non-knit fabric, read the note at the top about adding extra.
I hope this helps you all out a bit! Happy (early) Halloween
2008 Taeliac Studio Cosplay - BeAnime.com
Oh! And if you make something using one of my tutorials, could you pretty-please let me know, so I can 
it, and so others can see them? Pleeeeeeeeease? Please do not steal, redistribute or edit this. Do not steal!
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Hooray! I'm very happy to hear that!! 
If you ever get stuck with a cosplay, I'm always happy to try to help (even if I am slow to reply to most things 
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I used the pattern for a human version of Epona from Legend of Zelda. They worked out perfectly! Thanks for adding the note in the pattern about making the pattern bigger for non-stretchy fabric--the faux fur I used was pretty stiff but the end result looked great.
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I'll probably be using this tutorial soon! Thanks for sharing
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I'm cosplaying as Rin Kagamine this summer and this is sooooo helpful!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!
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If I don't want them to flare as much, should I just add less 'length' to the bottom (step 2)? And if I want them to bunch slightly at my shoe, should I add more length from my knee to the floor? 
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Yeppers!! If you don't want as much flare on them, just don't add it :3
And, if you want them to bunch on your shoes, I would definitely say make them a bit longer, maybe 3" - 4" or so?
Definitely go with your gut, you were right on both counts!
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Im sitting here by my sewing machine, trying to do this tutorial. But i don't seem to understand step 2. ;AAAA; heeelp. :'c
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Make the pattern out first, before sewing - you're just adding as much flare as you want it to be larger on the bottom than the top. If you try it out of paper, first, you'll understand how it works :3
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Thank you! I found all sorts of exceedingly complicated tutorials for this in complicated sewing terms that I couldn't understand, but this one is nice and clear! I'll send you links to my pics when this cosplay is done!
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I would love to see your cosplay - what are you making these for? *ish nosy*
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Thank you so much for understanding! I read about a million before I got to yours, and now I'll be making them for my friends for Christmas as well! My old geometry teacher was so proud that I finally used geometry in real life.
I'm doing Kagamine Rin from Vocaloid! Do you have any advice on how to make a sailor collar, by the way?
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WOW i've been making them wrong for years...thanks for this
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Hehe, I doubt there is a right or wrong way to do them, this is just how I found to make them quick and easy :3
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ok I'll try them you're way next time I have to make them
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Thank you so much ^^ This will help a lot for my friend and I's Len and Rin Cosplay
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Made me a pair!! [link]
Thanks for posting!!!:joy:
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Eee!! That is awesome! The fur must be so soft (and warm!) to wear
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they are
and thanks for the fav+
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Awesome! Usually I only make armwarmers, and when I'm really lazy I make them from pant legs.
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Not a problem, I'm always happy to help! :3
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Ooh, I'm just picking up on the art of sewing, so this will help me a lot~ 
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i hope this is gonna help me with my rin cosplay!
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yeaah it did work! i maked nice legwarmers only the elasticband did streth out way to much so i need to make them smaller XD
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I'm thinking about making a pair of these for my high school 80's work out day and my class color day~
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Yeppers!! You just may want them to flare slightly less than the leg one's, otherwise, they may be too big
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Hooray!!
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This is totally gonna help my Amu cosplay... TT w TT
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You definitely should! It's very easy to do, too, so don't be afraid to try them
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Thank you so much! This helped for my Taokaka (BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger) cosplay
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Thankyou! I'm looking through many tutorials for my Len Kagamine (Vocaloid) cosplay
Yours is the easiest to follow so far
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Not a problem at all! I absolutely love making tutorials to help how I can!!
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Thank you so much for this tutorial! I think I may have to save this one for if I end up doing a Kallen Kozuki (Code Geass) cosplay and make her armwarmers.
Is there any way to make them a bit skinnier? Wouldn't you just have to change the measurements a bit in step 2?
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