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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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And I thought leg warmers would be more difficult to make. I have try this as soon as I get some fabric.
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Cool! I attempted to make some last year, but they didn't turn out so well and somehow I jabbed a pin into my leg.
Thanks for making it!
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Oh noes!!
That doesn't sound like fun at all *just stabbed self with pin 5 minutes ago*
Anytime! I'm glad to (possibly) be of help
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No it wasn't--it was a really nasty bruise as a result.
Actually, I'm planning to use your tutorial for remaking my Chrono cosplay (what I was making the leg warmers for the first attempt).
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i forgot to ask earlier but, about how many yards of fabric would this take?
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d'oh! I know I should have posted up that, too! They shouldn't take more than a yard to make - it's more based on how wide they actually wind up being, and which way the stretch on the fabric goes (it should go around your leg, so they're more comfortable) but 1 yard or sometimes even 1/2 yard would work for them
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Oh! Thank you for posting this up x]
I was gonna be a bear for halloween and i needed to make arm and leg warmers hahaa.
I LOVE YOU D: you are my heros. :]
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I've always wanted to make leg warmrs but never got the chance to try and figure it out now I can make them with out too much trouble! Thank you!
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Hehe, not a problem! I'm glad to be of help - they should be pretty easy to manage
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yay! another tutorial!
I will add this to my million page list of things to make.
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Hehe, most definitely! They're really easy, though, so they make a good weekend afternoon project
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COOL!!!I love leg warmers!!!I'll have to hand sew mine though.......But oh well!!!Thanks!!
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Aww!! Well, I hope they don't cause you too much trouble
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I hope not,I performed my play for drama today and it was insane!!!I was a villan called Vanna(as in vanna white from wheel of furtune)The CAt.It was amazing!!
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I love your tutorials. They're so useful! Now if I could just get the material...lol
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Oh, THANK YOU! These are things I constantly forget to do while making legwarmers. This will make my life so much easier!
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It's really cool, if I only knew English good enough to understand it, I'd go sewing right away...
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Haha, I made some Cyber Goth ones the same way!
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Hehe, they're just so darn practical! And fun to wear, too
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Yes this is awesome now I can make leg warmers YAY
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Thanks for the tutorial ^__^.
Will you be doing one for arm warmers? I've been trying to find a way to make some.
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The way I've made them, they're practically the same thing, except use your forearm instead of calf, and length that you want them to be. Instead of bringing it out 6-8" on the sides, I usually only do a 2" flare or so
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Looks like fun :3
Now I have to go hunt for fabric...
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Hehe, definitely do so! They're pretty easy to do, and you can wear them with practically anything!
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I think I'd get some weird comments at school, but, what the hell. I'll try anyway. ^_^
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....I love you. This pattern just saved my ass for Halloween
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I've wanted something like this for AGES, but just never looked it up (and never wanted to spend however much on them at cons when I know I could make them for a fraction of the cost)
Thank you SOOOO much!!
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I know - I saw someone at ACen (goddess boutique?) selling them for like $40 a pair!! Holy crap! Seriously?! Not worth it... 
Sorry... 
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Haha, it's quite fine!
And I mean, yeah, you can over charge somewhat at conventions, since most people are there *to spend money*, but... not *that* much ><
I paid how ever much at no brand con for the Slants hoodie they had, then another $20 to one of the guys selling hats for putting super long bunny ears into the hood. It's something I really could have done myself, but, meh, it's alright, I had the money then.
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I hear you - sometimes, I understand, but... it's kind of like the kitty hat thing... I don't get why places can get away with charging $40+ for a HAT of all things... really... they're not that well made, or take that much fabric, or anything... I just don't get it sometimes...
And, where do all the otaku get the monies from?! Cuz I want in on that
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I don't think many of them get lots of money, I think it's right after taxes come back, and people save up all year for cons xD
For me, No Brand is usually where my taxes go to (last year, I got my taxes in my account *the friday* no brand started) xDDD
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Ah, now that would make sense... I always wondered that, to be quite honest, but the taxes thing makes a lot of sense!
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Yeah, I always manage to get money right before No Brand, through some huge stroke of luck ^^
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Oh man, I am so going to try this when I go home for the weekend. Hopefully I can break my streak of bad luck when it comes to machine sewing...
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Hehe, I sure hope so! It's all straight lines, so it shouldnt' be too bad (I hope!)
Let me know if anything is confusing or whatnot, please, so I can fix the tutorial up
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