How to Defy Gravity for fabric based cosplays

[@isa23424]

this was literally exactly what i was looking for! i've been looking everywhere to find something that explained this and i'm really glad i was able to find it here. thanks!

[@KirileeCosplay]

why the heck pleasure! Glad it could help!

[@shroompunk285]

Omg you are a GODSEND! I’m making a Wonderlands x Showtime Miku cosplay and it has so much stuff that just like, magically floats. I was so daunted by it and I had no solutions so THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@KirileeCosplay]

I'm glad it could help

[@gopikakrishna2910]

I wanted to recreate some celebrity dresses and winter fall dresses but when it comes to defining gravity or making curves I end up with no idea. Almost clueless. You not only opened my eyes but opened my heart. Thank you so much.😚

[@KirileeCosplay]

Pleasure

[@karollong1961]

Thank you so much! I'm not making cosplay but I'm a beginner at sewing and making a bike cover for a bucket bike and I hit a snag. I knew cosplayers would have the answers!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Glad I could help!

[@canucknancy4257]

Excellent tips and tricks. I'll definitely keep them in mind if I need to shape a garment. Thanks so much, Kirilee

[@KirileeCosplay]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@bj_minaj]

This video was so masterfully done! Thank you. You have opened up a new world to my cosplays 🙌🏾

[@KirileeCosplay]

I'm so glad!

[@devonbotney2762]

This will be great for my future eminence in shadow cosplay!

[@KirileeCosplay]

cool!

[@hannahdrury6654]

Im making a plague doctor costume and I found this very helpful thank you!

[@KirileeCosplay]

I’m so glad!

[@Kingbmo]

This helps so much! I'm new to cosplay and could not figure out how to make the collar stand up for an Alan Scott(green lantern) cosplay. I'll probably use the foam under fabric method. Do you have a recommendation for a sewing machine for a beginner?

[@KirileeCosplay]

I find a basic brother machine to be a good starter sewing machine to balance out cost with effectiveness. I personally love Janome machines but they can be a bit pricy. Brother comes second. Singer and bernina as equal third, and then pfaff and vikings next. I would steer clear of any other brands tbh. But all these are my personal choices :)

[@Tuijjcc]

Thanks for the foam collar way! We needed easy way!

[@KirileeCosplay]

No problem!

[@cheesynoodles6930]

This is exactly what I was looking for!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Yay! I'm glad I could help

[@braindead8164]

ive been looking for a video like this for like two weeks

[@KirileeCosplay]

Glad it could help

[@AnnieChieDesigns]

Your videos are so well done and professional! So informative!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Annie Chie thank you so much! ^_^

[@bittobirdy]

this is v helpful! ive never heard of buckram so ill be looking into it! from what it looks like in the video, it seems perfect for stabilizing round shapes!! (im trying to make these large ice cream cone shaped pieces on a cosplay) so thank you for introducing me to buckram! ill research the types of fabrics it works well with!!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Awesome!

[@astelierzun]

Hello, this is a really helpful video! May I know what kind of wire is that in your video? As well as the size?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thank you. Unfortunately I don’t have the size anymore - I just got it from the hardware store

[@hanibee8729]

This is so helpful, thank you! I'm curious though. I was going to use horsehair braid at the bottom of a tunic to give it a more flared look, but I also need to make a few tears at the bottom. How should I do that?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Hanna Loftis if you add the tears, you will lose the natural support of the garment. But in between the tears, just try adding the horsehair inbetween it. No other way but to test it out

[@stephaniecausey3290]

Could you do a video on making cosplay shoes, like boots? Love your videos! ❤️

[@KirileeCosplay]

Stephanie Causey I actually do have a video about covering cosplay shoes ^_^ it is the same sort of principle with boots. :)

[@joanchantler2498]

Thank you for your clear suggestions! Love the costumes. Question - does buckram lose it's stiffness if you wash it?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Generally not straight away but it will deteriorate over time. Also, make sure you iron it back into shape. I could suggest that you make the buckram piece removable and if it gets dirty, spit clean it only

[@user-ek2go3xr3w]

Wow I love this video! So many helpful tips and information~ I was intrigued by how you used the buckram to stabilize the light onto the bodice; would you be able to make a tutorial on that or just explain how you were able to defy such physics??! haha thanks so much ^___^

[@KirileeCosplay]

I doubt I will anytime soon to be honest - it was a lot of trial and error LOL. Basically it works with being cut as an oversized circle skirt and then the buckram is in between the outer and lining layers.

[@jennafacchini9514]

I’m making a cape/collar like Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice. What size wire would you recommend for the stand up collar?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Good question- I’m not too sure. I would say play around with a few. The thicker, the better for strength and stability- but you also need to be able to mould it :)

[@noonstar3435]

So it's buckram and foam for my hat then!! Thanks for the tip, im trying to make a fabric hat with a very specific and not very supportive shape and needed tips.

[@KirileeCosplay]

Good luck with your build

[@wolfieno5471]

I'm having trouble making stiff long panels that will be attached to a belt to make it look like a skirt . 7 panels x 20cm width and 1metre length/height). I have to make it look as if its hovering /flowing. If I use poly fabric from lincraft, what method would you suggest. I was gonna use resin with the hardener but I feel like it might make it too heavy and way too stiff. Heelllpppp

[@KirileeCosplay]

I would probably wire it but it depends on the overall look you are going for

[@haydensimper2025]

Hi. Really educational to someone who knows nothing about this. I am looking at stiffening some old coat collars but no tailors near meseem to know how. I just want the collars to be able to stand up sharper and hold their shape as well as be worn down. Any ideas on nest method?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Interfacing will probably be your best bet

[@Morrisfamily107]

This was great, I have a quick question. At the beginning of the video, what materials did you use to achieve the high collar look. I need something to keep my sons collar high up and have no idea how to achieve

[@KirileeCosplay]

If it is a small collar then stiff interfacing should be all you need. Otherwise you might have to look at something more drastic like buckram, wire or foam

[@eloradanan7102]

THANK YOU so much for this!!!

[@KirileeCosplay]

My pleasure!

[@crescentmu]

Very informative, thank you for the great video! What section of what type of store would we find the wire in? I’m wanting to make a vampire cape for my son for Halloween, with one of those stiff collars. If I can’t find the wire, I’ll look for buckram (never heard of it before and I’ve been sewing for over 20 years!)

[@KirileeCosplay]

Just a hardware store would have some!

[@TheZiiFamily]

Oooo 👀 i can make some things with this thank you

[@KirileeCosplay]

My pleasure :)

[@ilariavitali8409]

great video (and I like your voice so much!)

[@KirileeCosplay]

Nawwww thanks so much!

[@barbaragabrielmonteirodeje5062]

amazing video

[@KirileeCosplay]

Bárbara Gabriel Monteiro De Jesus thank you ^_^

[@Stuffheluxe]

Thank you so much for this video!!! ❤

[@KirileeCosplay]

Pleasure!

[@sadiefeagain5809]

Thank you so much for this!! It helped me so much!! I do have a couple questions. So I am altering my friends Alois Trancy collar because its extremely flimsy. They wash their cosplays about once a week, and I was wondering if going through a regular wash and dry cycle would warp the buckrams shape. Question #2, would it give the collar more stand up support if I put interfacing on the buckram and sewed that to the collar? And lastly, do I have to put anything in the shoulders or under the collar for it to stand up with these?

[@KirileeCosplay]

To answer all your questions- so some testing! :) I’m not sure :)

[@sadiefeagain5809]

@@KirileeCosplay Alrighty! Thank you!

[@user-emptyspace]

Would you be able to make a video on how to make a hoop skirt? Currently dying from major project;;

[@KirileeCosplay]

Apple Pie maybe in the new year ;)

[@krishabelleguilas7628]

This a very helpful video, can i use the foam for a gojo cosplay? I find it difficult to find a fabric for a high collar, I'd also like to hear your suggestions. Thank youuu

[@KirileeCosplay]

You could but I have also seen that collar done with stiff interfacing and/or wire

[@alyyu1530]

I really need to know about the violett dress you showed talking about Buckram cause I wanna Cos Akiza Izinski from Yu-Gi-Oh! and she has a similar thing going on

[@KirileeCosplay]

What do you need to know!

[@yeahman5649]

@@KirileeCosplay do you know her clothes? She has like this red coat that is sticking away in a floaty way - I never did anything like this but I also don't find anything on the internet on how to do something like this :( like I really wanna form it like this but wanna still be able to sit down lol - idk if you could help me and maybe talk to me about it a lil hahah I don't wanna bother you - I could give you my insta or something like this

[@KirileeCosplay]

You might be able to get that look with horsehair braid

[@Pinkninja0708]

Thank you! I needed this for my Halloween costume! Also what would you recommend for a stand up collar?

[@KirileeCosplay]

All good. As per the video- it depends what fabric and how heavy it is

[@Stuttsis]

I was thinking of making a huge collar, but I have leather so perahps I don´t need more support?

[@KirileeCosplay]

If the leather is that which is needing to stand up, depending on how large it is, you will probably need some very heavy duty support, like a combination or wire and buckram. Have a bit of a play around and see!

[@Stuttsis]

@@KirileeCosplay Hmm... I was thinking of making Joker from Persona 5, so he has a ridiculously big collar that stands up. I guess buckram will help. I found it on a website so I will try it out and see! Thank you so much.

[@TalesOfMatty]

Hi! Can you dry-clean clothes after putting in the steel flat boning?

[@KirileeCosplay]

I believe so but that might be worth checking out with the dry cleaner

[@Peachyshork]

This is awesome, but I have a question. I'm brand new to cosplaying, and I'm trying to cosplay as a Skykid from Sky: Children of the Light, and I'm not quite sure how to stiffen the cape (wings, but they look like a cape). It needs to flare out a bit and be flowy, but it also needs to look strong enough to let a Skykid fly around with it. I'd appreciate any ideas and suggestions, with maybe a link to a video that gives me an in depth explanation. Thanks. ^^

[@KirileeCosplay]

I am not aware of that costume I’m afraid so I can not help you. Good luck with your searching.

[@nolongerasloth5178]

I came to this video for the same thing. I’m thinking I might try some interfacing, but I’m not sure. Did you end up finishing your cosplay? If so, any advice? Thanks!

[@juliem713]

Just wondering is there a tutorial for the doctor who dress in this video ? Thanks

[@KirileeCosplay]

No there isn’t :)

[@alaskacosplay]

Im gonna need to do some extreme stiffening with foam or super stiff interfacing for my remake of Cruella’s garbage truck dress for the newspaper parts as well as for Elizabethan collars and elaborate collars and gravity defying ruffles. Do you have any tips on how to keep these cosplay parts clean? I know some of these options aren’t exactly machine washable or even dry cleaned in the parts with foams or buckram or wire and some cosplayers might have trouble getting them clean after a while at the con.

[@KirileeCosplay]

Make the bits about to be able to be taken off

[@deecross5028]

Thanks for the video. I think I want to use wire for the front cut-out portion of my cosplay. It's essentially a star exposing the cleavage. I'm using knit fabric. Do you think wire would work? If not, what would you use?

[@KirileeCosplay]

It depends on the stress that the wire and what thickness of wire you are planning on using.

[@deecross5028]

@@KirileeCosplay thanks for the replay. It will need to stay in place for someone who is a size D cup. The knit is a 4 way stretch.

[@maceymooo]

i know this video is kind of old now but ohmygod thank you so so so much

[@KirileeCosplay]

Just because it is old, it doesn’t mean it isn’t true :p

[@shelbyparkinson1785]

I love your intro

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thank you

[@SeraphOfTheStone]

This is so useful!!! 😭😭😭

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thanks!

[@erzascarlet4026]

How did you do the purple thing at the beginning? I'm trying to do exactly that and I'm not sure what method you used.

[@KirileeCosplay]

That has buckram.

[@teresacarpenter7944]

I purchased a Winifred Sanderson costume. The collar is flimsy. It won't stay up. Is there an easy solution without removing the collar? The dress is very well made. I don't want to damage it.

[@KirileeCosplay]

You could try inserting wire into the structure

[@vimisha6482]

Which wire has been used?.. Or which wires do u prefer for fabrics..

[@KirileeCosplay]

Depends on the weight if the fabric. I tend to just use middle of the road, wire from the hardware store

[@Woah_Mona]

Im trying to make a gown with a hoodie tht stands up so im trying to find differnt ways to make the hoodie stand

[@KirileeCosplay]

Hopefully there is some information in this video that helps

[@koikat6638]

I plan on buying an outfit that needs a very stiff high collar (like the one you showed in the begining). The outfit I'm planning on buying on buying has been said to have a collar that will fall down. I expect to somehow modify the collar to get the stiffness I need. Is there any way you would go about this?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Take of the collar, insert buckram, sew collar back on.

[@koikat6638]

@@KirileeCosplay thank you greatly!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Pleasure

[@RayC-]

Dam for real, finally

[@KirileeCosplay]

Ok?

[@johncifuentes6681]

Wait, so what did you end up using for the collar?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Buckram

[@lumusolem]

GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Pleasure

[@mandiehousten7941]

And what exactly do you use for the collar in the intro?😅

[@KirileeCosplay]

Buckram

[@GodOfContracts]

Can you tell me what are the collar dimensions, please?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Sorry it was just a scrap piece I cut by eye

[@GodOfContracts]

@@KirileeCosplay alright then, thank you.❤️

[@gopikakrishna2910]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thanks

[@nikedadoug]

Not what I was looking for, but a good reference for some other projects. Just not my immediate needs.

[@KirileeCosplay]

Cool

[@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591]

You didn't say felt, can't you use felt?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Sure- but it will be as study as a medium interfacing

[@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591]

@@KirileeCosplay But more hidden on the outside of something. I am fixing a jester hat, that needs to be firmed up. Actually the one in my avatar.

[@Imboredtodayguys]

just use foam 😂

[@KirileeCosplay]

And have the bulk? That is not always suitable for each build