Becoming Zoe 4: Jalie 2680

ファイアーフライ宇宙大戦争、ゾーイのコスプレ最後の衣装はコートです。

型紙はカナダの会社、Jalieの2680番。

寒いかと思ってコートまでコスプレの衣装に加えたんだけど、とってもいい天気で会場に行くまでと帰り道以外必要なかった。
ボタンホールが一番難しかったです。
ゾーイの衣装、これで完成。１か月で４つも縫った。ものすごい達成感。
ちなみに帰り道この格好でインド料理屋さんに夕ご飯食べに行った（爆）

My Zoe costume was completed with a coat.
When I originally planned my costume, it was still cold so I thought I would need a coat. The weather on Saturday turned out to be pretty nice and hot in the sun, so I only wore the coat for a brief period of time, mainly to and from the venue.

The pattern is Jalie 2680, City Coat pattern. It is kind of funny that out of 4 garment pieces I made for this costume, other than the self-drafted vest, the rest were all made out of Jalie. Who would have thought that the Jalie patterns, patterns for figure skaters and gymnasts, could be used for cosplay.

I bought a PDF pattern, and this was my first layered PDF pattern. It is brilliant. So easy to cut the pattern.

The pattern calls for stretch woven, so I bought this very beefy stretch cotton drill. I do not know how much Lycra in it, but it is VERY stretchy. And it has a 4-way stretch. First time using a 4-way stretch woven fabric. I could not stop thinking this would be the perfect fabric for Eleonore.

The original pattern is unlined, but I lined it with Bemberg rayon. I watched Sara Alm's Craftsy course, "Mastering Construction: Facings & Linings" for drafting the lining patterns and sewing technique for bagged lining.

I like the inseam pockets. However, it was a mistake that I used the self fabric for pockets. Too bulky. I should have used the lining fabric. Also, the pocket pattern is basically a rectangle and I did not know what to do with it so it is sewn into the button hole and sewn with the button.

I cut a size S and graded up to size U only at the side seams.
The sleeves were WAY too long even for me who likes longer sleeves, so I shortened the upper sleeve piece by 2.5" (the sleeve has a horizontal seam line below the elbow). I also narrowed the sleeves a bit too.

It may be just a bit wider at the shoulder?

The pattern called for 6 buttons but I used only 5.
The button holes were the most difficult part of the sewing process. Because of the fabric was thick but stretchy (and only the facing was interfaced and too late to add a strip of interfacing on the back of the fashion fabric), my sewing machine had hard time sewing a nice satin stitch. I also decided to do a keyhole button hole and that made it even more difficult. I probably did at least 3 tries on each button hole (times 5).

So this is the completion of my Zoe costume (though a real Firefly fan would say Zoe must have her signature shotgun and the shotgun holster). It was definitely fun to plan and make the costume, but it was pushing for me to make 4 pieces of garment in one month.