Rapunzel (and Flynn) WIP!:: pg 13... Embroidery pattern of doom.

kibosh

This really is top notch work. I so badly wanted to do a Flynn Rider to go with my daughter's Rapunzel, but I just don't have the time this year.

aelynn000

Ugh. I bought more flowers.

And not just any flowers! Flowers that I already had flowers for! So now I have to decide between the two kinds of flowers! ...

Why do I do this!?

( I'm TERRIBLE at making decisions )

Photos to come...going to need assistance!

Oh...and covering the loose ends at the bottom tonight, so the ACTUAL STYLING WILL FINALLY BE DONE! *YAY*

geek

Oooh, how exciting! I am loving your thread. I just saw Tangled a few days ago, and it was fantastic! I wish I'd seen it earlier.

I can't wait to see pictures! Your wig is already very impressive, so I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result. (I've checked your thread and Zlurpo's thread for updates obsessively yesterday and today...)

aelynn000

So of course, I finish styling and my camera dies!!! >O

These are the only pics I could grab in time! Well.. the only one...the other one I had to resort to *shudder* a cellphone mirror pic.

Only about the top 1/4 of flowers are set in place, though I'm changing the yellow ones to the one you see in the middle...it's more flat and less devouring. I wanna show off that braid! And unless I change the fake baby's breath to small white flowers. I'll have to test a few spots and make sure it doesn't get too overpowering with more flowers in it. I find with flash it makes the flowers look like they're overpowering the wig. It's so much prettier in person!

The only thing I'm disappointed with is that I wish I had made the tubes long enough to get one more braid knot out at the end. Then it would have been PERFECT. But at least at the length it's at, it can withstand a lot of wear without getting dirty from the ground or myself accidentally kicking it while walking. Anyways! On to the pictures!!



The basically-done styling!! I hairsprayed the loose ends into more of a point, but obviously not enough since they came out as soon as I put it on. ... I was too excited to wait for it to dry... >_>



Side-ish view. You can kinda see the lift I got out of the bangs! Which also looks way better in person. *sigh* I can't wait to get some nice hi-res photos of it all!

That's all for tonight! I have a 2 hours drive for a meeting tomorrow so unfortunately I can't stay up 'til my usual 3am gluing flowers in place. </3

BUT AT LAST! THE HARDEST PART IS OVER!

Oh. Also got pink nylon for the sleeves and going to start embroidering those soon!

OliverQueenIND

looks totally great!

aeryn

looks fantastic! i'm /starting/ to get into wig styling and you seem to have taken this project by the horns.

also, i'm jealous. you photograph so much better in your catwoman than i do. :P

aelynn000

1. ALMOST-NAME-TWINS!

2. THANKS! *_* It was definitely a challenge and I knew it would be the hardest part of the costume so I wanted to get it done first...not to mention it's also the most important part!

3. UGH. Never. Yours is so good. Pretty sure I've lurked you hard on C.c ... >_>

Most of us Returns Catwomen are under appreciated...

MCL34N

Beautiful!

Excellent job!

TeresaMRoberts

Looking Awesome!

Kureigu

Haha. Loved the film, loving what you're doing with it! More

.:MirrorminD:.

Its looking awesome Aubree!!

aelynn000

Random project of the night: ghetto Flynn satchel!



It kinda looks like a paper bag lunch right now...I was lazy and didn't line it... aaaand I screwed up the seams on the corners...but after the detailing I'm sure it will be a fine stand-in until I get around to making a better one.

Does anyone have tips for softening and/or weathering vinyl? =\ I think I'm going to let it sit outside until Halloween in hopes that it gets uglified by the elements. And to get the stink out. I'm pretty sure I'm VERY high on plastic fumes right now from the vinyl. @_@

PS

Rapunzel's coronation is this Sunday!!! Who's excited!? Anyone? Anyone?



... I would be if I weren't working so I can't even watch the live stream. In my anger, I stabbed my wig head...which really needs to be replaced by a female one... Ahaha...

Jessica

I love this movie...and your costume is wonderful!

familyman

My little girls keep asking me to check in on this thread to see if there are anymore pics up/ they love it and so do I.

darthgordon

I have yet to see this movie... it's been on my instant que since Netflix added it... but from the pictures I've seen of the character and what you've got so far, this is going to look amazing.

aelynn000

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it too! And thanks! Even though it's not much of a costume yet... haha!

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! It truly inspires me! One of the reasons I want my Rapunzel to be some of my best work yet is because of the reactions my boyfriend gets as Jack. Won't lie. I'm totally jealous when the kids call him by name and ask for hugs and pictures. It makes me so happy to see how something I helped bring to life make other people smile!

DarthGordon, WATCH IT! It's so cute. And beautifully animated!

aelynn000

Right now it's just a beast(ly pattern cutout)...but give me a few hours and it'll be a beauty!!! *_*

I LOVE this vinyl! The colour is so pretty!

Mojo_Turbo

You need a cast iron frying pan

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falconNL

I honestly laugh out loud (and way to hard) hard when i saw that frying pan

Mojo_Turbo

I saw that one, that looks like a nice new one....

aelynn000

My mom says it's a good one!! Travis got it for me for Christmas last year along with a LE Tangled tshirt and a Shark steamer! And a hot chocolate frother... and How to Train Your Dragon. So it's a special frying pan!

WOO HOO!

Flynn's doublet is coming along nicely! It looks less ripply in person... It didn't quite get the depth I wanted with the paneling with just a layer of felt underneath but I didn't feel like spending more money on batting for it sooo...that's that. I think it looks alright anyways. I think I'm going to brush some darker somethingorother over the panel stitching though so make it stand out a bit more. The thread I got was slightly too light which also doesn't help the depth. Since Travis doesn't have the same intense ( read: obsessive ) love for Tangled ( or Flynn ) that I do, I'm not going to go OCD with the details on poor Eugene, but I am trying to make it look nice and clean and sharp...you know. Enough to compliment my costume. He IS the biggest and most important accessory other than the hair.

aelynn000

doublet from h-e-doublehockeysticks is coming along moderately well. I was kinda rushing it tonight and I KNOW when I rush things I always go back and redo it anyways but... *sigh* at least I know what I need to fix now. The back totally doesn't fit as well as it should on my Flynn but it also doesn't help that the vinyl is so stiff. =\ I have to chop the collar in half and the sleeve...and reattach it...and then redo some inside seams once he's over here again so I can attempt to tailor it a bit more...and then clean it up, serge the inside and be done with it!...after the detailing.

BLARGH. Oh well. It JUST TURNED OCTOBER and it's nearing completion...that's pretty good for me!



STILL waiting for my Rapunzel fabric... ugh... @_@... apparently the wait time is typically between 1-2 weeks...it's been two weeks...but taking weekends out, I guess it could be another 4 days still. If I don't have it by the end of this week, I'll do a rush order and just sell the other stuff, I suppose...

Got a couple sets of pink tights for Rapunzels sleeves...which I can't really work on until I make the poufs for the top of the sleeves...which I can't do until my fabric gets in so I can dye it to compliment. Ugh. It's a downward spiral of agonizing waiting. >_< I have to get that skirt done so I can do all of the embroidery on it before Halloween, too! And I can't finish THAT until I have the fabric for the center panel either. I'm at a dead end! D:

aelynn000

Took the sleeves in! Need to figure out something with the back to get it more fitted but I can't do that 'til Travis gets over here again and he's sick right now. Time to attach the collar!

And I just realized when my hair is up, you can see all the netting and attached tubes behind my neck. looks like my wigwork days aren't over afterall!! At least that should be a moderately easy fix since I already have a few ideas up my sleeve for that....

And yes. I totally did this. Just cause I'm a geek like that... >_>



I don't have a manly frame to fill it out so it went ripply all over when I bent in it. Frankly, I'm ok with this. Hahah! Though I do need to soften up the vinyl somehow to get the seams to relax since it is quite stiff...hmmmmmmmm

Woolfy

great movie, great costumes.

tobydog

OMG I want the flynn costume