Symbiote Spider-Man build

LaytonSpider said:

I'm starting a symbiote suit and I found this fabric online that I think would look super slick for the black base material.
This is what it looks like.
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It is 95% polyester and 5% lycra. It's 4 way stretch but only has 20% stretch. I know a lot of other spandex materials that people use have a lot more stretch than that. I can't find anywhere that offers a swatch for this stuff. So, I can't put it through the ringer to make sure it will work. Can anyone tell me if this will be stretchy enough? I don't want to put the whole thing together only to find that I can't even wear it.

I also have a plan for the white spiders and hand patches that I hope will work. I'm going to be using EasyWeed Stretch heat transfer vinyl. https://www.siserna.com/easyweed-stretch It's made for use on spandex materials and I'm hoping it will transfer well onto this textured material. Anyone have experience with this stuff? It's all new to me.

Thanks for your help. I'll keep this thread up to date as things get going.

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ronchan32004 said:

first, you would suffocate inside the suit
with 95%of polyester. I am sorry to tell you that you need to find another fabric.
there is two choices :screen print to white spider or stick it on the suit.

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KilTheMaskedGuy said:

no puff paint ? thumbsdown

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LaytonSpider said:

Not planning on it. Puff paint is intimidating. But we'll see how things go.

Update on the material issue. Turns out my wife has some pants with the same polyester and spandex mix. Now, don't judge, but I threw those suckers over my head and face just to see if I would die or not. Turns out, I'm still alive! I could actually breath pretty well. It's a little more restrictive, but not too bad. I've worn respirator masks that are harder to breath through than this.

If no one had any other issues I should know about, I think I'm going to order the material. Turns out they have a pretty good return policy if it doesn't work out.

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KilTheMaskedGuy said:

man, do like you want but if I was you I would:
-not use pants
-use zentai
-do the spandex+puff paint mix to make it look more like ... a ... symbiote!
-aaaaaaaand, as the symbiote is an alien, i would do alien shaped eyes (if it's the classic symbiote)

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