Stretchy.org: How to make a catsuit 2: body, legs, and feet

The second part - what to do with most of the measurements. There are some small procedural errors in this video, but only things like not doing the feet at the same time as the legs, or forgetting to extend the paper for where the pattern ran off the page; nothing major. Oh, and the right angle at the crotch is between the leg curve and the body curve.

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Howto & Style

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• make
• design
• plot
• sew
• catsuit
• sewing
• pattern
• zentai

[FinalFallenFantasy]

I've been considering making a Harley Quinn (from the Batman cartoons) costume, and I know I would need to add in the seam allowances to sew the differently coloured patches together, but I was wondering if there might be anything extra I would need to do drastically differently from this tutorial for the main body?

The tutorial's great, by the way - very detailed. Even if I don't end up making Harley's outfit, I'll probably end up making a catusit as it looks so interesting.

[sleekweasel]

@FinalFallenFantasy - I don't think you need anything extra: once you've sewn the pieces together, they should just behave like one large piece.

Main thing worth pointing out is that since Harley Quinn has a central front seam you won't want to eliminate that seam.

Also, as I'm finding out, since you're a lady you'll probably want to shift the body section an inch or so towards the front, rather than having it centred on the legs, for a longer bum curve at the back.

[sleekweasel]

I've been asked why I cut the crotch off at 5:14 and moved the cut-off bit to the other side of the suit. That's because I don't want a seam up the centre of the chest, and this is a standard way to eliminate it. Through the rest of the videos, I occasionally say 'If you didn't eliminate the centre front seam, then...' to highlight a point in the process where a suit which still has a centre-front seam behaves differently.

[HelorinLiNe]

Woah, I got lost somewhere in the middle of the video, oops.

Thanks for making this video!

[brianb3000]

i cant uderstand a word he is saying...i love a english accent but his is boring as hell lol

[FinalFallenFantasy]

Thank you ^^!

[sleekweasel]

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