Shiny Things Gallery | Other Shiny Things | Dream Eater Jacket
Admittedly this idea has been in my head for a few years now, since I came across this almost-new jacket at a Savers when secondhand stores were still, you know. Affordable and not super trendy. (That's not even old person talk, that's just a thing that's happened the past few years.)
REGARDLESS, I'd wanted to smack a Dream Eater symbol (ala Kingdom Hearts) on the back of this beautiful soft dark maroon-ish microsuede, but didn't quite know... how. I finally decided on "holographic dot (polyester) velvet", which was incredibly stupid. These are two very thick, very tightly-woven fabrics, one stretch and one not, so I decided it was going to be "easier" hand sewing. Maybe it was, I couldn't say for sure, but I didn't break a needle, so... success! Such as it is. The symbol got sewn in place with regular black thread, then I decided that I really wanted it to pop (yeah,I know) so out came the rainbow "holoshimmer" thread. For obvious plastic thread, I have to say, it actually holds up incredibly well and doesn't knot or kink too dramatically as long as you take your time... so I had mostly no problems.
Of course, patches were necessary. The official Loungefly Oblivion Keyblade patch was admittedly from Hot Topic, oh... I have no idea how many years ago. Many, unfortunately. The"press triangle to Sora" patch made me laugh, so I had to buy it from Dead Cute Pins.
And now we will all sit back and pretend that I'm not seriously tempted to embroider a particular phrase along the bottom in Scala ad Caelum text.
REGARDLESS, I'd wanted to smack a Dream Eater symbol (ala Kingdom Hearts) on the back of this beautiful soft dark maroon-ish microsuede, but didn't quite know... how. I finally decided on "holographic dot (polyester) velvet", which was incredibly stupid. These are two very thick, very tightly-woven fabrics, one stretch and one not, so I decided it was going to be "easier" hand sewing. Maybe it was, I couldn't say for sure, but I didn't break a needle, so... success! Such as it is. The symbol got sewn in place with regular black thread, then I decided that I really wanted it to pop (yeah,I know) so out came the rainbow "holoshimmer" thread. For obvious plastic thread, I have to say, it actually holds up incredibly well and doesn't knot or kink too dramatically as long as you take your time... so I had mostly no problems.
Of course, patches were necessary. The official Loungefly Oblivion Keyblade patch was admittedly from Hot Topic, oh... I have no idea how many years ago. Many, unfortunately. The"press triangle to Sora" patch made me laugh, so I had to buy it from Dead Cute Pins.
And now we will all sit back and pretend that I'm not seriously tempted to embroider a particular phrase along the bottom in Scala ad Caelum text.
