This is a Spider-Gwen jumpsuit I made!
Happy Halloween! I made this bodysuit and I'm super happy with it!
I'm gonna break down step by step what i did but I'm NOT a professional cosplayer or seamstress or fashion designer or anything. This is just to document what I've done in case it could help somebody else!
Materials used:
Scuba hex white (2 yards, available at Joann or Cosplay Fabrics International)
Scuba hex black (2 yards, same as previous links)
Web pattern on Spoonflower (make sure to order it printed on spandex!)
Three zippers (one for the bodysuit, two for the arms)
7mm snap buttons for the collar
Wig from @ardawigscanada so I don't actually have to style it as I am lazy and bad at wig styling
Step One: PATTERNING
I used several patterns as a base:
Yaya Han's Ultimate Bodysuit Pattern for the general design (McCall's M7217)
The Yaya Han pattern with a baseball jersey shirt for the arm sleeves (McCall's M7554)
McCall's M7486 for the hood (or you can trace a hood from a sweater of your choice)
Step Two: DRAFTING
First I tested out the bodysuit pattern solely on its own on some cheap stretchy fabric just to make sure it fits. I find that their smallest size fits me well as I am definitely a very stringy person. But the bodysuit was a bit short so i needed to extend the torso parts.
Then I trace out new patterns and draw the Spider-Gwen design on top of them, and cut.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!
I wasn't sure if that would fit me either so I made ANOTHER mockup of the pattern I drafted out of scrap fabric (basically the web pattern I ordered but in the wrong size because I am dumb and I don't check things). Turns out this was a GOOD IDEA because this came out too loose! The fabrics I got were veeeery expensive so I'd rather be safe than sorry!
Step Three: COMMENCE SEWING! (AND HAIR PULLING)
After making the adjustments to my paper patterns, I held my breath and started on the bodysuit proper. Hoping that I don't fuck everything up.
I started with the easy stuff, which were the front panels:
So far so good! I didn't use any special types of stitches, just regular straight stitch. I read that other cosplayers may use zigzag stitches for stretchy fabric but I have very little sewing experience and I do NOT trust my sewing machine at all. Just do what you're comfortable with and you'll be fine!
And important note! Make sure you stretch your fabric slightly while sewing! It's supposed to be a stretchy suit after all!
Back panels were a pain, but I got it done... there was a lot of thread pulling and hair pulling and questioning my life choices involved.
then I sewed the sides together! The white and black parts don't align perfectly but you can't really tell in this picture 😅
After that, I sewed the web parts onto the sleeves and the sleeves to the shoulders. That part went surprisingly smoothly so I'm just going to move on. Sorry for the lack of images but there's a photo limit on this website.
Step 3.1 Gloves!!!
Okay so I got a separate pattern for the gloves and also left them to basically the last minute to finish as they're so goddamn difficult!
This tutorial helped me out so much!!!
As you can see in these pictures, my first attempt came out a bit too loose. But it was an easy fix. I just had to take in the thumb and the pinky and it fit reasonably well on my hand.
And I also installed zippers on the seams of my sleeves so I can easily remove my gloves while still keeping them attached to the jumpsuit. This is why this project needed three zippers.
Step 3.2 Collar
And finally, the collar. This almost made me gave up on the entire project.
Right after I sewed the hood on, I was well on my way to finishing, or so I thought!
Because I was combining two different patterns with two different types of collars, I needed to figure out how to make them fit together. there were many MANY failed attempts.
Eventually what I did was I cut out two curved trapezoid shaped things out of the white scuba fabric, sewed that to the top of where the hood connects to the bodysuit, and then sewed the collar on top of that. This made sure that the fabric actually conforms to my neck area.
I placed down a t-shirt to trace the curvy trapezoids, and also make sure you measure your neck area appropriately!
CLOSING THOUGHTS
So yeah that's basically what I did. I admit I was too lazy to dye my flats in order to make her ballet flats but I'm sure that's easy compared to this mess! Anyway my Converses worked in a pinch.
Thank you for reading! Good luck and Happy Halloween!
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