Making the satchel and the belt bag was a lot of fun for me because it was a change I had been doing so much sewing I needed to change it up. This costume overall was a lot of fun to make. The funny thing is his costume was the easiest to make and took the littlest amount of time. They looked adorable, it amazed me this year just like last year my brother suit the costume PERFECTLY! He made me say he looks really cute and he looks a lot like him, I don’t think my little brother is that cute, but that’s probably just a sister thing. We thought it would be cute to have them go in a couple costume, I didn’t make the girlfriend’s costume, but fortunately her mother also made costumes. His little girlfriend has really long hair, down to her waist. I made a Flynn Rider costume for my little brother for two reasons: 1. This is only one of the four costumes I made this year. Hello Coolest Homemade Costumes, my name is Kendall Veronick and I am 15 years old. I think this costume turned out extremely well for my first try, and I’m very proud of it! All the things I learned will make my next costume turn out even better. I attached three dollars worth of synthetic weave hair to my daughter’s already waist-length locks, with a few hair-ties and braided it in for a perfect match. The part of the costume that I thought would be the hardest (the hair) turned out to be the easiest. I also learned that nine year old girls don’t stand very still when you are trying to pin stuff on them. I learned that eyelets must be hammered in with just the right amount of pressure or they will slice right through the fabric, thank God there are extras in the package and the directions suggest testing them on scraps first! I learned that I paint so much better than I sew, and had a great time painting the flower details on the skirt, and adding lavender rhinestones. It frays into fluff at the edges with the slightest touch, and it is stretchy in one direction and not the other, so if you are not careful to sew all pieces with the grain of the fabric going the same way, you get a crumpled lumpy seam that has to be completely re-sewn. I learned a lot during the process, including how important it is to have an iron to keep seams neat and that satin is a horrible medium to work with. The bodice was laced up with pink satin ribbon and trimmed in crocheted lace as well. The arms were made with puffed satin sleeves, with pink ribbons sewn on for detail, and sheer pink trimmed in lace. I used a pale lavender satin for the bodice. To finish off the skirt and make it as authentic as possible, I hand painted the pattern around the bottom and front of the skirt to match the pattern that was on Rapunzel’s skirt in the movie. The skirt was trimmed with pink edging, that was sewn on by hand and the entire bottom was trimmed in crocheted lace. I used a lavender purple matte polyester fabric for the body of the skirt, with a satin panel in the front. Sewing this Disney Rapunzel costume was my first attempt at sewing something on a machine.
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