Miku, Rin, Len, and Luka are the only ones who have numbers because they're the only Character banks created by Crypton Future Media! MEIKO and KAITO weren't created by CFM, but by YAMAHA directly (the creators of the VOCALOID software), but YAMAHA gave the distribution rights to CFM for MEIKO and KAITO, and now all six of them are actually not VOCALOIDS at all anymore, and instead are now known as Piapro Characters, because they're being switched over to CFM's proprietary software, Piapro Studio, instead of the original VOCALOID software. people will understandably forever still call all six of them VOCALOIDs, but -technically- speaking, they're not anymore.
Some more context: Yamaha's first voicebanks were Leon and Lola, who were basically faceless voices. After releasing MEIKO and KAITO, Crypton realized that attaching a character to the voicebanks made them much more successful, so they launched the "Character Vocal Series". Those characters got more details such as a full name, age, height and weight. The first one of those characters was Miku, hence CV01.
They also thought hard about Miku's character design and it went through many iterations. She almost didn't get twintails. Other design drafts had a big ponytail and a sharper, more angular silhouette. A few years ago they made those drafts into a full design and released it as "Miku if ver.", together with "if" versions of Rin/Len and Luka.
the surrounding cooler, darker blue also further adds to this effect, making the lighter blue appear MUCH "less cool" (aka warm aka purplish) in comparison even if it's a neutral blue! i love the part of color theory that's more about perception c: color is relative and depends on its context ^^ (search term for further reading: color interactions)
And also - I’m a designer too and have this conversation so often with customers - you can not match colours on screens to physical colours. They are RGB, everybody’s screen is set up differently, it’s impossible.
I totally agree with you about not stressing out about color accuracy. People can be senselessly mean and there is only so much fabric out there. Also, I don't think you're colorblind. I think what you experienced is normal optical mixing. Great cosplay creation. Thanks for sharing the process
I mean, color is relative. In an image it mixes with the surrounding hues, and irl material would likely reflect its surroundings a little. The color picker was likely the best way to objectively gauge the blue, and even then everyone will see it a little differently.
It’s like they are jealous and find anything to nitpick… haters gonna hate. As for colors, I have found I have a near perfect eye for them (on non-shiny/reflective surfaces), but I’d say 98% of people don’t. Especially when they start describing colors with other identifiable objects…. And more specifically with the color “mustard”… it’s a thing… lol!
@@negimeister484I had to look up what you meant by that… and I had no idea! 🤯 thanks for sharing! It made me think it’s kinda-ish the same way you’d think about black and white.
Juban is basically the Japanese version of a “shift” the layer you wear to protect your good clothes from your skin and is super washable which is nice to know that you get that across countries
I don't want to over complicate the issue, but most juban, especially for formal wear nowadays are silk and not regularly washable. The cotton hada-juban, which is the underwear layer underneath, is washable. I guess it's similar to how visible silk petticoats and washable under layer petticoats exist? Yes, juban started out the equivalent of the shift. Yes, daily wear juban are still made from washable fabric like linen, mosulin wool (not to be confused with cotton muslin), or synthetic fabrics. Yes, it's fascinating how different cultures came up with similar solutions to a common problem.😊 Detachable collars/han-eri and sweepers/fuki&hakkake are also solutions you can find in both western historical fashion and kimono!
A while ago I played one of your videos on the TV, and my mom was in the room. She has no interest in anime, cartoons, or cosplay, but she does enjoy sewing content, so she watched with me and really enjoyed your channel. We watch your videos together now, and she says she’s amazed by your ability to translate 2D into 3D every time. Edit: just got to the part where you explain vocaloid and what Miku is, and she said she finally understands after my countless attempts at explaining!
Just wanted to correct that Snow Miku 2023's theme was sky motif, the sea/ocean theme was 2022's ! I always love that you share pieces of knowledge of what you're cosplaying everytime, whether it's infos about who created the design, or here, about the origins of Snow Miku and of Miku herself. Amazing work !!
@@Homodemon Yes, exactly ! Isaky told specifically her big paintbrush is also meant for her to paint the sky, and the moon and sun, and colorpalette are meant to represent dawn
I was wincing in sympathy the whole sherpa zipper install. I struggled so hard to sew just a regular zipper into a sherpa dress last year (for my Cult of the Lamb cosplay), and also ended up having to clip some fluff so it would actually zip. Felt like I was shearing an actual sheep.
As someone who patterned a doll kimono from scratch, essentially to do the same thing you're doing, it was painful watching you make the exact same mistakes I made on the sleeves when I created my first kimono.
Oh yes I did the same thing. I was making a kimono for the first time and when I finally got to the lining part I messed up in the exact same way. It all made sense in my head, but physics did not agree. I was making this for a competition and there was maybe 3 days left at the time I messed up, I was an emotional mess.
the inverted scallops are so genius I'm in complete awe of them, I"m saving that to my "solutions" technique mental library for sure ! and I'm sooo excited for the wig especially!! it's such an insane shape and colors! I think the cosplay has turned out super cute and pretty so far, the bonnet is so adorable!!
Been watching this one with my grandma, she used to be a seamstress in her younger years, (back when sewing machines needed to be pedalled by yourself) she adored your Strawberry Miku videos and is amazed at the amount of work, knowledge and craftsmanship you put behind every piece ❤
This is the second cosplay video I’ve watched today that features“kimono with poofy skirt” look. (The first being Crescent Shay’s Kokomi cosplay video) To me, this style is associated with Japanese girl groups/idols; which is exactly what Miku is. The costumes for these girl groups almost always features a super short poofy skirt, no matter the style or inspiration. Look up photos of AKB-48 and you’ll get what I mean. The “poofy skirt kimono” style is kind of a mesh of those traditional idol dresses, and Kimono. I’m Japanese, and a new year’s tradition for a lot of us it to watch “Kohaku Utagassen” -a war of the genders style singing competition that’s basically just a big advertisement for everything new in entertainment for the coming year. Anyways, every single one of those big idol groups have a “poofy skirt kimono” look; so as to look festive and traditional for the holiday, but also stay on theme. This is where I imagine Miku wearing the outfit. Side note: My grandmother takes classes for dressing people in kimono, so I’ve been dressed by her many times. Even though I get dressed by her often, it still feels special every time she dresses me. It’s not like she explains what she’s doing, (she’s just not that kind of person) so don’t quote me on this, but “eri” essentially just means collar. The “half kimono underwear thing” that you describe is basically a traditional Japanese Dickey.
i seriously cannot wait to see you at holmat this year!! it’s my first time at holmat and to hear you’re performing is such great news!! i look up to you a lot (i have looked up to you for years, i just turned 18 and this will be my first con by myself) and i cant wait to cheer for you. you inspire me and so many other young people in the community. you help me realize that i’m allowed to cosplay how i want, im allowed to make my cosplay fit my body, not make my body fit my cosplay, you’ve helped me develop more skills. so much more but i’ll stop. love you, can’t wait to see you !! - mocha
literally gloves are the worst and I refuse to make them, this is so valid !! loved such a LONG video!! cannot wait for this week’s. also- MORE BLUE PLS
I'm pretty sure the pocket is a welted pocket. I've seen them in victorian gowns as well! Only thing missing from yours is the pleat& twill tape to the waistband lol. Also it's totally valid to have the pocket under an overskirt, I'm paging through Costume in Detail by Nancy Bradfield, page 251-254 has a *wedding dress * with a side seam pocket under the draped overskirt
i think the dark blue garment was a very shuffled about hanten, which were used over kimonos during cold weather. they’re stuffed garments with guilting on the inner layer to keep the wearer warm. (i say this bc im wearing one rn and i think a snow character having a hanten makes a lot more sense bc it’s a garment to keep you warm)
1:50 that aggressive "BUCKLE UP" made me sit up straight within a milisecond, then burst into laughter the next... Sarah I love your content way too much even though I haven't cosplayed in years let alone sewed my own ❤ Greetings from Germany
Clicked on this video without realizing it's almost two hours long.... girly, you're killing it!!! Loving every project you work on, keep up the good work! You're my biggest cosplay inspiration, even though I'm more comfortable with props than sewing (,:
The Snow Miku designs are some of the best official designs out there in my opinion. About the numbers on some of the Cryptonloids, it is just a weird design choice. The Vocaloid softare is from Yamaha, but Miku is from the company called Crypton. Meiko and then Kaito were the first voicebanks from Crypton for the Vocaloid 1 software. Miku, Rin, Len and Luka then came out for the Vocaloid 2 software and because Miku was the first Crypton voicebank of that line, the artist who made all of their official artwork just gave her the number one as a design choice. Rin and Len came out afterwards, so they got the number two and Luka as the last the number three. Snow Miku herself also is the mascot for the yearly winter festival in Hokkaido and originated from a snow sculpture someone made of Miku.
I thought that the navy blue layer was a take on a Happi(法被/半被)? They are sort of common for festivals so might be super niche but I made that assumption based on size of the garment... Also, having speed setting for machine is something I forget some modern ones don't have. mine is from the 1980's and the pedal works like that of a car, so if press it lightly it goes slowly, like slower than using the handwheel on side.
Thank you for saying the color accuracy thing! Right now I’m actually styling a wig for my princess peach cosplay and I bought a wig that’s a little too orange. My dad kept insisting it looked fine but I was worried I wouldn’t be recognizable. So thank you.
OMG the struggle with liningh the sleeves which were supposed to have openings on both sides gave me war flashbacks to my Quinn Cosplay and the weird chaps she wears. I had the EXACT same struggle first and as soon as you pinned both sides and started sewing I literally screamed at the screen trying to stop you and when you started realizing that you can not turn them inside out anymore I broke down laughing being happy that I am not alone in not understanding sewing physics :D Maybe a tip that made it work for me without top stitching: I layed the "sleeves" out the way were supposed to look in the end (the way you lay them out when preparing for a topstitch. Then I pinned them togetehr with the seam allowance flipped inside and after THAT I turned the whole thing inside out. It led to a weird loop but I managed to make it make sense ;) So yeah. Very relatable and lovely vcreation as always sarah!
For a while I had the mindset that I could pick up sewing and immediately be good at it and would get really frustrated with myself when I would mess up, to the point where I'd give up on even the smallest projects. But seeing one of my favorite cosplayers make mistakes helps me remind myself that nobody's perfect and I shouldn't pressure myself to be. I look up to you so much and probably wouldn't have even considered learning to sew if I had never come across your channel. I hope I'll be able make cosplays as incredible as yours someday! Thank you for being such an inspiration to me! ♥
OKAY if you like Isaky’s art style, please please please read the Lalin’s Curse webtoon. I read it right when season 1 finished, and it is still one of my favorite stories I have ever read. It is criminally underrated
Rewatching this piece of absolute art while using your zippered-pocket-with-no-zipper method to turn the fake pockets in my office dress pants into real pockets. They didn't turn out nearly as clean as yours, but I'm proud of them! Especially since the existing welt was so awful and made my life miserable to work around.
Learned the hard way abt organza when trying to make the cape for my king boo cosplay 😔 Had to scrap the idea and use a single layer of fabric instead of adding the organza on the inside like I wanted
I verbally gasped so loudly when you ripped the fabric my husband said I almost gave him a heart attack 😅😭 you poor thing that absolutely sucks!! I can 💯 relate to making mistakes due to impatience. BUT it still looks amazing! (cant even tell the rip is there) And I really hope that it's able to be a competition piece one day! Love this cosplay!
OH MY GOSH SNOW MIKU!!! Sarah this turned out absolutely amazing!! I don't even know how you manage to do all of these crazy cosplays and not go insane. Absolutely amazing work, once again! (p.s I love the hair :)
You used the open side method for sleeves! I literally had a Moment TM the first time I realized I could do this on my cosplay shirts instead of pinning sleeves that rarely fit their sleeve holes. It's so much easier. Me when you pinned the sleeve shoulders right side in: SARAH NO We've all done this when doing lining at least once I swear it's a canon event for cosplayers... Also never did I imagine hearing a Johnny Weir reference in the same sentence as Wendigoon, but for gloves? Checks out
There is something about you putting all these pieces together and showing us the final outcome that makes me want to cry. Seeing your hard work and going along this journey with you to see something so beautiful at the end just makes me so happy. I can tell you really pour your heart and soul into everything you do. There need to be more kind hearted people like you in the world ❤
It took me a couple of days of being sick + digesting this is small pieces, but it was so worth it! I love this long video and learned a lot, including about Miku (whom I’ve never heard of except from your videos, so the explanation of who she is and how her designs come about was VERY appreciated!). This was such a joy to watch, truly. Also, I love the new hair!
Sarah, you are not only an excellent seamstress, you’re also amazing at making your videos. They are very interesting, informative AND entertaining. I watched every single second of this almost two hour video, and I don’t do cosplay, nor do I watch anime. You should be really proud of yourself because you have many talents. ❤️❤️❤️
This video was a roller coaster. I think i'm content in not seeing another scallop for the rest of my life. Thank you for showcasing your hard work and dedication, your end reveal tops my expectations every. Single. Time. ♥
Woohoo first video of the snow miku cosplay release! This genuinely blew my mind, your cosplay so far is looking phenomenal. Can’t wait to see more of your snow miku journey! 😂❤❄️
watching this kind of longer video of cosplay craftsmanship really makes you appreciate the cosplay to an extreme level! i feel like i'm peaking into a behind the screen moment of somthing amazing
I love your videos! found you through the strawberry miku cosplay, and even though I've never done cosplay, your videos are very entertaining and fun to watch and inspire me to make one someday!
It looks wonderful!!! I was so hyped up for this, and now it’s finally here!! You rock, Sarah! I can’t wait to see your future cosplays! I really look up to you; you’re so amazing words can’t describe it. Keep it up! Take care of yourself!! :)
Can’t wait to see the wig video, hopefully you’ll suffer less than your last Miku wig. Enjoyed having this on in the background of making my next cosplay for next year. (And your hair looks very pretty and fits you!)
YAAYY SARAH POSTED !!!! And this cosplay is sosos cute i love it sm. As soon as i saw the art after watching your strawberry miku cosplay, it made me think of you (also i love the new hair!!)
I'm so glad that you left all the details in this video, the longer video was great! that light blue totally looked purple with the rest of her costume, that was really interesting. Great work!
Around time stamp 17:37 : when you told the childhood story of your teacher’s mother lovingly placing a lovingly-made kimono on you, and how 🫶🏾SPECIAL YOU FELT 🫶🏾👘……… I LOVE LOVE LOVED THAT “tangent!”👍🏾🌟
YAY SO EXCITED FOR THIS. idk why invisible zippers are always uneven at the top or bottom but it's a fact . that satin stitches look so gorgeous . i love the sock god appearance
I have my second ever sewing lesson today- I'm 17 years old and there wasnt every really anyone in my life to teach me about sewing- you have inspired me to take it up myself and make my own cosplays one day
This video was obviously a labor of love and an amazing ride! The joy of seeing you dance in it, the pride when something works, the devastation and frustration when something doesn't work - watching your videos is such a treat and it always makes me feel almost like I'm there in the studio with you! Incredible job and looking forward to seeing it all together!
I always love watching your videos where you are making cosplays and 'overexplaining'. I recently started making my own cosplays. I've been wanting to for year (been cosplaying for 9 years) but your videos really got me to make that step. My sewing is no where as good as yours but it's so nice to follow your jeurneys and work on my own.
gotta say, as a teenager that absolutely adores vocaloid & has friends that love it too, that little segment about how it's been popular for so long really spoke to me. the vocaloid community is just so amazing, because it's really truly just a bunch of nerds coming together and celebrating robots singing, and i think that's great. my favorite vocaloid fact, though, is that the project was originally named project daisy, after daisy bell, the first song ever sung by a computer :'] and as someone who's been a long-time fan of isaky's (been obsessed with lalin's curse for... a LONG time now lol), seeing them win the 2023 competition was such an incredible moment. seeing any artist you love grow and get recognition is really magical, and seeing such a beautiful cosplay made with so much care and love is even more amazing.
Just wanted to say you inspired me to actually try sewing - something I’ve wanted to do for a while but never felt like I could do in real life. I’m starting small - a skirt. But I wanted to say thank you for inspiring me
Blue and purple are so so close together. I was making the scarf Grusha wears in the Pokémon’s violet game and I couldn’t find the right color purple. It took my partner going with me to the yarn store to realize that it was blue. Since it’s next to pink, it pulls more toward purple but it was a true neutral blue too. Colors are hard
I will say! I'm in a maid cafe with wa lolita uniforms (kimono tops), and the koshi himo (waist tie) actually stays very well while dancing. if you make another like this in the future, don't be afraid to go w/ ties, if you want to.
TWO HOURS VID WOOHOOO omg no but it actually makes me trully happy !!! I have a cosplay I really wanna work on during my vacations and I already know I’ll have those vids on loop !! So thank you, I genuinely enjoy the longer vids !!!
The fact that I was trying to do invisible zippers with a regular zipper foot has me dead. Now that I know there is an invisible zipper foot and I have finally bought one, my life is so much easier, thank you so much Sarah ❤️❤️❤️
It looks amazing! I love watching your videos and they always help me calm down after a particularly rough day, so when I saw you posted I was ecstatic! Snow Miku looks amazing! I can’t wait to see how you tackle the wig. (P.S. your hair looks really lovely!!)
Cannot tell you how awesome your videos are for learning more advanced sewing techniques. It's always a joy to see your creations come together and something to aspire to with my own sewing!
damn i almost teared up at the end! Creating a costume entirely from scratch of a character you love feels already so special but this one looks amazing!! You inspire me so much and i would def like to try my hand at creating a cosplay when i'm out of grad school ! I've already tried once but it didnt came out so great haha
So the cosplay drama got me interested, the con vlogs got me invested and now I’m halfway through watching an almost 2 hour video of cosplay creation. New fan!
So excited to watch this, was just about to start working on my cosplay so now I have something to watch meanwhile!! I love your work so much Sarah!! 💗💗
i'm impressed you danced in that! it looks INCREDIBLY HEAVY with all the upholstery velvet and all 90 000 skirts :D. it looks great!! i hope you're proud of it, you should be!!!
I snort laughed so hard with the hokey pokey song. Killed me. BTW as someone who’s sewed for years, I have to compliment you on your explanations. They’re really helpful and clear. Love your videos. BTW Kamui Cosplay has a great explanation for gloves on her Median Erazer Girl build. It’s a few years old but it’s pretty cool.
I watched this video while drawing strawberry miku to give to you at holiday matsuri this year… then realizing that your cosplaying snow miku (im kind of slow) this year, hopefully I’ll finish snow miku while watching the wig video!
I also want to add, my brain has been spending a lot of time in its dark place lately and watching/listening to you explain your artistry has been an amazing and soothing discovery 💕
oh this is absolutely AMAZIIINGGGG it's so pretty and detailed and soft colours and bouncy soft cloud and the way it MOVES !!!!! I am so so so excited for the wig and once again sooooo in awe and inspired by this process it is AWESOME
Miku, Rin, Len, and Luka are the only ones who have numbers because they're the only Character banks created by Crypton Future Media! MEIKO and KAITO weren't created by CFM, but by YAMAHA directly (the creators of the VOCALOID software), but YAMAHA gave the distribution rights to CFM for MEIKO and KAITO, and now all six of them are actually not VOCALOIDS at all anymore, and instead are now known as Piapro Characters, because they're being switched over to CFM's proprietary software, Piapro Studio, instead of the original VOCALOID software. people will understandably forever still call all six of them VOCALOIDs, but -technically- speaking, they're not anymore.
Some more context: Yamaha's first voicebanks were Leon and Lola, who were basically faceless voices.
After releasing MEIKO and KAITO, Crypton realized that attaching a character to the voicebanks made them much more successful, so they launched the "Character Vocal Series". Those characters got more details such as a full name, age, height and weight. The first one of those characters was Miku, hence CV01.
@@negimeister484 that’s so cool!!!!🤩😲😲
They also thought hard about Miku's character design and it went through many iterations.
She almost didn't get twintails.
Other design drafts had a big ponytail and a sharper, more angular silhouette. A few years ago they made those drafts into a full design and released it as "Miku if ver.", together with "if" versions of Rin/Len and Luka.
Nerd
@@Aizen11507 thank god i have interests and i'm not boring like you
The blue/purple thing is an optical illusion. The pink, with the bright white background, makes the blue appear pinkish, despite being a true blue
Mmm colour theory by beloathed
Frick color theory!! All my homies hate color theory/j
the surrounding cooler, darker blue also further adds to this effect, making the lighter blue appear MUCH "less cool" (aka warm aka purplish) in comparison even if it's a neutral blue! i love the part of color theory that's more about perception c: color is relative and depends on its context ^^
(search term for further reading: color interactions)
And also - I’m a designer too and have this conversation so often with customers - you can not match colours on screens to physical colours. They are RGB, everybody’s screen is set up differently, it’s impossible.
It’s also because the blue is slightly gray and the blue on Miku’s hair is slightly green
I totally agree with you about not stressing out about color accuracy. People can be senselessly mean and there is only so much fabric out there. Also, I don't think you're colorblind. I think what you experienced is normal optical mixing. Great cosplay creation. Thanks for sharing the process
I mean, color is relative. In an image it mixes with the surrounding hues, and irl material would likely reflect its surroundings a little. The color picker was likely the best way to objectively gauge the blue, and even then everyone will see it a little differently.
Color perception is weird and subjective and extremely situational anyway. Purple isn't even a "real" color.
It’s like they are jealous and find anything to nitpick… haters gonna hate.
As for colors, I have found I have a near perfect eye for them (on non-shiny/reflective surfaces), but I’d say 98% of people don’t. Especially when they start describing colors with other identifiable objects…. And more specifically with the color “mustard”… it’s a thing… lol!
@@negimeister484I had to look up what you meant by that… and I had no idea! 🤯 thanks for sharing!
It made me think it’s kinda-ish the same way you’d think about black and white.
ye colours completely relative and trying to work with it in fabric where its limited would suck so bad ToT
Juban is basically the Japanese version of a “shift” the layer you wear to protect your good clothes from your skin and is super washable which is nice to know that you get that across countries
I don't want to over complicate the issue, but most juban, especially for formal wear nowadays are silk and not regularly washable. The cotton hada-juban, which is the underwear layer underneath, is washable. I guess it's similar to how visible silk petticoats and washable under layer petticoats exist?
Yes, juban started out the equivalent of the shift. Yes, daily wear juban are still made from washable fabric like linen, mosulin wool (not to be confused with cotton muslin), or synthetic fabrics. Yes, it's fascinating how different cultures came up with similar solutions to a common problem.😊
Detachable collars/han-eri and sweepers/fuki&hakkake are also solutions you can find in both western historical fashion and kimono!
just like how we have silk underwear everywhere nowadays everything evolves
A while ago I played one of your videos on the TV, and my mom was in the room. She has no interest in anime, cartoons, or cosplay, but she does enjoy sewing content, so she watched with me and really enjoyed your channel. We watch your videos together now, and she says she’s amazed by your ability to translate 2D into 3D every time.
Edit: just got to the part where you explain vocaloid and what Miku is, and she said she finally understands after my countless attempts at explaining!
This cosplay is so beautiful!! also 2 hour video is exactly what I need to get through beading 52 strawberries for my strawberry Miku cosplay
How’s the cosplay coming along?
gooddd! she’s almost done, just strawberries :D
How about now?
Heyy did u finished the cosplay?
it’s almost becoming a tradition for miku to appear during the festive season AND IM HERE FOR IT!!! Anyways lemme enjoy the video cause I’m excited
Just wanted to correct that Snow Miku 2023's theme was sky motif, the sea/ocean theme was 2022's ! I always love that you share pieces of knowledge of what you're cosplaying everytime, whether it's infos about who created the design, or here, about the origins of Snow Miku and of Miku herself. Amazing work !!
Oooh, so the fluffier parts are supposed to be clouds!!
@@Homodemon Yes, exactly ! Isaky told specifically her big paintbrush is also meant for her to paint the sky, and the moon and sun, and colorpalette are meant to represent dawn
Oooh that’s really neat
I was wincing in sympathy the whole sherpa zipper install. I struggled so hard to sew just a regular zipper into a sherpa dress last year (for my Cult of the Lamb cosplay), and also ended up having to clip some fluff so it would actually zip. Felt like I was shearing an actual sheep.
As someone who patterned a doll kimono from scratch, essentially to do the same thing you're doing, it was painful watching you make the exact same mistakes I made on the sleeves when I created my first kimono.
Oh yes I did the same thing. I was making a kimono for the first time and when I finally got to the lining part I messed up in the exact same way. It all made sense in my head, but physics did not agree. I was making this for a competition and there was maybe 3 days left at the time I messed up, I was an emotional mess.
the inverted scallops are so genius I'm in complete awe of them, I"m saving that to my "solutions" technique mental library for sure ! and I'm sooo excited for the wig especially!! it's such an insane shape and colors!
I think the cosplay has turned out super cute and pretty so far, the bonnet is so adorable!!
SNOW MIKU!!!!!! This video is going to be an absolute amazing one. I absolutely am already excited to see what the set list is for the idolfest!!!
Been watching this one with my grandma, she used to be a seamstress in her younger years, (back when sewing machines needed to be pedalled by yourself) she adored your Strawberry Miku videos and is amazed at the amount of work, knowledge and craftsmanship you put behind every piece ❤
This is the second cosplay video I’ve watched today that features“kimono with poofy skirt” look. (The first being Crescent Shay’s Kokomi cosplay video) To me, this style is associated with Japanese girl groups/idols; which is exactly what Miku is. The costumes for these girl groups almost always features a super short poofy skirt, no matter the style or inspiration. Look up photos of AKB-48 and you’ll get what I mean. The “poofy skirt kimono” style is kind of a mesh of those traditional idol dresses, and Kimono. I’m Japanese, and a new year’s tradition for a lot of us it to watch “Kohaku Utagassen” -a war of the genders style singing competition that’s basically just a big advertisement for everything new in entertainment for the coming year. Anyways, every single one of those big idol groups have a “poofy skirt kimono” look; so as to look festive and traditional for the holiday, but also stay on theme. This is where I imagine Miku wearing the outfit.
Side note: My grandmother takes classes for dressing people in kimono, so I’ve been dressed by her many times. Even though I get dressed by her often, it still feels special every time she dresses me. It’s not like she explains what she’s doing, (she’s just not that kind of person) so don’t quote me on this, but “eri” essentially just means collar. The “half kimono underwear thing” that you describe is basically a traditional Japanese Dickey.
i seriously cannot wait to see you at holmat this year!! it’s my first time at holmat and to hear you’re performing is such great news!! i look up to you a lot (i have looked up to you for years, i just turned 18 and this will be my first con by myself) and i cant wait to cheer for you. you inspire me and so many other young people in the community. you help me realize that i’m allowed to cosplay how i want, im allowed to make my cosplay fit my body, not make my body fit my cosplay, you’ve helped me develop more skills. so much more but i’ll stop. love you, can’t wait to see you !! - mocha
literally gloves are the worst and I refuse to make them, this is so valid !! loved such a LONG video!! cannot wait for this week’s. also- MORE BLUE PLS
I'm pretty sure the pocket is a welted pocket. I've seen them in victorian gowns as well! Only thing missing from yours is the pleat& twill tape to the waistband lol. Also it's totally valid to have the pocket under an overskirt, I'm paging through Costume in Detail by Nancy Bradfield, page 251-254 has a *wedding dress * with a side seam pocket under the draped overskirt
i think the dark blue garment was a very shuffled about hanten, which were used over kimonos during cold weather. they’re stuffed garments with guilting on the inner layer to keep the wearer warm. (i say this bc im wearing one rn and i think a snow character having a hanten makes a lot more sense bc it’s a garment to keep you warm)
1:50 that aggressive "BUCKLE UP" made me sit up straight within a milisecond, then burst into laughter the next... Sarah I love your content way too much even though I haven't cosplayed in years let alone sewed my own ❤
Greetings from Germany
Clicked on this video without realizing it's almost two hours long.... girly, you're killing it!!! Loving every project you work on, keep up the good work! You're my biggest cosplay inspiration, even though I'm more comfortable with props than sewing (,:
The Snow Miku designs are some of the best official designs out there in my opinion.
About the numbers on some of the Cryptonloids, it is just a weird design choice. The Vocaloid softare is from Yamaha, but Miku is from the company called Crypton. Meiko and then Kaito were the first voicebanks from Crypton for the Vocaloid 1 software. Miku, Rin, Len and Luka then came out for the Vocaloid 2 software and because Miku was the first Crypton voicebank of that line, the artist who made all of their official artwork just gave her the number one as a design choice. Rin and Len came out afterwards, so they got the number two and Luka as the last the number three.
Snow Miku herself also is the mascot for the yearly winter festival in Hokkaido and originated from a snow sculpture someone made of Miku.
Hearing you so excited about seeing Miku at Miku expo made my heart sink a little knowing now that it was just a screen 😭
Srsly 😭 I dodged a bullet by being busy the day it came to cali
I thought that the navy blue layer was a take on a Happi(法被/半被)?
They are sort of common for festivals so might be super niche but I made that assumption based on size of the garment...
Also, having speed setting for machine is something I forget some modern ones don't have. mine is from the 1980's and the pedal works like that of a car, so if press it lightly it goes slowly, like slower than using the handwheel on side.
Thank you for saying the color accuracy thing! Right now I’m actually styling a wig for my princess peach cosplay and I bought a wig that’s a little too orange. My dad kept insisting it looked fine but I was worried I wouldn’t be recognizable. So thank you.
OMG the struggle with liningh the sleeves which were supposed to have openings on both sides gave me war flashbacks to my Quinn Cosplay and the weird chaps she wears. I had the EXACT same struggle first and as soon as you pinned both sides and started sewing I literally screamed at the screen trying to stop you and when you started realizing that you can not turn them inside out anymore I broke down laughing being happy that I am not alone in not understanding sewing physics :D
Maybe a tip that made it work for me without top stitching:
I layed the "sleeves" out the way were supposed to look in the end (the way you lay them out when preparing for a topstitch. Then I pinned them togetehr with the seam allowance flipped inside and after THAT I turned the whole thing inside out. It led to a weird loop but I managed to make it make sense ;) So yeah. Very relatable and lovely vcreation as always sarah!
For a while I had the mindset that I could pick up sewing and immediately be good at it and would get really frustrated with myself when I would mess up, to the point where I'd give up on even the smallest projects. But seeing one of my favorite cosplayers make mistakes helps me remind myself that nobody's perfect and I shouldn't pressure myself to be. I look up to you so much and probably wouldn't have even considered learning to sew if I had never come across your channel. I hope I'll be able make cosplays as incredible as yours someday! Thank you for being such an inspiration to me! ♥
OKAY if you like Isaky’s art style, please please please read the Lalin’s Curse webtoon. I read it right when season 1 finished, and it is still one of my favorite stories I have ever read. It is criminally underrated
Rewatching this piece of absolute art while using your zippered-pocket-with-no-zipper method to turn the fake pockets in my office dress pants into real pockets. They didn't turn out nearly as clean as yours, but I'm proud of them! Especially since the existing welt was so awful and made my life miserable to work around.
Learned the hard way abt organza when trying to make the cape for my king boo cosplay 😔 Had to scrap the idea and use a single layer of fabric instead of adding the organza on the inside like I wanted
I verbally gasped so loudly when you ripped the fabric my husband said I almost gave him a heart attack 😅😭 you poor thing that absolutely sucks!! I can 💯 relate to making mistakes due to impatience. BUT it still looks amazing! (cant even tell the rip is there) And I really hope that it's able to be a competition piece one day! Love this cosplay!
And yes!! Love the blue hair!!
OH MY GOSH SNOW MIKU!!! Sarah this turned out absolutely amazing!! I don't even know how you manage to do all of these crazy cosplays and not go insane. Absolutely amazing work, once again!
(p.s I love the hair :)
You used the open side method for sleeves! I literally had a Moment TM the first time I realized I could do this on my cosplay shirts instead of pinning sleeves that rarely fit their sleeve holes. It's so much easier.
Me when you pinned the sleeve shoulders right side in: SARAH NO
We've all done this when doing lining at least once I swear it's a canon event for cosplayers...
Also never did I imagine hearing a Johnny Weir reference in the same sentence as Wendigoon, but for gloves? Checks out
There is something about you putting all these pieces together and showing us the final outcome that makes me want to cry. Seeing your hard work and going along this journey with you to see something so beautiful at the end just makes me so happy. I can tell you really pour your heart and soul into everything you do. There need to be more kind hearted people like you in the world ❤
It took me a couple of days of being sick + digesting this is small pieces, but it was so worth it! I love this long video and learned a lot, including about Miku (whom I’ve never heard of except from your videos, so the explanation of who she is and how her designs come about was VERY appreciated!). This was such a joy to watch, truly. Also, I love the new hair!
Sarah, you are not only an excellent seamstress, you’re also amazing at making your videos. They are very interesting, informative AND entertaining. I watched every single second of this almost two hour video, and I don’t do cosplay, nor do I watch anime. You should be really proud of yourself because you have many talents. ❤️❤️❤️
This video was a roller coaster. I think i'm content in not seeing another scallop for the rest of my life. Thank you for showcasing your hard work and dedication, your end reveal tops my expectations every. Single. Time. ♥
SO! MANY!! SCALLOPS!!!
Woohoo first video of the snow miku cosplay release! This genuinely blew my mind, your cosplay so far is looking phenomenal. Can’t wait to see more of your snow miku journey! 😂❤❄️
watching this kind of longer video of cosplay craftsmanship really makes you appreciate the cosplay to an extreme level! i feel like i'm peaking into a behind the screen moment of somthing amazing
this video came out just as i was about to start my project for completing lizard leigh’s fanwork challenge of the month
ok update! i was making the appa plush from choly knight’s website and i finished like a third of all the bits and pieces of it
Yessssss Sarah posted!!!!, We love the new hair tho❤
Apparently I’ve been living under a rock because I had no idea who Miku was, so thanks for that little bit about her. 😊
Omgg, I love your hair with the blue
I love your videos! found you through the strawberry miku cosplay, and even though I've never done cosplay, your videos are very entertaining and fun to watch and inspire me to make one someday!
I LOVED being able to binge this whole costume in one full video. You're an amazing seamstress and your creativity is boundless. Thank you for this!
Omg super excited to watch this!! I'm currently con crunching right now, this is perfect to watch!
omg same here!!
I’m exciteddd omgomggg I been waitingggg for thisss
Omg Sarah you have inspired me to actually make my own cosplay! You’re a huge inspiration to me and I’m so happy you posted a new video!
It looks wonderful!!! I was so hyped up for this, and now it’s finally here!! You rock, Sarah! I can’t wait to see your future cosplays! I really look up to you; you’re so amazing words can’t describe it. Keep it up! Take care of yourself!! :)
WHY AM I ALWAYS SLEEPING WHEN SARAH RELEASES A VIDEO DANGIT
The elementary school story was very cute, thank you for sharing that experience with us
Can’t wait to see the wig video, hopefully you’ll suffer less than your last Miku wig. Enjoyed having this on in the background of making my next cosplay for next year. (And your hair looks very pretty and fits you!)
YESSS ISAKY'S SNOW MIKU!
they're one of my favorite comic artists and im so glad their snow miku has gotten so much love
YAAYY SARAH POSTED !!!! And this cosplay is sosos cute i love it sm. As soon as i saw the art after watching your strawberry miku cosplay, it made me think of you
(also i love the new hair!!)
I’m rewatching this for the millionth time while crocheting my runa cosplay
I'm so glad that you left all the details in this video, the longer video was great! that light blue totally looked purple with the rest of her costume, that was really interesting. Great work!
Around time stamp 17:37 : when you told the childhood story of your teacher’s mother lovingly placing a lovingly-made kimono on you, and how 🫶🏾SPECIAL YOU FELT 🫶🏾👘……… I LOVE LOVE LOVED THAT “tangent!”👍🏾🌟
YAY SO EXCITED FOR THIS. idk why invisible zippers are always uneven at the top or bottom but it's a fact . that satin stitches look so gorgeous . i love the sock god appearance
No matter how long I look at it it still looks purple to me 😂
Best 2 hours ive ever spent
I have my second ever sewing lesson today- I'm 17 years old and there wasnt every really anyone in my life to teach me about sewing- you have inspired me to take it up myself and make my own cosplays one day
the blue hair is SUPER cute. It would look lovely all blue imo, but also I really LOVE the mixing of the 2 colours
This video was obviously a labor of love and an amazing ride! The joy of seeing you dance in it, the pride when something works, the devastation and frustration when something doesn't work - watching your videos is such a treat and it always makes me feel almost like I'm there in the studio with you! Incredible job and looking forward to seeing it all together!
SO HAPPY TO BE HERE FOR SNOW MIKU!
Omg new hair looks great! Reminds me of kokomis!
I always love watching your videos where you are making cosplays and 'overexplaining'. I recently started making my own cosplays. I've been wanting to for year (been cosplaying for 9 years) but your videos really got me to make that step. My sewing is no where as good as yours but it's so nice to follow your jeurneys and work on my own.
I love the "sew sleeve on while garment flat" trick, saved my sanity more than once
Also yeah it looks lavender in the picture
44:50 "Next year, I'm going to get to see the Miku hologram at Miku expo!!" Sentences said right before disaster :(((
This is so perfect omg : D it really does feel special the wig with it will be really super goodddd it looks so perfectttt I can’t wait
gotta say, as a teenager that absolutely adores vocaloid & has friends that love it too, that little segment about how it's been popular for so long really spoke to me. the vocaloid community is just so amazing, because it's really truly just a bunch of nerds coming together and celebrating robots singing, and i think that's great. my favorite vocaloid fact, though, is that the project was originally named project daisy, after daisy bell, the first song ever sung by a computer :']
and as someone who's been a long-time fan of isaky's (been obsessed with lalin's curse for... a LONG time now lol), seeing them win the 2023 competition was such an incredible moment. seeing any artist you love grow and get recognition is really magical, and seeing such a beautiful cosplay made with so much care and love is even more amazing.
Just wanted to say you inspired me to actually try sewing - something I’ve wanted to do for a while but never felt like I could do in real life. I’m starting small - a skirt. But I wanted to say thank you for inspiring me
Ahhhhhhh I’m so excited to see the snow miku 🫶🫶🫶🫶
Blue and purple are so so close together. I was making the scarf Grusha wears in the Pokémon’s violet game and I couldn’t find the right color purple. It took my partner going with me to the yarn store to realize that it was blue. Since it’s next to pink, it pulls more toward purple but it was a true neutral blue too. Colors are hard
I will say! I'm in a maid cafe with wa lolita uniforms (kimono tops), and the koshi himo (waist tie) actually stays very well while dancing. if you make another like this in the future, don't be afraid to go w/ ties, if you want to.
i cannot stop thinking of how talented you are... thats amazing!
TWO HOURS VID WOOHOOO omg no but it actually makes me trully happy !!! I have a cosplay I really wanna work on during my vacations and I already know I’ll have those vids on loop !! So thank you, I genuinely enjoy the longer vids !!!
As far as I have already watched it, I´m very impressed that it ist possible to make by human hand! You are very talented!!!
The fact that I was trying to do invisible zippers with a regular zipper foot has me dead. Now that I know there is an invisible zipper foot and I have finally bought one, my life is so much easier, thank you so much Sarah ❤️❤️❤️
It looks amazing! I love watching your videos and they always help me calm down after a particularly rough day, so when I saw you posted I was ecstatic! Snow Miku looks amazing! I can’t wait to see how you tackle the wig.
(P.S. your hair looks really lovely!!)
I don't know why, but when I saw this video was almost 2 hours long I got excited 😭
Cannot tell you how awesome your videos are for learning more advanced sewing techniques. It's always a joy to see your creations come together and something to aspire to with my own sewing!
your strawberry miku was the inspiration for me to make my snow miku 2019 cosplay :D
Literally working on my Snow Princess Miku for Holmat as I saw this posted ❄️
I just started watching, but thank you SO MUCH for actually doing the English subtitles and not just - leaving it to be autogenerated. Thank you!
damn i almost teared up at the end! Creating a costume entirely from scratch of a character you love feels already so special but this one looks amazing!! You inspire me so much and i would def like to try my hand at creating a cosplay when i'm out of grad school ! I've already tried once but it didnt came out so great haha
So the cosplay drama got me interested, the con vlogs got me invested and now I’m halfway through watching an almost 2 hour video of cosplay creation. New fan!
OMG SNOW MIKU!! I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SARAH!!
WE ARE BLESSED WITH 2 HOURS OMG
Your cosplay is perfect! Dont doubt your chancess entering it in a contest its still so good.
I looooveee the blue hair, it looks so cute on you💕
So excited to watch this, was just about to start working on my cosplay so now I have something to watch meanwhile!! I love your work so much Sarah!! 💗💗
i'm impressed you danced in that! it looks INCREDIBLY HEAVY with all the upholstery velvet and all 90 000 skirts :D. it looks great!! i hope you're proud of it, you should be!!!
im gonna cry you look so pretty and i CANNOT WAIT to see this in person!
I snort laughed so hard with the hokey pokey song.
Killed me.
BTW as someone who’s sewed for years, I have to compliment you on your explanations. They’re really helpful and clear.
Love your videos.
BTW Kamui Cosplay has a great explanation for gloves on her Median Erazer Girl build. It’s a few years old but it’s pretty cool.
I watched this video while drawing strawberry miku to give to you at holiday matsuri this year… then realizing that your cosplaying snow miku (im kind of slow) this year, hopefully I’ll finish snow miku while watching the wig video!
I also want to add, my brain has been spending a lot of time in its dark place lately and watching/listening to you explain your artistry has been an amazing and soothing discovery 💕
oh this is absolutely AMAZIIINGGGG it's so pretty and detailed and soft colours and bouncy soft cloud and the way it MOVES !!!!! I am so so so excited for the wig and once again sooooo in awe and inspired by this process it is AWESOME
I LOVE YOUR COSPLAYS SM!!
i always enjoy how chaotic your process is and how epic every thing ends up in the end very trust the chaos vibes
I be getting my 4 course meal ready for these videos, I adore you and your work so much it gets me inspired to get off my butt and continue working
The inverted scallop is SO GENIUS!!! That is so impressive!