That is AMAZING!! I'm glad I'm not the only cosplayer who loves making practical costumes, either (one of my hopes is to someday make a cosplay of Link from Twilight Princess completely of natural materials, mail armour and all). I love the way this whole kimono just shines; just imagine seeing a whole troop of warriors dressed like that! It'd be such an impressive sight :)
That was also my first impression when I got my first package of silk in the mail.l I ripped it open and immediately checked to make sure all 7 yards were there and they were it's so amazing how compact silk is! Also, this is gorgeous as a huge ATLA fan (I have the entire series on DVD) it has been so fun seeing your re-creation.
Thank you :) I have a little more to go with the armor and makeup and I can't wait to discover how everything looks together in the end 😄. The silk startled me so much. I just starred at the package for a good second in confusion. 😂😂
Glad to have you! I'm excited to continue exploring what I can do to bring this universe to life 😄 and yea the color is one of my favorite parts. Everytime I picked up the camera the color made the shots so satisfying to edit. 😂
I like to make a lot of projects and I REALLY enjoyed how you structured your video. It was super well explained and I feel like I could make something like this now. Thank you and keep up the good work!
From what I've seen as far as traditional garments go Chinese hanfu is much closer to the drape of the kyoshi warrior kimono than actual japanese kimono. Since hanfu are more flaring where as kimono and haori are more rectangular. So i wonder if the kyoshi warriors design in the show was purely a coincidence or if there was some inspiration from both Japanese and chinese garments? And I've loved watching your videos. As someone who loves to take inspiration from traditional stuff when it comes to cosplay and costuming i love seeing others do the same! And your hakama video actually helped me to realise that hakama aren't nearly as scary a garment to tackle than i thought. I'm working on a featherine/eua cosplay from higurashi gou and she has a hakama skirt. I was contemplating just buying a hakama skirt but they're sorta expensive. And ive always kinda preferred making most my cosplay stuff so your video definitely helps in understanding how to go about making it more. After researching online and then finding your video on it, it seems not that hard. As its mainly large rectangular pieces of fabric that are then pleated. Which rectangular shapes and fabrics are common throughout most Japanese traditional garments likely due to it being easier to sew and pattern and easier to make to one's specific sizes. Anyways i really enjoy your videos and can't wait to see more from you!
They probably also worked with a lot rectangular patterns because fabric conservation and loom size. I always find it interesting how people valued the worth of fabric more the farther back in history you go and because of that they cut it differently than we would. I can see a little bit of what you mean with hanfu. I've noticed the earth kingdom has a lot of inspiration from Chinese dress. It's not that far of an idea that maybe the designers took inspiration from other characters they designed in the show as well. I wish I could see what all their research and mood boards for the characters looked like! On another note if you ever have time. Look up pictures of period extent clothing and zoom in on high quality images of them layed out flat. You'll be able to see the seam lines where things have been pieced together when a shape of a desired garment was too big for certain period loom sizes! Its makes me happy to know you enjoyed my videos. :) Tag me on insta with the progress of your hakama and cosplay. I would love to see it!
@@jdd564 sure. It was a bit pricy because I bought silk and the biggest amount spent came from the jumbo sheet of worbla. I spent about $95 on silk and about $115 on worbla. And then other materials like jute cord, fx paint and cotton fabric. The fabric I used for the hakama I already had in my stash. In total I spent about $300 on the Kyoshi costume. But I didn't spend all this at once. I paced myself gradually as I worked on the project buying as I went to the next steps. (Project took me about 6 to 9 months). I hope this helps!
@@Kartsie Yes it really does!🤍 The costume is amazing but I'm not sure if I'm able to make it, afford it or even pick this. I also had the Dai Li warriors of Avatar in mind but there aren't so many videos of making this as detailed as in your videos of how to make costumes. Or I'm just bad as researching lol. Because I don't know what it could resemble in real life.
Where did the silk come from? How long did this project take? How much sewing experience do you have? Trying to figure out if I have the time, patience, and skill for this 😅
Lol, no problem. Silk came from the company Silk Baron. It took me half a year with school to do the whole costume (including video editing.) I followed along for a good part of it with Billy matsunanagas video on how to make a kimono. I have advanced sewing skills but I do belive a medium level sewer (or even a determined beginner) could tackle this. (If a beginner i would recommend making a mockup.) Just takes some math. Hope that helps!
Although a kimono is based on geometric shapes, the upper is tapered. A hoary is just geometric shapes. It is not a cut down kimono. There isa good book on making Japanese clothes in the traditional way. A kimono should have a seam at the back. It has spiritual significance. A woman's kimono has open sleeves at the back of the sleeve, a man's doesn't. A warrior would not wear a kimono under armor, they wore a Cuban, which is a closer fitting shirt. Over this they work a chest priotector and armored sleeves plus a skirt type of garment, that protected the front of the body. The Do would go over this.
That is AMAZING!! I'm glad I'm not the only cosplayer who loves making practical costumes, either (one of my hopes is to someday make a cosplay of Link from Twilight Princess completely of natural materials, mail armour and all). I love the way this whole kimono just shines; just imagine seeing a whole troop of warriors dressed like that! It'd be such an impressive sight :)
Yessss. And with their faces on (makeup) they would be a fearsome sight. If you ever start that project let me know!
That was also my first impression when I got my first package of silk in the mail.l I ripped it open and immediately checked to make sure all 7 yards were there and they were it's so amazing how compact silk is! Also, this is gorgeous as a huge ATLA fan (I have the entire series on DVD) it has been so fun seeing your re-creation.
Thank you :) I have a little more to go with the armor and makeup and I can't wait to discover how everything looks together in the end 😄. The silk startled me so much. I just starred at the package for a good second in confusion. 😂😂
What a gorgeous colour!!! I love the way it came out, and i'm really excited to jumo in this journey to see the rest of this cosplay.
Glad to have you! I'm excited to continue exploring what I can do to bring this universe to life 😄 and yea the color is one of my favorite parts. Everytime I picked up the camera the color made the shots so satisfying to edit. 😂
the silhouette is so beautiful! loved it!
i hope more people do the traditional way of making clothes for the costumes
the COLORS!! I will never in my life fail to be impressed by how bright the colors of the silk are, amazing! Your sewing is cool too I guess :P
I like to make a lot of projects and I REALLY enjoyed how you structured your video. It was super well explained and I feel like I could make something like this now. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Glad to be of service ☺ let me know if you ever end up making something similiar! 😃
This is amazing! Your channel is so underrated! I love all the thought and research that you put into it! When are you doing a video on the armor? :)
Soon! I juggle a lot of things in my life but I'm scheduled for the final kyoshi videos to come out in october. 😃next up is makeup!
Love it! Your craft is becoming exceptional! Keep up the great work
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Just wanna let you know you are very beautiful. Thanks for the videos
Nice cosplay
From what I've seen as far as traditional garments go Chinese hanfu is much closer to the drape of the kyoshi warrior kimono than actual japanese kimono. Since hanfu are more flaring where as kimono and haori are more rectangular. So i wonder if the kyoshi warriors design in the show was purely a coincidence or if there was some inspiration from both Japanese and chinese garments? And I've loved watching your videos. As someone who loves to take inspiration from traditional stuff when it comes to cosplay and costuming i love seeing others do the same! And your hakama video actually helped me to realise that hakama aren't nearly as scary a garment to tackle than i thought. I'm working on a featherine/eua cosplay from higurashi gou and she has a hakama skirt. I was contemplating just buying a hakama skirt but they're sorta expensive. And ive always kinda preferred making most my cosplay stuff so your video definitely helps in understanding how to go about making it more. After researching online and then finding your video on it, it seems not that hard. As its mainly large rectangular pieces of fabric that are then pleated. Which rectangular shapes and fabrics are common throughout most Japanese traditional garments likely due to it being easier to sew and pattern and easier to make to one's specific sizes. Anyways i really enjoy your videos and can't wait to see more from you!
They probably also worked with a lot rectangular patterns because fabric conservation and loom size. I always find it interesting how people valued the worth of fabric more the farther back in history you go and because of that they cut it differently than we would. I can see a little bit of what you mean with hanfu. I've noticed the earth kingdom has a lot of inspiration from Chinese dress. It's not that far of an idea that maybe the designers took inspiration from other characters they designed in the show as well. I wish I could see what all their research and mood boards for the characters looked like!
On another note if you ever have time. Look up pictures of period extent clothing and zoom in on high quality images of them layed out flat. You'll be able to see the seam lines where things have been pieced together when a shape of a desired garment was too big for certain period loom sizes!
Its makes me happy to know you enjoyed my videos. :) Tag me on insta with the progress of your hakama and cosplay. I would love to see it!
The hardest part is honestly the pleating. Besides that it's a lot of fun to make hakama!😁
Te aaaamooo!!!
Im making my cosplay just like this, and related so hard when you were placing the neck fabric for the kimono (trying to figure out the right angle)
ur saving my life
Thank u
This is so cool! I wish I could do the same but I've never done something like this before 😂 I will try in future tho :)
Just takes some planning and practice! Doing mockups (prototypes) before the real thing also helps. :) 💜💜💜💜💜
@@Kartsie Thank you 🤍
@@Kartsie Can I ask, how much money you overall spend for the costume materials? :)
@@jdd564 sure. It was a bit pricy because I bought silk and the biggest amount spent came from the jumbo sheet of worbla. I spent about $95 on silk and about $115 on worbla. And then other materials like jute cord, fx paint and cotton fabric. The fabric I used for the hakama I already had in my stash. In total I spent about $300 on the Kyoshi costume. But I didn't spend all this at once. I paced myself gradually as I worked on the project buying as I went to the next steps. (Project took me about 6 to 9 months). I hope this helps!
@@Kartsie Yes it really does!🤍 The costume is amazing but I'm not sure if I'm able to make it, afford it or even pick this. I also had the Dai Li warriors of Avatar in mind but there aren't so many videos of making this as detailed as in your videos of how to make costumes. Or I'm just bad as researching lol. Because I don't know what it could resemble in real life.
Where did the silk come from? How long did this project take? How much sewing experience do you have? Trying to figure out if I have the time, patience, and skill for this 😅
Lol, no problem. Silk came from the company Silk Baron. It took me half a year with school to do the whole costume (including video editing.) I followed along for a good part of it with Billy matsunanagas video on how to make a kimono. I have advanced sewing skills but I do belive a medium level sewer (or even a determined beginner) could tackle this. (If a beginner i would recommend making a mockup.) Just takes some math. Hope that helps!
Although a kimono is based on geometric shapes, the upper is tapered. A hoary is just geometric shapes. It is not a cut down kimono. There isa good book on making Japanese clothes in the traditional way. A kimono should have a seam at the back. It has spiritual significance. A woman's kimono has open sleeves at the back of the sleeve, a man's doesn't. A warrior would not wear a kimono under armor, they wore a Cuban, which is a closer fitting shirt. Over this they work a chest priotector and armored sleeves plus a skirt type of garment, that protected the front of the body. The Do would go over this.
Oh interesting! If you send some sources or books I would love to read up on the topic more. :)
Do you mean juban? A cuban is a type of sandwich