I haven't posted in the Bat Crafts section before, because I've had nothing to show. I have now.
My eldest daughter wanted to go to the London Film and Comic Con in Costume. As a huge '66 fan, I persuaded her to go as Robin. I decided I would make the costume myself, rather then buy one. I used Lynne and Chucks patterns that I got a while ago (but never intended to do anything with).
Now, this 'build' involved several firsts for me. It was the first time I had used a clothing pattern, sewn anything other then a button, used a sewing machine, cut fabric, installed grommets, dyed fabric…etc. So I pretty much build this as a complete newbie to costume making. I'll admit there were some terms on the pattern instructions I was unfamiliar with (google solved that) and there were a couple of steps that made no sense to me at all, so I went 'my own way'. I had to resize the pattern as my daughter is 'a bit' smaller then Burt was. I made the mistake of reducing the pattern pieces by a uniform 85% - which meant it came up a little short, but overall, I was impressed with my first attempt.
