6 of Spades ♠︎ - #2

vinyl cut outs

I had the card spades trump printed in real size, and today marked and cut them. 7 big spades, 6 for the apron and 1 for the hat, 2 sixes, and 2 small spades, for the apron card corners. I'm really good at geometry, I can easily flatten most 3D shapes, but when it comes to symmetry, I'm bound to make mistakes! This time the mistake was the 6, which I marked on the reverse side of the vinyl and, naturally, came out mirrored. Fortunately it was small enough and easy enough to correct. I'm going to top stitch them by hand to the twill.

white tights

And this week my white tights also arrived. They were previewed to arrive on the 29th, and AliExpress being AliExpress, I was afraid they would arrive after that, but they arrived two weeks earlier! Unfortunately they're mousse, not the thicker cotton knit I was expecting, but they'll do fine until I get better ones. I haven't checked the sizing, but they should be ok. Maybe I should, before it's too late.

I also bought a skin coloured cotton tank top at Primark. It wasn't the planned lycra top, I couldn't find any, but it's really not that important. This one will do fine.

+ This is an easy job that I usually finish in a few hours. This time wasn't different. And I'm really glad the tights already arrived, not making me depend on their arrival to finish the costume.

- Ah, symmetry... my geometry and cutting nemesis. Fortunately this time it was easy to correct, without much waste.

THE CUNNING PLAN 

Go to Bispos or downtown to get the remaining materials, namely the white twill for the apron and hat, the cotton satin for the skirt and the tulle for the petticoat. The stiff felt and the red EVA foam I can get at the nearby Chinese shop.