I apologize for the lack of updates in a while, have just been a bit busier than the normal busy due to some new arrivals…^^; Got Mirai working hard too, she help me answer phone calls regarding some delays with work which I am working on on and off (oops!)
Even before my Mirai Yukino chan arrived end of 2008, me and Danny discussed a bit about what he would love for his Dollfie Dreams girlies to wear. Sometime last week, I finally got my butt in order and finished up a few things he waited for erm a while now (gomene!!! ^o^;;) Thankfully it reached him safely not burnt! LOL
I wish I can make the stuff as fast as the many ideas keep coming in lol! Anyone know how to cultivate a few extra pairs of sewing arms? ^^;
Anyhows, on with the rest of the pix ^^;
I wish! Doesn’t she look so cute like this? If my dolls/toys really know how to knit and sew I’ll probably work them to death :P (bad owner!)
Bunch more pix of Mirai in a yellow knitted sweater ;)
We spent quite a bit of Valentine’s running errands (LOL) so I ended up bringing a ball of yarn and knitting needles to try knitting something for Mirai while I wait in the car ^^; Good thing is it fits okay ^O^!
I learnt a bit about knitting from my teens from a few different people, but ironically never really learnt how to read the patterns lol! So now I can only “eyeball knit” — knitting the pieces to fit the size of an actual garment.
As promised, here it is! A photographic documentation of the making of the Mirai Seifuku ^^!
I’m a big fan of Danny Choo’s Mascot(s) – Mirai Suenaga and sister Haruka Suenaga. Heck, I even named my Yukino Dollfie Dream after Mirai! When I was influenced by Danny and fell in love with Yukino – a Dollfie Dream, I knew I had to eventually make my own Mirai Seifuku! ^^; I guess Danny had a same idea for his Dollfie Dream, so he commissioned me to make a set for his lovely Dollfie Dream girls :)
It was quite challenging, as I needed to create a pattern from scratch, and make sure the pattern match closely to the actual Seifuku design by Azami Yuko Sensei. Thru researching various links, I found this particular japanese tutorial particularly helpful. (Domo Arigato!) Link broken :(
New wig (bought 2nd hand off a friend) and test blouse. She’s wearing the pleated skirt I made way before — these days usually only have time to make at most 1 item as I have other stuff to deal with at current =_=;/
I still need to tweak a part of the bodice area of this top as in certain angles she’s kinda erm exposing herself a bit more than neccessary ^^; will probably have to make something for her to wear inside this blouse.
Anyways having some pretty good light at home, so took some quick pictures during lunch time :3
So remember the Mirai cosplay test sewing?
That version was made for M-bust, and not 100% fine tuned, so when I got the L-bust for my Yukino Mirai chan, I made another version for L-bust and included more details of the actual Mirai Seifuku (school uniform) as kindly commissioned by who else but the actual owner of Mirai Suenaga ^O^!
Today took a little time to do a test top (semi edited from my previous pattern made for the M bust). Still need a bit of tweaking in the bust area, but thankfully still wearable, had to hide a small flaw with the ribbon in front :P
Also dug out a couple pair of doll’s glasses I got the last time I went to Japan (intended for my 45cm MSD sized doll but too big for her, but too feminine for my 60cm boy doll).
I dunno, found that this pair of glasses made her look a bit more mature than I like? ^^; Maybe would suit better with school uniform or a plain top ^^; (think sexy teacher ^o^) One thing tho, this pair of glasses keep slipping off her nose!
A few more photos :D Warning, there’s a couple of cleavage photo right at the end, so you be warned ^^;
So instead of making the same uniform over and over (and making mistakes at the same time ^^;) I decided to do a basic blouse from a tweaked pattern from my first attempt. Skirt is from previous attempt :3
