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Title: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Bjørn on July 11, 2018, 10:27:00 AM

Heylo!

I am Bjørn. I'm just some guy from Norway who want's to get into sewing. I'm interested in all kinds of making, having started with knitting & crochetting a few years ago, adding small woodcarving about a year ago, and now I wanna start sewing. I know, weird order, but it's the order I got into stuff & found things interesting for me to make with a skill. Plus that I live in a relatively small apartment and have no room for doing big wood- & metalworking.
Anyway, back to the sewing.
I'm a total newbie to sewing. Ok, not total, I had some hours of sewing back in school... probably 5-10 years ago. At that time it didn't interest me enough to keep at it. So now I'm here, starting over again, because I wanna get a bit into cosplaying, and because I have never been able to find pants that fit me as well as I'd like them to.

So ya... that's me. Dunno what more to write :D
If you have questions, ask. Whatever it may be :D

Looking forward to learn lots about sewing here, and probably also share some finished stuff with all of you :)

Thanks for reading

Oh and thanks to Iminei for accepting me into here :)

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Acorn on July 11, 2018, 10:35:37 AM

Hello Bjørn and welcome!

I think that creative people always find some outlet - if there isn't room for one craft, there will be something else!

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Post by: Silver Rose on July 11, 2018, 10:58:55 AM

Welcome Bjørn, hope you find lots of interest here. What sort of sewing machine do you have? Enjoy having a look around.

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Post by: fajita on July 11, 2018, 10:59:34 AM

Welcome, @Bjørn :drink:

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Post by: Silver Rose on July 11, 2018, 11:06:49 AM

Hei again Bjørn, just seen your post about vintage machines, I am sure you will get lots of advice from the experts here.

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: b15erk on July 11, 2018, 12:38:26 PM

Hello there Bjorn! Welcome from me too!

Great to have yet another new member. What kind of sewing will you be doing? Clothes, furnishing, patchwork and quilting?

Lots of information to be had here!

Jessie

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Surest1tch on July 11, 2018, 12:43:39 PM

Hi Bjorn, welcome from me too :drink:

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Post by: BrendaP on July 11, 2018, 13:46:21 PM

Welcome to the forum.

Keep posting about the old :vintage: :vintage: machines.

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Post by: Manuela on July 11, 2018, 13:51:15 PM

Welcome to The Sewing Place @Bjørn - hope looking forward to see your cosplay adventures.

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Post by: Kenora on July 11, 2018, 14:11:26 PM

Welcome from me too - I'm sure you'll gain so much sewing knowledge on here. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Will look forward to seeing what you make. :shirt: :vintage:

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Iminei on July 11, 2018, 15:14:04 PM

Hi @Bjørn .. Errmm you didnt dabble in music in the 70's and '80's did you ????? 0_0

Now wouldn't that be a scoop for TSP ???

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Bjørn on July 11, 2018, 15:32:28 PM

oh wow. Thanks for the warm Welcome :loveit:

oh yes @Acorn , always some creative outlet, it's great there are so many to choose from :D

As you already seen @Silver Rose , I don't have any machine yet, but I hope that changes soon. Will keep you all updated on what I get in the end tho, either here or in the other thread.

Yeah @b15erk , probably all of those, can't say for sure yet, will have to see what future ideas I get :D

looking forward to being able to share them @Manuela

I was born after '90, so I don't think that's me your thinking about @Iminei :D but since I'm also an avid lover of music, who are you thinking about exactly?

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: maliw on July 11, 2018, 20:49:54 PM

Hello and a welcome to the forum from me too, hope you enjoy being one of us.

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: LoriMae on July 16, 2018, 01:11:01 AM

Hi Bjørn, welcome. I'm relatively new here too. It's a great place and very welcoming.

Lori

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Post by: crafter on July 18, 2018, 23:11:06 PM

Hi Bjorn. Welcome from me too.

I too love to make costumes. Used to offer my skills to Amdram but now happy to make for my grandson who is happy in anything I make him. Needs to be 'French' for next week.

I too have to be doing something making. Have been a craft tutor for a few years, always one step ahead of the students though.

I always come back to sewing. There is so much variation in what you can do.

Enjoy being here.

Quote from: Bjørn on July 11, 2018, 15:32:28 PM

I was born after '90, so I don't think that's me your thinking about @Iminei :D but since I'm also an avid lover of music, who are you thinking about exactly?

Ha, ha, you have made some of us feel very old.|

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Post by: Renegade Sewist on July 19, 2018, 01:52:57 AM

Hello @Bjørn ! The international crowd keeps growing. You'll get lots of ideas here and lots of advice should you want it. Looking forward to seeing some of your cosplay makes. Anyone in particular you want to emulate?

@crafter , yeah, old. Think a lot of us could be his Granny. That happens more and more now.....

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Bjørn on July 19, 2018, 17:10:59 PM

Sorry I make you feel old @Renegade Sewist . I promise it's not on purpose. :D But I must say it's a thing I enjoy, not to make you feel old, but that many here are older than me. I know from experience that most times talking to older and more experienced people is always fun. And I can learn lots too. So I think it's great actually :D

My first plan is to make V's jacket from Cyberpunk 2077. Yes, I know, quite the project for a starter, but I'm well aware I will fail several times before I really get it right. Plan to make a second one, without electronics inside, for normal wear too.

Spoiler: V & his Jacket from Cyberpunk 2077 • show

In the future I may do a genderbender Seras Victoria from Hellsing. But I'll have to do some work till then, and not just sewing.

Spoiler: Seras Victoria from Hellsing • show

Maybe something Viking-ish sometime. Not from the Series, just from the general theme.
But other than that, nothing planned yet. :)
At least no other cosplay.

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Lachica on July 19, 2018, 20:05:24 PM

I look forward to a detailed account of your progress. Especially with the lights, which I think you should definitely include.

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Renegade Sewist on July 19, 2018, 21:44:07 PM

Quote from: Bjørn on July 19, 2018, 17:10:59 PM

Sorry I make you feel old @Renegade Sewist . I promise it's not on purpose. :D But I must say it's a thing I enjoy, not to make you feel old, but that many here are older than me. I know from experience that most times talking to older and more experienced people is always fun. And I can learn lots too. So I think it's great actually :D

Ha! Wasn't you @Bjørn ,'twas being born in the 50's, or Mid Century Modern if you prefer. That is all the rage now after all. ;)

Cyperpunk 2077 looks interesting. I really enjoy Dystopian future settings. Since CP2077 is set in the Free State of California and I live in what I call Middle California I'm liking the concept. The online description sounds pretty much how I imagine CA to be in 60 years.

V's jacket will be a fun challenge. I am always amazed at what cosplayers without much technical crafting or sewing background can come up with. Sometimes it's good not knowing what you don't know as it eliminates imagined restrictions. The experienced ones are mind blowing.

I'm sure you've seen what Maul Cosplay and his team have come up with for V. Wow.

As for the lighting, @Manuela recently made a dress with LED components and conductive thread. She's our resident expert on lighting effects and sources for supplies.

Looking forward to your progress.

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Post by: Manuela on July 19, 2018, 22:59:24 PM

@Bjørn , there is no need to make a second jacket without LED lights for 'normal wear' (whatever 'normal' means ;)). If you want to wash it/wear without turning the lights on, you could just take the batteries out. If you have a clearer picture that shows the lighting effect, please post it - I can then put my thinking cap on to suggest how to achieve it.

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Bjørn on July 19, 2018, 23:55:09 PM

You're right @Renegade Sewist , there are so many possibilites when you have no clue what you're doing :D Naturally, having some expertise helps, but I wouldn't want too much of it before setting my own mind to work on how to solve a problem, or do a thing.

& Yeah, I've seen what Maul Cosplay has done and I'm somewhat jelly he/they got the chance to make one before the trailer launched. But then again he/they probably have good contact to CDPR, and he/they are quite well known cosplayers too. So not that big of a surprise.

Here's one with the lighting visible @Manuela

Spoiler: show

The idea I started out with was that I cut out the Oni/Demon Face, and glue in a clear plastic. Have to experiment a bit what I use for the coloring, maybe a layer of colored plastic on the inside, maybe some thin colored paper, maybe something completely different. Not sure yet.
My idea was to light it up with EL Panel / Backlight Panel, same for the collar.

And yeah, I thought about making the power source removeable, wanted to see if I could use a powerbank as supply so it'd be easily rechargeable too, and could be multifunctional.
But I for now am not yet wholly sure how the comfort of all those electronics in the jacket would be, so for that I made myself mentally ready for making a second one without the light, where I wanted to simply sew the Oni/Demon out of cloth and then onto the back.

But if you got better ideas for it, I'm always happy for suggestions :)

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Manuela on July 20, 2018, 00:13:08 AM

@Bjørn - that lighting effect is a completely different ballgame to what I did, not sure how to get about this. But I'd still think you'd only need to do one jacket, if you use a removable power source.
If your power source is a bit too bif for every day comfort, you could play around with the idea of adding a pocket inside the jacket to store it.

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Bjørn on July 20, 2018, 04:37:53 AM

Hehe, no worries @Manuela . Thanks for giving it some thought tho :)

And yeah, having an extra pocket for it is a good idea

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Renegade Sewist on July 20, 2018, 05:56:20 AM

Quote from: Bjørn on July 19, 2018, 23:55:09 PM

You're right @Renegade Sewist , there are so many possibilites when you have no clue what you're doing :D Naturally, having some expertise helps, but I wouldn't want too much of it before setting my own mind to work on how to solve a problem, or do a thing.

BTW, I didn't mean to suggest you have no skills or expertise, so wanted to make sure you weren't thinking that. I have seen some amazing first/early projects from cosplayers who have never sewn and done little or no craft work prior to setting off to make a favorite character come to life. It is so refreshing to see. Since they don't know the "rules" for whatever media they are working with they tend to be results oriented rather than sticking to doing things properly. The ingenuity of how some costume are created is a blast to follow along with.

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Post by: Bjørn on July 20, 2018, 15:41:36 PM

No worries @Renegade Sewist , didn't take it like that, just maybe phrased my answer a bit easily misunderstandable. For what I meant is exactly what you mean too. That as someone who learns a skill kinda by yourself instead of having a 'proper' education in it, you might think of solutions someone with that education wouldn't have thought of, because they've been spoonfed how to do it 'the right way'.

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Post by: Renegade Sewist on July 20, 2018, 19:37:24 PM

Exactly! Add in how ready to brainstorm and share information with each other cosplayers are and it's quite a creative opportunity.

At university I had a technical illustration teacher spend well over an hour teaching us how to properly wash our brushes then supervised us in groups of 3 cleaning our own to make sure we did it right. Good brushes can be extremely pricey. It's actually a skill I still use, but it's also a bit overkill.

Hmmm.....It sounds a bit like I'm a dinosaur reading that. That class would be using CAD and an illustrator program now. ;)

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Post by: Bjørn on July 21, 2018, 15:01:06 PM

Have been interested in Dinosaurs for as long as I can remember :D

You're probably right, in such classes it would be more common to use CAD and Photoshop or similar programs, but then again I think there still are classes for real painting. After all, at least in my opinion, doing things non-digital still has something to it that the digital way doesn't.
Like taking notes, writing letters, making mindmaps, or scribbling.

And I'm sure Bob Ross has inspired quite a few people of my generation to paint with brushes too :D

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Post by: Sewingsue on July 21, 2018, 16:44:14 PM

Quote from: Renegade Sewist on July 19, 2018, 21:44:07 PM

,'twas being born in the 50's, or Mid Century Modern if you prefer. That is all the rage now after all. ;)

Oh, I like the idea of Mid Century Modern (haven't come across that expression before).
Unfortunately I'm probably too old to qualify - born mid 40s.

Title: Re: Heylo! I'm Bjørn
Post by: Bjørn on July 21, 2018, 17:10:58 PM

Could upgrade the term to 'Pre Mid Century Modern' @Sewingsue :D