DIY BAP Collars part 1

(part 1 will show you how to make the basic collar and Jong Up's bow-tie. Part 2 will include Yong Guk's and Him Chan's versions.)

My diy inspiration from their new MV "One-Shot". Really loving the whole black and white concept (considering i'm super into the black on black right now). First Yong Guk's collar caught my attention and i noticed a lot of different variations of the collar. So with this tutorial you can create all three. Without much ado here's the tutorial.

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*extra notes

Measure your neck first. Figure out the measurements to A, C and F.

D and E will not be part of the pattern but it is there to guide you to create the trapezoid shape.

Choose a stiffer fabric like a cotton linen.

Seam Allowance is half and inch unless otherwise stated.

Cut out the pattern from the fabric. Sew the trapezoid right sides together leaving side C open *sew half an inch from side C from both sides.

 trim the seam allowance to 1/4 of an inch and turn inside out.

Fold the rectangle piece in half length wise and sew the two shorter sides *also sewing half an inch from the opened side

Fine the midpoint of the two pieces length wise and cut a notch

place the right side of side C to the open side of the rectangular piece and match up the notches.

SEW ONLY ONE OF EACH SIDE TOGETHER. BOTH YOUR PIECES SHOULD STILL HAVE OPENINGS. 

fold unfinished side over and fold in 1/2 in of seam allowance.

basic collar is DONE!

if you noticed there's no fastener for the collar. that's up to you. you can do the classic button and button-hole, or you can do snaps, or eye and hook. so many options!

keep reading for bow tied tutorial

DONE!

New Style For 2013

Soo i noticed recently there were a lot of blogs/sites/forums dedicated to kpop style and i love both kpop and fashion. (my zelo mask diy got the most amount of hits!) Except..mine is going to be a little different. It's going to be diy kpop fashion. Meaning you can make it yourself. at home. without spending ridiculous amounts of money to copy your favorite kpop stars' fashion. Since i'm not an advanced sew-er most likely these diys will be beginner to intermediate. how about it!
SO  i have decided the first diy project will be *drumroll* in honor of BAP's comeback. In their new mv "one shot" a lot of collared shirts were popping up. since i have no skills to tailor an actual shirt. we will be making collars. YAY!! hopefully everything will be up in about a week. got some planning to do. :D

DIY ZELO'S Skeleton Mask PART 2

yayy part two. it might be a little confusing.

(check out my new tutorial for "One Shot" inspired collars)

Materials:

extra vinyl

Sharpie or Fabric paint (i recommend paint cus the sharpie rubbed off a little.)

ribbon

hot glue gun

draw out the teeth onto the vinyl. Use sharpie or fabric paint. (draw both sides.)

cut it out carefully.

draw a irregular tear shape and cut it out.

cut it in half

glue the nose and the teeth on. i glued the teeth too far below the nose and now it looks kind of wierd so glue it closer.

you can either glue on extra pieces of vinyl for the detail or just draw it on like i did.

glue two strands of ribbon to tie.(this was the easiest way to wear it)

finished product!!

DIY ZELO'S Skeleton Mask PART 1

really wanted that mask and couldn't find it anywhere so i decided to make my own.

 materials:

vinyl

lining fabric of you choice

hot glue gun

sewing machine (optional)

 sharpie or black fabric paint (part 2)

 LET's start

you're going to have to make your own template. trace it onto the vinyl and cut out two pieces. Remember the pieces have to be the opposite of each other. see pic down below. leave a seam allowance for the middle (nose area).

see? each other's reflection.

sew the right sides together.

cut little slits (be sure not to cut too much or else you'll cut the sewn part.) pick out a lining fabric (you don't have to line it, but it will be more comfortable for your face.) cut the same two shapes as the template WITHOUT seam allowance

hot glue the lining fabric down and start gluing the middle slits down.

should look something like this. sorry for the blurry pic.

take a strip of the lining fabric and hem it with glue. turn the mask inside out and glue the strip if fabric over the middle to conceal seam.

looks like this.