Oh, drama…
The grommets I got for Yuuko are awful. I’m having to cut the two back panels off and replace them, so I can put in different, bigger grommets that I KNOW will work. š Just another obstacle… this costume will be the death of me and it’s not even one I really want to DO anymore! Here’s a list of things that have gone wrong:
1. Couldn’t find the material I wanted for the whole thing, had to settle for something else.
2. Have to settle for some white fabric I don’t like for the white bits as the suede I got wasn’t even enough to do the job.
3. Got the wrong size boning the first time – had to reorder.
4. Got the wrong kind of beads, had to make do.
5. Dye came off of tassles.
6. Wig too short.
7. Wrong colour extensions (BROWN)
8. Go back for right colour – get right colour, wrong kind (loose hair instead of weave)
9. Finally get right colour, right kind of extensions, screw up first attempt at the up-do, have to start over.
10. And now, the grommet thing.
This costume can DIE for all I care. Yes I will get it done. Yes I will be wearing it Saturday at A-kon. But after this…? It will be sent to the deep, dark recesses of the costume closet never to haunt me again.