Things I am Overexcited About: Loki Cosplay Update

Much to my relief, I have been successful thus far in finding fabrics suitable for my Loki cosplay. Unfortunately most of them are outrageously expensive, so I’m going to do something I don’t normally do and make a complete muslin mock-up of all the major components before I begin. This way I don’t risk ordering the wrong amount and I substantially reduce my chances of making a major mistake once I’m working with the real fabric.

That green sample isn’t showing properly in my photograph, but trust me when I tell you that it’s incredibly close to the color of the actual costume, and on top of that, the texture is perfect.

Here’s what I have so far:

Kelly Green Italian Wool Blend from Gorgeousfabrics.com - $25.00/yard (on sale for $21.25 at the moment)

Taos Black upholstery faux leather from Jo-Ann Fabrics - $34.99/yard (bought as a remnant, 50% off)

Mottled brown/gold apparel sedecloth from Jo-Ann Fabrics - Purchased last year and never used, I’ve no idea if it’s still available or for how much.

The only thing I’ve been having a lot of trouble with is the textured leather that shows up in various places on the coat (second photograph). I can’t find anything tolerably similar to it in any brick-and-mortar stores, so I have some swatches coming in from fabrics.com today, hopefully one of them will prove workable.

With any luck my next update will be photos of the pattern in muslin so you can see some actual progress.