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by BlackKnightress210 » Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:24 pm
A lot of cosplaying is trial and error, and now that you've done a similar collar once and know what not to do, that should help a bit. The way I would do it is head on over to your nearest fabric and sewing store location (such as JoAnns) and look through any of the books with shirts/vests/costumes/dresses and see if you can find a similar torso portion and collar to Sakura's. Once you find one, you should because it's not all that difficult to find really, modify it the way you think it would need to be, and make sure to get interfacing. The pattern may not call for it, or might require it in the collar. The interfacing doesn't have to be heavy, but it does need to be able to hold the collar so try an average weight.
Also, another thing that might help is check out other cosplayers on the site and try to figure out what they might have done. A friend of mine made the collar entirely separate and it looked great, but you need to do what you think is best. I hope you do well on this, and if you need any help with modifying the pattern or want more advice just PM me.