Eiko Carol - Final Fantasy 9

Worn by: Lilacwire Complete: July 2005 Status: Active Photos: Courtesy Laura @ just-a-dream.net and Lionel @ usagichan.com

Eiko is completely hand-patterned from top to bottom.  The most difficult piece to hand-pattern was the jumper, as it needed to hang and fit in very specific ways.  It was interesting trying to fit the leg pieces, because they need to slant one direction around the front of the legs, but have a piece on the back of the legs that connects through the inner leg.  If you can catch that.

The sleeves on the shirt were also very tricky, but enjoyable.  Eiko's sleeves are very tight up top, but near her hands they overlap and look like they go from extremely baggy to gloves.  To solve this problem, Lilacwire stitched her own gloves and separate sleeves, then attached them where the sleeves overlapped, making them very easy to hide.  On the upper arms, she gathered and overlapped quite a bit of fabric to make the fabric "twist" around her arms.

The wings are handcrafted out of turkey & maribou feathers, chicken wire, and batting, and are sewn directly to the shirt for added stability.  The horn is made of paperclay, and attached to the wig using a screw and some fun foam.

The weapon is a copper ladle covered in some really cute fur.  It's stuffed appropriately to add shape, and sewn by hand.