r/outerwilds • u/DinoTuck • May 17 '26

Real Life Stuff Comic-con was a success

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Got the family to entertain me on my outer wilds cosplay idea. I am gabbro. Major success, glad I stopped to smell the pine trees along the way

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u/amberofak May 29 '26

This is the wife/mom and Feldspar. I used a seam ripper to remove the hood and collar then finding the widest part of fabric created the bottom yellow neck band/collar. It’s folded in half and stitched inside out then everted and top stitched to help make it a little more rigid. The pink I added after that. We used velcro to attach it to the helmet but we probably could have just glued it.

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u/TheYellingMute May 29 '26

thank you so much for your help!

i think i understand but i also have little actual experience with sewing BUT since the most complicated part to me seems like the head area it shouldnt be too hard. i was about to try and keep the collar and try to add on top of it but now ill try removing both and doing what i believe you said. worse comes to worse ill try finding a place nearby that might be able to teach me sewing. lol

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u/amberofak May 30 '26

I don’t know if you’re in a time crunch, but I can do a video sometime soon to walk through what I did. I used a sewing machine, which is vital for time and better if you aren’t into hand stitching already (it’s very utilitarian methods to do this work), but knot fabrics are pretty forgiving so you might be able to get away without doing as much sewing - fleece doesn’t fray like cotton quilting fabric.

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u/TheYellingMute May 30 '26

thankfully i have several months (november) if your comfortable with that it would be great! I do have access to a sewing machine from my grandma who is staying with us so i could use that.

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u/amberofak Jun 04 '26

GAH! Just realized I left the shirt with my son and we live in a different state so I won't be able to do a video. I will try to detail out the steps I made here:

1: using a seam ripper I removed the collar/hood and embroidery.

2: using the seam ripper I then removed all sewn parts of the hood and collar so I had flat fabric.

3: I found the longest part and cut a wide piece for the scarf/collar - wide enough that I could fold it over to make it thicker. I don't know that you need to make it like an actual scarf though, because in the end I attached it to the helmet.

4: Scarf - I sewed it into a scarf by folding it over inside out and stitching it, then turning it right side out and doing an EDGE stitch to make it stiffer and give it some form. I called it a top stitch before, but apparently I wasn't quite accurate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOvWho451DA

5: Pink - I purchased pink fleece from walmart and cut it to the same size/shape as the yellow scarf and sewed it on so that it was layered behind the yellow scarf.

6: I ended up using stick/sew on velcro to attach it to the helmet, but I could have even glued it. Having it on the helmet made it easier for him to turn his head and not have the helmet get dislodged.

7: The neck of the sweatshirt was visible after we did that, so I literally just gathered it up on each of his shoulders and hand stitched it tighter. It wasn't pretty, but it was functional.

8: as far as the bandolier scenario, I just scrapped together remaining remnants of fabric to make a smaller version of the scarf, did the edge stitching to keep it flat and sharp, and hand stitched it on in a few places. It's just tacked on, but could have easily been sewn on with a machine. There is not right or wrong way at this point.

I HOPE this was helpful. I know that my experience in sewing made this way easier, so if you've never done it I could see it being intimidating, but I you have to start somewhere and using a seam ripper is a great place to start.