Night Sky Halloween Costume
Preparing your Garment
Before we start sewing the circuits, there are a few steps we need to take to prepare our garment.
STEP 1:
Iron your fabric. Before cutting out the pattern it is important to remove creases and wrinkles.
STEP 2:
Following the pattern instructions, cut the lining out of the denim fabric. All LilyPad components will be sewn onto the lining. We are using denim because it is a heavier fabric with a strong structure, making it ideal for adding sewable electronics. A flimsier fabric will be much more difficult to work with.
Cut the outer layer of the garment from the cotton night sky fabric and set aside for later.
STEP 3:
Sew the lining together according to the pattern instructions.
STEP 4:
Download the design file provided.
Using it as a guide, draw the constellations on the side of the lining that will not be against your body with a white colored pencil.
STEP 5:
Using a Sharpie, make a small dot on each star in the constellations you drew on the fabric. The white pencil tends to fade as you work, so these Sharpie dots will help you along the way.