Flash gordon was there in silver underwear...

[luckykaa]

Decided to try a Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers/Generic spaceman type costume for Satellite 3. 

So, purchased some silver PVC coated fabric.  Grabbed some pieces of an old pair of trousers that I'd cut up for this purpose.  Wasn't too hard to make, although PVC is a bit tricky to sew.  And the thread seems to keep breaking.  There is a trick to sewing the shiny side of PVC.

Anyway didn't take long.  Tried them on.  Looked pretty cool and space-y  For about 15 minutes. 

Seems that I need to make sure there's not so much stretch in them.  The plastic coating just peels away from the fabric. 

All kinda disappointing.

Comments

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

Do you have access to a sewing machine? That might help batten down the PVC problem.

[luckykaa.livejournal.com]

I own a sewing machine. The problem is that the shiny side of the PVC sticks to the foot.