Cosplay progress #4

So I posted pics of the glove I was working on a couple of posts ago. Things with it...really didn't work out well ^^; So I decided to try the left glove with a new technique and hoped it'd work :D

Here's all the messy bits from the glove you didn't see before.

Emphasis on messy. Here's a close look.

Yikes. The type of material I'm using is perfect in that it stays cool so I can wear these gloves for longer, but boy does it fray! I tried reinforcing the stitching with my sewing machine, but it wouldn't track it along properly and made horrible thread clumps and loose stitches. I think it's safe to say this one's a right off. Until I figure what I can do with it, anyway.

So! Glove #2's turn, and I came armed with new ideas to stop the icky fraying and weird wrinkling on the previous glove. PVA glue! XD Well, not really. I mean, I tried it on the edges and it works, but it's rough too. Not the best solution for something on your hands all day.

So my next idea was the good old blanket stitch. And you know what? I works pretty well. Only problem here is that it bulks up the seams and makes the fit tighter, something I never had a problem with in the previous one. Sacrifice one to gain another, huh?

I've only sewn the fingers and thumb on, not the sides, but here's the fit. A lot neater looking overall.

But of course, there's the problem of having it a smaller fit. My poor index finger D: Good grief is it tight on the poor thing!

Practically stuck to it, there's no space to bend it or let it breath X_x

Naturally, I can cut the seam a bit, but that brings back my problem of resewing the blanket stitching to avoid fraying again. With 3 weeks to go, I should be able to do it, but I'll have to tweak the right one to fix this, that's for sure.

That's it for my random glove ramblings. Here's hoping soon I have some good results to share with you all :D