[HPFGU-OTChatter] Gryffidor sweater?

[Sherry Garfio]

zeff8 <zeff8 at attbi.com> wrote:
> I have the Scarf, and the Tie, but when I watch the movie, the sweater seems
> to be a steel Grey/blue with the Neck area the Scarlet/gold.. Need to find a
> source for this item.. I don't know how to sew, or how to put a new neck
> line (what every they call that stuff) in.. so.. Any suggestions?

It depends on how "authentic" or classy you want your costume to be.  If it's
just for Halloween, you can get away with methods that look right but don't
stand up to close scrutiny, like my ST uniform that has little plain gold
buttons at the neck because I was too poor to buy "real" pips from a sci-fi
store.  An easy way to line the neck with another color would be bias tape (in
fabric stores/departments), which is basically just a long, thin, folded strip
of fabric.  You would insert the edge of the neck between the layers of bias
tape, and then fasten it somehow - either by hand-stitching, or you could use
craft glue, which wouldn't be as durable or flexible but might do the job for
Halloween.  They also sell bias tape in various widths, which would allow you
to layer them to get more than one color around the edge.

The other idea I had, since I'm having trouble locating House emblem patches
(I'm in the middle of moving so I don't have a lot of time), was to make an
iron-on emblem by downloading the image (HP Lexicon has all 4, but the Hogwarts
emblem is not downloadable) and printing it on ink-jet iron-on transfer paper. 
They now have opaque transfer paper for use on dark fabrics.  This paper is
available pretty much anywhere you can buy computer paper, including Wal-Mart
type places.  It's also a lot of fun to make your own custom t-shirts and such,
so it's not a waste to have to buy several sheets of the stuff.  Again, this
isn't as "classy" as an embroidered patch, but it would do the job, and it's
quick, easy, cheap, and requires no talent ;->.

Sherry

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