/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10718882
Okay, I have a lot of ideas for what you can do to make it better

>the ribbon
You can stick with the ribbon or try bias tape if the ribbon has been super slippery. (Bias tape is not hard to make your self)
Look up mitered corners and how to do those (pic related). If the width proves to be very tough to manipulate, then I would suggest fabric paint, iron-on vinyl transfer, or satin stitching. I know you said that satin stitching ate up your fabric but the issue is likely that you needed to stabilize the fabric first with an iron-on or wash-off stabilizer, and also always practice on a scrap first to find the best stitch length/width. I've done as thin as 1/4" and 1/8" ribbon as trim like this, it's not impossible.

>the sewing
Looks like you might not be clipping enough off the corners or close enough to the edge. Also look into getting a point turner or at least using a dull but pointy tool to press out the corners. When the corners get small like this, you don't want to sew super sharp corners. A rounded corner on the inside will be less puckered when turned right side out. You can post a photo of what your sewing work looks like inside-out if you want a better diagnosis of your issue.

Slow down your machine.

>stiffness
Iron-on lightweight interfacing. Rule of thumb is that the interfacing weight should match the fabric weight. I suggest starting over from scratch. The order of steps should be:
- cut out the fabric pieces
- iron on the interfacing to the fabric
- mark where the ribbon/stripe goes
- pin ribbon or bias tape to where it needs to go and sew; or alternatively, pure satin stitch the stripe or paint it, etc.
- sew front and back pieces of the headdress together, clip and notch corners, turn right side out
- finish raw opening

Sorry for the block of text.