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Character Name: Tohru Honda
Series: Fruits Basket
Outfit: Winter school uniform
Started: November 2004
Finished: June 2005
Hours to make: 7
Cost of materials: approx. $37 (Can.)
Status: Retired
Worn at: At home
Tohru was a costume made out of sheer boredom. I wanted to make something that
was fairly simple just to pass the time and I wanted to try my hand at a school uniform. Overall,
I was satisfied with the finished product. The colour is a little darker than I would have liked
it to be, and I probably could have made a better fabric choice.
The blue part of the top and the skirt were made out of a dark blue knit. The
skirt was my first attempt at pleats of any kind, and they turned out...okay. I didn't find
sewing the blue components of the costume to be of any trouble. The white parts (the sleeve
cuffs, collar and tie thingy) were made out of old school polo shirts. The blue stripes were bias
tape. I used a pair of school shoes and socks to finish the outfit off along with blue ribbon for
my hair (which I never really bothered to put in my hair for pictures...)
The only part of it that caused me any trouble was the collar. For some reason
or another it wouldn't want to sew on properly, so I ended up redoing it three or four times
before I got it right.
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