Lots of Zentai Suits to Loot at Milanoo
Written by Milanoo on 2010-10-04 5495 Comments - 15072 View
Do you have a flair for the zentai suits? If your answer is a big ‘YES’, Milanoo.com is where you should look. This is one place that offers the best in terms of costumes right from part wear and cosplay to Halloween and the zentai. Try the all new zentai collection featuring Spiderman and the Green Man Zentai Suits to lots more! There are just 51 days to go for Halloween and with the countdown already begun, more and more people are rushing in to the Milanoo Halloween and zentai craze. Milanoo has Halloween products in a low price and high quality. Once you are signed up, Milanoo offers first timers a coupon code worth $30.
...Get 20% off Zentai Suits and Catsuits at Milanoo.com
Written by Milanoo on 2010-06-27 0 Comments - 202 ViewDate – City, State - Milanoo.com, a premier Internet shopping site that offers premium merchandise at wholesale prices, is excited to be offering 20% off of Zentai suits and catsuits.
Zentai suits and catsuits, despite their similarities, are very unique and are used in a multitude of instances. Some use them for costumes, while for others their Zentai suits and catsuits are a part of their job. Milanoo.com already offers these suits and their accessories for reduced prices. Accessories are marked down $10 or more dollars, while the suits themselves are marked down $20 or more. The discount that is being offered by Milanoo.com is in addition to the already marked down prices, making it easy to purchase a $75 suit for as little as $40. This makes it very affordable to dress up in a Zentai suit or a catsuit for whatever reason an individual wishes to dress up. For this price, it is easy to buy more than one. Milanoo.com also offers a number of oth ...Ways to make your own catsuit some other options Part 6
Written by Milanoo on 2008-10-27 0 Comments - 213 View A surplice neckline means you don't need a zip in your catsuit. It changes the mock polo-neck (turtle-neck) into a special sort of V-neck as shown in the image to the side.
The only downsides are the seam across the chest and having to learn to get into it.
What to do
If you haven't already made a standard suit you should at least familiarise yourself with the instructions for it, or this page will make little sense. You'll be drafting the surplice front panel piece, and cutting two of them, then sewing both to the body and one to each sleeve.
Measurements
The only downsides are the seam across the chest and having to learn to get into it.
What to do
If you haven't already made a standard suit you should at least familiarise yourself with the instructions for it, or this page will make little sense. You'll be drafting the surplice front panel piece, and cutting two of them, then sewing both to the body and one to each sleeve.
Measurements
The surplice uses the same measurements as the standard suit's raglan curves, so no new measurements are needed.
Plot your measurements 1. Plot as for the standard suit, until the stage where you cut along the base (red) to separate the body from the shoulder parts. Do not cut yet. 2. Find a spare rectangle of tissue paper, half ...Ways to make your own catsuit some other options Part 5
Written by Milanoo on 2008-10-24 0 Comments - 158 ViewA hood is an easy addition to a suit and is the primary distinguishing factor that turns a catsuit into a zentai. It's probably worth trying unless you have a strong aversion to having your face covered, because it's easy to unpick and replace with a normal neckline.
What to do If you haven't already made a standard suit you should at least familiarise yourself with the instructions for it, or this page will make little sense.Measurements Measure all the way around your head, just above your ears as if you were wearing glasses. From that circumference, measure vertically down to your jawline. Measure your neck height from jaw to base. Measure the width of your chin, and from there to the corner of your jaw. You already have your neck circumference from the suit. If you're feeling dedicated you can measure over the top of your head from ear to ear, but that's normally about half your head ...
Ways to make your own catsuit some other options Part 4
Written by Milanoo on 2008-10-22 0 Comments - 183 View Gloves make for an interesting addition to a catsuit, and are the most detailed piece in these instructions.
The current page describes the best compromise I've found between the utterly trivial 'draw around your hand' gloves which are just nasty, and the classic glove pattern which works with everything up to and including leather. Classic gloves involve a lot of fiddling around with the fingers and take almost as long as a whole suit to make.
What to do
Measurements
Draw around your hand including your thumb and a short way along your arm, then lift your hand from the paper.
Use a ruler to continue the line of your forefinger into the line of your arm. This is the fold line, and is red in the top ...
What to do
Measurements
Plot your measurements
Place your hand on some tissue paper with your fingers spread wide and evenly, with your first finger in line with the side of your arm, and the back edge of your thumb as straight as you can make it.Draw around your hand including your thumb and a short way along your arm, then lift your hand from the paper.
Use a ruler to continue the line of your forefinger into the line of your arm. This is the fold line, and is red in the top ...
Ways to make your own catsuit some other options Part 3
Written by Milanoo on 2008-09-08 23042 Comments - 57405 View
Socks are such a simple option that it's almost easier to make a suit with socks than without!
What to do
If you haven't already made a standard suit you should at least familiarise yourself with the instructions for it, or this page will make little sense.
Measurements
Point your toes so your foot continues the line of your shin.
Measure the distances between your ankle and where your heel stops, your little toe's end, and your longest toe's end.
Half way between your ankle measurement and your 'heel stops' measurement is the 'heel line', which is referred to below.
Don't worry about circumferences: your foot is about the same all the way down.
Plot your measurements
Trivial sock: For the simplest sock, just continue the ankle for the length of the foot, with curves as shown for the toes, but don't bother with the heel. Sew around and up the leg.
Sock with heel: If you want a heel, cut along the centre line to the ...
Ways to make your own catsuit some other options Part 2
Written by Milanoo on 2008-09-04 0 Comments - 255 View As you may see what we have stated in the previous instructions for sewing with extra options, here next to come our more information.
For the 'full/partial inner' style suits
Ways to make your own catsuit some other options Part 1
Written by Milanoo on 2008-09-02 0 Comments - 203 View A suit with no zip feels better than one with a zip because a zip prevents its seam from stretching like the rest of the suit. In addition, where a suit has a zip in its centre-back seam, it can be very hard to reach the zip to work it.
These zipless patterns use an overlap instead of a zip, with elastic to improve tension. You can see the lower edge of the overlap in the picture here: the band across the shoulder-blades.
Zipless works well for normal catsuits, but is particularly suited to zentai suits:
Zentai refers to a bodysuit with hood, gloves and socks attached for full coverage. Most zentai suits have two zips: a short one down from the top of the hood to the nape of the neck, and one up the back.
Zentai apparently means 'whole (-body) tights' in Japanese where it supposedly started. (If you're curious about Zentai, take a look at Zentai Forum or Suya-Zentai for a gentle introduction - they're very friendly.)
The patterns
There are thre ...
These zipless patterns use an overlap instead of a zip, with elastic to improve tension. You can see the lower edge of the overlap in the picture here: the band across the shoulder-blades.
Zipless works well for normal catsuits, but is particularly suited to zentai suits:
Zentai refers to a bodysuit with hood, gloves and socks attached for full coverage. Most zentai suits have two zips: a short one down from the top of the hood to the nape of the neck, and one up the back.
Zentai apparently means 'whole (-body) tights' in Japanese where it supposedly started. (If you're curious about Zentai, take a look at Zentai Forum or Suya-Zentai for a gentle introduction - they're very friendly.)
The patterns
There are thre ...
Ways to make your own catsuit Sewing Part 3
Written by Milanoo on 2008-08-27 1 Comments - 431 View Installing a zip isn't particularly hard, but it can be fiddly. The best advice I can give is to pin things to see how it works before sewing.
You will need Sewing machine Pins A zip-foot for your sewing machine
What to do
The back seam and zip 1.Lay your garment with the back seam together, and stretch the zip from half way up the collar piece down the back seam. The zip should be about 3/4 of your back from base of your neck to your coccyx, and should be a 'concealed' or 'invisible' zip. (Conventional zips are harder to install.) 2.Pin your back seam from crotch point to 50mm (2") below where your zip ends, and serge. 3. Lay your garment with the back seam together again, then open it out from stitching to neckline as shown in the photo with the unpinned zip. The purple represents the right side (outside) of the fabric, and the blue represents the wrong side (inside) of the garment. 4.Unzip your zip, and lay it on your fabric along the edges of the open ...
You will need Sewing machine Pins A zip-foot for your sewing machine
What to do
The back seam and zip 1.Lay your garment with the back seam together, and stretch the zip from half way up the collar piece down the back seam. The zip should be about 3/4 of your back from base of your neck to your coccyx, and should be a 'concealed' or 'invisible' zip. (Conventional zips are harder to install.) 2.Pin your back seam from crotch point to 50mm (2") below where your zip ends, and serge. 3. Lay your garment with the back seam together again, then open it out from stitching to neckline as shown in the photo with the unpinned zip. The purple represents the right side (outside) of the fabric, and the blue represents the wrong side (inside) of the garment. 4.Unzip your zip, and lay it on your fabric along the edges of the open ...
Ways to make your own catsuit Sewing Part 2
Written by Milanoo on 2008-08-23 0 Comments - 193 View Cutting out from your paper pattern may be the most important steps and also unavoidable and here we continuing our instruction part 2 for sewing
Sewing the sleeve.
You will need
Pins
Scissors
Sewing machine, ideally a serger.
Thread
What to do
1. For each sleeve fold it over and pin the dressmaker curves (purple) right sides together, then serge. .If you're using zig-zag, back-stitch by nine stitches at the start and end of the seam instead of fiddling about trying to knot the thread. .If you're serging, stretch the seam gently once it's sewn, pinch the trailing chains gently between finger and thumb and draw them out, then trim to 15mm or so to avoid getting them tangled.
2. For each sleeve, pin the raglan front edge to the corresponding edge on the body, right sides together, then serge.
3. For each sleeve, pin the raglan back edge to the corresponding edge on the body, right sides together, then serge.
...
What to do
1. For each sleeve fold it over and pin the dressmaker curves (purple) right sides together, then serge. .If you're using zig-zag, back-stitch by nine stitches at the start and end of the seam instead of fiddling about trying to knot the thread. .If you're serging, stretch the seam gently once it's sewn, pinch the trailing chains gently between finger and thumb and draw them out, then trim to 15mm or so to avoid getting them tangled.
2. For each sleeve, pin the raglan front edge to the corresponding edge on the body, right sides together, then serge.
3. For each sleeve, pin the raglan back edge to the corresponding edge on the body, right sides together, then serge.
...
Ways to make your own catsuit Sewing Part 1
Written by Milanoo on 2008-08-22 0 Comments - 250 View Cutting out from your paper pattern may be the most important steps and also unavoidable and here comes part 1 for sewing.
The point of no return. Mistakes made in paper are cheap; mistakes cut into fabric are often salvageable but it's best to avoid them if you can, so double-check your paper pattern.
You will need Nice sharp dressmakers' scissors.
Lots of pins - steel pins are best, so you can use them with a magnetic pin holder.
Big flat table.
What to do
1.Your fabric will usually be on a roll in the shop. The long edges at either end of the roll - the ones produced by the machine making the cloth - are called 'selvedges'. The ends that the shop cut to measure out the length that you asked for are 'cut ends', and aren't usually properly square.
2.Fold your fabric roughly in half lengthways so the selvedges are together. Now pick it up by the fold starting at one end with about two feet (600mm) between your h ...
You will need Nice sharp dressmakers' scissors.
Lots of pins - steel pins are best, so you can use them with a magnetic pin holder.
Big flat table.
What to do
1.Your fabric will usually be on a roll in the shop. The long edges at either end of the roll - the ones produced by the machine making the cloth - are called 'selvedges'. The ends that the shop cut to measure out the length that you asked for are 'cut ends', and aren't usually properly square.
2.Fold your fabric roughly in half lengthways so the selvedges are together. Now pick it up by the fold starting at one end with about two feet (600mm) between your h ...
Ways to make your own catsuit Pattern Part 2
Written by Milanoo on 2008-08-21 3 Comments - 367 View
The following instruction for Raglan pattern is for makes the bit from your underarms to your neck, and the sleeves.
You will need One or two large sheets of tissue paper - A3 or similar.
Write-on Scotch tape or similar. (Sticky tape you can write on, but classic Sellotape would do in a pinch.)
A pencil - mechanical is ideal.
A pair of compasses (for drawing circles).
A protractor or a plastic right-angled triangle template.
A dressmaker's curve (for drawing appropriate curves of measured length).
A normal 30cm(12") rule.
A T-square - 65cm(25") or so.
A table with a long straight edge.
It's good but not necessary to have a permanent marker that won't go though the tissue paper, like a felt pen. (Sanford Sharpies are unexpectedly good but hard to find in the UK; I'm told Papermate also sell 'sharpies' here.)
You will need One or two large sheets of tissue paper - A3 or similar.
Write-on Scotch tape or similar. (Sticky tape you can write on, but classic Sellotape would do in a pinch.)
A pencil - mechanical is ideal.
A pair of compasses (for drawing circles).
A protractor or a plastic right-angled triangle template.
A dressmaker's curve (for drawing appropriate curves of measured length).
A normal 30cm(12") rule.
A T-square - 65cm(25") or so.
A table with a long straight edge.
It's good but not necessary to have a permanent marker that won't go though the tissue paper, like a felt pen. (Sanford Sharpies are unexpectedly good but hard to find in the UK; I'm told Papermate also sell 'sharpies' here.)
What to do
Plot the raglan curves
Ways to make your own catsuit Pattern Part 1
Written by Milanoo on 2008-08-20 1 Comments - 444 View
Today we would like to share with you some instructions for leg and body pattern. The measurements you've taken need to be drawn on paper.
You will need The fabric you're using - must be at least 30% '4-way stretch'.
Two or three large sheets of tissue paper - A3 or similar.
Write-on Scotch tape or similar. (Sticky tape you can write on, but classic Sellotape would do in a pinch.)
A pencil - mechanical is ideal.
A normal 30cm(12") rule.
A T-square - 65cm(25") or so.
A large table with a long straight edge. (Ideally 2m(6') long and 76cm(30") wide.)
It's good but not necessary to have a permanent marker that won't go though the tissue paper, like a felt pen. (Sanford Sharpies are unexpectedly good but hard to find in the UK; I'm told Papermate also sell 'sharpies' here.)
What to do
Plot your measurements
You will need The fabric you're using - must be at least 30% '4-way stretch'.
Two or three large sheets of tissue paper - A3 or similar.
Write-on Scotch tape or similar. (Sticky tape you can write on, but classic Sellotape would do in a pinch.)
A pencil - mechanical is ideal.
A normal 30cm(12") rule.
A T-square - 65cm(25") or so.
A large table with a long straight edge. (Ideally 2m(6') long and 76cm(30") wide.)
It's good but not necessary to have a permanent marker that won't go though the tissue paper, like a felt pen. (Sanford Sharpies are unexpectedly good but hard to find in the UK; I'm told Papermate also sell 'sharpies' here.)
What to do
Plot your measurements
1.Line up a couple of sheets of tissue paper accurately against the l ...
Ways to make your own catsuit Preparation Part 3
Written by Milanoo on 2008-08-20 0 Comments - 161 View Raglan sleeves are a sort of sleeve used in sportswear - the top of the sleeve continues all the way to the neck. This contrasts with dress-shirts, whose 'in-set' sleeves stop at the shoulder. The raglan sleeve is easier to draft and sew.
You will need A T-square - 65cm(25") or so.
Two flexible tape measures (fabric, pvc, etc)
A calculator (or slide-rule, or computer-calculator program, etc)
Paper and pencil.
What to do 1.Hold your T-square against your chest at underarm level, with the cross piece against the side of your ribs and the long piece as tangential to the midpoint of your chest as you can make it. 2. Read the half-width of your chest - the top blue line in the picture. 3.Read the half-width of your chest's flat bit, where your body starts curving away from the T-square [probably the distance between your nipples, if you're a bloke] - the bottom green line in the picture. 4.Wrap one tape measure around your chest at underarm leve ...
You will need A T-square - 65cm(25") or so.
Two flexible tape measures (fabric, pvc, etc)
A calculator (or slide-rule, or computer-calculator program, etc)
Paper and pencil.
What to do 1.Hold your T-square against your chest at underarm level, with the cross piece against the side of your ribs and the long piece as tangential to the midpoint of your chest as you can make it. 2. Read the half-width of your chest - the top blue line in the picture. 3.Read the half-width of your chest's flat bit, where your body starts curving away from the T-square [probably the distance between your nipples, if you're a bloke] - the bottom green line in the picture. 4.Wrap one tape measure around your chest at underarm leve ...
Ways to make your own catsuit Preparation Part 2
Written by Milanoo on 2008-08-19 0 Comments - 162 View Ways to make your own catsuit Preparation Part 2
A proper measurement on the body and leg may help you proceed a proper cut on the material and make out the spandex which fit your body shape.
The suit is based on measurements taken around your body at various heights.
You will need
Two flexible tape measures (fabric/pvc/etc).
Paper and pencil.
A calculator (or slide-rule, or computer-calculator program, etc)
A friend to help (optional).
What to do
1.Wear shorts or tight thin trousers like my cycle leggings here. (Or nothing at all! :)
2.Hold one tape measure along your leg so it makes a good reference for where each measurement was taken. You could stand on one end to anchor it and draw it up each time as you measure higher, you could try to tuck one end into your waistband, or anything else that proves convenient.
3.Measure around your leg at various points, keeping it straight, and noting both how far around it i ...
A proper measurement on the body and leg may help you proceed a proper cut on the material and make out the spandex which fit your body shape.
The suit is based on measurements taken around your body at various heights.
You will need
Two flexible tape measures (fabric/pvc/etc).
Paper and pencil.
A calculator (or slide-rule, or computer-calculator program, etc)
A friend to help (optional).
What to do
1.Wear shorts or tight thin trousers like my cycle leggings here. (Or nothing at all! :)
2.Hold one tape measure along your leg so it makes a good reference for where each measurement was taken. You could stand on one end to anchor it and draw it up each time as you measure higher, you could try to tuck one end into your waistband, or anything else that proves convenient.
3.Measure around your leg at various points, keeping it straight, and noting both how far around it i ...