Pauldron sewing question

[Lifeburn]

I am making my own pauldron and need some advise on this last part. How do I go about sewing the trim without the corners bunching up? I thought about cutting darts in the corners but that wouldn't look very clean in my opinion, so I am hoping there is another way.

 

Thanks

 

 

[Lifeburn]

Nevermind. I just bit the bullet and went ahead and sewed it. Turns out, the sewing machine did most of the work keeping the wrinkles out.

 

 

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

You've done a great job on that!  I'd love to see more on how you made it?

[Lifeburn]

3 hours ago, themaninthesuitcase said:

You've done a great job on that!  I'd love to see more on how you made it?

Thank you! I just followed the templates that I found here:

 

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/16758-shoulder-pauldron-templates/?tab=comments#comment-202330

 

I used vinyl for the main red and black parts, black cotton for the underside, then I sandwiched a 1/4 inch (6mm) piece of foam between the top and bottom and sewed everything together. The neck straps are actual leather.

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

Awesome.  I'm just starting to look at making some of my own softgoods for some costumes and this looks like a great project to start with.

[sharkbait[TK]]

Wow- very nice job!  I was going to say the thicker materials like leather/leather/leather-like tend to hide wrinkles on milder curves, so I'd just pin in as best I could and then go for it.  Which appears to be what you did, so there you go!