Okay, has anyone ordered from Limebarb at all?

Very mixed reviews.

Has a hard time meeting deadlines, etc...

Try god save the queen fashions. Maybe as expensive as Limebarb, but much higher quality and is much better at keeping deadlines.

>>2983289
This.

Actually, her work is better IMO.

limebarb is the best!

The more difficult a costume is, the less likely it's going to fit, that's all I'm saying.

She made me some shoulder-length gloves that, the entire way up, were the width of my wrist, and I was about 105 lbs at the time, not a fatty at all.

Who is usually cheaper? Cosplay1 or God Save the Queen?

>>2984402
Cosplay1, I would say they are on par craft wise, but GSTQ does more intricate shit while C1 is awesome for simple shit that you don't want to complicate yourself with and very reasonable.

>>2983289

Actually twice as expensive as LB...cosplay1 is the way to go if it's nothing to insane (www.cosplay1.com - not the ebay seller cosplay1...they're shit).

>>2983289

Also, she's never been able to meet a deadline (missed both of my original deadlines). Barb delivered Bridget, Ratchet and Izanagi on time - early in some cases).

>>2984497
I ordered from cosplay1 and my experience was pretty bad. Neither costume fit (one too big, one too small) they used flimsy see-through material, construction was poor etc

>>2984497
>>2984505
that is because you are on different friendly terms with her. She will actually TRY to do a good job when she knows the person.

gtfo of here with your limebarb asskissing.

>>2984505
Got to disagree here. GSTQ has done a couple of costumes for me and always had them early or right on time. I'd also say she's not twice as expensive as limebarb, either. She's on part price-wise, but if you're looking for very detailed, intricate stuff, yes, it's going to cost more because she does it right.

>>2984703

someone obviously never heard about his Kuji fiasco

>>2984703
Didn't you through a fit about Lime Barb and her poor ass excuse of a Kuja??

>>2984724
This. He hardly asskisses, if he gets shoddy craft, he'll make sure people's know.

He's also on friendly terms with Cathy as well, btw..

>>2984720

Straight screen grabs from each commissioner.

>>2984902

I can't believe you'd pay so much for such a simple shit ass costume

>>2984944
I told myself the same thing.

I ordered something from Limebarb that was supposed to have arrived yesterday, but I am a little more forgiving for this right now because Barb was trapped in London during the volcano thing recently, and now she just had her wisdom teeth removed.
So, when unavoidable things like that happen, I understand. I do hope the costume gets here soonish though.

>>2984902
You're also talking shit work versus good work. Of course you're going to pay more for Cathy's skills because she has people who work with the materials assist her in making them.

Your Kuja by Cathy turned out fantastic. I doubt Barb could have made that.

>>2985045
HEHEHEHEHEHE.

>>2984902
So lets say GSTQ lowest price and LB price there is only a $275 difference. Her break down seems a bit more professional too. Did you post the screen cap to support or discredit what >>2984720 said.

Also even though she missed two of the deadlines, How much was it by? What did she do to compensate you? Didn't you post a few times about receiving stuff from her and liking it. As someone who gets commissions if I know the person tends to run late I order it much earlier so then I have a better chance of getting it on time. First time shame on her, second time shame on you for not learning from the first time.

Mentioned this before but I'll put my 2cents again.

Ordered a Vampire Knight costume back in 08 for Katsucon. My friend had ordered a Yuffie costume from her and she did a wonderful job, shipped everything in on time and everything. So we ordered from her (this being my first costume). Missed her deadline by a month and we just barely got our costumes a week or two before the con.

Nothing fit right. Sleeves were really tight, the jacket was huge, skirt was huge. But I wore it anyway. Since that experience I've never commissioned a costume again and just learned to sew myself.

>>2984902

4ng- that's not twice as expensive. It's about 400-600 more expensive for better quality work.

I've ordered two costumes from her with a third in the works. One of them was INSANELY complicated. Not only did Cathy do it on time, but she updated me on it and sat down to go over details.

The second was less complicated, but equally well done AND she took it in for me when I came to pick it up and the pants were a bit big.

Her work is just amazing and I can't tell you how professional she is, how she listens to what you have to say and works with you.

I have never ordered from Barb, but a friend of mine did. She got the Integra costume on Barb's site. That is one of the main reasons I will never order from Limebarb =/

>>2985057

...math isn't your thing is it? At top price, because honestly, lets face it, that would be final price, the difference is $745...that's enough for me, IMO, to say double.

>>2985053

The deadlines were missed by, close to a month on each. No compensation. There wasn't a rush for either of the costumes, but a date was set...so it's not something that bothers me, but it's something people should be aware of. Also, I never brought up quality in any of my posts...I'm not going to deny she's good...I just laid out pricing and timing information.

I'm just here relaying my experiences with both. No opinion...pure facts. Take it how you will.

>>2985075
Hey man I thought you ordered other stuff from her that came on time and that you wore how come you never mention that?

>>2985045

She didn't make that costume, only the boots.

Also, in regards to the last post, instead of being compensated for the delay, I had to pay an extra $20, where as Barb overnighted Izanagi to me at Otakon.

>>2985086

...wat?

This costume. First payment sent on November 14th, 2008 with a due date of April 15th. Costume was received June 18th, 2009.

>>2985121

>Didn't your g/f win WCS usa? why not get her to sew your stuff and same lots of money.

This! For all the shit you pay for her, I think she owes you at least some costumes

>>2985088
Well if that's the case I can find someone on ebay who will do it for HALF the price LB does it. I'm just saying. So maybe Barbs prices are also inflated. Why do I need to pay Barb 1200, when I can pay a chick in china $200 for the same costume. Oh wait cause LB might have better quality the Chinabay. Also You mentioned below you cannot deny Cathys Quality, are you going to say LB quality is the same? If Not, then why should Cathy charge the same as LB who probably doesn't charge the same amount as ebay.

So in the end why would you go to Cathy more expensive and Always late business if you love barbs work and its cheaper and always on time. Unless you wanted better quality stuff. Something doesn't add up and sounds like you might just have a grudge.

Didn't your g/f win WCS usa? why not get her to sew your stuff and save lots of money?

>>2985121
PFFFFFFFFFFFFTHAHAHAHAHAAHAH

Yo, straight up, I don't make costumes for people, not even my fiancé. He's perfectly capable of making them himself, in fact he's gotten more costumes done last year than I have, in fact he made one of my costumes >.>

>>2985124

Did you know about the delays beforehand?

>>2985086

The boots.

Contacted Sep. 15th, Paid deposit on Sep. 16th with a due date of "late October or November". I received the boots December 19th.

>>2985141
So do you think she's overpriced or worth the quality?

Maybe she just doesn't like you man, because I haven't heard any one else but you get a late costume.

Limebarb was in the New York Times this week, here is the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/us/14cnccosplay.html

>>2985134

That was the first costume I ordered from her, so no.

>>2985130

Sup Kathy? No one would be as this defensive, but I'll bite anyway...I often "shop around" for commissioners because I like to see what people can offer, what they're good at, and what they can't do...I guess being an intelligent consumer now means "holding a grudge". I've bought from shitty ebay sellers, chinese sweatshops, Kathy, Barb, Cosplay1, random others...etc...

Again, I'm laying out the facts, of which I have screens of everything.

>>2985144
And here I thought the whole point was to say who was cheaper, GSTQ or Cosplay1.

That would be Cosplay1, the creators of 4ng's Kuja costume. Which was a little less than 300 compared to what GSTQ and LB were asking of 1k-2k and the quality of cos1 and GSTQ is about the same. Just cheaper :D

>>2985141

uhm... Those boots... how much did you pay for them?

Because if this is "the best" comission work out there then I need to start taking comissions.

>>2985141
dat bulge

>>2985144

The quality is excellent...so if you have the extra money laying around, yeah.

>>2985158

Going to disagree with you on this one. Cosplay1's stuff is good, better than limebarb, I would say, but Cathy's stuff is more than worth the price.

>>2985158
>And here I thought the whole point was to say who was cheaper, GSTQ or Cosplay1.

OP here.
I actually was just trying to find out it Limebarb was ever punctual. I didn't mean to start a commissioner war.

>>2985174
I've seen both of their craft up close, I can assure you, they are on par. There are some things cos1 cannot do that Cathy can, that's true, but if you are going for a super complicated costume, go to Cathy, she's your best bet, but you'll be paying for it. If you're not looking for an overly complicated costume, cos1 will be your best bet because they will make it perfectly, and I really mean that because I spend a good chunk of time looking at the craft of it and cannot find a flaw in cos1's stuff, you get a lot more bang for your buck with cos1's stuff.

>>2985184
She has a terrible reputation for making deadlines.

>>2985195
/thread

>>2985185
Actually, I'll give you this. Cos1 and Cathy are the same for basic, simple things (like the Kuja) but for complicated or fussy stuff, Cathy's the best bet.

>>2985154

>A Thriving Business Built on Geeks

At first I was angry...

>The subculture of cosplay began in Japan

...but then I raged. Stopped reading the article after this point.

Anyway do any of these sites commissions props/jewelry. I'm looking for someone to do the tiara and necklace for my Princess Tiana costume

In Conclusion:

cos1- cheap, best bet for simple stuff
GSTQ- expensive, good for complicated stuff
Barb- are you feeling lucky, punk?

>>2985203
Eh, even then, I don't mean simple shit like pants and shirt; cos1's done a ton of 4ng's costumes which consist of a varying degrees of skill level ranging from fluffy dresses to fabulous furry hats :>

>>2985222

What about a lined and boned skirt suit with a million yards of bias tape and a tiiiiny ice cream hat?

always makes me laugh when any time gstq is mentioned in a thread regardless of the topic, 4ng31 has to trash her in some way, be it missing deadlines, cost, etc. I wonder if she knew what you were saying how she would react to someone she is on "friendly" terms with.

>>2985222
Isn't 4ng31 a master catagory of masquerade? If you don't sew his costumes, and he is commissioning stuff cause I'm assuming he can't sew? Then how is he winning?

>>2985233
Doubt she gives a shit.

I love LB bladerunner. Was going to get an Eva costume from her, but her selling one looks nothing like the one she had for herself, it made me sad.

>>2985242
He's in Master's cause he won with me in a group. I'm in Master's, so that makes him automatically in that category, which is fine, he completely deserving of it, he sews a lot better than most master's, surprisingly enough.

Before me, he was in Journey based on winning with his Lucario and Halo stuff. He does make stuff.

>>2985242
Some masqs have separate judging for performance and do not do costume craftsmanship judging. Depends on the place.

>>2985242

I only sew/make costumes that I really care for (sauce-wise) or something in which I wanna try something new/a new method.

>>2985154
>>is assisted by Felicia Schwartz, her only full-time employee.

well this seriously explains the shit-tastic work that company has been churning out recently. Felicia does not know how to sew, or do anything other then answer emails and riding the coattails of the more "well known" people in the cosplay crowd.

>>2985323
the worst part is she has had a lot of part time workers and people that help her out but she rarely gives them any credit.

>>2985323
Aw, leave FeFe alone.

I don't think she does much sewing for LB anyway, does she?

>>2985433
No, the worst part is that limebarb wants us to believe she is still 28. Much like Yaya, she has yet to age past this magical year.

http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/18375/cat/all
http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/18584/cat/all
http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/17947/cat/all
http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/21772/cat/all
http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/21773/cat/all

^ Some of Limebarb's coscom marketplace ads
Just saying, but I could make that stuff at 1/2 to 1/3 of the price she's charging people... Kinda ridiculous

>>2985669
wtf kind of prices...

>>2985686
FF Riku Wig: $175
Org XII Coat: $525
Where the Wild Things Are Max Costume: $265
FF Aeris Costume: $300
Beauty & The Beast Belle Dress: $225


I'm just saying, I'd rather make it myself than pay an arm and a leg while taking a chance that the cosplay MIGHT be well made and MIGHT arrive on time...

>>2985590

Um, wat? She started cosplaying when she was 16, 12 years ago in 1998. 16+12=28, unless math stopped working correctly in /cgl/.