I am making a cosplay kimono. I know they are made from silk but I would like to know an alternate fabric which would be just as good?
Anything that isn't shiny, sheer, or covered in glitter. You should be avoiding fabrics like satin, those Asian brocades, velvet, any dress fabrics with glitter or beads already applied to them, or anything too stretchy. I have been using polyester crepe to make kimono for my ball-joint dolls and it seems to work well. The only real problem is that it doesn't usually have a pattern on it -- it's just a solid color, so if you want a pattern on your kimono you should plan on painting or dying it on yourself. Technically speaking you should also avoid cotton unless you're making a yukata, but since this is for cosplay and you probably want something that's easy to take care of, you could get away with plain cotton fabric too.
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