Photo by fabrickind
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AboutHello! I'm a queer cosplay educator, photographer, and cosplay historian based in Seattle who has been cosplaying and making costumes since 2003. My greatest passion in the community is teaching other cosplayers, especially those new to the hobby and may have fewer resources.
I have dual-classed in both stretch and highly structured garments, and work within the confines of low budgets, small spaces, and chronic illness. I specialize in cosplay construction and self-shot photography, and my favorite areas are fabric and texture choices, detail work, and translating weird 2D designs into 3D. |
AccomplishmentsJudging
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Photo by fabrickind
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Portfolio
Panels and Services
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Services
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Photo by @gaysandowls and fabrickind
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Panels
- All About that Lace
- Types of lace and trimmings and how to choose them and sew with them
- Beginner's Guide to Skimpy Cosplay
- Covers grooming, fit and proportion, psychological aspects, and revealing cosplay -specific construction
- Body Paint 101
- Discusses safe and effective methods of simple body painting and sealing
- A Brief History of Sexy Cosplay
- Looks at the history of sexy cosplay, including notable trends, popular series and characters, and why someone might choose a cosplay on the skimpier side
- Bunnysuit Boot Camp
- Walks cosplayers through the steps of making bunnysuits and other corset-like but non-reducing garments, from pattern to garment
- Cleavagemancy and Breast Physics
- Looks at how to support, contain, and enlarge breasts for cosplay
- Comfort in Cosplay
- Discusses how to make a costume more comfortable to wear, from logistics and riggings to shoes to fabric choice and beyond
- Cosplay in Translation, from 2D to 3D
- Covers translating 2D designs into 3D garments, such as color theory, how to use textures, and how to proportion garments on a human body. Aimed at upper intermediate cosplayers looking to improve the overall finish and effect of their cosplays.
- Cosplay Makeup For Total n00bs
- Covers types of products and the basics of how to use them for those unfamiliar with cosplay makeup or wear it infrequently
- Fabric Choice for Cosplay
- Done in both a 1 hour and 2 hour format; covers fabric types and how to translate a reference drawing into real-life textile choices
- Hella Big Skirts
- How to pattern, sew, support, and wear large, fluffy skirts
- How to Level Up Your Cosplay
- Aimed at skilled beginner to low-level intermediate cosplayers to improve their translation of costumes from 2D drawings to 3D finished products; covers planning, construction, and finishing
- Planning Your Cosplay
- How to take a costume from idea to finished product; covers costume choice, planning, and budgeting
- Self Shooting in the Wild
- Taking your own cosplay photos on location. Covers location choice, equipment, framing and posing, and safety.
- Sewing With Knits
- Covers knit fabric choice and special considerations in patterning, sewing, and caring for knit materials
- Sewing With Structure, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Interfacing
- Interfacing, boning, horsehair, and other ways to create structure in your costumes for better fit and special effects
- So It's Your First Con
- Intended for day one of a con, goes over tips and tricks to get the most out of your convention weekend
- Troubleshooting Your Cosplay
- Discusses common construction pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Undergarments for Cosplay
- Discusses specialty undergarments to wear under costumes, including for changing gender presentation, comfort and temperature, and to hide private areas