Update! News! Excitement! Contest!

Greetings readers! I have some great news. First, I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I managed to get sick for most of the winter break and then school started again. Plus I am trying for an internship... scary!!! The good news is The Stitch and Seam is starting up again with updates for February! Yay! The cosplayer for February is actually going to be FIVE cosplayers. Exciting right?

Also, I am going to do the Valentine's Cosplay Contest Feature! It was a pretty big hit last year and I loved all the entries so I am doing it again. It is a hane for the readers to show off their love of cosplay. Here is how it will work. You send in a picture of yourself and your best friend, significant other, or just you and a pal dressing as your favorite couple and tell me about it. The details for the entries are all below.

In other good news, I will be more actively updating VFire's Corner this year with fun cosplay tips and adventures. In fact, I am going to try and catalog my adventures making Palutena and Sgt. Calhoun this year. I also plan on getting a full Sheik build up since I get questions almost all the time about how I made her.

Valentine's Cosplayer Feature Entry

You will need to e-mail/message me the following at VFire.props @ gmail.com or Facebook.com/VFireCosplay

Entries are due by Feb 10th.

All entries will be featured on Valentine's Day!! Everyone is a winner for this one. Share the love! (Entries are subject to review, so play nice. Love you guys.) Please submit the following. There is no age limit.

Entry Form

Picture of you and another with photographer credit if possible.

Names of cosplayers:

Names of Characters:

Series name:

Write a short paragraph about why you cosplay together/ how you met/ why you like cosplay/ why you are best buds or significant others/ why do you like these characters. Have fun with it!

Optional: Add a short paragraph about how you made your cosplay, or your favorite part of the cosplay.

As always, thanks for reading! - VFire

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Cosplay First Steps and Advice

Cosplay can be a very intimidating hobby to get into. We asked the community on Facebook to share advice on how to get your first steps in cosplay and we got a wonderful response. I hope their advice is helpful to those wishing to give this hobby a shot.

Share your first time convention stories or advice for beginners in the comments. You can also join the Stitch and Seam Facebook Group and contribute to episodes.

Speaking of contributing to episode, this week's Cosplay Horror Stories are from our awesome listeners Cassini Closet and LaVieve Cosplay. If you would like to hear us regale your horror story please send us an e-mail at CosplayStitchAndSeam @ gmail.com or go to our contact page and fill out the form.

Bonus!! Need tickets to Sale Lake Gaming con in July? Use the code "STITCH" at checkout and get 30% off your ticket price. Code expires July 1st.

As always, thank you for listening. We love our listeners!
- the Stitch and Seam Team

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As promised, James of the Cosplay Armory shares his knowledge on how to make Auron's Katana from the game, Final Fantasy X. I have been very excited for this as I followed his page as he worked on the blade. I hope you enjoy it! - VFire

Auron's Katana Build by James

A note before I start. I will be mentioning the use of several machines that I have the luxury of having in my shop that I am well aware not everyone has. This project is definitely easier with them than without but everything I describe can be done without them or with simpler tools. I will also include steps that I do that are not necessary in parenthesis()

I was commissioned to build the Auron Katana by Lolita Zombie Cosplay and knew immediately that I wanted it to be light, yet durable. The first step to building any prop is figuring out what you’re going to make it out of. A lot of prop makers use light woods like poplar and MDF and while I have used some wood I decided it would be my first sword that I built e…

Podcast Ep. 003 - Nihon Matsuri and the Cosplay Judges

This is our first live episode with a live audience... of about 5 people, but it still counts! Pannon and VFire are joined by Rennagade and Tatsue Cosplay as judges for the Nihon Matsuri Cosplay contest. Huzzah for guest episodes! (EDIT: Episode has been updated with bloopers at the end.)

The Japanese Festival, Nihon Matsuri, celebrates Japanese culture from old to new traditions and activities. It is a really fun experience and incredibly educational as it shows how much the Japanese community has had an effect on downtown Salt Lake City.

Keep creating the impossible! - the Stitch and Seam Team

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