Ep. 21 - Cosplay in a Hurry!

Anime Banzai was last weekend and it was a blast! this episode has been up since Friday, now the accompanying blog-post can join in! I hope those who attended Anime Banzai had tons of fun. The Stitch and Seam Team had a lot of fun collecting Horror Stories for the Halloween Episode coming up.

Although we advise avoiding making cosplays in a time crunch here is an episode with advice on how handle a fast paced, deadline demanding, cosplay speed build. Sometimes it is unavoidable so here is how to speed build with keeping your health, and hopefully mind, sane.

VFire on a shopping spree.

What cosplays have you made on short notice? Share them here or in the Facebook Group! VFire has her weekend build of Pandora Hearts, Xerxes Break, in his Pandora Organization uniform below. It was fun build and she was surprised at how much she learned about jacket making. Next time she will do better and not have such short sleeves ;)

Megan as Xerxes Break and VFire as Pandora Uniform Xerxes Break.
Mad hatter tea party fun times were had.

Thanks for listening,

The Stitch and Seam Team

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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.

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

How to Make Auron's Blade - The Cosplay Armory

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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