faq
Below you’ll find my all of my blog posts that are Frequently Asked Questions, tutorials, guides and more. You can also see all of these posts by visiting the Tutorials page!
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Hairstyles – Slave Leia Bun
Today I’m posting 3 separate FAQ Fridays – the ceremonial Leia hairstyle, slave Leia hairstyle, and Bespin Leia hairstyle! These 3 are all share a similar base, so I decided to post them all together. My notes for all of these Leia tutorials: -It’s been a long time since I actively studied these hairstyles – most of my Leia costumes…
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Costumes for Beginners
Yep ya’ll are getting multiple posts for FAQ Friday today! With Halloween creeping up, I get asked about my Leia costumes a lot. A lot of times it’s folks who are new to sewing and not sure where to start. And a lot of times they’re interested in what I consider to be costumes that are pretty tough for a…
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Buns – Method 1
(2025 addendum: this method is no longer what I use to do the buns. Head to my Bun Tutorial page for some more up-to-date videos on how I do the buns now.) So last week I posted “Method #2” for doing Princess Leia Buns (aka, the “donut” version). That method was a quick way to do the buns using what…
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Hair Buns – Method #2
(2025 addendum: this method is no longer what I use to do the buns. Head to my Bun Tutorial page for some more up-to-date videos on how I do the buns now.) I’ve had this FAQ written for AGES but never could find the time to add the photos. One day it posted by mistake, sans photos, so I deleted…
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Halloween and Costume Commissions
Hi everyone, For those of you coming across my site in search of Halloween costumes to purchase or for help on Halloween costumes, this post is just a gentle reminder that I do not sell my costumes, and I am not open to take commissions for custom costumes at this time (and, due to my relatively new job, I am…
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FAQ Friday: My Fav Patterns
Today’s question is… What patterns would you recommend to make XYZ? I never mind glancing through patterns to see what might work for a costume for folks. It’s part of my fav part of researching a costume. I don’t always have time to do it, but when I do, I love it. (And it’s part of the reason I put…
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FAQ Friday: How much did that cost?
Today’s question is… How much did that costume cost you? You’d think this would be a simple answer to someone’s question and wouldn’t really belong in my FAQs… but it isn’t a simple question for me! I can usually give someone an estimate if they ask me how much I spent on a costume, just based on knowing how much…
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FAQ Friday: First Time DragonCon
Today’s question is… I’m going to DragonCon for the first time this year! What do I need to know?? I actually answered this over here but it turned into more of a generic DragonCon tips rather than specifically for newbies, so here’s some thoughts geared more towards that! 1. Start Planning Early If you decide to go to DragonCon in…
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FAQ Friday: Foam in Wigs
Today’s question is… When you say you “built the wig up with foam,” what do you mean? What kind of foam are you using? I just throw “foam” out there without really thinking about it, don’t I? The kind of foam I use can be found at Joann’s or Hancock, etc – it’s a thick block of foam meant for…
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FAQ Friday: Finding a Pattern to use
Today’s question is… How do you pick out a pattern to use for a project? What pattern did you use for this costume? I get a lot of people asking me what patterns I use for projects – and I try to mention it on my build pages, and I have a whole pattern index of my collection over on…
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FAQ Friday: 120 Cosplay Tips
A few weeks ago I did a post on “tips for new cosplayers” – and I was asked if I had any others. So I thought, I’ll try to think of every tip I can, and as a result, here are my 120 Tips. 1. Do your research Find & save as many photos of the costumes you’d like to…
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FAQ Friday: Dressforms
Today’s question is… What kind of dressform do you have? My dressform’s name is BooBooHead. I don’t know why, for some reason mom and I started calling her that when we first got her. But I’m guessing you probably didn’t want to know her name. She’s a Prym-Dritz My Double dressform. I got her in 2004. I like her ok…
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FAQ Friday: Costumes I Never Did
Today’s question is… Are there any costumes you started but never finished? Oh yes. I actually made a post about this a while back on my blog, so I’ll just expound on that first list. Now, there’s plenty of costumes I planned on making and never did – too many to list (but I’ll touch on a few at the…
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FAQ Friday: Body Paint
Today’s question is… What kind of body paint do you use? I’ll share with you guys what I’ve personally used in the past and what I like, since my experience with body paint is rather limited. 1. Experience #1 – liquid latex and Mehron Fantasy FX Face Paint. The first time I ever had to paint myself, I tried liquid…
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FAQ Friday: I Would Do Anything for Costumes, But I Won’t Do That
Today’s question is… Some people go all out for costumes, and I was curious, is there something you won’t do? Where’s the line for you? I’m actually pretty lazy. There’s a lot I won’t do, mostly just because of sheer laziness. “What, you mean I have to go out and BUY leather for this? screw that I have some vinyl…
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FAQ Friday: Renting Costumes
Today’s question is… Can I rent/borrow your costumes? I’m mostly answering this question so I have a post to point people towards when they do actually ask this – usually around Halloween, or people asking to borrow/use my costumes for Halloween parties/events, or fanfilms, photoshoots, etc. I’m going to try to be as nice as possible in this post so…
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FAQ Friday: Repair Kit
Today’s question is… What’s in your repair kit? My repair kit is pretty subjective to the costumes I’m taking; I tend to think of what can go wrong on this costume, and make sure I bring stuff to repair it if need be. My husband also carries a completely separate repair kit of his own, and I never know what’s…
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FAQ Friday: Cleaning your costumes
Today’s question is… How do yo keep your costumes clean? I’m going to start this off with a story. Several years ago, I bought a used costume piece from someone. I figured it would make things easier and cheaper than buying it new/making it myself. Well, first it was like pulling teeth to get this person to mail it to…
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FAQ Friday: Most difficult costumes
Today’s question is… What was the most difficult costume to make? What was the most difficult costume to wear? To make, I’d say Yuuko – and you’d probably say, huh?! Because who would think my answer would be Yuuko. It was just one of those projects that was problem after problem to the point that by the end, I was…
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Why white?
I’ve had a few people ask me over the past few years why I shoot my costumes on a white backdrop. Well, let me back up for a second and kinda go off topic; I’ve had people ask why I photoshop the background out of my costume pictures before. I don’t, they’re shot on a white backdrop as can be…
