118. A load-bearing piece of clothing like my Wilbell skirt may look fine alone, then droop when more weight is on it later #cosplaylessons
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119. Cosplay is at least as much engineering as it is art: you are designing a physical object that must obey physical laws.
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120. Don't panic if a stitch pops open. It's usually easy to redo! And you can redo it with stronger thread or more stitches
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121. people will like your "1 like = 1 X" post until you run out of ideas
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122. if you own boobs, consider what bra you'll wear with an outfit. this affects measurements -- and also shoulder straps!
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123. When painting, try making a box with fan like this, to dry each coat faster (image by AmbypomCosplay, not mine)
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124. If making or ordering cosplay made of rigid material, add an inch to waist measurement so that you can still eat lunch
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125. Commercial sites that do custom cosplay usually use very rigid+cheap garbadine. Not inherently bad, but be prepared.
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126. To trade a bit more $ for a better cosplay, buy better fabric. Try a fabric store (ex: Britex in SF) rather than Joanns
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127. Inversely, use cheap fabric everywhere you don't need better! My Wilbell skirt and purple front are just Kona cotton.
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1345. Bias-cut merino wools are always going to require double-stitching. Time for some GAME THEORY
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