The thing I love most about Cosplay is the learning experience! With each costume comes a new puzzle to solve and new skills to learn.
The most common skills that you'll find cosplayer's working on are sewing and working with EVA foam or Worbla. Most people will start here and then branch off into something more complex such as casting, making custom molds, metal work, etc. Of course some of the more complex skills also require the work space and certain machines and tools to do them. Personally, I am always trying to expand my sewing knowledge. Since sewing is the area I am most comfortable with, I like to start here, and push myself with each costume to try something new. Whether that is using a new material that I've never used before, trying new stitches, or lately it's been altering existing sewing patterns to better suit what I need. Eventually I want to be able to make sewing patterns from scratch! The skills I really want to learn are working with EVA foam and Worbla. To be able to make armour suits and props. I want to learn how to embroider clothing, both by hand and by machine. I would love to have an embroidery machine that will make all the designs and patches that I need for costumes, but since they are so expensive, that will be farther down the road. Starting with hand embroidery is a good way to get familiar with the craft. I would also like to try my hand at making silicone molds and casting resin for details on my costumes. If you could do anything with your costumes, what kind of skills would you like to have
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