Costume Wikki

How-To Guides and Tutorials

Sewing

• Sewing fur
• Tutu Making
• Booty Shorts
• Leather Work
• Patterns
• SEWING SUGGESTIONS (luv JET)

Metals

• Chain Mail
• Armor

Accessories

• Pasties, Whips and Naughty Bits
• Headpieces
• Wings

EL Wire

• How to Solder EL Wire
• Wearing EL Wire, For Beginners

Christopher Hardwick has El-Wire in ALL COLORS. They come in 25 ft lengths and are ALREADY soldered with double reinforced connections. Just Plug n Play! Each strand comes with a battery pack that has frequency (constant or blink) & brightness controls. Each 25 ft strand is $50.00. This is perfect for your playa bike. (917) 309-5105. ONLY one 9 volt battery required

Shoes

• Painting shoes

General Crafting

• Glue

Sculpting and Foam

• Foam
• Paper Mache
• Prosthetic

General Online Resources

• http://www.instructables.com/ - This website is pretty awesome for all things that you can make.

• http://www.youtube.com/user/ThreadBanger - Youtube video showing you how to make some clothes - very simple instructions

• http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/ - Another making clothes website

• http://www.godsavethequeenfashions.com/Tutorials.html - A cosplay website with some awesome tutorials (including wig tutorials!!!)

Shopping (where to buy xyz...)

DIY, Accessories and Materials

• Miyong's Ultimate Resource guide - Information about where to purchase just about everything
• Purchasing Lights Online
• Where to Purchase Lights in NYC
• Makeup and Bodypaint Supplies
• Hair Supplies
• EL Wire Purchasing
• Shoes
• Leather - Belts, pouches, etc
• Up-To-Date list of the best Garment District stores, July 2017

Complete Costumes

• Burner Custom Costume Creators
• Costume Shops
• Thrift and Vintage Shops

Grooming and Primping

• Makeup and Bodypaint How-to
• Makeup and Bodypaint artists
• Hair care and how-to
• Hair professionals