Fabric and Sewing
36 inches long or 91.44 centimeters, fabric is sold in increments known as what?
Yard
When heat-styling a wig, you should generally begin with a test strand. Otherwise, you may burn or melt this type of fiber, made from plastic.
Synthetic Fibers
This lightweight foam is one is one of the most popular materials in modern cosplay armor-making.
EVA Foam
Famous for it's Christmas trees and festive cosplayers, this Florida convention is home to the Winter Cosplay Championship.
Holiday Matsuri
Before diving into the expensive fabrics, most people use this material to create a mockup
Muslin
Unhappy with the unpredictability of teasing and backcombing, wig stylists looking for moldable texture and gravity defying volume have put down the combs and now use this hot tool.
Crimper
Quick drying and water activated, this material is popular among horn enthusiasts, especially popularized by the Homestuck fandom.
Air Dry Clay
Held in the Orange County Convention Center next year in May, this is Florida's biggest convention.
MegaCon Orlando
This special tool is used to cut your fabric down into the right shape and size, but using it on paper may get funny looks from your sewing friends.
Fabric Scissors
You're styling a synthetic wig and need to permanently shape a section. The most common technique is to use heat carefully, then leave the fiber to cool in the desired shape. What property of synthetic fibers makes this possible?
Thermoplastic Behavior
This glue is highly effective for EVA foam, but is highly toxic and shouldn't be used without a respirator or around pets.
Contact Cement
Officially celebrating it's 16th year since opening, this Tampa convention has been welcoming nerds of all varieties since August of 2010.
Tampa Bay Comic Convention
I'm a stitch that can be done by machine or with embroidery, my principle characteristic is long stitches running parallel to each other, and when used by machine my best use is for finishing the edges of applique.
Satin Stitch
Featured on popular characters such as Kasane Teto and Celestia Ludenberg, this iconic hairstyle also known as Ojou Ringlets has been challenging wig stylists for years.
Drill Curls
Before cosplay specific EVA foam became available, this was the number one source of thick foam used by cosplayers.
Flooring Mats
Name any celebrity attending Tampa Bay Comic Convention this year.
Creating a clean edge, this technique begins by putting two things right side together, sewing them, and then turning them right side out.
Bag Lining
To protect shaved heads from the hot sun, this group of people developed the first wigs in 3400 BC, made from a mix of human hair, sheep's wool, and vegetable fibers.
Ancient Egyptians
You keep even the tiniest scraps of me because I'm very expensive, and I can be useful even in small pieces because I will build up to something you can use again. What am I?
Worbla Thermoplastic
Holding its inaugural event in 1997, this 24 hour non stop weekend where attendees camped out in sleeping bags, was Florida's very first anime convention.
Anime Express