Panels and Workshops for your Convention
If you are looking for a panelist for your Con, here is a list of topics I can talk about or have already talked about.
I’m a professional, educated seamstress and do have have a degree in grafic design and marketing. And I love teaching! Take a look if there is anything interesting for you.
Cosplay related topics
- Corsets for beginners
Different kinds of corsets, corset- and fashion-layer, boning and lacing, pattern changes - Sewing for beginners
Materials, Tools, machine- and handsewing basics, fabrics, easy and hard to make projects - Cosplay/Costumes for beginners
Choice of costume, to buy or to craft, occasion (con, larp, performance, photoshoot), estimating your own skills, easy and hard projects - Patterns and cutting
Shopping sources, usage of commercial patterns, changing a pattern for your measurements, taking patterns from a body, cheese new patterns - Costume planning and organisation
Time/material/costmanagement, research, brainstorming for ideas, choice of materials, things that will slow down your process, decision making in accuracy - Princessdresses 101
Historical overview, petticoats, skirt shapes, bodice shapes, boning, hems, sleeves, ruffles and pleats, materials, trimmings and ornaments. - Zippers
Materials, kinds of zippers, normal zippers, invisible zippers, jeans zippers - Fabrics
Raw materials, Choice of materials, often used materials, Weave and knit, different weaves, tipps for difficult fabrics (vinyl, velvet, stretch etc) - Wigs for beginners
Anatomy of artificial fiber wigs, wearing wigs, fixing them to your head, storage, transport, basic styling (curls, straighten, cutting) - Performance and Competitions
Different kinds of Competitions, main focus of different competions, costume planning for performances, different kinds of performances, dramaturgy
In general I can cater to almost every sewing related topic, so if you need one that isn’t listed, write me about it!
Other topics
Aside from cosplay, there are a few other topics I can talk about:
- Figure making/sculpting with polymer clay
Materials and tools, armature, sculpting, painting - Doll Repaints
Repainting Fashiondolls with Monster- or Ever After High dolls as an example, removing factory paint, painting, shading, hair (wigs/rerooting) - Watercolor and inking for beginners
Papers, paints and inks, tools, washes, layering
- Brandbuilding for Commissioners (Artists, Cosplayers, Crafters…)
Corporate design, target audiences, copy strategies, tools for templates and social media, website planning (short version) - Freelancing as a creative
formal requirements, client management, realistic expectations in your job, self marketing overview - WordPress for beginners
Installation, Blocks and Themes vs Pagebuilders vs Themebuilders, making a website structure, pages vs posts, taxonomies, maintenance