I was thinking someone should set up a place to make repairs. Could charge a small fee for materials and things.
I 2nd that. ^^b
someone could get lots of money by that
I don't know about a cosplay repair center. However, I've always got a small emergency kit. If you need help I'm usually pretty easy to track down...I'm the chick with the pink hair that's not a wig.
Being available for it could be problematic, I think. You'd need someone who'd basically be on-call, and most cosplayers want to be out and about.
(I tend to bring a kit with me as well; my sewing machine stays at home, and I hope to never have to bring it to a con. That'd mean I was waaaaaaaay to far behind on a cosplay!)
Every year, I bring fabric, bias tape, fabric scissors, my sewing machine, hot glue, pins, safety pins...
Yeah, my workshop. It comes with maintaining a cosplay group -__-
Not planning on it this year, though.
I don't think anyone would want to sit around at a booth all day to run a repair center. But! Make friends! I'm sure we can all help out each other in times of crisis ^__^
Quote from: hellangel on November 11, 2008, 01:28:48 AM
Every year, I bring fabric, bias tape, fabric scissors, my sewing machine, hot glue, pins, safety pins...
Yeah, my workshop. It comes with maintaining a cosplay group -__-
Not planning on it this year, though.
I don't think anyone would want to sit around at a booth all day to run a repair center. But! Make friends! I'm sure we can all help out each other in times of crisis ^__^
thats probably the best thing to do
The one con on west coast that hosts this sort of thing successfully is Anime Los Angeles. The reason it is successful is because the room has anywhere from 2 - 7 older ladies that are in there while it is open and they are sewing, talking, and assisting anyone that comes in. This concept was/is more predominate at sci-fi cons. Your average attendee at anime cons is 15-19 years of age. Most of them can hardly stay put in one spot for more than 3 hrs so to have them staff/volunteer for the weekend would put a cramp in their plan.
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Hmmm, a vendor can make some real money doing repairs at a convention. That gives me ideas. :)
yea put it in the dealers hall so they have plenty of space to work with and might even make money off of repairing costumes too.
something that can go wrong might go wrong
its a great Idea and for a small fee too ;D
Quote from: BSaphire on November 11, 2008, 04:35:42 PM
The one con on west coast that hosts this sort of thing successfully is Anime Los Angeles. The reason it is successful is because the room has anywhere from 2 - 7 older ladies that are in there while it is open and they are sewing, talking, and assisting anyone that comes in. This concept was/is more predominate at sci-fi cons. Your average attendee at anime cons is 15-19 years of age. Most of them can hardly stay put in one spot for more than 3 hrs so to have them staff/volunteer for the weekend would put a cramp in their plan.
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I saw this done at costume con 2008 too. I think the con ran it. I believe the equipment and supplies were donated or being lent. A staff would be required to make sure none of it disappeared or got damaged.
If I don't bring most of my supplies, I at least bring a mini repair kit(pre-threaded needles, safety pins, scissors, buttons, snaps, clear nail polish, eyeglass repair kit, invisible thread) inside of the bag we bring down to the convention.
Quote from: BSaphire on November 11, 2008, 04:35:42 PM
The one con on west coast that hosts this sort of thing successfully is Anime Los Angeles. The reason it is successful is because the room has anywhere from 2 - 7 older ladies that are in there while it is open and they are sewing, talking, and assisting anyone that comes in. This concept was/is more predominate at sci-fi cons. Your average attendee at anime cons is 15-19 years of age. Most of them can hardly stay put in one spot for more than 3 hrs so to have them staff/volunteer for the weekend would put a cramp in their plan.
Squidges
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I'm imagining a knitting group right now just completely talking crap about us while they fix our costumes.
"Deary, can't you do something else more constructive with your time?"
"no grandma."
"but you have such talent! why don't you do this for a living"
"... because, grandma."
"Don't take that tone with me!"
"what tone grandma?"
A cosplay repair center would be FANTASTIC.
There are always rowdy people who attack cosplayers, and then *riiiip*.
Something breaks.
D:
It's a great idea! ALA had a Cosplay Repair center, and it really helped when people needed minor repairs and such. The seamstresses there were very helpful. ^^
If we really wanted to do this I think we need the voluneteers first maybe have like 2-4hour shifts and only have cosplay repair open say... from 10am-6pm(the busiest times) or whatever
and have use of sewing machines and the like free but materials like fabric, ribbon and etc. have a price?
mabe have some air dry clay as well for armor and the like, also paint, especially silver for swords
also it would be good if anyone volunteering for this had sewing/cosplay-making experience.
anyways it would take planning manpower and supplies but if we do get it going I would be happy to help :D I will be bringing my sewing machine too :D
I'm not promising anything, but my partner and I have an extra table. I have made cosplays before, but by no means am I an expert. But i have made full costumes of Ino from Naruto, and Katara (season 2 and 3) so I have prior knowledge. I would be willing (allow me to talk to my partner) to set something like this up. What would you guys want? We can't have that much stuff, but i could put together threads and possibly a machine.