Recent content by manicsquirrel

Re: ** New Members: Please Introduce Yourselves Here! ** Greetings. I love this forum. There are so many great ideas and I'm blown away by the attention to detail. I started costuming two years ago. I had a sewing machine laying around and figured that if others could sew then so could I...

My girlfriend and I went to Dragon*Con for a few years and were always enchanted by the fun that all the cosplayers seemed to be having. We wanted to be part of it all and two years ago started costuming. The cons take on a whole different experience for us now and we attend the smaller local...

Thanks! I was able to find it with your info. They had it at my store but all of the bolts were rolled backward so you couldn't see the texture.

The presumption comes with old age. I'm sure I'll turn out to be a sour old maid that yells at neighborhood kids when their ball lands in my yard. I'm sorry, the last thing I want to do is offend anyone in the RPF. I sincerely think you are all talented, creative geniuses.

I purchased several yards of this in white a few months ago at my local JoAnn's. I'm trying to find it in red, black, navy, light blue, and royal blue but the local stores stopped carrying it and I can't find it on their website. If you happen to be in the store again and think about it...

It's just my opinion, but I've never understood why people frown on adding information to old threads. Old threads popup when performing a search. Unless you are reading every post every day, that's how a person generally happens upon these things. So, I too was searching on attaching soles...

I know this thread is a bit old, but i couldn't help but reply. the material you are looking for may be rough moleskin. I bought several yards wanting a different texture to make a Ms Marvel costume. It is significantly thicker than regular spandex and almost has a foamy feel. It truly is...

Oh, ummm...don't mind the hair...I hadn't shaved in a while.

I'm probably a few months late in responding to this, but after sewing the leotard, I put it on, took a pair of scissors and cut a horizontal line across my chest, then a small vertical line in the middle, making a very wide "+" sign. I then folded the material under and pinned it in place to...

You can go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get a set of foam knee pads that exact shape for under $10, then seal it ModgePodge or something similar.

I bought a cheap pair of athletic shoes from K-Mart and used a razor knife to separate the sole from the upper. I then inserted a aftermarket shoe insole into the spandex footie and pressed down into the athletic sole which I had filed with Shoe Gloo. It worked great and it ain't coming off...