Educational Materials
Maeviary is available for paneling at your local convention or event! They provide educational panels about cosplay construction and garment making techniques, pulling from their 17 years of costume creation and a decade of experience in the fashion industry as a design professional. They consider garment construction and fitting to be their true calling, and love to share that passion with both aspiring and experienced crafters!
Available panels are listed below, along with descriptions and any conventions where it was presented.
All panel decks will be available for download in PDF format for two weeks after their presentation. Please do not reupload or share downloaded files without permission of the panelist.
Into the Fiberverse: Intro to Cosplay Fabrics
Presented at Anime Frontier 2023, Tora-Con 2024, Anime Frontier 2024
Download here through 12/23
What makes a knit a knit? What does it mean when a fabric is a silk crepe? What’s the deal with polyester, anyway? Join Maeviary Cosplay, a fashion industry expert with nearly a decade of experience, in this overview of fibers, weaves, and fabric finishes! This panel will begin by discussing the different fibers you will encounter as a crafter, their uses, and an introduction to their dyes. We’ll continue with the different ways yarn can be spun, and methods for weaving and knitting material to achieve all the fabrics we know and love. Finally, we will cover the wide array of uses for different types of fabric, and how they can be best utilized for your next cosplay!
Mockup to Pattern and Back Again: Patternmaking Best Practices
Presented at San Japan 2023, Tora-Con 2024
A great cosplay build starts with a strong foundation. Join Maeviary Cosplay, a fashion industry expert with nearly a decade of experience, in this overview of basic garment draping and pattern drafting techniques. Topics will cover draping and pinning a garment on a dressform, transferring a shape from draped fabric to pattern paper, and creating your first mockup from your new pattern. This panel will introduce fashion industry standard practices for draping and patterning, and how to apply them to your next cosplay project for an efficient and smooth workflow.
Best Fit Forward: Tailoring for Cosplay
Presented at San Japan 2023, Cosplay Snowfest 2024
You try on your cosplay, and the fit isn't quite right. What now? Maeviary Cosplay, a fashion industry expert with nearly a decade of experience, will guide you through both beginner friendly and more advanced techniques for perfecting garment fit. This panel will cover identifying key fit points on a garment, adjusting pattern pieces for optimal fit, and taking body measurements on a live model.
Making It Work: Navigating the Fashion Industry as a Cosplayer
Presented at Cosplay Snowfest 2024
There is more than one way to make a career as a cosplayer - sometimes that means taking your cosplay skillset and bringing it to a different, but related industry. Sit down with Maeviary Cosplay, a technical designer with nearly a decade of experience in the fashion industry and a longtime cosplayer, as they discuss their journey from hobbyist crafter to design professional and answer questions in a Q&A about their experience.