Trying to find a specific post in this pile of leaves? Search letting you down? No worries, I’ve got you covered. Here is the master list of the tutorials and advice posts I’ve written, sorted by categories.

You can also find tutorials sorted by budget and by skill level.

Looking for my panel presentations? You can find them here: Panel Presentations

Getting started

• Sewing terms
• Getting started: sewing equipment

Sewing Machine 101

• Hand and foot positions for your sewing machine
• Start sewing with the straight stitch
• Mastering your sewing machine

Patterns 101

• How to read the pattern envelope
• Interpreting fabric requirements on a pattern envelope
• How to use the pattern piece guide in pattern instructions

Accents

Bits and bobs for decoration

• Adding gradients to tassels with alcohol markers
• Coin shapes made out of Worbla (and how to chain them)
• Dyeing plastic ornaments with food coloring
• Make your own tassels!
• Resin-free glitter gems

Accessories

Bring your cosplay to life with cool accessories

• Modifying plastic festival masks
• Paper mache Poketch

General techniques

• Paper mache for props and accessories
• Raised details with paper mache

Gloves and armbands

• Jointed Worbla finger armor
• Segmented Worbla finger armor attached to gloves

Hair accessories

• Camilla’s crown (with pattern!)
• Decoupage mini crown
• Fabric-covered Chinese topknot ornament
• Large stiff hairbows

Jewelry

• Beaded garlands for jewelry
• Plastic tubing for jewelry and accessories
• Wrap-around ear cuffs with Worbla

Shoes and Legs

• Adding extra space and zippers in boots
• Basic shoe covers for flat shoes
• Winding wraps and bandage wraps that don’t move

Budget-friendly Cosplay

Cosplay on a dime that doesn’t look cheap

For a comprehensive list of budget-friendly cosplays, see Tutorials Index by Budget

Character tutorials

Character-specific techniques and tricks

• Final Fantasy XIV: Cutouts with Ryne
• Fire Emblem Heroes: Camilla’s crown (with pattern!)
• Fire Emblem Heroes: Floating straps with Adrift Camilla
• NieR Automata: Segmented Worbla finger armor attached to gloves with Adam
• Persona 5: Paper mache poleaxe with Persona 5 Noir
• Pokemon DPP: Paper mache Poketch
• Pokemon ORAS: Colorful rainbow and gradient skirts with May
• Pokemon ORAS: May’s Gravity-defying skirt part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
• Princess Tutu: Kraehe’s backless corset
• Princess Tutu: Seamless tiered Isis wings with Mytho
• Super Mario Odyssey: Modifying plastic festival masks for Peach’s kimono
• The Untamed: Adding sideburns into a pulled back wig for Wei Wuxian’s wig
• Thunderbolt Fantasy: Fabric-covered Chinese topknot ornament with Lang
• Utena: Making oversized puff sleeves
• Zelda: Puffiest of stand up collars with Master Kohga

Looking for a more comprehensive list of tutorials with my builds? Check out Character Builds!

Pattern Making & Tailoring

Techniques to customize your cosplay look

Pattern making and modification

• Lets make fake tatas!
• Kraehe’s backless corset
• Oversized puff sleeves
• Seamless tiered Isis wings
• Tear-away transformation dress for short dresses

Tailoring

• Making and attaching a sleeve head roll
• Taking in sleeveless tops, vests, and jackets
• Turning a saggy velcro obi into a wrap-around obi

Plush things

Plushies, plush props, and other plush things for cosplay or for fun

• Felt Pokeball prop! (with pattern)
• Restuffing plushes – Flat-chu’s adventure

Props

Painting, detailing, techniques and construction

• Belt-mounted prop holder for sticks and swords
• Making a prop out of a kite

Decoupage

• Decoupage a basic stick or staff prop
• Using decoupage and fabric for props and accessories

painting and detailing

• Painting weathered metal with a makeup wedge
• Making weathered wood out of EVA foam
• Making wood and branches out of EVA foam

Paper mache

• Paper mache for props and accessories
• Poleaxe with Persona 5 Noir
• Raised details with paper mache
• Wrapped handle effect with paper mache and a PVC pipe

Sewing

Sewing techniques to make your cosplay look cool

• Lets make fake tatas!
• Seamless tiered Isis wings with Mytho

Accents

• Braided rope backpack straps
• Floating straps that move with you instead of trapping you

Accessories

• Winding wraps and bandage wraps that don’t move

Bows

• Getting giant bows to stay up

Collars

• Adding stripes to a lined sailor collar
• Decorative cutouts with Ryne
• Puffiest of stand up collars with Master Kohga

Dresses

• Tear-away transformation dress for short dresses

Skirts

• Colorful rainbow and gradient skirts
• Fluffy idol petticoat on a budget
• Gravity-defying skirts
  • Pt1: making a basque waistband
  • Pt2: planning and attaching the skirt
  • Pt 3: the hoop

Sleeves

• Making and attaching a sleeve head roll
• Oversized puff sleeves

Shoulders

• Fabric stand-up shoulders

Techniques

• Cutouts in stretchy shirts with privacy panels!
• How to sew a scalloped hem
• Turning long tubes of fabric right-side out the easy way

Tops

• Kraehe’s backless corset

Trims

• Adding stripes to a lined sailor collar
• Scalloped trim out of satin ribbon
• Sewing bead chains to fabric
• Stripes and details with satin ribbon

Textiles

Fabric techniques and manipulation

• Cutting chiffon and voile with a soldering iron
• Hotfixing rhinestones to fabric

Painting and Dyeing

• Making your own fabric spraypaint with acrylic paint
• Painting faux suede with acrylics
• Scribbling with Shiva Paintstiks
• Stenciling with Shiva Paintstiks

Wigs

Wig modification, care, and construction

• How to detangle and destress a long, straight wig

Alternatives

• Felt wig alternative for short-haired characters
• Paper raffia wig alternative for characters with wavy hair

Modification

• Adding sideburns into a pulled back wig

Worbla projects

Fun and cool things to do with Worbla

• Camilla’s crown (with pattern!)
• Coin shapes out of Worbla (and how to chain them)
• Fabric-covered Chinese topknot ornament
• Jointed Worbla finger armor
• Segmented Worbla finger armor attached to gloves
• Wrap-around ear cuffs with Worbla