Costumes, Cosplay, and Props

Have you ever wanted to create props or DIY cosplay costumes? If making is your passion, look no further; we’ve rounded up some of the best inspiration out there that will help you get started on your dream project. Whether it’s bringing comic book characters to life with movie-accurate costumes or unleashing your creativity in crafting realistic props from household items, these amazing makers are sure to inspire you!

Becky’s Mermaid Hair Is A Delightfully Illuminated Wearable

Becky’s Mermaid Hair Is A Delightfully Illuminated Wearable

Becky Stern is back with another interesting project that really goes outside the box. This LED wearable is meant to be worn in your hair and pulls inspiration from the mermaids that she saw as a child. It really is interesting how she managed to wrap and shape the wire in a way that this […]

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<strong>Art by Physicist and ASCA Launch TechFashion Design Challenge 2023</strong>

Art by Physicist and ASCA Launch TechFashion Design Challenge 2023

FashionTech is one of the most exciting spaces in our maker community at the moment, and at the forefront of this space is artist and creative technologist Kitty Yueng. You may remember Kitty from our wearables-themed Hangout & Nerdout livestream, or from her custom fabrics piece in Make: Volume 82 or Smart Tea Cozy in […]

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Rocky Mountain Rep Rap Festival 2023

Rocky Mountain RepRap Fest: All The Cool 3D Printing Stuff

Have you ever been to a Rep Rap festival? If you are like me, you may have heard the term but didn’t really know what it was. It has something to do with 3D printing right? It is that and so much more!!

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Review: HTVRONT’s Automatic Heat Press

Review: HTVRONT’s Automatic Heat Press

Manufacturer: HTVront Price: $251 URL: https://bit.ly/3lAyqgI Features First Use There is basically no setup with this machine. You unbox it and it is ready to go. It has a few presets that might fit the jobs you need, but you can always adjust things manually. A normal “clam shell” heat press opens up, you guessed […]

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Who Knew Building A MechaGodzilla Cosplay Could Be So Soothing

Who Knew Building A MechaGodzilla Cosplay Could Be So Soothing

Cosplay has evolved into a truly refined art. So many people are creating so many different incredible costumes that we’re always discovering new things. This MechaGodzilla by 小芊枫 XiaoQianFeng caught my eye so I had to click. What I was presented with turned out to be quite different than I expected. Given the topic, I […]

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Brigitte Kock’s 3D Printed Textiles Have Us Re-Thinking Design

Brigitte Kock’s 3D Printed Textiles Have Us Re-Thinking Design

I stumbled onto a really fascinating series of TikToks on designing a 3D printed corset with fully 3D printed connectors and everything. You can see in the TikTok embedded above, how there are neat little ball and hole style connectors that hole the whole thing together, and that is where things get really interesting. Brigitte […]

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Reusing Disposable Masks As Textiles

Reusing Disposable Masks As Textiles

While attending Maker Faire Lille, I was happy to meet Mimi, an artist that got the bright idea to use discarded face masks as raw material for fashion. Mimi saw the piles and piles of used masks that were going into landfills all over and thought that she could make a statement about disposable fashion […]

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