Sherry Ramaila

Owner

Steamtorium

Participates in 1 Session

I have been sewing since I was very young and, though I have loved costumes all my life, I have only been doing actual costuming since 2015. Most of my costuming centers around Steampunk as I have a shop on Etsy (Steamtorium). I have made some forays into Regency and Victorian costuming and have recently expanded into making some cosplay items. I have been an attendee, teacher and volunteer at Costume College in Los Angeles for a number of years. I am the designer of the Steamtorium Teacup Holster sewn from fabric and wrote a pattern that I sell in my shop, along with a pattern for an Under Corset Belt. I have several other pattern ideas that I am currently working on.

Sessions in which Sherry Ramaila participates

Sunday 23 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

12:00 PM

Covered Cosplay Corsets

3 hours, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Workshop

Sherry Ramaila, Steamtorium (Moderator)

Don't have time to build a breastplate for your cosplay? Take a basic underbust ...

Sessions in which Sherry Ramaila attends

Friday 21 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

1:00 PM

Vendors Room

5 hours, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

Single Pattern Contestants Meeting

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Dorothy O'Hare, Farthingale Enterprises (Moderator)

2:00 PM

Special Guest: Beverly Downen

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Keynote speaker)

3:00 PM

Special Guest: Evil Ted

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Evil Ted, Evil Ted (Keynote speaker)

5:00 PM

Green Room: Single Pattern

4 hours, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Cedar

Other

7:00 PM

Single Pattern Competition & Social

3 hours, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Dorothy O'Hare, Farthingale Enterprises (Moderator)

Saturday 22 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Special Guest: Adam Savage

1 hour, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Adam Savage, Tested (Speaker)

10:00 AM

Special Guest: Adam Savage Photos & Autographs

2 hours 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Foyer

Autographs

Adam Savage, Tested (Speaker)

11:00 AM

Cosplay & Fairy Wings

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Panel

Sahrye Cohen (Moderator)

Melissa elhajj (Panelist)

Fixed, mechanical, animatronic, and light-up fairy and cosplay wings. This class will cover common methods and tutorials for making your own cos...

Vendors Room

7 hours, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

Electronics in Costuming

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Alicia Faires (Panelist)

Phillip Burgess (Panelist)

Conductive thread and washable components have made incorporating electronics into costumes much easier. By integrating lights, sound, and other...

12:00 PM

Costuming as Fast Fashion

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Meghan Bethards (Moderator)

With the rise in popularity of cosplay general costuming has also rolled more into the mainstream attention. This results in a lot of companies ...

Shibori Dyeing Techniques Workshop

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Workshop

Carole Parker (Moderator)

Shibori is an umbrella of historical dyeing techniques that involve stitching, binding, clamping (Itajime), and pole wrapping (Arashi). Particip...

1:00 PM

Patterning 101 With EVA Foam

2 hours, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Panel

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Speaker)

Evil Ted, Evil Ted (Speaker)

Learn how to pattern a variety of basic costume armor pieces using EVA Foam with veter...

Selecting Fabrics: Making a Good Costume GREAT

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

What's the difference between chiffon, organdy and organza? Wool gabardine or polyester? Does it matter? A crash course on fibers, weaves and fa...

2:00 PM

Tricks From the Drag World For Your Costuming and Makeup

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Janine Wardale (Speaker)

Ever wanted to know how drag queens, kings and monsters change their bodies, faces and hair? Here is that chance. Award winning drag artists spi...

3:00 PM

Metal Clay Basics

2 hours, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Workshop

Olivia Competente, Jewels by Olivia (Moderator)

Yearning for jewels to accent your period costume? Just love jewelry? Metal clay is a wondrous medium that starts as a soft pliable clay and, wh...

7:00 PM

Fantasy & Science Fiction competition

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Sunday 23 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Future Fashion Folio competition

2 hours, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

11:00 AM

Vendors Room

7 hours, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

12:00 PM

Basic Dyeing FAQ

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Carole Parker (Moderator)

We will cover the information that I wish was available when I first started to explore dyeing in 2002. After an overview, we will spend time an...

Exotic Materials for Creature Costumes

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Lance Ikegawa (Moderator)

This is a demonstration to show a wide variety of unusual materials used to make large props and monster suits. Different types of foam, stretch...

Covered Cosplay Corsets

3 hours, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Workshop

Sherry Ramaila, Steamtorium (Moderator)

Don't have time to build a breastplate for your cosplay? Take a basic underbust ...

3:00 PM

True (Cosplay) Crimes

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Panelist)

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

Are you guilty of committing cosplay crimes? Of course you are! Whether you've used hot glue to hem a garment, spray painted in your bathroom, d...

7:00 PM

Historical Masquerade

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Erik Anderson (Moderator)

Monday 24 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Vendors Room

4 hours, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

11:00 AM

Foundation Garments: Making a Good Costume GREAT

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

Corsets, hoops, dance belts—these are all foundation garments and they really matter in costuming. Advice on selecting and making foundations an...

Special Guests: Ted & Beverly

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Panel

Evil Ted, Evil Ted (Speaker)

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Speaker)

Costuming for Body Types

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Carole Parker (Moderator)

People can talk all they want, but actually seeing something on someone can help you decide. What looks good on your body? What color works best...

12:00 PM

Mind The Gap: A Cosplayer's Guide to Awesome Seams on EVA Foam Projects

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Panelist)

Do you struggle to hide seams on your EVA foam projects or are you unsure which materi...

1:00 PM

Making Yarn Wigs

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Panel

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

It’s possible to make a fun and colorful wig with just a glue gun, yarn and a few basic supplies! Learn which materials to use and see a demo of...

2:00 PM

Texturing EVA Foam Like A Pro

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Speaker)

Learn how easy it can be to add textures to EVA foam! Downen Creative Studios shows yo...