Friday 21 April, 2023

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

2:00 PM

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Meghan Lancaster, Beyond Reality Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Lisa Ashton (Panelist)

Documenting your costuming work should begin at the design phase and continue after the construction is complete. Drawings and patterns, process...

3:00 PM

Large Group Costuming

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Pierre Pettinger (Panelist)

Sandy Pettinger (Panelist)

There are unique challenges to getting a bunch of people together for a group stage presentation. Our panelists have plenty of experience with t...

Saturday 22 April, 2023

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

11:00 AM

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

Fursuits to Kaiju: RAWR!

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Lance Ikegawa (Moderator)

Devon Baker (Speaker)

1:00 PM

刺し子 Sashiko - The Japanese Running Stitch

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Jade Falcon (Moderator)

In this class, you will be introduced to Japanese sashiko, which is a running stitch technique. This class is aimed to give you an appreciation ...

2:00 PM

But the Hotel... Negotiating A Hotel Contract for Your Event

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Jennifer "Radar" Wylie, CostumeCon 39 (Moderator)

Kevin Roche (Panelist)

Are you curious as to what goes into a hotel contract for a convention? From attrition, event space rental, room blocks, power drops, food and b...

Sunday 23 April, 2023

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

12:00 PM

Faux Fur

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Devon Baker (Moderator)

1:00 PM

3-D Printing 101: The Basics

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Alicia Faires (Moderator)

With the cost of home 3D printers dropping and print volumes increasing, many are wondering if this could be an easy alternative to other areas ...

2:00 PM

Sashiko 刺し子 - The Art of the Japanese Running Stitch

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Workshop

Jade Falcon (Moderator)

In this limited attendance workshop, you will be introduced to Japanese sashiko, and given the tools & basic knowledge to start your sashiko...

Monday 24 April, 2023

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

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...

12:00 PM

For the Love of the Art - SF&F Cosplay Photography Project

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Richard Man (Moderator)

Started as the "Cosplay Transformation" project, Richard has been photographing costumers on a large format film camera since 2015. Richard plan...

1:00 PM

3-D Printing 102: Finish Work

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Alicia Faires (Moderator)

You've got 3D printed pieces, now what? This part will go through the various techniques of finishing printed pieces so they don't look so obvio...

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Sessions

Friday 21 April, 2023

Saturday 22 April, 2023

Sunday 23 April, 2023

Monday 24 April, 2023