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Want to get into cosplay but don’t know where to start? Join Pencils and Pincushions as she discusses the basics, shares tips and tricks, and answers your questions, including pointers on picking your first cosplay, breaking down, planning, and pulling together a cosplay, and things to keep in mind when cosplaying for the first time.
Bio: Pencils and Pincushions is a self-taught, award-winning cosplayer with nearly 18 years of experience. Her love affair with costuming started at age nine after stumbling across a library book on Victorian fashion, and she began cosplaying at her first convention, Anime North, in 2007.
Since then, she has hosted numerous panels on cosplay sewing, diversity in cosplay, and steampunk. She has participated in costume contests at Toronto conventions including Fan Expo and Anime North, winning awards at the Master Level, including Best in Show and Best in Class Workmanship, as well as judging workmanship for the Anime North Masquerade. Her specialty is advanced craftsmanship and steampunk costuming with a West African twist.