wendyzski | Lab Rats Wanted

I'm finally getting my ducks in a row for the Windycon costume track, and am looking for people who would like to be panelists. lisagems, who let the Hair Falls panel last year, will be my Second.The theme of the convention is The Periodic Table of the Elements, and so I have decided to focus on The Elements of Costume - workshops, demos and panels about basic techniques and how to work with various materials.

Windycon offers membership rebates if you do 3 panels, but you have to buy your membership up front. We will have the Costumers Lab again this year, and can always use donations of random stuff for people to play with. I would also like to borrow a full-length mirror or two to use for a make-up workshop. And as always, I could also use a hand in transporting some things to the convention, since I go on Metra. If you're willing to let me stick a rubbermaid tub or a sewing machine in the back of your car, let me know.

I am looking for people for the following panel/workshop slots:

1) Duct Tape Yourself - need 1-2 more people to oversee with me. We're going to pair people up and have them duct-tape each other and then give a handout on how to turn that into either a dressform or a patter. Guests will be asked to bring a T-shirt and 2 rolls of duct tape to participate, and there is the Target next door to the hotel.

2) Sticky Stuff - glues and adhesives for various uses and materials. 1 more person

3) Stiffeners - wireframe, boning, and others, focusing on how to make things like standing collars, props, hats, etc. I'd like 2-3 people for this, and would LOVE someone who has a familiarity with Friendly Plastic and can show people what it is and how to use it.

4) It Looked Good On Paper - always a good one, I need a couple of people to tell their most embarrassing costume fails.

5) Finders Keepers- people willing to share their favorite off-beat or unknown sources for fabrics and materials. I'd love handouts for this as well- we may assume that people know about them, but our guests probably don't

6) My least-favorite fabrics - how to work with those fabrics we all hate - slippery stuff, lame, chiffon, wandering velvets, leather, etc. Emphasis on practical tips

7) FrankenPattern. Re-styling commercial patterns to get the look you want. I'd LOVE to have a workshoppy aspect to this - maybe some scaled down pattern shapes like doll clothes patterns or something, so that you can SHOW people how to move seam lines, necklines, slash-and-spread, stuff like that.

The other 3 slots will be solo or duo-led workshops.

I will also need 2-3 people for Masquerade Judges. (Might already have one from a solo demo)

We will have a photographer set up outside the Masquerade hall for photos, and there will also be another PreShow where people who don't want to compete but want to show off their costumes - those will again get preferred seating for the Masquerade.

I let this go later than I'd planned, so if you are interested please contact me as soon as possible to indicate what you'd be interested in doing. In order to make the program deadline I need to have this sorted no later than the end of the day on Monday 9/19.

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