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CosPod Episode 309: The One with the Haunted House. Cospod logo in orange and white on a black and grey background for Halloween.

Whoops! Forgot to share here. Our Halloween episode is up!

You can check it out on virtually any podcasting platform, or on YouTube, which might be the better option. That way you can watch our descent into crafting hell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0dD...

FYI to our fellow podcasters that use YouTube! If you don't want YouTube messing with your videos, here's how to disable the new "feature" that we didn't ask for:

Image of 2 tabletop haunted houses made in 1 hour. Text: Share your creations with us podcast@cospod.org

It's amazing what you can/can not accomplish in an hour. 😂☠

Thanks to those that dropped in on our silly Halloween task. Here are the results! If you take on the challenge, share your pics with us. We'd love to see what you all come up with.

The Halloween Episode will be out this Saturday. 🦇

CosPod the Cosplay Podcast logo in orange on a black background reading: Recording Saturday! 1PM Central

A black Halloween house with orange windows on a dark red and orange background. Text: 1 Hour Haunted House Craft-Off! Saturday October 25 1pm Central. Gather your supplies and join the crafting! Share your creations with us podcast@cospod.org

Our annual Halloween episode recording will be this Saturday at 1PM Central! Where Amber came up with the idea to make a tabletop haunted house in an hour. 😂 It's going to be a chaotic mess of fun. Join in and share your creations!

We're surprised you haven't been classified as a Master cosplayer already! O_O Your work is more than qualified to be at that level and deserves to be there.

Aside: A startup can no longer be classified as such when a company that began as a startup has built up revenue to over $50 million & has surpassed 100 employees. Or if a company’s value is $500 million or more. Or it has bought out other companies.

Sold to Rubelmann Capital (a private equity firm) in partnership with existing management, Simplicity Creative Group will continue to operate and retain about 78 employees.

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

A "200-year-old startup" is still a baffling phrase, and screams "marketing" :D

Anyway! Here's what's happening to the big 4 pattern company: craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Time to remind people about the Commercial Pattern Archive — it doesn’t have instructions and search is a bear but there’s two hundred years’ worth of clothing patterns in here including all the big names new and old:
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Cosplay & streaming gave me the skills to land freelance work in medical writing.

For my upcoming Miryokucon panel, I’m gathering insights from fellow creator, cosplayers, streamers, artist, about the transferable skills you’ve gained.

Survey here: forms.gle/tPSUvhwWDYE8...

CosPod: The Cosplay Podcast title card for Episode 307 - Wibbly Wobbly WCS

Our latest episode is out right now! We cover the World Cosplay Summit 2025 along with a host of crafting news, convention coverage, and not-convention coverage.

No aftersession this time! It's a long episode and we were talked out. 😅

Visit www.cospod.org to listen or watch!

Please support if our online marketplace or in person markets have helped you in any way. We would be grateful for any support or shares!

I have been struggling to keep the marketplace afloat, and humbly ask for your help. If Lumikha is a resource you see value in, please share or support in any way that you can.

I hope we can overcome this and Lumikha can continue being a resource for cosplayers for years to come.

ko-fi.com/lumikha

In the past 4.5 years, Lumikha has rehomed hundreds of costumes, props, wigs and more. We’ve hosted 5 in person cosplay markets, rehoming 75+ items at these pop up events alone.

Due to financial hardship, the repeated abuse of the platform (offsite transactions), attacks by scammers, and the increase in cost of maintaining the platform, Lumikha Cosplay Resale is currently down. If you would like to support the platform moving forward, please consider supporting on Ko-fi, where we have migrated all donations and support. I’m doing my best to keep the platform going, but it has honestly been very difficult to do so in the last year.

This past weekend, Lumikha Cosplay Resale temporarily closed.

Thank you to all who have supported us.

As a small business owner I often struggle to reach out for help, as I take on all of the day to day operations of the marketplace and the financial burden of running a marketplace.

#cosplay

CosPod: The Cosplay Podcast logo for Episode 306 - Crafty News Times!

Our latest episode is out now! Refresh your favorite podcasting platform to download and listen, or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9H...

Update on the Potential Fate of the Big 4 Sewing Pattern Brands - Craft Industry Alliance Design Group Americas, parent company of the Big 4 sewing pattern brands, announced that it has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Our next podcast recording is this Saturday at 1PM Central! Visit our profile for the link to join in on the live chat.

We'll be covering a whole slew of cosplay and crafter news, including DGA's bankruptcy filing last week: craftindustryalliance.org/update-on-th...

Lumikha Cosplay Resale Ready to get rid of that cosplay clutter? Want cosplay to be more sustainable (for your wallet & the Earth)? Sign up on LumikhaCosplay.com to buy & sell secondhand cosplays today!

The best thing you can do for a small business when you can't financially support is to tell someone about it!

Many people I talk to say they would have used Lumikha #Cosplay Resale sooner to buy/sell secondhand if they had known about it. Please help to keep spreading the word💖

LumikhaCosplay.com

YouTube video by CosPod Episode 305 - Interview with @ColleenCosplay

Enjoy our latest episode with Colleen Cosplay, a disabled cosplayer and YouTuber using their platform to provide tutorials and advocate for accessibility. Thanks again to Colleen Cosplay for joining us!

youtu.be/6r3ls9pp5gQ?...

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They really do :(

Parent Company of the Big 4 Sewing Pattern Brands Sold to a Liquidator - Craft Industry Alliance The legacy sewing pattern brands Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, and Vogue, commonly referred to as the Big 4, have been sold to a liquidator.

In other, more upsetting news this is not good: craftindustryalliance.org/parent-compa...

At this time we don't know what this means for the Big 4, but we hope they are not shuttered.

Thanks to @stardustmegu.bsky.social for sharing this!

Announced today, The Michaels Company has acquired the "the intellectual property and private label brands of JOANN, including the development of the beloved Big Twist® brands[.]"

Going to Joann's page redirects you to Michaels.

CosPod logo with "next recording saturday" in headline.

See you all Saturday for our next recording where we review Otaku Oasis & our guest appearance at Collin Con. Along with a tea-worthy Aftersession.

YouTube video by CosPod Cosplay Contest - Otaku Oasis 2025

Otaku Oasis Cosplay Contest is now up!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea5C...

Working on Otaku Oasis panel videos and the sound quality is rough. Once again urging conventions to close panel rooms. When the noise outside overpowers the presenter, it's difficult for everyone to hear & engage. Place a staff member at the door to allow entry/exit with minimal noise disturbance.

Cosplayer from CosPod in Deedlit costume around the CosPod table at Collin Con.

Thanks everyone that stopped by to say hi, talk cosplay shop, and learn more about the show. We had an enjoyable day. :D

Here's Amber recreating a favorite pic when we had a table at ALL-CON.

Microphone in front of a stereo in red and blue lighting.

We're packing up our things for CollinCon tomorrow! Free for everyone, and free food. :D We'll see you there~

Cons deleting negative feedback and locking down comments on poor reviews is never a good look. 🙃

That's a new one to us! O_O

Half time shows with approval from the convention and venue I could see. But in a cosplay contest?

That's something to add to future rules. Wow!

CosPod microphone logo: Going Live in 30 minutes!

We're going live in 30 minutes with our latest episode recording. Including a preview of a new tutorial! 👀 Join the chat at www.youtube.com/user/cospodc...

CosPod next episode recording Saturday April 19 at 1PM Central.

Alright. You all know the drill. Next recording is this Saturday at 1 PM Central!

This popped up on our timeline (Hi @maguma.bsky.social !!) and looks like a fun time!