What’s Included in a Basic Cosplay Repair Kit « Adafruit Industries – Makers, Hackers, Artists, Designers and Engineers!

In this Ask Adam section Tested, Adam Savage was asked a lot of great questions. When he brought the costume to the convention, he was asked what was included in the cosplay restoration kit. Here’s a list he rattled off:

1. Hot glue gun and glue sticks
2.CA glue
3. 5 minutes epoxy
4. Cloth tape, paper tape, electrical tape
5. X-acto knife and single edge razor blades
6.Handsaw
7. Rope, parachute cord and fishing line
8. Safety pin
9. Paint “covers up crime”
10. Self-adhesiveness
11. Devil’s Felt

He always carries a pencil and sketchbook.

Of course, as he points out, your kit should be garment-specific, so if it’s a garment with a lot of onboard electronics, for example, you’ll need to bring tools and materials to address potential issues there.

He was also asked about mistakes to avoid while sewing and shared some wonderful words of wisdom.

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