Oh nooo, that's a good tip about the baby mini iron (and it's so cute!). I also have a baby mini sewing machine that my dad found at a flea market or something and actually used it to finish the hem on my friend's cosplay at the last con I traveled to 😂 Takes up less space in my suitcase than a wig head!
@KirileeCosplay3 сағат бұрын
Nice!
@zelphiaellerson62834 ай бұрын
Great tips!!! I'd also recommend researching the electrical outlet/plug situation before leaving your home location!
@christie234 ай бұрын
i second this it took half our holiday to figure out the hair dryer outlet XD
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
Oh absolutely!
@kyokichii4 ай бұрын
So glad you mentioned space saver vacuum bags! My friends were laughing at me for them until they saw how large of a belle dress I was able to pack alongside my regular clothes in one suitcase.
@KirileeCosplay2 ай бұрын
They are so handy right?!
@wanderingdreams4 ай бұрын
Oh man I feel that on the iron, this past Otakon I went to use the hotel iron to iron some fabric for a last minute bit of crafting and something must've been stuck to it before and it left like this plastic residue on the fabric! It was salvageable, not big and I just made sure that wasn't the side facing out, but the hotel said that sorry, they didn't have any spare irons so I was glad that I knew enough other people also at Otakon (and in that same hotel) that two different folks offered to swap their irons with mine once I posted in the group chat (and they weren't cosplayers so they didn't need it!) I haven't flown for a con before but when I'm driving/taking public transport for a con (which is 96% of the time) what I've done is get one of those collapsible wagons, the kind you'd put kids in or maybe fill up with stuff to take to the beach, and just pull that instead of wrangling multiple bags at once. Only downside is that my apartment is a walk-up so I have to get everything outside and then load it in (I have made this mistake, legitimately got a few scratches that drew blood from it); now I give The Nod to everyone else I see at cons doing the same thing. XD
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
Oh the horror!!
@wanderingdreams4 ай бұрын
@@KirileeCosplay Another friend replied with oh yeah they'd had something similar happen to them at a con and posted a photo of an iron you'd swear had been dredged up from the Titanic, it was covered in so much corrosion, honestly it was pretty impressive ^^;
@lesleyharris5254 ай бұрын
Another tip is carrying a small sewing kit with clear thread (horrible stuff) fixes any colour, great video and I hope you have an amazing time in America. ❤
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
Great tip!
@MissTwisteddd5 ай бұрын
The wig bag is absolutely genius! I never thought about how much you'd need to consider these things living in Perth!
@KirileeCosplay5 ай бұрын
Oh absolutely! Unfortunately we can’t really drive quickly to any other major city lol
@mnels52144 ай бұрын
Really good tips! We moved to a smaller town so now I'm traveling for events, these are so helpful. Have fun in Chicago!
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ThatCosplayGoblin2 ай бұрын
This is super helpful! Thank you for the tips
@KirileeCosplay2 ай бұрын
I’m glad it could help
@MeganHitachiin3 ай бұрын
I have no immediate plans to fly to a convention in fact I literally booked a room 20 minutes from my house for a little con staycation but since I will be packing a suitcase I was like this may still have handy packing tips.
@KirileeCosplay2 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@gigglepantsiii93504 ай бұрын
I'll be moving in the upcoming year to a spot that's far enough away from most conventions for my region that I'll have to consider flying and I'll be keeping all of these tips in mind! I might even use some of them for moving too
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
nice!
@lievamp4 ай бұрын
GREAT VIDEO
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@JenInOz4 ай бұрын
This will be really handy as I am planning a trip to LA for Costume College in July.
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
Awesome! Enjoy
@wildcutecosplay4 ай бұрын
I know when travelling with delicate pieces in the past I've used a mix of clean plastic ice cream containers and hat boxes just in my suitcase to get things safely to where they needed to be.
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
That’s good
@JoyHoward-gl7kj2 ай бұрын
I once met a cosplayer who wore their wig onto the plane instead of storing it 😂 it was a good idea but prolly wouldn’t work with multiple wigs
@KirileeCosplay2 ай бұрын
True that!
@SnoogyWoogy4 ай бұрын
I was actually in the process of figuring out how to build a secure wig stand for my current carry on luggage. I still might have to as the pre made ones seem to be 1cm to big in one of the dimensions for planes here in Canada but it gives me a good visual of a set up I can try to make myself if I need to. Thanks for all the tips!
@KirileeCosplay4 ай бұрын
Glad it could help
@alaskacosplay4 ай бұрын
I plan on travelling to another country for a cosplay convention and I was to bring my Think Of Me dress that Christine Daae wears in the movie version of Phantom. I built a petticoat into the skirt and is not a detachable piece. Do you have any advice in how I can shrink a massive 6 foot wide ballgown with tulle and crystals and bows and ruffles into a bag? Should I vacuum seal it?
@KirileeCosplay2 ай бұрын
You should most certainly vacuum seal it - it will reduce the bulk of the tulle so much.