How to Take Care of your Cosplay Costumes

[@MichaelHaskin]

That little top-bottom hanger trick absolutely blew my mind.

[@allisonday9909]

"Every other piece of Harley is in that bag" that sounds really creepy if you haven't watched the video

[@sammieperegrino7879]

haha

[@PrincessIchigo13]

Hey guys, one thing I've thought of that goes along with her idea of spraying Febreeze-if you put the protective bag over your cosplay, throw a single dryer sheet in the bag! It really helps make my cosplays smell better and, along with the Febreeze spray, should make your cosplays smell heavenly!

[@bacon6734]

of-acorns-and-mithril thank you! This is a great idea! :D

[@xXMeganMansonXx]

My con is in a week and I'm just watching a bunch of your videos to get in the mood!

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

+xXMeganMansonXx hope you have fun at the con!

[@ClaireRousseau]

"the day before the convention, scour your house for a sleeve" ... I have definitely done that very thing before. Many times.

[@angelbankai45]

This is me as well. It is not fun. ono"

[@jasminebrougham6626]

I love your vampire knight costume!!!!!!

[@bobyl4202]

Your bird is really cute!

[@JNJ4EAT]

You could put your Harley mask in a sunglass case then in your hanger bag and the other items could be placed into little makeup bags so characters are separate. Just a suggestion I thought of, beyond that I love your work and ALL of your videos.

[@JNJ4EAT]

No problem! Keep up the good work! I'm learning a lot from you :)

[@LilMissBunnii]

I have like a special bra bag that I use to wash all my special delicates so I always put my cosplay costumes in that first before I put it in the washing machine to protect the costume

[@Lani-e8p]

Small tip: vodka is great for getting rid of odors. Just spray some vodka over your costume and let it air dry and it smells fresh again. You do have to watch out with paints and dyes bc it's still alcohol. You might want to try it on a swatch first

[@tessapeters9754]

I have an endgame Black widow suit that has attachments I'm afraid to wash and the only dry cleaners in my town closed so I looked up a way to clean the body suit and its one part water, one part Vodka and an essential oil to cover the vodka smell. its not something to do for hard core cleaning but its great for getting rid of smells and bacteria. and it saves some money from going to the dry cleaners every time its worn.

[@andysadventures6012]

3:41 Nice pun! Thanks for making this! I haven't seen anything like this before. It's super helpful!

[@KrystalKlearrr]

The cosplays that I bought came in bags, I bought my Izuku Midoriya cosplay outfit from spirit Halloween and I used the bag it came in to store it, it fit all the pieces inside because it was bigger (It has a mask, arm and knee pads, and gloves.) I used a smaller bag that one of my wigs came in to store my Kokichi Ouma outfit, since that one doesn't have many pieces. I hang my wigs on my bed post because I dont have any heads and I don't want them to be messed up!

[@graceordo4700]

I'd recommend after you wash your cosplay and when your cosplay is still alittle damp to iron it if you really want to get the wrinkles out. I've tried ironing my cosplay without dampening it on the recommended setting and it really didnt get any wrinkles out, but when I dampened almost all of my wrinkles came out! Hope this was helpful!

[@GiggLes17Cars]

Good to know =) Thank you. And i would love to see you do a video about the wig styling/care/storing tutorial!

[@olivem7682]

I see that Suna headband.. yaaasss

[@ashestoasha941]

little birdie tweeting in the background =^.^= sho coot

[@babypunkangel]

tips you might be able to use... first is hanging your clothes to air dry, if you have wooden dowels or find two or three shower rods on one of your trips to the thrift store (if you don't go to thrift stores you'd better start because you never know what you'll find!) hanging extra shower rods over your tiles in the shower not only give you a place to dry your stuff but using a plastic container, it also gives you shelf space when needed (try and find the rods with a paint or plastic coating or you'll be dealing with rust and rust stains. ) for those props you spend so much effort and time making, you need to put them away and declutter your workspaces... but where do you put a (insert crazy sized weapon here)??? LOL using a stud finder you'll not only figure out where your next date is but you can find out where the studs inside your wall are, So... using screw in hooks you can keep these things out of the way but keep them out as show pieces and conversation starters (I not only keep a hook every 16 inches one inch down from the ceiling going around open spaces of the walls but I also have planter hooks on the ceiling a few inches away from the walls in open corner spaces for bigger items) PS: for those props you plan on keeping... it will save you time and trouble if you use a spray on plastic coating after cleaning them before putting them away. instead of last minute cleaning all you'll need is a duster!

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

I keep them in that trunk. (I will make wig styling / care / storing tutorials in the future) but for now know that the best place to keep a styled wig is on a headstand covered by a plastic bag or covered by something so it doesn't get dusty. Where you put that headstand depends on where you can find room ;)

[@katceberio6671]

Thank you! I've been going crazy trying to figure out post-convention care for my costumes.

[@LilyNionPrivate]

Hey I have a question! I'm going to have a big costume with alot of armored pieces, what's the best way to store it? I'm scared that putting them in a bag can actually damage the acrylic paint!

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

I try to hang up as much as i can on hangers. But i do store a lot of my armor in those big cloth reusable grocerie bags.

[@LilyNionPrivate]

Axceleration Cosplay Why thank you! Thats usefull!

[@gottagame9000]

See I thought about Dry cleaning a lot of my stuff...till i learned just because it has the name "Dry Cleaning" doesn't mean its washed any differently than in a regular machine. The main difference is they use a chemical to wash your cosplay not water hence "Dry Clean"

[@GiggLes17Cars]

Where do you put your wigs? Where would be the best place to store super styled wigs?

[@CrimsonEveSmith]

I was really trying to learn then I lost it when I saw the bird.... so cuutteee

[@tishadams3634]

I have that same exact trunk I love it .... It is so helpful :) that's awesome only because I haven't seen another one

[@katinthehat121]

You're awesome! This has definitely motivated me in my cosplay organinzing-ness, lol.

[@thechloecorner]

I was just wondering how you made your Airbender staff and what you made it out of? I would like to try and make my own to go with my cosplay and yours is one of the best I've seen!

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

+TheChloeCorner it's just a piece of wood from home depot. I cut it with a and sanded it smooth then stained it to a color I liked

[@thechloecorner]

Ah ok, thanks!!!

[@johndouglaswilson7504]

Well thankyou, that was very informative, and helpful.

[@Ilionej]

I love my armour packages, wrapped in pieces of old bedsheets. :3

[@ube_flan]

great video! I was wondering what the squeaking noise in the background was, til I saw your cockatiel. My cockatiels were tweeting back and I was wondering if I was just hearing double haha

[@QueenShireen]

I really like the idea of storing costumes like you do. But what if you have lots of items that go with two costumes? A lot of my costumes [parts] I throw in the washmachine, and it goes well most of the time. To much work to wash everyting by hand.

[@jacobking7840]

Just the way you said, "Or a glove." Made it sound like you had personal experience with that situation.

[@arcturus773]

I'm just curious but; how did you make your gloves? I'm cosplaying a character who has designs on her arms and I don't want to wear paint on my arms at all. (Trying to avoid smudging.) Do you have any tutorials? :)

[@gmajinboo]

thank you so much. this helped me to clean my spiderman costume

[@itsmxtwist]

I like your videos. Your parakeet is funny and cute.

[@datash5760]

This was so helpful thank you

[@Ricky_shiguo]

How do you wash, keep and take care of white costume?

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

I would do the same process that i do for everything else. Hand wash. Hang dry.

[@kanna231]

Quick question how can I wash my costumes do I put them in washing machine?

[@ShagaMisa]

I NEED THOSE HANGOVERS! I've always want to bring all my costumes in dry cleaning but my mother said the man just spray and that's it

[@animeOfDarkness405]

How should I wash my juliet dress costume and top from romeo X juliet bottom of the dress has netting trim

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

Hand wash. Hang dry

[@flop7676]

I require that many cosplays

[@subasinicole6067]

what the best kind wigs to buy? Thanks

[@elliee3913]

I put my cosplay clothing pieces in a pillow case and put it in the washer one at a time and air dry them its worked for me

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

Interesting to put them inside something. Do you feel like they actually get clean that way?

[@elliee3913]

Axceleration yes its worked for me and normally gets anything that got on my cosplay out for example i have a pair of delecate nylon leggings that i made into armsocks and it works well but i would be carefull aproaching this method with your cosplays because if you do it wrong ypur cosplays can be seriosly damaged i also wouldnt recomend it if ypu think any dye of coloring will come off your cosplay also if it is loosly sewn together the washing machine can be damaging so this method isnt for everybody

[@elliee3913]

I also dont recomend this method if your not sure that itle work for you this method dosent work for everyone

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

True true. Thanks for the tips!

[@lewisbianco8951]

Just curious about the giant hammer prop, does it grow tiring having to walk around all day with a prop that big? Or does it just become a part of the costume in the sense that your clothing and style is remarkably uncanny to Harley Quinne? :) I may be going to the Heroes & Villains Fest in London next year in May and I want to cosplay for the first time. Steven Amell will be there! :D

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

+Lewis Bianco I built mine very light so they're very easy to walk around with. They are large but most of the time it's not a problem

[@okaruto660]

I have a fem Ciel cosplay but its huge and long and puffy. I have no idea how to store it.Any tips?

[@THESHADOWMASTER9]

what about stuff made of foam? they're alot bigger and take up more space than fabric costumes.

[@er3124]

What product do you use for washing your costumes?

[@l.a.k]

Yeah, I really need to find a place for my Grell chainsaw as well...kind of a big prop...

[@stephanielister13]

Laura Kleinbussink That must be hard...That's why I made his mini scissors xD

[@l.a.k]

XD I prefer to stick with the manga, but I'll probably do his scissors someday, too, once I come across a decent pair of red scissors. Now I first have to find a way to breathe...#crossplayissues

[@stephanielister13]

Laura Kleinbussink xD I don't have to worry about that...I'm practically flat chested

[@l.a.k]

Yeah...I'm not...but I more or less found a way to breathe...with a bit of practice. Crossplay issues...

[@stephanielister13]

That's good :)

[@vanessabanales3689]

how do you remove wrinkles from cosplays?

[@hexrisen]

An iron??

[@TheAnmeGirl]

Is it gonna be with you hard being the only cosplayer and not to mention one of your sibling may mess with it and I don't want that to happen.

[@xin8217]

I stuff all my cosplays in a box, including the wigs and etc since I don't have a closet or anything else to hang them ;; w ;;

[@EstradaSisters]

The cover photo was extremely misleading, I really wanted to see that A+ organization!! Haha. Still the video was enjoyable nonetheless!

[@catcrazy3350]

you do

[@catcrazy3350]

do you have a bird

[@MyrteKhadr]

I seriously put them in a bag and put them in my closet...which is tiny asf

[@louiseharpth1267]

What is that squikei noice

[@SanzuFabrications]

Wait... THAT's what that little thing on the bottom of the hanger is for?! Gah! What have I been doing with my life?!

[@AxcelerationDesigns]

+Sanzu Fabrications lololol

[@pinkgoth6]

birb

[@BrandiR713]

My Harley hammer hangs from my ceiling Just a tip. ;-)