Melissa Doesn't Know How To Costume
Melissa Doesn't Know How To Costume
Melissa Hoskins
Melissa doesn't know what she's doing!!! But by golly, she's gonna try to figure it out. From cosplaying and historical costuming, sewing, wig styling, to the culture surrounding all of it, Melissa will learn how to costume!
Season Two Trailer!?!
Season Two of Melissa Doesn’t Know How to Cosplay, baby!!!
Feb 5, 2020
3 min
Shorty Episode: PAX East and Anime Boston recap!
This late short episode has a quick check in with Melissa about what she learned after finish Maid Cafe Ravio for PAX East, and what she got done for Anime Boston, including an LM.C jumpsuit, and her Charlotte cosplay! 
May 9, 2019
20 min
Shorty Episode: Maid Cafe Ravio Progress
In this shorty ep, Melissa discusses how far she has gotten with her Ravio cosplay, and what she has left to do for it, including resin casting rupees, anxieties about wig styling, and nervousness that an alternate version costume isn't very recognizable to convention crowd.
Mar 18, 2019
11 min
Shorty Episode: PAX East rant, and Valentines Photo Shoot!
In starting a new release schedule, Melissa sat down to catch you up on what she has been up to lately, which includes a lot of cosplay plans and very little actual cosplay. She has her PAX East rant, her new bizarre adventure with Jojo, and her valentines Photo shoot of her Princess Daruma costest!
Mar 10, 2019
24 min
Hits and Misses for Goals of 2018
It's a real bottle episode this week folks! Just Melissa going over her 2018 goals that she achieved or failed for 2018. Hint: she mostly failed.
Dec 1, 2018
30 min
Stretch fabric schooling and Hallow-woes
This episode has Melissa figuring out 4-way stretch and reading some random articles about the history of Halloween Celebrations and costumes! Cosplay diary about: Princess Daruma from Night is Short, Walk on Girl.
Oct 25, 2018
39 min
Patterns: A History (And Appreciation)
This episode has Melissa gushing over her love of patterns, why she kind of feels weird using them for cosplay, and how it helped make her Charlotte cosplay so fast!
Sep 11, 2018
45 min
Petticoats: An Abridged History
This very short, not well researched episode has Melissa gushing over fashion history nuggets, discussing different materials and garments that make skirts look pretty, and complaining about how little she got done in the last month!
Aug 5, 2018
18 min
#CosplayAnyWay and Cosplay Tantrums
This episode has Melissa getting passionate about everyone's right to cosplay (AND LOOK GREAT DOING IT!), the hypocrisy of racist cosplayers, and how a cosplay can make a grown woman who pays her own rent and has a job throw a toddler-esque tantrum! (Hint: it's cause she's secretly a toddler!)
Jul 8, 2018
28 min
Intros, Info, and Motivation Monday
In this very loose first episode, Melissa (@melimuffinpie) talks about the point of this podcast and how hard it is to find motivation to even turn on the sewing machine. Leave a voice message on anchor to have it included in a future episode!
Jun 9, 2018
19 min