loscon.shotbyabear.com is currently operating in support of Loscon 50.
FRI 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
8740. Makers Room Hours [i]
FRI 2:00 pm - 2:55 pm
8769. Sewing 101 Workshop
Moderator: Colleen Crosby
Want to hand sew but don't know where to start? Come get tips and ask your questions as Colleen Crosby offers guidance for neophytes to the craft.
Colleen Crosby
FRI 3:00 pm - 3:55 pm
8756. Peyote Stitch Workshop 101
Moderator: Kristine Cherry
Learn the beautiful art of peyote stitch beadwork. Hands-on practice will get you going, examples of bracelets, magnets, pen wraps, rings and more will inspire you to go forth and bead, bead, bead! Tools and materials will be supplied.
Kristine Cherry
FRI 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
8733. Knitting 101 Workshop
Moderator: Alice Massoglia
Knit one, purl 2, tangle 4? Come learn how to make your yarn bend to your will instead of getting all wrapped up in a project.
Suggested Materials: A skein of worsted weight non cotton yarn and a pair of size 7 or 8 single pointed needles. Point protectors are useful but are not necessary. Limited kits will be available for $6
Alice Massoglia
FRI 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
8640. Star Trek: FASA Corporation's 1980's Role Playing Game
With sales reputedly second only to TSR's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Star Trek: The Role Playing Game by FASA was an industry best-seller from 1982 to its final publication circa 1988. While not the first Trek RPG, it was a ground-shaker and breaker. It was the first Intellectual Property to be licensed for Role Playing and set the stage for all that would follow; Star Wars, Robotech, even Indiana Jones and James Bond got their own game systems. Review the FASA product line as-was with your host Jack Photon and learn of his house rule-modernization project which patches holes, repairs broken rules and fills in the material FASA never got around to. "21st century rules for 23rd century gaming!
Tom Piedmont
SAT 11:00 am - 11:55 am
8770. Sewing 102 Workshop
Moderator: Colleen Crosby
You can sew with a pattern, but what about the times you need to create your own? Colleen Crosby offers advice on how to draft a pattern sewing.
Colleen Crosby
SAT 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
8681. Crocheting 101 Workshop
Moderator: Alice Massoglia
Don't get tied in knots! Or do! Come learn some basic techniques and get some tips on where to go from where you are.
Suggested Materials: A skein of worsted weight non cotton yarn and a pair of size G or H crochet hook. Point protectors are useful but are not necessary. Limited kits will be available for $5
Alice Massoglia
SAT 2:00 pm - 2:55 pm
8723. How to build your own full-size R2 -D2!
Join the R2 Builders Club as they present the materials, methods, tools, time and costs related to building a full-scale R2-D2. When you saw R2 extend an arm or device on screen, that was often a specially built unit with off-camera stagehand operating it. These days, modern technology allows our droids to do what the movie-versions could not! And what the heck do you do with an R2 when you're done? Many attend children's hospitals and hit the "charity circuit". Some build their R2 as a living room media center and are never heard from again! Your build, your way. We welcome all who love R2! (And dont forget the Mice, Scrubbers, BB's and others, too!)
Tom Piedmont, R2 Builders Club Members, Max Cervantes, Eric Kaufman, Tim Knapp
SAT 3:00 pm - 3:55 pm
8771. Sewing 103 Workshop
Moderator: Colleen Crosby
Come join Colleen for tips on how to use a sewing machine to create your projects.
Colleen Crosby
SAT 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
8680. Crafters Circle
All crafters welcome! Also will be making chemo caps for Julia Ree's Cancer Relay.
SAT 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
8757. R2 Builders Interview original R2 operator, Craig Miller
Moderator: Tom Piedmont
In 1978 if you saw R2-D2 in a TV commercial, on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show or any other local appearances, Craig Miller was at the controls. As the first-appointed head of Lucasfilm's newly established Fan Relations Division, Craig and an assistant flew across the world to show off R2-D2 under all sorts of scenarios. Hear from the guy who did it as interviewed by members of the R2 Builders Club who nearly 50yrs later are themselves spread across the world doing the same thing -but for charity instead!
Tom Piedmont, Craig Miller, Max Cervantes
SUN 10:00 am - 10:55 am
8763. Road Squadron, The Sci-fi Car Club
Established 1999, Road Squadron is Coast-to-Coast with over 200 members! Drivers will discuss how they fell into the hobby, suggest build and design or theme strategies, cover typical materials from vinyl wraps to fiberglass shells, the paints and tools and so on. The club does charity events across the nation, raising funds for all sorts of organizations. Join founding member Obi-Shawn and long-timer Tom as they talk about their rides and adventures and how you can join in!
Tom Piedmont, Shawn Crosby
SUN 11:00 am - 11:55 am
8772. Sewing 104 Workshop
Moderator: Colleen Crosby
Come learn techniques for inserting zippers- the hows and the wheres.
Colleen Crosby
SUN 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
8800. Tatting 101 Workshop
Moderator: Alice Massoglia
Come learn the basics of the art of lace making.
Suggested Materials: A tatting shuttle and a ball of size 10 cotton thread. Limited kits will be available for $4
Alice Massoglia
SUN 2:00 pm - 2:55 pm
8672. Building Props for Star Trek
Moderator: Max Cervantes
Join veteran Hollywood prop and prosthethics artist Max Cervantes as he shows a few of his Star Trek: The Next Generation creations and discusses his work on TNG, The Undiscovered Country film, and decades of film, TV and commercial productions building props, models and makeup FX.
Max Cervantes