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Making Captain America’s Heater Shield

By Candy Keane | Geek Mamas on March 21, 2021 • ( 3 Comments )

I went for a retro WWII Captain America cosplay look from Captain America: The First Avenger and recreated the heater shield using foam and Worbla. This type of shield is based on a type of European medieval shield, was given the name “heater shield” due to the shape resembling […]

An Easy Way to Change Serger Thread Colors on Any Serger

By Candy Keane | Geek Mamas on March 27, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A serger, or overlocker, is an amazing machine that finishes your fabric edges and cuts off the excess fabric. It’s also a pain in the butt to thread. Here’s an easy way to change your serger thread colors by pulling the new thread through using the old thread. […]