There is a new (pay what you want) Humble ebook Bundle for those interested in creating costumes. (The $1 bundle would be useful even if you have no interest in costume making.) Here are the titles.
$1.00+
- Guide to Basic Garment Assembly for the Fashion Industry Jayne Smith
- Sewing for Dummies, 3rd Edition Jan Saunders Maresh
- The Book of Prop Making Svetlana Quindt
- A Beginner’s Guide to Making Mind Blowing Props Bill Doran
- Foamsmith: How to Create Foam Armor Costumes Bill Doran
$8.00+
- The Book of Cosplay Armor Making Svetlana Quindt
- The Book of Cosplay Sewing Svetlana Quindt
- The Hero’s Closet: Sewing for Cosplay and Costuming Gillian Conahan
- Make: Props and Costume Armor Shawn Thorsson
- Foamsmith 2: How to Forge Foam Weapons Includes additional blueprints! Bill Doran
- Make: Getting Started with 3D Printing Liza Kloski, Nick Kloski
$15.00+
- Make: Design for 3D Printing Samuel Bernier, Bertier Luyt, Tatiana Reinhard
- Roustan Body Paint Paul Roustan
- Primer: Moldmaking Adam Savage
- A Robot’s Guide To: Bondo Steven Meissner
- The Book of Cosplay Lights Svetlana Quindt
- Make: Wearable Electronics Kate Hartman
- The Book of Cosplay Painting Svetlana Quindt