Plan a group cosplay
Start a group for a con, invite friends by @username, share a task list and reference board, see everyone's progress, and share measurements so one person can draft everyone's patterns.
- ~6 min
- Comfortable
- Part 6 of 8
A group is for cosplaying together at a con. Each of you keeps your own build; the group shares a task list, a reference board and the date.
Before you start
- Your friends' @usernames.
- To share measurements: you're 18 or over, and you have a measurement profile in the Measuring Room.
Start the group
Open the form
At the foot of My Builds, under group cosplays, press Start a group.Fill it in
Group name (such as Akatsuki at Dragon Con), Series, Con, Con date, Your character and Your build (or None yet).Put it on a Circle (optional)
If you belong to a Circle, On a Circle (optional) links the group to it. This can only be set now, when you start the group.Start it
Press Start the group. You're its lead.
Invite people
Invite by @username
On the group's page, type their @username and press Invite.Wait for them to accept
Nobody is added without saying yes. They see you're invited, choose Your character and Your build, and press Accept (or Decline). Until then they show as Invited, not answered yet, and ✕ withdraws the invitation.
Check it worked
Work together
Shared tasks
Under shared tasks, type into + Add a shared task — a group shoot, matching fabric — give it a date and, under Who's on it, a member or Anyone, then press Add.Shared references
Paste links into the reference board for everyone to see.
Share measurements with whoever sews
Choose your profile
Under Your measurements, pick a profile and press Share with the group.Whoever sews drafts for everyone
The group's active members can then draft patterns from those numbers in Pattern Forge, including any you update later.
Check it worked
18 and over
Leave or end a group
Leave this group takes you out; your build stays yours. The lead can remove a member and, with End this group, delete the group with its tasks and board — everyone's builds stay theirs.
If something's off
- “No member has that username.”
- Check the spelling — it's their @username, not their display name.
- “You can't invite this member.”
- They've blocked you or you them, or one of you is under 18 and the other isn't.
- “They're already invited, or already in the group.”
- They're on the roster already, answered or not.
- “Take your measurements first.”
- You have no profile to share yet. Measure in the Measuring Room, then come back.
Still stuck? Browse all help or contact us. To report someone or something, use the report action on the relevant profile, post, or session — it sends us the context automatically.