Sally Preisig of Mimics Productions loved costume making even at school and before she went to Middlesex University. In 1985 she spent a year at the Royal School of Needlework in London. She has continued sewing ever since and has used her skills to produce many weird and wonderful things from fabric.

A character costume or 'skin' is a large scale original or custom built representation of a mascot, doll, puppet or symbol that portrays a company, place or character.