Today many sewing projects are documented ad naseum – something that I rather enjoy. I love see in-progress photos from friends and strangers. It helps raise the curtain on the magic of Oz. My first sewing project had no such documentation. Something I rather regret. For all the of photo-taking that my mom and I did … More #TBT Remembering my first sewing project
On September 16 at 8pm PST I will be participating in the 24-hour Dungeons & Dragons marathon stream. Extra Life is a huge worldwide celebration of the social impact of gamers of all kinds from video games to board games and tabletop RPG’s! Last year, the D&D Team was able to raise over $100,000 through our live-stream Twitch event. My … More I am playing Dungeons & Dragons for Extra Life!
Templates and tutorial for assembling Shao Jun’s shoulder and arm armor out of craft foam and upolostery vinyl.
Part of the Shao Jun Costume Chronicles. … More Shao Jun Costume Chronicles: Craft Foam Armor
A cosplay tutorial and template for Shao Jun’s belt insignia. … More Shao Jun Costume Chronicles: Belt & Assassin Insignia
The March 2016 issue of Seamwork Magazine was themed “Celebration” and featured two dress patterns that I can imagine someone wearing to a graduation or warm-weather wedding: the Catarina and the Kenedy These patterns came out around the time I was thinking a lot about my body and my sewing and how my feelings about … More A Celestial Summer Dress: the Seamwork Catarina
What has caught my eye and ignited my creativity on Pinterest this month? … More July Pin-spiration
It is wedding season. I’ve got some easy DIY decorations for you! … More Easy and Colorful DIY Wedding Decorations
Yesterday I finished reading “The End of Fashion” by Teri Agins, July’s selection for the Colette Book Club. Considering that one of my motivating factors for sewing my own clothes is my frustrations with the fashion industry, I wanted to learn more about the history of the fashion industry. … More Colette Book Club – The End of Fashion
My friend and former coworker loaned me Season 1 of Project Runway. Years ago I had sworn off reality shows, not wanting to support the competitive nature in communities. (I made an exception for Heroes of Cosplay which was great background noise and inspiration for my own cosplay work, but even it has its flaws.) My … More Project Runway
In fewer than two weeks my Me-Made May 2016 challenge fizzled, in a way that felt different than past years when I just didn’t have enough handmade items to rotate. I’ll let Simon Sineck shed some light here — I hadn’t embraced my “WHY”. I was achieving the WHAT — participating in Me-Made May, by doing the HOW — wearing … More A Me-Made May Meditation
The Fabric Alchemist 