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But I’m A Costumer!

During a workshop live last month, I shouted some honest truth that I’ve been holding in for far too long. “I don’t even like the eighteenth century.” Costuming’s the one thing that’s kept me happy. It’s exhilarating. (more…)

Not the Right Kind of Creative

Shoutout to my kind and benevolent DM, DanSucksAtGaming, for this month’s topic that I started writing in February. While I’m really just shoehorning in my original rant about why it’s taking me so long to finish Medieval Zelda and adding in some BooHoo flavor text for word count, it’s something that I really feel strongly about. I also completely forgot that I didn’t hit Publish like…for…

Sit Down, Don’t Speak

Don’t try to be a hero. (more…)

This year was a gift. And I’m ready to add it to the curio shelf that is my life so that I can forever look back upon it with both fondness and nostalgic horror.  SPOILER ALERT: They all got lightsabers and building kits. (more…)

Desperately Seeking S…

…tellaire, Epic, Memory Craft–Honestly, any big hoop will do.  Not a challenge (more…)

Y’All Need to Come Get Your Friends

When your fandom is on fire, what do you do? Do you un-like, unfollow, mute, block, restrict, unsubscribe? Do you even notice? Do you fight in the comments? Do you swear the whole community off? Do you dig through the offender’s oldest posts and interviews to see the signs through a new lens? Do you finally read the IG caption since you probably just liked a pretty photo the first time around? Do…

April to August has been quite a ride in the Costuming Community, but we’re not going to talk about that today. Instead, I’ll touch on standard water cooler chat–the weather, weekend plans, and…uh…walking. I dunno. I just needed another W. Continue reading

I’ll Make This Brief

I’m slippin’ this month’s update in under the wire, so hang on to your flat caps! The [Tudor] Child (more…)

Unseasonal Productivity Or: False Sprints

Well, hello there! I really hope these late updates don’t become a trend for me again. I had every intention of putting out a February blog post about bewbs (GASP), but I opted for 28 Days of Black Cosplay story updates on IG instead…because priorities. Obviously, I’ll get that sweet, sweet decolletage content out, but it’s picture heavy (titter) and taking slightly longer than I’d hoped. For…

This Is Not A Year End Review, It’s Just A Tribute

I honestly don’t know where (or when) to begin. I was going to start with the glossed over reasons that prevented me from doing my monthly updates in October and November. Then, I was going to turn those excuses into a “Fall Wrap-up” (cough… Backyard Ren Faire). Then, it was mid-December, and I was firmly planted in a sea of “Have To Do Right Now” projects. Now, it’s the ascot end of December,…

What Have We Learned, Children?

Y’all. I am so happy that school is back in session. With fall in progress, my homebound podlings spend the weekdays in their own virtual learning spaces and busy silence has once again descended upon our abode. I applaud the teachers everyday for their hard work, which allows me to remain focused on my own 9-to-5. My babies have already been taught how to wash their clothes and how to unload…

Captain’s Log, Isolation Day 156. The crew of Starship “No, I’m Zelda” is puttering along just fine. There have been a lot of changes to our routine this summer, even in just the last month. Creative productivity has been at an all time high, while functional productivity has been stagnant. We are going to perish under this mountain of unfolded laundry, but we’re going to look 16th century…

Whew…what a month it’s been since our last post. Social media is more of a war zone than it’s been in a while for me. To be fair, my news feeds are pretty well curated with people that I know and love IRL, businesses that I lucked out in being able to trust, and pages that provide a beautiful background when I want to escape. But, ooh child, the comments sections have had me clicking out of…

This Week in ‘Costuming While Black’

Today, I was reminded that I have a Facebook page, and while I post infrequently, it is still an expected point of contact with the world outside of our little quarantine bubble. I am generally overwhelmed by social media and have neither the time nor the inclination to engage keyboard commandos with fervor. I do enjoy wading in costuming and event groups, but writing a comment can take an hour…

Captain’s Log, Isolation Day 34. The crew of the Starship “No, I’m Zelda” is doing well, combating cabin fever with good books, engaging school work, intriguing games, refreshing afternoon trips to the backyard, and a steady stream of Harry Potter content. In an effort to improve costume quality, most sewing activities have been converted to manual; however, this has begun to interfere with…

Con Crunch & The Mystery of Time

It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you,

Without a–

NOPE. I’m not going to apologize for disappearing. Active costumers, especially those of the hobbyist persuasion, know that there’s too little time in the day to whine about all of the “stuff” that fills our non-research-shopping-construction time. We have to prioritize sleeping, eating, families, jobs, reading, gaming, social…

Once upon a time, there was a jumpsuit sitting on my sewing table. It belonged to my little brother, who asked me to cut and apply a heat transfer vinyl design to the garment. The jumpsuit had been in my possession for nearly two months (he disagrees with that timeline). This was not a commission–my brother is a costumer in his own right, and we often do costume pieces for one another. I just…