Making an Italian Renaissance Dress
Yes, I decided to transform myself into Danielle De Barbarac. If you’ve been following along, you know I decided to start recreating a dress from Ever After back in the Spring. Well, a honeymoon, finals and a strike all stopped me from posting about this dress, but I finally got everything together and I wanted…
Diary of a Costume Design student
Follow my journey as I learn more about Costume Design.
Embroidery 101: Supplies
I love seeing embroidery stitch videos, but how do you actually get into embroidery? I thought I’d share some tips and tricks I’ve learned about embroidery for folks looking to get into it. There is no “right” supply, but I thought I’d share what I have and how I use it. Hoops – Hoops are…
Book Review: Ghosted (A Northanger Abbey Novel)
I adore the nerdy ghost hunter boy who slowly melts Hattie’s heart.
Historical and Vintage Upcyling Inspiration
From mending to refashioning, here are some of my favorite throwbacks to how other generations have made do.
A Preview of My Senior Collection: Arts and Druidcraft
What is Arts and Druidcraft? About my collection: Arts and Druidcraft is inspired by the two things that helped me and my depression through the early days of the pandemic: handwork and DnD. Playing with the Arts and Crafts movement ideals around a return to intentional use of decoration, and a concern for the longevity…
How to Make a Renaissance Shirt
Few things are sexier than putting my husband in a flowy white shirt. So of course I need to make one.
Hades x Persephone Books
Here’s some of the *ahem* research into this shit and various adaptations of the HadesxPersephone pairing.
Valentine’s Gifts for Jane Austen Fans
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that it is hard to buy gifts for Jane Austen fans.
DIY: Make a Tote Out of Scraps
When life gives you scraps, you make something out of them!
How to Clean Your Sewing Machine/Serger
Here is a walkthrough of how I clean my machine.
How to Design a Fashion Collection
I hope that the tools and ideas I share are useful for others who are attempting to design their own collections.
Making Mina Harker’s Red Bustle Dress from Dracula 1992
Here’s a little on the process of making this dress, inspired by the great designs of Eiko Ishioka.
Great Costume StashBuster 2023
A one-year stashbuster to re-energize, re-organize and potentially refocus folks who need deadlines and goals to work on projects.
Gifts for Bookhoarders: 2023
Gifts you can get a booklover that don’t involve awkwardly having to figure out if they have said book already.
Gifts for Nerds
‘Tis the season to think about gifts for that special person in your life, and if that special someone is a massive nerd, you might be slightly stumped on what to get them.
Scrap Fabric Table Runner
Better late than never I suppose! Enjoy this craft project I started in October and didn’t get around to editing until late November. Hopefully this is useful for next year’s Halloween, or even inspires future table runner ideas. If you’d like to support me and my work (or see previews of my upcoming projects), check out…
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