(repost due to server change)

A status report of sorts of future plans is coming up, but considering that my website is currently um.. rather bare, I thought to expand on my intro with some past doings~

My main #sewing niches have been #RenFaire garb and #cosplay.

The earliest was a #medieval girdle belt, with a #celtic interlaced border design embroidered on felt (yes, craft felt. I was a noob.) to go with a long, princess seamed dress my mom had commissioned for me. (Closet!Guinevere, FTW!) I didn't know the design was celtic at the time, come to think of it, though!

Next endeavor was from some Robin-Hood-esque costume pattern package of a lightweight cloak and chemise with a d-ring belt. All sewn by hand, because.. it's period.

Following that silliness, was a re-creation of celtic garb -- a plain tunic dress and brat, with an embroidered belt -- off a book cover. The #embroidery is celtic, but mainly animal figures with minor #knotwork. Not fancy. Made a few plain tunic dresses as well and a couple of tunic/skirt combos. Super comfy, lemme tell ya!

Things changed a bit from there. #Wench garb became my jam. I made chemises and skirts, but the bodices were purchased. Lived my best hootie life for a spell. 😎

Sometime during my wench phase, I fell into cosplay, starting with Sailor Moon (1st season) for Halloween. That was made for the most part from a heavily modified kid's pattern available at the time. Then I learned of anime conventions, and THAT sent me down a costuming rabbit hole. Then came Princess Serenity. Small changes to classic Moon to the 2nd season version. Then Super Sailor Moon. Then Sailor Cosmos from the manga artbook. Also made Mia Ausa from Lunar: Silver Star Story and Megumi Takani from Rurouni Kenshin. Had a couple others that never got off the ground for whatever reason. Kinda got real busy staffing an anime convention after that.

Most recently, things have gotten real mundane -- I made some canvas shopping bags, and I started to knit (2nd attempt at the hobby, woo) a dishcloth. I'll get back to the #knitting soon.

That's the gist of it. Inspirations are afoot! 🙂