Glamorous and geeky

 I am one who loves to sew, loves it. I adore making things like costumes and dresses. I first actually got into cosplay years ago. Well a long ass time ago to be quite honest. Went to one of my first cons, and it was so uncomfortable how grabby some dudes were, that I never went back. Until recently, I really want to go. They look like such fun and Dragon Con is on the top of my list after doing something local like Mega Con in Orlando, FL. I am working on Orin the Red, a cosplay that fingers crossed will be done for Halloween.  Hoping because it is a 3d printed armor, that we are putting a lot of work into. I say we, because it is my husband and I making it. He does the 3d print and I do all the rest. The painting, the shaping, the wig, the makeup, the bodysuit painting, the figuring out how to make it wearable. The thing about cosplay is making the impossible, possible. That is the case for a lot of cosplay, and Orin the Red is definitely not the exception. Trying to make the arms w

  I have been wanting to make my own strawberry dress since I first laid eyes on one while browsing through instagram. It was a beautiful Matoshi dress. And while I have expensive Selkie dresses, It wasn't a a dress I wanted to spend that much on. I liked it but it didn't curl the toes as much as the selkies do.  Then I saw the sequin strawberries on some mesh at Joann's fabrics and had to have it. SO, I went home and ordered it. Along with some bright red silk satin.. I don't have a serger, which is why working with satins and chiffon or organza is a pain in my royal ass. I hate it. The shit frays, and even with a backwards stitch, it isn't as clean as a serger would be. And let me remind you that I am struggling with my current Singer machine. I will never buy a damn Singer ever again. Brother, will be my next machine and serger. NEVER BUY THE SINGER HEAVY DUTY 4011, it is a piece of shit. it eats thread, you spend ore time fixing the machine than sewing. You spen