The Boring Stuff 2: Copyright
Second post in my “Boring Stuff” series, and today I wanted to focus on issues around copyright. I was going to also include its even more boring -and expensive- cousin, licensing, but the copyright...
Category: Costumes
My own costumes, or when allowed, friends’: photos, comments, design process, etc…
Pattern Review: Mermaid Skirt from Goldenbuch
While I have made a few skirts for myself in the past, I’ve been wanting a more classical mermaid shape for a while. Mostly because the pattern I was using had a train on...
Performance: Orient Expressions August 2023
Back in August, I performed one of my choreographies using Flamenco Fan FCBD Style vocabulary at Orient Expressions. The track is from a Canadian fusion band called Sultans of Strings, that combine elements of...
Making of: zill pouches
These were afternoon projects (one for each I made) that ended taking a life of its own, and as usual generated a few variations along the way. I wanted a small pouch to hung...
Not a Choli Dress
While I was doing General Skills, I got a second hand Choli Dress from a friend, and Carolena herself helped me into it for the first time. I like it, and I’ve used it often, but it’s very obviously patterned for a straight or hourglass figure. The cut is great for moving in, but with my very wide hips and a narrow ribcage, the shape has room for improvement if I’m going just on the looks. So after I did my own choli pattern back in 2020, I started thinking of expanding it into my own take on the choli dress.
Crafting a Set Coda: Makeup and Hair
Just as I was finishing the Costuming section, I realised I had forgotten about the make up and hair. I’m of the school that believes that unless you have a severe allergy or skin...