Website (re)construction
My web hosting decided to “gift me” a “free server upgrade” instead of letting me handle the upgrade myself. And predictably, everything blew up, site became inacccessible and unmanageable, and everything was almost lost....
Belly Dance for all
Pattern Review: Stay Cozy Jacket
I found Ellie and Mac’s Stay Cozy Jacket pattern and saw the potential straight away. No, I wasn’t too inspired by the photos on the website, I have to say, until I saw the monochrome versions. It had an asymmetric hemline I liked, and the hood I wanted. The pattern was inexpensive, printing the pdf and assembling it was a bit annoying but not terrible.
Inspiration: Dahlia Tribal Troupe
Lovely piece from Dahlia Tribal Troupe in Mallorca, dancing with Tambourine.
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...
Inspiration: Illan Rivière – Rytmiconomy
This is an amazing performance. One of my all time favourites, not just because the movement is so clean and at different points fluid or wonderfully percussive. But because the musicality on display is...
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.