Sewing machine needles are important. Picking the correct one for what you are sewing will make all the difference in...
Needle Sizes: Considerations for Choosing
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Sewing Needle Type and Fabric Pairing
Needles are important when sewing. In fact, they might be the most important choice you will make when sewing. If you...
3 Simple Zipper Installations – an Overview
Zipper installations can trip you up, especially when you are just learning to sew. And, even if you’ve been sewing...
Matching Thread to Fabric
When sewing, matching thread is important. Usually. Honestly, for Many seams, if your machine is set correctly, the...
Making 3 of the “Everything is Awesome” Costumes
In 2018, my bellydance partner and I (in my dance troupe Tonic) had just finished two years of performing some angsty,...
Belly Dance Belt Fails (What I did wrong and How I’d fix it)
Over the years I've made many belts. Not all were as successful as the ones mentioned in this article. All of the...
My Favorite Belly Dance Belts I’ve made (And what I’d do differently)
Over the years I've made quite a few belly dance belts for myself (and others). And maybe we aren't supposed to play...
2020 Creations: Sewing Room Cover-Ups (Housewares)
Every now and then I have to make something that isn't clothing or accessories. Sometimes I have to make houseware...
2020 Creations: A Gardening Apron from Scratch
I asked my mother what she wanted for her birthday (in 2020). Her first response isn't worth repeating. 😉 It wasn't...
About the Blog
This. Is not your mother’s sewing and craft blog. I don’t make cute projects out of quilting cotton with tiny farm animals on it. I’m not going to make kitschy kitchen organizers or bathroom caddies. You won’t see baby blankets or toddler’s clothes.
My how-to’s are based on things I’ve learned and times I’ve failed. My preferred fabrics are satin, velvet, chiffon (though I hate sewing with chiffon, I like the way it looks), 2 and 4-way stretch fabric as well as other apparel and home décor based fabrics. My preferred aesthetics are fantasy, dark industrial, apocalyptic, gothic, steampunk and utilitarian. With a dash of modern sleekness. I build furniture, furnishings, clothes and costumes.
No, dear reader, this blog contains the musings and madness of a maker who pushes her own boundaries and gives the finger to her own lack of knowledge. For having a lack of knowledge only provides the greatest opportunity to learn. And learning is one of humanity’s greatest abilities.
Are you hungry for knowledge? Do you want to make your own badass shit? Through this blog, I hope to fulfill that desire. I’ll impart my knowledge, my successes and my failures.