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As promised, here is a deep-dive into my bishoujo Starscream cosplay but diner waitress version, with matching handmade accessories from Otome no Sewing volume 13. I decided to do this at the last moment before the Transformers cupsleeve (retro diner themed, like 1950s Americana drive-in with neon lights and hamburgers and milkshakes) event, so I …
I received my pre-order of the Bonnets and Sweet Tea – Lolitas of the South zine published in 2025 and I am excited to share my thoughts on this cute little zine and the apron sewing pattern and the recipe that came with this zine. I have collected a few zines (besides the Gothic and …
I present today a project I’ve been working on the past month, a beautiful art noveau embroidered husswif sewing kit, with the original embroidery patterned by Sewstine (instagram here). I also used their sewing tutorial to make my husswif. Please check out Sewstine’s blog tutorial here if you want to make your own! I have …
My aim with Black History Month posts is to boost creators and influencers in whatever way I can in my corner of the internet, and also to keep reiterating this website as a place of learning and support especially for minorities because there is so little courage out there in the face of oppression and …
I went to the Twice concert in my city this past weekend and had an amazing and magical time seeing the queens of k-pop live! A lot of stars had to align for me to make it, but I’m so glad everything worked out, it was absolutely worth it. Here is my Instagram summary because …
If you remember from this post in the fall, I re-opened my Etsy/ko-fi shop with actual sewn stuff for an atelier and listed some cute Japanese-fashion inspired tops and skirts and hair accessories! But alas and unsurprisingly I have not made much progress since then. Mostly because I was busy with an event and then …
This is the long-awaited follow-up from previous posts about slow-fashion, mending, upcycling and thrift-flipping (link here!). I present to you, T-shirt upcycling featuring my large hoard of t-shirts I can’t really donate or sell due to bad condition or nostalgia. I basically have 35 t-shirts reserved that I almost never wear, either too small, stained, …
Here is another handmade lolita/otome top, made from Otome no Swing volume 19. I just wanted to sew something from the latest volume to be on trend, using this print remnant cotton I think I got at Michaels. It was at most 1.5 yards, a thin cotton with a repeating small pattern of Disney’s Bambi …
Here is a quick overview of Misako Aoki’s sewing book volume 1! I am including a few photographs of the interior and my first impression thoughts for anyone interested in picking this up. I purchased this and the latest Otome no Sewing volume from amazon.jp and got it in about a week. You might be …
I wanted to do a longform content post about slow fashion, mending, refashioning from already existing stuff, and all such activities that help reduce consumption and waste. I love to do these things because I have been poor and/or eco-conscious ever since I was a kid, so my house is full of junk and scraps …