This feels like a huge oversight to admit to this late in my costuming career, but I have never made a cosplay project for myself! Since I wrapped (mostly) the enormous Captain Hook undertaking, I thought something low-key and low-stakes would be a good idea, so I landed on the idea of making Yor Briar’sContinue reading “Costume Report: December 5 – 11, 2023”
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Captain Hook Debut
At long last, Captain Hook is at liberty to roam the high seas, and the floor at Twin Cities Con 2023! If you see him wandering around the floor, say hello and tell him I sent you, but maybe don’t ask for the time of day. The hat ended up being the most frustrating pieceContinue reading “Captain Hook Debut”
Mantua Faker? What sort of thing is that, then?
Hello! I’m Lisa, the mantua-faker, and I am glad that you are here. There are two things I am especially good at: making clothes, and terrible word play. Tl/dr: I like to make clothes, combining historical, vintage and modern styles, materials and techniques. A “mantua-maker” is equivalent to a the profession of “dress-maker”, “mantua” beingContinue reading “Mantua Faker? What sort of thing is that, then?”
Mantua Faker 