It’s been hard for me to focus on writing this week. So this post is going to be about other things I’m doing. I am in the final stages of putting together my costume for BayCon’s Variety Show. I’m down to the last few details of adding buttons and velcro and making sure everything hangs […]
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This knitted costume based on Wonder Woman is the first costume I entered in a masquerade. I didn’t intend to enter one at all. January 2012, I came across a pattern on Ravelry called the Wonder Woman Jumper. I remember watching the television series completely enraptured with Lynda Carter’s portrayal of the Amazon princess. When I
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Despite the fact that Tuesday does not exist, I have an announcement. I will be at BayCon 2014 on May 23rd through May 26th. I will be participating the following panels: Saturday the 24th 8:00 PM Ballroom E-F – The Variety Show Sunday the 25th 2:00 PM Bayshore – Inspiration for New Costumes 3:30 PM Lawrence – Copying
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Sometimes it’s not about the big sweeping costumes. Sometimes it’s about the accessories. Convolution 2013 had a masked ball instead of a masquerade. Instead of dressing in a costume, I used it as an opportunity to dress up. Except I had one problem. I am blind as a bat without corrective lenses of some sort.
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This is the costume that started me thinking about entering masquerades. I made the shawl, the gloves, and the hat, grabbed a black skirt and blouse, laced myself into a corset, and put in a pair of fangs. Instant vampire. I wore it to BayCon 2011. I had one or two people ask to take
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This is the first costume I made most of the parts without a pattern. I’m proud of it for that reason. At the same time, I can see all the flaws. If I were making it again, I would be do it very differently. Eyelash yarn was the obvious choice for it. The problem is that
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