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21/05/2023

'Round these here parts, we send rentals back better than we found 'em
(Or make any excuse for some invisible mending on vintage wool wovens ^.^)

12/05/2023

I'M SO THRILLED!!! the first film i solo- costumed is screening!! :D :D :D

It was SUCH a pleasure to work with Malibu and the whole team, and huge thank you to Marlio for reaching out to involve me with this beautiful fable ^.^

09/12/2022

Sometimes, i give myself a little invisible mending - as a treat!
(Sometimes, i forget to take a "before: photo of the big, glaring white moth-hole in the 1967 Canada-Tartain Centennial tie.)

03/07/2022

Restoration has been the name of the game here, lately - and what a treat to have a genuine Ceil Chapman "bombshell" dress pass through my hands this week! A quick tack down on one side of the lable with original thread taken from the replacement of the dainty size/type A metal zipper, and she's ready to court her next dance partner over at !

15/04/2022

Holidays are for hobbies... like sunning on a windowsill.

01/04/2022

This method of invisible mending is just... so, so satisfying to me.
The coarse yarns of vintage fabrics and lightly finished seams; the (moth)bite-sized stages and easily markable progress; extending the lifespan of tangible (touchable!!) bits of history...
I'm in love!

This piece was a barely-there 1940s ladies wool suit. No lining, bias-bound seams, clean lines but little seamline details 💛 stay tuned for a picture of the suit itself
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10/02/2022

who's idea was this, anyway?

10/02/2022

A button!!.. it was not worth the effort involved in R&D. .. now to do it only 6 more times...

24/01/2022

As puts it, we have entered Triangle Hell... the level of hell that precedes the nine circles 🔺️⚪️⚪️🟡🟡🟠🟠🔴🔴⚫️

03/11/2021

Hole? What hole? Nope, no holes here!
Just a little re-weaving experiment on .b.costumes ' vintage dress

31/10/2021

Can't recommend the learning opportunities offered through Cappelleria Bertacchi highly enough!

Bertacchi Italian HatCrafter in Vancouver's historic Gastown sells handcrafted artisan hats for men and women. 4 generations of hat making from our small factor

26/10/2021

19/10/2021

Finally!! (Not "finally, she's done" but more "finally, I'm posting it so you call all see-") my super-dumb Mermaid Fascinator!! I love it. You cant really see the treasure in the bubbles in these pictures, but *I* know they're there, and that's all that really matters!
Huge shout-out to for the inspiration and encouragement, and to for offering the internship! BY THE WAY - they're booking CLASSES again in their spacious Water St. location!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND for crafty hat-fanciers!!

07/10/2021

Hi Y'all! I've been kind of quiet on here - i've been kinda crazy busy lately!
Today i had a rare spare moment, behind the scenes. It feels kinda illegal to be back at Bosa without my fellow costuming year classmates - feels like playing hooky from class!

01/09/2021

I've been a little quiet lately, but that's only because my fingers have been to busy to post! (... or too covered in glue...)
But she's finally finished! My last steps were to sew grosgrain ribbon into the underside of the crown... which, of course, meant more ironing-board "smiles" :)

19/08/2021

With these three mermaidy shades of and the possibility of hollow orb bubbles, my ideas snowballed! Mermaidy colours and bubbles? Undersea hat! And one could theoretically fill the hollow orbs with little somethings... what could I put in my bubbles? Endless possibilities!

18/08/2021

These Sinimay orbs inspired me more than anything else. Before this revelation it was less about the finished product and more about another clinical learning exercise: maybe I would learn some techniques, but I lacked direction as far as what the finished product would be.
But as soon as Jenna suggested making bubbles, my imagination went wild with ideas!

17/08/2021

Liz, you were close! Last week's dye came out little more aqua than teal, though. Then it was on to stretching and shaping my Sinimay onto a block, after which showed me other ways to play and shape some more decorative pieces, including "bubbles"!

Humorously, i found the bubbles MILES easier than the rolled-edge leaves. Getting the sinimay just the right level of dampness to activate the starch and working fast enough to finish before it was too dry was DIFFICULT for my inexperienced hands. The orbs, on the other hand: no sweat! Stretch, smooth, twist, dry. No problemo!