So, my fellow costuming buddies have been trying to get me to make a Steampunk costume for awhile now. I love the whole Steampunk craze and I just finished up doing a whole show that was Steampunk themed, so I decided to put mine to paper...


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I meant to make this post awhile back but things have been hectic since DragonCon. I'm actually in Lenox, Massachusetts right now working a gig for Shakespeare and Company. It was a sudden job offer, so I've been crazy busy!

I did take some construction pictures, but not as many as I wanted. I ended up doing some of the sewing work really late in ( Read more... )

So for the very first time since I started this crazy mission, I can say that I have Trek fabric! *happy dance*

It's not perfect, I know. I'm still going to be working with the screening, acid dyes, and so forth. But I'm going to use this fabric to create my first version of the 09 Women's Uniform Dress for DragonCon. I'm very excited to see how ( Read more... )

Made this Fantasia shirt for my niece. My brother's group is going as True Blood peeps to Dragon*Con. It's not the accurate font and all, but it's close enough to get the point across. I hope. I think I'm going to make them fangs if I have enough time.


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Okay, it wasn't stress free by any means and very experimental. I have good news and unfortunately bad news as well...UV Curable Printing will work but is probably not the best option. The best option has to be (so far) either Dye Sublimation or old fashioned screen printing. Here is why I ( Read more... )

Unfortunately, I had problems with my screen printing help so I am now attempting to go another route for the time being. The screen printing process hasn't really gone anywhere yet for me, but I do want to come back to it later when I have better skills in that area. I felt the need to look at other options and recently it came to my attention, ( Read more... )

Great news! I have some help!

We talked today about screen printing issues with these costumes and she had a lot of pointers for me. She has also agreed to not only help me out but she will be doing the artwork/coating/and burning the screen process herself at her screen printing shop, because they have the best screens, emulsion and equipment to ( Read more... )

I've found some pretty cool Uhura makeup tutorials while researching. Some are canon to the orginial series or Star Trek 2009 and some are just inspirational looks.

Here is a great cat-eye eyeliner tutorial: Cat-Eyes: How To Create the Perfect Winged Tip Eyeliner

Two great makeup tutorial's on YouTube:

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Thanks to a Starfleet 1701st member, I've made some discoveries that I wasn't able to see on Blu-ray. He posted some detail shots of Uhura (or another red hero dress uni) from the Trek exhibits. His awesome photos are here at his Photobucket album: Friendly Trekkie's ST 09 Uhura Dress Pics.

The images have proven that the curved style seams on the ( Read more... )

Yep, I've started working on another costume...Blah. I just can't help myself! I looved the Ironettes from the moment I first saw the Iron Man 2 trailer. I also knew that DragonCon would have them in spades. Which is why I want to make one. Awesome group photos!


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