This is not f-locked, so watch what you say ( Read more... )

well we day tripped to Southern Region War Camp, which is a hike for a one day event, but it did mean we got to go... and didn't have to have me load and unload by myself.
business was slow, but  i did see some friends who wont be able to make it to Pennsic... and....

based on how hot its been, and the fact that last year i ended up wearing my two ( Read more... )

Once again i am reminded that some folks do not properly understand corsets.

properly fitted (and thats the key) corsets:
1. are comfortable
2.are good back support

in addition they look good, naturally.. but they don't HAVE to be fetish wear. a properly fitted corset can be (and has been) worn as a top over a full skirt as a ball gown...

( i ( Read more... )

well, Lane Bryant is apparently having a sale on tops... which is always a good thing.

and i bought some stuff to "decorate" (read: create artistic over-sewn, beaded and painted pandemonium on) some of those plain t shirt like objects i got...

AC Moore (and probably several other stores) have gotten a "kajinker" which means i can add jibbitz- ( Read more... )

Since it is a fact that i have re gained some of the weight i lost ...
(weight is sneaky that way.. no matter how fast you hide after you lose it it is very good at finding you again)
and
As most of you know finances being what they are i will need to get a day job, at least for the winter, because the Fabric Dragon business just doesn't make enough ( Read more... )

When people first start getting involved in the SCA they often agonize over choosing a persona, so i decided to post the advice i have given every other time i have been asked "how do i choose a persona"

First of all, don't.
seriously.. you don't have enough experience with the SCA to know what you want yet, so unless you have always had a mad ( Read more... )

well not quite >grin< but i have learned a few things about sideless surcoats.

The sideless surcoat apears to have evolved from earlier sleeveless over tunics and "sur" (on top of or outer) cotes
one of the most well known is the Cyclass, a soldiers or horsemans tunic, but the basic ancestor was a sleeveless, or at most short sleeved, long tunic type ( Read more... )

Many of us have pulled clothing or garb out of the closet, after this long winter, only to find that for some reason it no longer fits!

some few of us have even had clothing split at the seams with the faintest tug, or noticed seam splitting after wearing this garb to an event.

take heart! you have not lost your mind, and we all know it isnt possible ( Read more... )

Well, on the non -kitty side of life, if there is such a thing.....the new season's yarn ordering has started...

I have been getting the new sample books in from some of the yarn suppliers.  Yummy stuff, if i was feeling better I would likely be quite excited.  The new colorways are gorgeous, and some of the new lines i am carrying are absolutely ( Read more... )

I have posted this advice before, but since mud season is upon us again...

Pennsic mud (and much other Pennsylvania mud) is an iron rich mud.  That means it can be used as an excellent paint or dye.

Unfortunately this means that it tends to stain your wonderful garb.

Here is my advice on removing Pennsic mud, or other iron rich stains, from ( Read more... )