egl_crafts

Crafty site round up!

assassingalaxia wrote in egl_crafts Mar 21, 2011 10:51

Hi all! I'm looking to expand my collection of links to crafty blogs, so I'd like to know:

What are your favorite crafting blogs/magazines? They don't necessarily need to be gothic lolita blogs, but they should be crafting blogs with projects that can be used in the gothic lolita fashion.

For example, Tipnut.com is one of my favorite sites for ( Read more... )

Beginner sewing machine question

keni976 wrote in egl_crafts Jul 11, 2008 21:57

Hi, I am new to this community and to sewing. I figure the first step to learning to sew is finding a machine. Could anyone recommend a good beginner sewing machine for making lolita skirts and jsk with? (I can spend up to 300$ on a machine). Or even tell me what I should look for in a machine ( Read more... )

sewing

Hand Sewn Cake-bow!

gummycthulhu wrote in egl_crafts Jul 08, 2008 01:00

I was really bored and felt like sewing and messing with sculpty: this is what I came up with!

( Pink and White Cake-bow! )

Berets

ieatedyourcooki wrote in egl_crafts Dec 07, 2007 17:29

Berets: I love them. But some can be sewn and may not belong. At any rate, links:
sewing type tutorial
knitting tutorial

Also, embroidery people, I know you're here too.
I'd love to see some handkerchiefs and other items from you.
Allison Manch had a cute idea with the words and such, but what would you do? A quote from Shimotsuma Monogatari?
of course ( Read more... )

hat, embroidery

Please help!

roadyloli wrote in egl_crafts Oct 19, 2007 15:08

I do apologise for this horribly n00bish hope but I am rather desperate.

I have just acquired one of the Gothic & Lolita sewing books.

It has great instruction manuals such as this.

But being very new to this and all, I have no idea how to interperet it! Okay, so one can pretty much figure out the basic construction by looking at the pictures, but ( Read more... )

measurements, gothic and lolita bible, sewing books

(Untitled)

xevv wrote in egl_crafts Oct 12, 2007 22:15

Hi there, I'm not sure if this is considered Loli. In my opinion it could be, depending on how it was done. If it's too fringe, just let me know and I'll delete it ( Read more... )

hat, sales

Mini Straw Hats For Sale!

hot_plate wrote in egl_crafts Aug 22, 2007 15:32

I made some cute mini straw hats! I have them for direct sale here:

http://hot-plate.livejournal.com/535.html

I also take commissions! Thanks for looking!

sales

Tea cup topiary

poised_ivy wrote in egl_crafts Jul 31, 2007 19:08

I think this project would be a lovely centerpiece for a tea party!

http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/teatopiaries.html

Looking for lace!

liebschjen wrote in egl_crafts May 13, 2007 19:19

Hello all ( Read more... )

lace

New

crowsnevermore wrote in egl_crafts May 06, 2007 18:50

my gf and i want to try and make some EGA and EGL outfits and maybe put together a tea party or something. i have like next to no skill when it comes to sewing other than basic stiching but i am very creative and come up with the most unique accesories from common parts or old things. i shop at hot topic usually so i am into the whole modern gothic ( Read more... )