Prepping for @okamicon.com next week by announcing the stacking workshops by @sarahmccostumes.kaiba.online and I! You can learn to #embroider on Saturday and then learn #handsewing and turn it into a bag Sunday!

It’s been a while since I did crewel but I always love it. With the wool threads everything goes so quickly! #crewelembroidery #handembroidery

Headcanon time! I have always assumed Agent Carter had some form of connection to the Manhattan Project, maybe even meeting Oppenheimer. Come read my thoughts! #AgentCarter #HeadCanon

It's the Anniversary of Peggy Carter gracing the silver screen for the first time. I have only done one outfit from Captain America, and Project Rebirth is it. #CosplayMaker #Agent Carter #Alterations #CaptainAmerica #TheFirstAvenger

One of the things I love so much about #KpopDemonHunters is all the reactions. Watching the joy in the faces of editors, singers, products, musicians, vocal coaches and just people in general as they start to watch and feel the joy of this music is uplifting. That music has power in it.

It's rodeo season! Rodeo Harley Quinn was my first original character. She came from a genuine love of Harley Quinn and a background with a desperate love of horses. One day, I might revisit this. #RodeoQuinn #HarleyQuinn #Cosplaymaker

Wow I fell off the #SewForWOT bandwagon, and it is entirely because I fell hard for #KpopDemonHunters which has become the new comfort movie I didn’t know I needed in my life

Day 2 of sewing for #SaveWOT and I’m introducing myself before kicking into gear. I’ve been cosplaying for 11 years after working and studying theatre and costume design. My primary expertise is in fibre arts and sewing, which is what excites me about #WheelOfTime costumes & makes them feel real.

So I’m doing the 30 day #SaveWOT challenge. I have been wanting to get back to my Moiraine costume since it got paused in March due to Life TM. #WheelOfTime has been the most impactful media for me in the last few years, so this is me giving back to the show that has inspired me so much.

Gonna try to do at least some on this. Hoping it will kick start my crafting buzz again as well as highlighting the #SaveWOT campaign to bring back my beloved #WheelOfTime

#SewForWoT Month starts tomorrow! Are you ready? #SaveWoT #TheWheelOfTime

This is not my normal kind of post, but it was a project that I really loved. What do you do with your scraps from cosplay? For this, I made a Peggy Carter Quilt block and tbh, I loved it. So much so that many years later I still think about it doing something to commemorate my cosplays. #Creativity

Reposting this excellent and highly relevant clip as I wait to watch Andor

Omg Andor. This show is so good.

This weekend marks the anniversary of me jetting off specifically to go meet my idol, #PeggyCarter. I mean Hayley Atwell. I made this costume for that trip, and it became one of my favourite costumes to wear. #AgentCarterCosplay #CosplayMaker #CosplayBuild

May the Fourth be with you. #StarWars #MaraJade #StarWarsCosplay #MayTheFourthBeWithYou

Star Wars Rebels continues to be one of my favourite shows. I was so happy to bring Governor Pryce to life, but I was very disappointed in her portrayal in the Thrawn book. I'm still very proud of this costume and that I became the Pryce CRL model for the 501st. #StarWarsRebels #CosplayMaker

In honour of Peggy Carter's birthday, I thought I'd put up my most iconic costume of hers, the blue suit from Season 1. I love this costume so much. It always gives me confidence when I put it on and remains a costume I'm most proud of. #PeggyCarter #CosplayMaker #AgentCarterCosplay

Walked in on the last battle of #Endgame and damn that movie still gives me all the feelz.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to embroider on leather? I made the decision to try it when making Korra, and I have learned a lot and have some tips in today's blog. #leatherembroidery #embroidery #blog #leatherwork #handembroidery

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate being Irish by opening Daft dot ie and crying

I cannot get over how rich they’ve made the world for @thewheeloftime.bsky.social -it’s so full and well thought out. #wheeloftime

Wanda Maximoff is such an interesting character. I made her Age of Ultron #costume ages back, and it's one of the more sustainable cosplays I've made, with pretty much only tights bought new, everything else secondhand. It's up on the blog today! #WandaMaximoff #ScarletWitch #CosplayMaker

Blogging is something I've done for longer than I have cosplayed. When my blog disappeared last year, it was crushing, as it was a record of all the crafting I've done for over a decade. This week's post is about the project that made me start blogging. #CrossStitch #HandEmbroidery #Blogging

TFW half your feed is having an existential crisis about being the same age as a celebrity who died and you’re just like… #FeelingOld

If you're looking for an interesting technique to include in your cosplay, Devore is fascinating, fun, and kind of like magic! You can make your own customised fabric this way, and I'll step you through the process and my best tips! #Devore #CosplayTutorial #FabricDesign #FiberManipulation

I love this. It’s so undeniably Loki, even if it was never on screen.

Proof that working the problem can get you to a decent fit. Left side is the newly improved fit of the @redthreaded.bsky.social 1860s corset pattern. No longer too big or with my bust wandering sideways. #corsetry #cosplaymaker #historicalcorset

I talked about the most complex part of Snow White's costume a few weeks back, but I'm rounding it out with the rest of the costume and some of my favourite photoshoot pics. #SnowWhite #Cosplaymaker #OUAT

Took a mental health day today. By which I mean I flew to London, shopped for fabric, watched Much Ado About Nothing, and flew home. I regret nothing. #LifeTips #iAmAnAdult #MentalHealthDay

Can we normalise cancelling going to cons when we’re sick or if your FOMO is just too strong committing to wearing a mask? #CosplayCommunity #CaringIsNotSharingGerms

Back in 2012 I was big into cross stitch. I wasn't into cosplay at the time, but I did still find a way to have nerdy crafting in my life, like this Secret of Mana project. #CrossStitch #SecretOfMana #NerdyCrafting

Like clockwork, announce cosplans for the weekend, get sick. FML

Spent a frustrating weekend trying a new corset pattern. I don’t love it, but I think part of that is it’s a different silhouette. Funny how such a tiny detail can make you feel crappy about yourself. #corsetry #cosplaymaker

Cosplay blessings 💙 Ideal to send your friends ✨️ #cosplay #cosplaymaker

Akumakon is around the corner, so revisiting the costume I finally got to wear there last year! Creating a Snow White Costume: Detailed Jacket Guide #OUAT #SnowWhiteCosplay #CosplayMakers

Going through former posts on my now defunct blog and remembering how much I love long form writing. Photos and long form writing, that is my happy space. I wish modern social media catered more to that. #musing #BlogWriting #AttentionSpanOfAGnat

The more I’m on BlueSky the more annoying I find ads on other social media. #BlueSkySailing

Been thinking a lot about the Los Angeles fires. Having lived through horrific fires twice, I wanted to re-publish my thoughts from the last time my hometown burned. My heart goes out to those affected.

For those who were looking for my Mara Jade bodysuit tutorial when my blog died, I've updated it and reposted on my blog. Revisiting this has made me want to dip back into Star Wars tbh #MaraJadeCosplay #CosplayBodysuit #CosplayMaker #StarWarsCosplay

Finished posting my latest collection of images from the June photoshoot of @trixicosplay’s Laudna from Critical Role on IG photo account #CriticalRoleCosplay #CosplayPhotography #IrishCosplay

Forgot to post this last week. If you’re interested in fabric shopping in Dublin, I’ve got you- kainko.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/f...

2024 has made me re-evaluate my relationship with craftsmanship, cosplay, and hobbies in the face of ever-rising pressures on my time and energy. It has broken the last link to an old name, and given me the freedom to think about what I want from my creative pursuits. 📸 by @toodaneasy.bsky.social