Anela and I made this 14th century gown for Jenessa last winter! It's a beautiful silk taffeta! #medieval #mysca #renfaire #costuming #sewing

Mala created this gorgeous bliaut, a 12th century gown, using my Youtube video as guidance. It looks amazing! <3 #mysca #larping #historicalsewing #medieval #renfaire

This year's Halloween outfit: featuring a corset I made years ago and a new headpiece! #halloween #witchy #gothic #gothicstyle #corset

Our final day of #fallforcostume is Halloween! Love this photo from our shoot with Anela and Medea! Have a happy holiday! #witches #halloween #gothic #darkfantasy #witchywoman #witchlife

3 witches in the woods! Thanks Anela and Christina for this super fun photo shoot! And Rob for taking photos and Midgey and Dax for helping! #witch #halloweenlook #gothic #fairytale #fantasybook

Today's #fallforcostume theme is vampires, and I have Nadja from What We Do in the Shadows! I put together this closet cosplay for DragonCon, composed of pieces from various other costumes and gowns! #nadja #wwdits #cosplayer #vampire

Happy creature day in #fallforcostume! When I'm going creature, I'm usually a faerie! Wings by fancyfairy You can see the making-of this dress on Youtube! #fairy #princess #renfaire #sewingdiy

Behind the scenes at our witchy Halloween photo shoot with Anela, Medea, Nahdiyah, and Rob! #witch #witchyvibes #gothic #gothstyle #darkfantasy

Today's theme in #fallforcostume is life and death. Well ... I happen to have just done King Arthur from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and it seemed appropriate! ("Bring out your dead!") #kingarthur #montypython #cosplayer #renfaire

Today's #fallforcostume is dark! Well, that's easy, I make a lot of dark outfits! Here is a recent one, my 16th century German Cranach style gown. Making-of on Youtube! #costume #mysca #renfaire #historicalsewing

Today's #fallforcostume is light! Possibly my lightest costume, aside from actually being white, is Feyre from ACOTAR! #acotar #feyre #cosplayer #fantasydress

Getting dressed as 18th century Ariel for the Georgian salon hosted by Costumers of Color #ariel #18thcentury #cosplayers #disneycosplay #historicalcostume

Today's #fallforcostume theme is fire, and I went literal. Saint Lucia is a winter holiday tradition, wearing a crown of candles! Making-of on Youtube from a few years ago! #scandinavia #traditions #ladyoflight #cosplayer

Today in #fallforcostume: pumpkins! I made this pumpkin dress a few years ago for Halloween - the cat still lives on my sofa! #halloween #witchywoman #costume #fantasydress

Today in #fallforcostume: leaves. Another item I love using in costumes! Here is my 1890s Gale from Frozen, based on 1890s ballet dresses! #ballet #historicalsewing #fairy #frozencosplay

Today's #fallforcostume is cozy indoors. This townhouse in Bath, UK was certainly cozy! Perfect for a Regency lady! #regency #janeausten #historicalsewing #costume

#fallforcostume today is Outdoors. MOST of my shoots are outdoors ... here are a couple photos that are really more of the scenery. I'm wearing my 18th century stays / corset, the pattern for which is in my shop! (though you can't really see it so well) #outdoors #nature #washington #cottagecore

The poll results are in, and the winning time for our livestream is Sat, Oct 25 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 5pm UTC on Youtube! This livestream is open to everyone, though future monthly streams will be under the Whimsical World tier. You can chat, ask questions, get advice, or just hang out!

Today's #fallforcostume is stories. I merged Frozen with garments that could have belonged to a "real" Elsa in that time period, for a traditional twist on the story! #frozen #elsa #scandinavia #traditionaldress

Wool, today's #fallforcostume theme, is another frequently used fabric for me! A few years ago, I tried "snow washing" my wool garments - they look pretty cool laying out in the snow! #medieval #snow #nordic #medievaldress

I've just added 6 headpieces to the shop. These are all one of a kind gothic flower / fairy crowns. They are ready to ship just in time for Halloween. I really enjoyed making these! #fairy #halloween #gothic #renfaire #cosplayer

Silk is today's #fallforcostume theme. This is another fabric type I use all the time! I thought I'd share a very unique silk, this striped fabric that looked just like a Venetian renaissance portrait. #renfaire #mysca #fantasydress #historicalsewing

Livestream on my YouTube channel next Saturday Oct 25 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 5pm UTC

Today's #fallfocostume theme is linen, and I'm sharing a pink bliaut, which is a 12th century style, created all in linen. This is my most used material choice for medieval clothing for regular wear. #medieval #mysca #fantasydress #renfaire

Plaid is today's theme in #fallforcostume! Inspired by the plaid cotehardies of the 14th century, this dress is made of a pink plaid wool. It's so cozy! My most recent cotehardie made last winter! #medieval #renfaire #larping #mysca

Today's #fallforcostume theme is stripes! Anela and I made these "twin" outfits inspired by ancient Egyptian fashions - the kalasiris sheath dress and a mantle often depicted in scenes from lower Egypt. Photo by Septimus! #egypt #historicalsewing #ancientworld #mysca

Solids for today's #fallforcostume theme. A lot of my medieval dresses are solid colors! This one includes several solid colors, in fact. You can make this dress style using my tutorial! #medieval #renfaire #larping #historicalsewing

Floral! Today's #fallforcostume theme. I mean ... I have SO MUCH floral! Let's go with this one, which I made in rainbow colors with some prominent fake foliage. A super fun design in the summer of my Texas days! The wings are by Fancy Fairy! #rainbow #fairy #fantasydress #princess

For day 12 of #fallforcostume and the earthy theme, here are a couple of Earth Elemental costumes I created for Labyrinth of Jareth masquerade ball performers in 2014! I always loved working with LOJ and their entire staff and crew! #earth #costume #fairy #elven

Today in #fallforcostume: contrasts. This time it's a throwback to my Idyllwild days! Starring Katy Hund and myself in Star Wars inspired looks, shot by Jose Castro. These folks were such a joy and a wonderful part of the memory of that phase of my life! #starwars #cosplayer #fantasydress #costume

Today in #fallforcostume: monochrome. And a throwback to my early LA days and this shoot with Anya Krivenko wearing my old Victorian ballgown, shot on a real tintype / daguerreotype camera by Allen Barnes. #victorian #tintype #historicalsewing #ballgown

Today in #fallforcostume: jewels. This corset is covered front and back in scale maille, and the sides are entirely covered in hand placed rhinestones. The necklace and headpieces are also bejewelled! #gothicfashion #corsetry #witchyvibes #fantasydress

For today's blue theme in #fallforcostume, I shall leave you with my authentic folk dress, worn on a visit to the home district! #costuming #sweden #scandinavia #folkdress #ikea

Today's #fallforcostume them is green, and I believe that obligates me to share Loki ;) #lokicosplay #renaissance #renfaire #fairytale

Today's #fallforcostume theme is red! I enjoyed wearing this red gown on our Regency era trip to Bath - hear all about the trip and my wardrobe in my latest Youtube video! #regency #janeausten #bridgerton #costuming

Today's #fallforcostume theme is accessories! I created these accessories as a tribute to the famous painting of Elizabeth Woodville. The hat is my favorite! You can see how I made all of it on Youtube. #tudor #renaissance #medieval #renfaire

Day 4 of #fallfocostume is details. This Daenerys dress has some really cool details! You can learn how I did the dragonscale smocking on my Youtube channel, and I have a PDF template you can download as well. #smocking #costuming #fashiondesign #sewingdiy

Day 3 of #fallforcostume is guts, and years ago, I "had the guts" to start pursuing fashion. This was my first fashion show and the start of a grand adventure! #fashionshow #fashionsdesign #corsetry #fantasydess

Today's #fallforcostume theme is favorites. Here are two of my favorite things combined: costumes and hiking! #viking #historicalsewing #snowday #medieval

Today's #fallforcostume theme is beginnings! Here is the first time I entered a cosplay competition in 2006! I won an award for my Final Fantasy / Yoshitaka Amano style Rosa cosplay from FFIV. #cosplayer #finalfantasy #fantasycostume #diy

We made 18th century style fans at a local Makerspace meetup! Preparing for a fancy event coming up! #costume #diy #makerspace #historicalcostume #cosplayers

Ancient Egyptian outfit from yesterday's event! #egypt #mysca #historicalfashion #ancientworld #ancientegypt

Sunday at DragonCon! ACOTAR meetup, so many cool cosplays, and finishing the convention with The Crüxshadows concert! #dragoncon #dragoncon2025 #cosplay #acotar #cosplayers

Saturday at DragonCon! So many great cosplays! #dragoncon #dragoncon2025 #cosplay #costume #cosplayers

Friday at DragonCon #dragoncon #dragoncon2025 #cosplay #costume #convention

Thursday at DragonCon #dragoncon #dragoncon2025 #cosplay #costume #convention

Wednesday night at DragonCon! #dragoncon #dragoncon2025 #cosplay #atlanta #party

3d printing my King Arthur crown! Featuring Patsy at Washington midsummer Renaissance faire #montypython #3dprinting #renfaire #cosplayer #renaissancefestival

So many amazing sights and performers at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire! I had a wonderful time and can't wait to go back next year! #renfaire #renaissancefestival #medievaltimes #renfest #fantasycore

We spent last Sunday as faeries at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire! #renaissancefestival #fairy #renfaire #cosplayer #fantasylover