Sorry for the radio silence. Â I have some more spoonflower fabrics ready to release, some photos of one of the Viking hoods I’ve made recently, more items to photograph, and a host of writing projects I would like to be working on, but all of that has had to take a back seat to moving
Read MoreI’m very sorry for the radio silence in recent months. Â As any long-term followers of my work are aware, my health can make my pace of work rather slow, and sometimes unpredictable. Â I did a lot of things in the early part of 2016, enough so that I severely burnt myself out and set back
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I’ve been transcribing some more blackwork embroidery patterns, so, I present to you, six more Elizabethan transcriptions for your reference and use.
Read MoreAt mid-October, it is significantly later than the mid-August restart date I had originally hoped for, so I wanted to let everyone know that I have not forgotten, and I am still intending to restart the opus anglicanum stitch-along. The biggest reason for the delay is that I have been doing significantly worse health-wise in
Read MoreWhile it is undeniable that I am feeling markedly better than I have in years, and that I am managing to work on projects again, and even do a little informal teaching, the biggest question on my mind has shifted to: Am I capable of resuming work? Â And if not, how far am I from
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Brief recap of NACLS 2015 (North American Corsetry and Lingerie Symposium), and my interview from Lucy Corsetry.
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Take Sidney Eileen to Clockwork Alchemy 2015 is an Indiegogo campaign to fund myself and Diana going to Clockwork Alchemy. Clockwork Alchemy is a steampunk convention that happens the last weekend of May in San Jose, attached to Fanime.  I have attended every year since it’s inception, providing panels and workshops on corsets, corset making, and corset
Read MoreThis blog entry is an incredibly overdue update on my health situation.  It has been just slightly over one year since I finished an eight month run of antibiotics for anaplasma phagocytophilum.  During this time I kept putting off writing an update with the intention of creating a video update, but I’m not very comfortable with
Read MoreIt  has been far, far too long since I’ve posted an update.  The fantastic news is, I’ve now been off the antibiotics for almost a month, and my quality of life is significantly improved now that the side effects from those are not kicking my ass!  I assure you that when you reach a certain
Read MoreI had an appointment with my doctor on this past Monday, and the news is mostly good. Â I’m going to be finishing out the antibiotics I have on hand, which is about a month’s worth (a little less for one of them, and a little more for the other), and then I will be stopping
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