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DIY Halloween: Burlesque

There has been a revival of Burlesque in the last decade. Playful, old fashioned, individualized, it's sexy but not sexist because the dancers empower themselves with their performances.

September 8th, 2010|Categories: DIY halloween, Uncategorized|Tags: bootstrap burlesque, burlesque, bustle, cheesecake burlesque, costume, DIY, etsy, gloves, Halloween, idolatre, mini top hat, moulin rouge, pasties, rocknsocks, saloon, sequins, Star Wars, steampunk, top hat, tutorial|

DIY Halloween: Sewing Historic Garb

There are 500,000+ websites related to sewing historic garb. It's overwhelming. A good place to start if you have all afternoon is (my favorite) The Costumers Manifesto.

September 3rd, 2010|Categories: DIY halloween, Uncategorized|Tags: 18th century, 19th century, costume, costumers manifesto, free, Halloween, historic clothing, millinery, mini top hat, no-sew, notions, pattern, rennaisance faire, SCA, sewing, steampunk|

Mini Top Hats & Upcoming Shows

Here's a cute picture of one of our new mini-top hats. This was shot at The Big Crafty. We had a good time at the show. Sold a steady stream of smaller items. Definitely would [...]

July 22nd, 2010|Categories: Asheville area, Events, Steampunk, Uncategorized|Tags: allegra, burning man, chainmail chick, comic con, corset, dragon con, fangs, gencon, mini top hat, Prepare for the Playa|