I made a little wooly bear caterpillar.
I was inspired by The Closet Historian's moth brooch video to learn turkey stitch, and I tried brushing it with a wire brush, which really fluffed it up a lot more. I had to trim it a little bit more after the brushing.
All the materials were from my stash, and I didn't time it but it took quite a few hours. I wish I'd used a thinner fabric because this felted coat wool was a bit tough to sew through, and didn't want to bend into a rounded caterpillar shape.
I'm quite happy with it, it turned out so cute! It's a bit bigger than a real one.
I wanted to make something with felt scraps I had from other projects, and not buy anything new. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out! All of the thread (except the orange) is satin so it’s nice and shimmery. I wish the purple showed up better in photos, though.
Channeling Kamikaze Girls' Momoko! I hand embroidered a few accessories to match Rose Ribbon Embroidery for the BtSSB NYFW show. This post is more of a process/homage type of video, but there is a lot more video and photos to come!
Alright!!!!!!!!!! Finished my biggest filet lace piece yet :) a big mess on the technical level because I realized at the very very end what it was that was giving me so much trouble (was failing to account for one of the threads when working around the holes (which were giving me so much trouble on the bigger part that I DID indeed just give up on but we will get em next time)) but let’s ignore that because I DID IT LOOK YALL. Thumbs up picture partially for scale but also because I DID IT
Been spending pride month revamping my Pride Flag Planets! 🪐
The designs are the same as they've always been, but the patterns are much higher quality and higher resolution-- and they work with Pattern Keeper now, too!
If you've ever bought one of the planets before, drop me a line on Etsy and I'll send you the new files straightaway. :)
my first brand swimsuit and an usakumya necklace i was very excited about finding!!
i was missing several of the early volumes of GLB and was able to fill in the gaps with a few of those. i've been interested in researching the history of the fashion recently so i'm constantly hunting for old magazines! i've added GLB volumes 1-4 & 6 & 49--as well as "Frill" volume 1 and the "Maison Gothic & Lolita Style" book to my media collection.
a metamorphose Alice OP (2000) that i got on auction!! the double sleeves and center buttons down to the bottom are my favorite. it didn't come with the apron, but i was lucky enough that the one from a different Alice OP, also from the year 2000... was on auction on a different platform at the same time. i bought them separately intending to pair them together! i quite prefer the style of this rounder edged apron rather than the more squared top one it's meant to go with.
this is actually the dress that made me realize the Alice OP Set on lolibrary has a long version (similar to the maid OP from 2003 mini & long or the nun style OP mini & long)--i'll have to remind myself to submit a correction for the current OP to indicate the mini variation, and to submit a new entry for the long length one if i can manage to find more information... though i had no idea of its existence until recently! from an old LM sales listing, i found that the mini length is around 88 cm, whereas this one is 125 cm. i severely underestimated the length of this and it's down to my ankles, but i suppose it'll be my first long dress ^_^
To celebrate the brand's 30th anniversary, the lolita brand BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT will hold a fashion show with ALICE and the PIRATES at the Laforet Museum in Harajuku!
When talking about the history of BABY, you can't miss the movie "Shimotsuma Monogatari" based on Nobara Takemoto. In the 2004 movie "Shimotsuma Monogatari", BABY's clothes were used as costumes for almost the entire movie. A part of it was played in this show, and many people felt nostalgic. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the nostalgic bonnet worn by the model in this photo has been revived in modern times with the Lolita boom.