Pattern Release – The Chrysalis JSK!

22 Thursday Oct 2020

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Hey everyone! New pattern dropped today. Currently only digital, but printed versions will be available soon.

  • 2 size groups! Available from 6 – 22! WOOT!
  • Full back shirring (yay!)
  • Super simple design and easy to make!
  • No closures or zippers! Easy peasy.

Print at home in the tiled format, or send it for printing to your local printing service (like Staples!). Paper size is 36×48

Patterns! All the patterns!

14 Wednesday Oct 2020

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So, contrary to popular belief, I have been busy. Yes, I had weird things happen with my car and the pandemic isn’t helping with job prospects or . . . well . . . anything. Keeping creative is more important than ever, for all of us. So bringing you patterns from all these magazines is great for all of us!

I made a first draft sample of the Claudia Blouse to start, so you can see what it looks like in real life. Now, I should tell you that the sleeves are different because it was a design choice. LIES! I ran out of mint fabric, and had to improvise. Eh, it worked, I think. It’s pretty, and I matched the buttons to the creamy lace sleeves.

This is the size 12.

I will be making another sample, this time making sure I have enough fabric for the sleeves. I think it was mostly a spreading error, in that I didn’t conserve my fabric with the way I lay my pattern. I think I only had about 2 yards of fabric, and this pattern calls for 2.5 yards. I’m planning a demo of the second iteration of the Claudia Blouse on Twitch, and hopefully will get footage for cut into a YouTube tutorial as well.

Claudia Blouse Pattern Demo!

Starting on Monday, October 19th, I’ll be streaming the Claudia Blouse demo to all platforms – Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube. Stream starts at 12:30pm MST.

Pattern giveaway!

At the end of the week, I’ll be giving away a copy of the printed Claudia Blouse pattern (size 12-20) on Twitch. So if you want to be part of the giveaway, be sure to enter in your name while watching on Twitch. I’ll be sure to inform all viewers of this during the demo as well.

Copies of the pattern (digital and printed) are also still for sale on my new square shop. Currently it’s the only one I have ready, but here’s a peek at what I’ve been working on for pattern releases. See you next week!

  • ONS 14 – Modified
  • ONS 14 – Akio Namiki Collab JSK+Blouse
  • ONS 14
  • GLB 15
  • ONS 6 – Coat
  • Next Pattern!
    The Chrysalis JSK

GLB Vol. 10

13 Tuesday Oct 2020

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Ah, I love those covers with Macoto Takahashi illustrations. I have his art book, and the style goes back to the 60s! It’s just perfect for the modern Lolita aesthetic.

This issue features AYA from Psycho le Cému, a visual kei band in Japan. Now, again, I can’t exactly read the Japanese text (my translation abilities are limited to using the Google Translator app), but my guess is he probably designed these pieces – as well as obviously modeling them.

So we have the following:

  • A short necktie
  • A capelet
  • A headdress
  • A shoulder bag.

Thanks, Aya-san!