Costumes from what feels like forever ago! Cosplaying with @jiajem at OhayoCon. Photo by LJinto. Our costumes are a combination of many leathers including lambskin, pigskin, and cow hide. #dirtypair #kei #yuri #leather #cosplay
When I'm not sewing, I'm cooking. Tonight's menu is stir fry with leftover vegetables and some marinated tofu with mushrooms over rice noodles. #cookingcathy
Clearing out my shop all this month to prep for our upcoming expansion. Did I mention that we're expanding? Found enough leftover Miranda Lawson fabric to make four bikinis...the best bikinis on the Citadel. #masseffect #mirandalawson
The Dr. Strange cape is almost done! We just have a few more finishing touches, including his Eye of Agamotto and a harness for rigging. #drstrange #cosplay #seamstresses
We are working on more Dr. Strange costume parts this week. These are his gauntlets, made out of a dark gold poly shantung. #drstrange #cosplay
We are now taking applications for our summer internship! This is an excellent opportunity to get academic credit and learn costume making in a positive, face paced environment. Summer is our crunch time, so it will be a crazy good time. . . Interested? Send us an email with your resume, work examples, and a little info about your school studies at gstqfashions@gmail.com with the subject SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2018. . . Enjoy a photo of this recently completed handle wrap for @volpinprops #sword #leather
Here is a preview of our take on Dr. Strange's cape! Red wool exterior, free motion embroidered gold shantung texture trim, and a dual tone lining. #cosplay #drstrange #seamstress
Attaching a D-ring, but don't want to use a zipper foot to stitch the entire strap? Use a stack of index cards to level out your presser foot. This will keep your stitching nice and neat and keep a consistent pressure on your fabric.
Handle wraps are done! Can't wait to see the finished bow from @volpinprops #leather #cosplay #zelda #bow
Here is one of my favorite collabs with @volpinprops (helmet) and @danalmasy (photo). . . Daft Punk jacket in black lambskin leather. It is hard to believe this was my first men's leather jacket project! Ambitious projects have a steep learning curve! #cosplay #leather #daftpunk
Hello, my name is Dr. SteveHam Strange. We take every opportunity to dress up our pressing hams. #sewinghumor #drstrange #cosplay #seamstress
More handle wraps for @volpinprops ! This will be a fun one. Hard to say no to a steering wheel stitch :-)
This is how we start many of our leather wrapped handles. Thin veg tan leather is soaked, tightly clipped, then allowed to dry overnight. Next up, trimming and punching holes for stitching. #zelda #cosplay #leather
Working on some non-commission projects this evening. This is a pattern I've used a few times before with great results. Fabrics on deck are all hemp jersey. #sundayfunday #casualwear #kwiksew
Just got a set of silicone brushes and mats to use with glue applications. No more destroyed brushes or sticky work tables!
Welp, in the excitement of getting a new airbrush, I forgot to buy a holder. This will have to do for now. #iwata #airbrush
Left: New family members! An @iwata_airbrush HP-TH and @volpinprops old airbrush compressor! Right: My old compressor and some extraordinarily dirty coupler parts. Time to clean! #airbrush #shoplife #atlanta