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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,400 times in 2013....
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Adventures in cosplay
I’m approaching 40, but lately I started to let my inner geek show. I’m attending comic cons. I’m buying geeky t-shirts — and lots of them. I’m spending more time on Tumblr more than on Facebook....
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Eighth Doctor costume – Part I
I promised I would give more details about my costume — here is Part I: the shirt, the pants and the ascot, and a quick look at my accessories. Here is again my original inspiration: The shirt This...
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Eighth Doctor costume – Part II
Here is the second post detailing my Eighth Doctor cosplay project! The Vest The original vest seemed to have a shawl collar and single-breasted front closure. My first intention was to use Simplicity...
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Eighth Doctor costume – Part III
The frock coat was by far the most challenging piece of my costume. Not only because of all time I spent on it, but also because it was my first piece of menswear and it required quite a bit of...
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Time for some “me sewing”
I’m still working on my gazillions of cosplay projects. But with the London Film & Comic Con date approaching faster and faster, where I wanted to wear some of my projects, I started to get...
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The Eighth Doctor meets the Eighth Doctor
It’s a long overdue post! And even though it’s pure geekiness, it is sewing-related. A few weeks ago, I finally had the opportunity to meet Paul McGann, who plays the Eighth Doctor, my inspiration for...
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I just wanted to dress up as a fairy
In all honesty, dear readers, I must give you a fair warning: it’s very likely this blog will take a turn towards cosplay and creative sewing for the time being, rather than regular garment sewing. I...
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The Convention That Never Was
Once upon a time, there was this Doctor Who convention set at the end of August, in the UK. My husband and I were so looking forward to it. I spent countless hours working on our cosplays for the...
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