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Renaissance Faire Bag
I made this bag as a gift for one of my favorite musicians, Heather Alexander. (Please check out her website in my links section!) It is made from raw silk with leather appliqué work and glass beads. The lining is cotton. All of the appliqués and beads were applied by hand, as were the Swarovski rhinestones in the background section of the center panel. I also made the leather button for the flap closure.
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Musician’s Doublet
This costume was given to a musician friend who performed at a Midsummer Night’s Dream party that my friend and I held over the summer. The doublet features removable long sleeves and cording between the seams. The accompanying shirt is made from cotton, and features small ruffles at the wrists and metallic threads that run the length of the fabric.
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Knight Costume
This knight costume was for my boyfriend to wear at our Midsummer Night’s Dream party last summer. (He didn’t want to dress as a faerie…) It consists of a tunic, pants, and a tabard with a Maltese cross appliqué. The pants and tunic are made of linen. The pants feature a wide cuff that laces around the calf. The tabard is suede cloth with a contrasting cotton liner and bias tape edgework. The leather belt was hand-dyed and finished with a brass ring for closure.
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EGL Coat
This coat was a Christmas present for a friend of mine who dresses in the Japanese Elegant Gothic Lolita syle. It is made of black cotton twill with black velvet flocking. I interlined it with a needle-punched cotton quilt liner for warmth and dimension. Its collar and back tab are made of moleskin, and its liner is satin.
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Pirate LARP Coat
This pirate coat was made for one of my customers who plays in a Live Action Role Playing Game (LARP). Her game runs year-round, and she requested a coat that would keep her warm during cold weather months. It has a moleskin outer layer and a thick fleece liner. The functional front pockets and sleeve cuffs are trimmed in silver.
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High Elf (male)
I made this costume as a gift for my best friend who plays an elf in a Live Action Role Playing game (LARP). The doublet is made of iridescent taffeta with extensive appliqué and beading work on the back. It buttons down the front with tabs that extend across the center front. The tree and crescent moon appliqués were cut and applied by hand, and trimmed with silver. The silver beads that form the leaves of the tree are Swarovski leaded glass crystal pearls, and the blue rhinestones that make up the stars in the sky behind the tree are also Swarovski crystal. All of the pieces that form the sleeves and lower panels of the doublet are faced with the taffeta from the outside of the garment for a finished look. The body of the doublet is lined with cotton for comfort. The undershirt of the costume is made from cotton that has vertical lines running the length of the fabric. I gathered the lower half of the sleeves into a diamond pattern by hand by stitching every other line together. Each knot on the sleeves is finished with a Swarovski Crystal glass bicone bead to match the rhinestones on the back of the doublet. The pants for the costume are made of a cotton and wool blend, and gather above the knee with a frog closure.
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High Elf (female)
This Elven dress was my Halloween costume two years ago, but I have since worn it at my local renaissance faire as well. I made it in several layers, which can be worn separately or together, depending on the temperature that it will be worn in. The red underdress is made of silk, and laces up the back. I also have a red skirt of the same silk that can be worn in place of the underdress in hot weather. The embroidery on the satin of the outerdress, as well as the organza sleeves, is the same design. This was a lucky coincidence, since I bought the two fabrics at different stores! The outer sleeves are finished with strips of the satin from the body of the outerdress and gold studs. The short bodice is made of wool felt, and closes with laces on the sides. The collar is decorated with an overlay of the transparent sleeve fabric, and can be worn either up or down.
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King of the Faeries
This costume was created for a Midsummer Night’s Dream party that my best friend and I held last summer. He and I played the King and Queen of the Faeries, and this was his costume. The wrap pants are made from iridescent dupioni silk with copper trim details. They first tie in the back, and then the front wraps around and is secured with snaps on the front waistband panel. The shirt is cotton with metallic copper, gold, and green threads. The vest is made from satin that has a dark to light colored gradient. I lined the vest in dark purple cotton with silver pinstripes to give it an extra punch of color and offset the purple shade in the copper/purple fabric of the pants.
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Queen of the Faeries
This dress was my Queen of the Faeries costume for my Midsummer Night’s Dream Party over the summer. It matches the male faerie costume that is also displayed in this gallery. The dress and corset are made of iridescent dupioni silk. I custom dyed the fabric for the sleeves and underskirt to match the green silk in the corset, and applied Swarovski rhinestones in olive green and copper to match the rest of the dress. The cording on the corset is hand-made from the silk of the dress.
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Preventer
This costume is one of a set of three that I made for my friends and I to dress in at an anime convention a few years ago. It is a recreation of the Preventer uniforms worn by characters in the anime movie Gundam Wing Endless Waltz. The pants and coat are a polyester suiting fabric, with cotton blend shoulder and yoke accents. I hand-made all of the cording and created the patches with appliqué techniques. The dress shirt is cotton. I made the dress shirt instead of purchasing one because it is an unusual green color, and I was unable to find one that matched those in the show.
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Punk Kimono
This kimono is a “punk” version of a traditional Japanese style. It is made of satin in two contrasting colors, with a black cotton sleeveless underkimono. The sleeves are lined with red satin. The red metallic netting inserts that run along the tops of the sleeves have faux leather trim with eyelets for lacing. The obi is a clip-on two-piece style in which the waistband is first wrapped twice around the waist and tied, and then the bow is attached with a hook that slips behind the waistband.
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Queen of Hearts Dress
My good friend designed this “Queen of Hearts” dress, and commissioned me to make it for her. It is made of red jacquard with crepe backed satin sleeves, and faux fur trim along the hem and wrists. The transparent upper sleeves are made of organza, with opaque velvet ribbon stripes. The front skirt flap is gold and black satin. The attached overskirt is chiffon, and is gathered with elastic casings to form scallops. At the end of each scallop, there is a small stuffed heart made of red satin. All of the fur trim was applied by hand. This dress has an accompanying crown, which is also displayed in this gallery.