Remember that Holly & Evergreen embroidery I was working on? I finished the embroidery and put it on the cover of my fiance’s new choirbook! My fiance is a Christmas caroler over the holidays, and has been asking for a new choirbook cover. While a plain one would have sufficed, I wanted to make something …
As long as I’ve been sewing, I’ve never had a strawberry emery! An emery pincushion is filled with emery powder, which is essentially aluminum oxide. It can remove tarnish from pins and needles as well as polish them. The ubiquitous tomato pincushion will often have a small strawberry emery attached to it. You can learn …
This is a little bit out of order for what I planned for this series, but I finished applying rhinestones to a costume recently and wanted to share my process while it was fresh on my mind! Have you had difficulty applying rhinestones to your costumes before? Do you want to know what size rhinestones …
Do you consider makeup as part of your overall look for a performance? I find that makeup can really help enhance a costume! I thought it might be nice to take a tiny departure and share my thoughts on stage makeup as it’s an important aspect to your overall look in performance dance. For dancers, …