Dintarmawen Design

This semester I had the opportunity to teach my first 4H class! Called Costuming for Beginners , we learned about everything from figure dra...

I did a custom order this week and got a fabulous surprise! The customer wanted a turquoise and orange scrunch pattern. This orange usually ...

Wow, have I been absent lately! A lot of time (and a lot of costumes!) have passed--I will try to catch up slowly over the next few weeks. I...

This week I have come to a sad realization. . .my fabric collection has gotten seriously out of hand! I have a weakness for a bargain, and f...

Here's one of my experiments in over dying. You can see what a difference using an acid dye vs. a pigment dye makes. A pigment dye washe...

I finally have a few more things to post! I've been experimenting with acid dyes, and have gotten some interesting results. Here's o...

Another silk bellydance veil or two for your Etsy shopping pleasure! Silk Bellydance Veil Hand Dyed Fuschia Pink and Purple Silk Bellydance ...

I added a few more items added to my Etsy store tonight! Click on the links to go to each individual page: Bellydance Veil Hand Dyed Silk P...

I was recently contacted by someone who was interested in a custom veil order. She noted that in the custom listing I have on my Etsy store,...

I just posted a new batch of silk veils to my Etsy shop. You can see a few of them on the right hand side of my blog in my Etsy mini. I may...

Here's some exciting news for those of you who love historical costuming! You've read about how much of a fan I am of Sense & Se...

I'm not quite sure when I started the tradition of doing more than one costume per year for Halloween, but here was the second! My siste...

At long last, here are the results of my Halloween madness this year. Being a school librarian, I thought it would be appropriate for me to ...

While it appears I have not been doing much by way of design, I really just haven't been doing much by way of blogging. =) Here are a fe...

Here it is! The color wheel rainbow veil--I'm quite pleased with it. I think it's the perfect solution to the problem I always had, ...

I have no patience for quilting, but when it comes to using quilter's tips for dyeing fabric, I'm a fan! I love the look of color w...

I love these little zippered bags--they're perfect for stashing little things in style! In my shop I have them labeled as a zill bag, bu...

I've been tie dying again! My Etsy store inventory was running low, so I did a very simple batch of silk bellydance veils--in the microw...

Okay, lame update to my gushy post about finally seeing Chivalry in person. I stopped by today to pay it a visit, and there's now a sign...

Etsy shop owners have an entirely different approach to selling things online in a lot of ways. Take packaging--I've bought some things ...