Dintarmawen Design

Many thanks to Phyllis on Etsy, who featured one of my veils in her treasury For the FUN of it! And this one, Belly Dance Raqs , by engineer...

If there is a belly dance veil in my Etsy store that you've had your eye on for awhile, now's the time to buy! I just posted a coupo...

So I was playing around on my new Cricut and made some vinyl decals for my brother, who is the browncoat who spotted Miranda on the new St...

This is a one-of-a-kind, ready to ship, fabulous medieval gown. I don't sell costumes very often, so snatch this one up while you have t...

I got an interesting request last month--my sister is a Zumba fan and her instructor was going to a convention and needed a costume for a pa...

Part of the issue with my absence the last year (aside from just too many projects, too little time) is that I moved. My sewing room is in a...

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 ...