Conversations around the word "flattering" have been going on in multiple online sewing spaces I'm a part of right now. I've been in this conversation a dozen times before, at least; it generally always goes in the same circles. Many folks are attached to the word as a concept for signaling that something "works for"... Continue Reading →
On beginnings
Five years later
What I want pattern companies to know about their fat, queer customers
We exist, and we always have. Fat people have always been here; queer people have always been here; trans people have always been here. We might have used different words and understood ourselves and our bodies differently than we do now, but we are not new. We are not an epidemic. We are not snowflakes.... Continue Reading →
Sew Queer: Secret Messages
A matched set, a secret message.
Sew Queer: femme dandy formalwear
Some gender-affirming wedding wear.
Sew Queer: why femme dandy?
Why I call my gender expression and mode of dressing femme dandy.
Sew Your Own Gender-Affirming Swimwear!
I'm over on Autostraddle with inspiration for gender- and body-affirming swimwear; check it out!
I’m on Autostraddle!
Autostraddle post about plus-size dapper sewing
Sewing for My Curves
I'm over at the Curvy Sewing Collective talking about how and why I sew!