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Zeta Jane

@zetamakesthings.bsky.social

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Haiya! I'm Zeta, a seamstress, fashion historian, and cosplayer! I'm also a huge fan of Batman, Star Trek, and a handful of other fandoms. Come say hi! 25 | Lesbian | Chicago https://linktr.ee/ZetaMakesThings

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Jan 8

Just realized I could pin posts now so hi there! I'm Zeta, a Chicago based seamstress and cosplayer. I make all my own clothes and cosplays, so everything you see here is made and patterned by me!

#cosplay

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 2d

Ahhh thank you!!!

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 2d

The correct amount of ruffles is Yes

I am now out of lace

Time for little fabric roses

#sewing #dressmaking #crafts

The pink dress bodice I've been working on back on the dress form, now absolutely covered in layers of lace ruffles along the neckline and sleeves

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 3d

We have a bodice. Time to make it Ridiculous

#sewing #dressmaking #crafts

An image of an unfinished dress bodice made out of pink polyester brocade. The front panel pieces are all angled to come to a point. The bodice is pinned to a black dress form.

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 4d

Thank youuu!!

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 4d

Cannot comprehend how ugly this ballroom is about to be

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 4d

Ahhh thank you so much! I'll have to post more progress photos soon then!

Fortunately it's not a cosplay of a specific character, just a gown for a small local LARP event that's a masquerade ball, so there's some wiggle room depending on how much time I have

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 4d

Well lads let's see how well I can speedrun making a ballgown in a week.

#sewing

A picture of blue fabric pinned onto a dress form with bodice pieces labeled in chalk. Underneath the draped bodice pieces is a corset since I'll be wearing that under the final dress once it's done.

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Monsieur Plume ☮️ 🕊️ 🌍 @monsieurplume.bsky.social · 6d

Wizardry! 😊🪄
With #Alt text.

Protesters dressed as The Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, Scarecrow and the PDX Frog at No Kings today.
The Tin Man is holding a sign that reads: "I.C.E. Has No heart" (the heart is drawn)
The Cowardly Lion is holding a sign that reads: "G.O.P. Has No Courage"
The Scarecrow is holding a sign that reads: "Trump Has No Brain"

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SeasonalPun @pixelfish.bsky.social · 8d

This is known as a false dichotomy, friends.

There’s also “I learned a lot about this tool, I tested various versions on things I was an expert on, the results were highly dubious, & that’s before we even address the mental, ethical & environmental injuries it causes.”

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 8d

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 8d

😂 tbf the actual skirt does have plenty of skirt going on. It is just also a whole lot of pocket

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 9d

My very reasonably sized skirt pockets and I are feeling called out

A photo of my hand atop the skirt pocket I made a while ago for scale. This was an in-progress photo of the construction process, so the pocket wasn't actually in the skirt here but I stitched it together and added it later. All this is to say Big Skirt means Big Pocket

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 10d

Haha yeah it's for the VtM LARP group I do, there's a character who in-universe makes my character's clothes, and the player said the gown would be pink, and thus pink ballgowns have chosen me a third time and I cannot escape them 😂

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 10d

Starting a new project before I've even unpacked my suitcase yet? It's more likely than you might think

A picture of an old beat-up suitcase with a pile of skirt panels on it made of embroidered white organza, pink brocade, and white cotton

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 10d

Upping my cosplay trinket game by weaving some silly skrunkly little guys

#tabletweaving #crafts #superman #batman

A picture of a batman pattern threaded up on my tablet weaving loom. I use a rigid heddle loom that's small enough to almost fit in my lap, and a shuttle made of purple heart wood. I paint the edges of my cards to help me track where I am in the pattern as well.

A section of the batman pattern. I'm making keychains so I decided 5 Batmen was probably a good length of them.

A finished keychain of a skrunkly little Superman. I tied a knot at the end as a place for a keyring to go through. There's probably better ways to do this but uhhhh this is what I came up with at the time haha. I put fraycheck on the end so it doesn't fray

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 13d

On this trip I have purchased Exactly as much fabric as I can fit in this suitcase and I think that means I purchased the Correct amount of fabric

A picture of my suitcase open on the floor. One side is zipped up with all my other stuff I need inside it. The other side is completely full of several different types of fabric.

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Overly Sarcastic Productions @overlysarcastic.bsky.social · 21d

happy october! -R

youtu.be/XHYHXLV4Vio?...

Over the Garden Wall (And Straight Into Dante's Hell) - DETAIL DIATRIBE

YouTube video by Overly Sarcastic Productions

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · 22d

👀👀👀

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 21

This is so good!!!

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Overly Sarcastic Productions @overlysarcastic.bsky.social · Sep 19

lemme just snap my gaze to the middle distance real quick -R

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Trope Talk: Musical Numbers

YouTube video by Overly Sarcastic Productions

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 17

Working on my Zelda cosplay again! @tabletweaving.bsky.social posted this absolutely amazing pattern that was so perfect I knew I had to include it somehow

#crafts #tabletweaving

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 4

AAHHHH CONGRATS!!!

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is very very true!

Thank you!!

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yet again I decided to Not con-crunch and not make something new for my next convention. And yet again that decision was usurped by me getting sucker-punched by the demon of inspiration, and here I am draping a new pattern on the floor of a living room I have still not fully unpacked.

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Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Aug 21

I guess unnatural in that his father is undead? And generally speaking undead people do not have children?

But other than that uuuhhhh idk maybe there's more to the lore than the show depicts

Zeta Jane @zetamakesthings.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks! I hate this

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