Crafting
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The Green Bank Telescope
The Green Bank Telescope is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory or NRAO for short. What is special about…
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Materials Science for Cosplay 2: Copper and its Alloys
Steampunks and other cosplayers spend a lot of time in the company of copper and its alloys, brass and bronze.…
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Design Diaries – Gambit
Yesterday I talked a bit about how very ridiculous the original costume for Gambit was. Today I will talk about…
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Gambit – Best Worst Costume Ever
A couple of weeks ago, my plan to write this post was unseated by a pressing need to comment on…
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Do You Want to Build a Costume?
This year was only my second CONvergence and SkepchickCon, and I’m pretty sure I’m hooked. I felt a bit left…
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NSFW Balloon Animals
For reasons too complex and bizarre to explain in full, I found myself needing to learn the craft of ballooning…
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Design Diaries – Quizotron Championship Belt
Last year at Dragon*Con, Phil “The Bad Astronomer” Plait defeated reigning champion Scott “The Dark Overlord” Sigler at the World…
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MAL-entine’s Day is coming!
I don’t want to alarm anyone but VALENTINE’S DAY IS THIS FRIDAY. If you don’t have all your proper v-day…
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