As you all know, my Instagram account was hacked between May 18th and May 23rd. It was a very violating experience, with the hackers aggressively harassing people including members of my family. Since I recovered the account, I pledged I'd write some tips on how I did it, as well as a brief intro on… Continue reading Instagram account hacked PART II – how I recovered it
Author: emiliatonuno
Instagram account hacked.
UPDATE 05/23 I got back into the account for now. Keep checking this post in case I get hacked again. I will keep updating. Dropping a quick line to say my IG account emilia_to_nuno has been hacked on May 18th. Some of you have already emailed me asking if I have developed a sudden interest… Continue reading Instagram account hacked.
Food for Thought II: my Design Process
I recently got this question from a Patron: I'd love to know about your process when planning projects and making design decisions within a gender expansive lens. So many resources are created within the binary, so how do you navigate the process of creating garments that feel affirming to you? And what approaches do you… Continue reading Food for Thought II: my Design Process
Food for Thought I: Introversion and the Value of Silence.
Last weekend I went out with some colleagues - which honestly should have already been a red flag, but I digress . I generally shy away from such events, but it was my chance to meet a person I was eager to get to know (we had a blast) so I obliged.In conversation, it came… Continue reading Food for Thought I: Introversion and the Value of Silence.
Canvassing 201: assembling the canvas and jacket front
This is part 2 of Canvassing 201. For part 1, click here. For Canvassing 101, click here. Congrats! You have made it this far. Now that you have your fronts and you have finished preparing your canvas, it's time to baste them together so they can be treated as one. Of course, there are more… Continue reading Canvassing 201: assembling the canvas and jacket front
Canvassing 201: preparing the canvas
For the intro to canvassing, complete with an outline of the different canvassing styles, click here. Finally, it is here: an in-depth canvassing guide! I'm making this guide in the context of a heavy flannel winter jacket, so I decided to use the British style of canvassing. This is the most canvassing you are ever… Continue reading Canvassing 201: preparing the canvas
Community Recommended: Knitting Project Bag Recos
Three days ago I decided to start knitting - after being convinced by some very cool friends to take it up.I like to be organized and my house is very very dusty due to living on a trafficked road, so I asked the community for recommendations for a project bag I could sew and you… Continue reading Community Recommended: Knitting Project Bag Recos
Knitting – vest recos
Once again the knitting community did not disappoint so here are the most popular options for knitted vests/slipover. Personally, I'm going to wear this either by itself or as a layering piece underneath other clothes and not on top, so high armholes are a must. I'm leaning towards Vest no. 1 because it is a… Continue reading Knitting – vest recos
Canvassing 101
Canvas is a type of underlining used to shape and give structure to tailored garments, especially coats (aka jackets) and overcoats. Far from being a standardized practice, it takes many forms: from the multilayered full canvas used in Savile Row, to the its absence in Neapolitan tailoring, there's really no right or wrong way to… Continue reading Canvassing 101
#TailoringForThem – Part III: All about pants
Last year I wrote about the jackets and their components. In compete honesty, I am more of a maker of pants than of coats: I always say that not everyone wears blazers, but everyone wears pants! There are so many things to consider when making pants, from raise, to pleats, to ease, to cuff…the options… Continue reading #TailoringForThem – Part III: All about pants
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