The Geek Girl Project

A site by, for, and about Geek Girls.

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It’s father’s day, and I have no real time to finish this, but I wanted all my Trekkie friends and family all around the world to have this. ANTON YELCHIN 1989-2016 mrscratch0753.tumblr.com

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I needed this.

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Whenever I thought of Anton Yelchin, this was the image that came to mind first. He was such a gentle and sweet soul.

Rest in peace Anton, we’ll never forget you. ;__;

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“Wait a minute, kid, how old are you?”

“Seventeen, sir.”

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RIP: Anton Yelchin – Star Trek, Odd Thomas, Fright Night 

Anton Yelchin, 27, best know for his role of Pavel Chekov in the current Star Trek reboots, passed away early this morning in a freak auto accident at his  San Fernando Valley home[...]      (image credit:StarTrek.com)

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Enter to win a pair of tickets to LA Cosplay Con next weekend. Lots of ways to enter and lots of winners. Please enter and share!

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Impractical Magic (The Witches of Cleopatra Hill) by Christine Pope 

Jenny McAllister finds herself a reluctant maid of honor in her cousin Caitlin’s wedding. Always a bridesmaid, she doubted she would ever find a warlock from one of the Arizona witch clans to settle down with.

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Garb on a Budget: embellish your costume for under $5

Now that we’ve bought our budget fabric and talked about how to turn it into bomb-proof garb, let’s make it look good! Embellishment and decoration can be an expensive part of costuming, especially if you’re used to buying trim from craft stores. How can you make fantastic garb but still keep your costs down? Don’t despair: if you’re willing to apply a little time and effort, you can jazz up your garb for less than the cost of a latte. After all, cheap garb doesn’t have to look cheap. Try the following to decorate your entry to the Dagorhir 2016 $20 Garb Challenge!

This “fancy” tunic was decorated using embroidery floss I bought at a flea market. I stitched it in a couple episodes of Gilmore Girls. Impressive, easy, and cheap!

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Garb on a Budget: what fabrics to buy, and what to avoid.

While I was pulling together inspiration and tutorials for the 2016 Dagorhir $20 Garb Challenge, I was thinking about all the times I’d been too broke to buy sewing and costuming materials, and how I made do. I started Dagorhir as a broke-ass high schooler, and I only started sewing for other fighters so I could afford gas money for events! Though I’ve upgraded my garb from my original collection of tunics made out of old bedsheets, I still believe that you can build a great Dagorhir costume on a budget. In the next couple days, I’ll be talking about how to create a great-looking kit when you don’t have much cash. Today, let’s start with the basics: cheap, sturdy fabric. These aren’t, by any means, the only worthwhile budget fabrics you can by, but they’re ones I’ve used in the past to decent results. I’ll always prefer linen, wool, and silk, and sometimes you can find those affordably. Check the sites listed in the Linen FAQ for sales– you might be surprised!

I’ve outfitted lots of noobs with the aid of the thrift store! This above was <$5 of fabric.

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The new Doctor Who companion is finally revealed - Introducing Pearl Mackie as Bill, the new companion! [x]

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FAME: Prince. This tribute comic starts at the very beginning. Written from the perspective of Prince himself, it takes us on the journey from young boy struggling with bullies and expectations to budding musician to MTV Pioneer, superstar, and movie star.

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The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith have traveled back to Victorian London, with a twist in this first issue of Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor from @titancomics.

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First day on the job.

Where in the world do I begin? Hello, my name is Jonathan Dart and, as of today, I am officially the IT guy at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. 

You read that correctly. It took them until 2016, but both students and staff alike have finally caved and demanded that their cell phones work on school grounds, and with that request they had to find a “muggle” (a term I’m quickly learning to detest) to install wifi and maintain any technology that functions on school grounds.

So let’s make this clear to any wizards, witches, or IT muggles allowed into their circle out there. I just entered this “wizarding world” 3 days ago. This is all entirely new to me. I’m writing this because I’ve learned through the grapevine that other magical schools are planning on making the same jump, and I’m hoping my experiences can help other outsiders down the road.

As its my first day I really don’t have much advice to give. All I can do is stand here and wonder to myself what the hell I was thinking. For the record, I’m typing this on my iPhone while I ride a magic staircase. They better have beer in this world because I’m going to need a drink tonight.

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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Regency Era Portraits by TheRealMcGee

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He will always be a big hero to us.

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Whoa, this is intense!

Personally, I’m Team Hulk.

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Now we know who’s on what team.

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The Yaya Han fabrics are in at Joann Fabrics

And I feel as if you guys need to know about these.  Because I don’t want some unsuspecting cosplayer to waste their money.  Before I go on, I want to say that I am a costume maker and I have a degree in costume and fashion technology.  As a part of that degree I had to learn a ton about fabrics and I handle fabrics that range from $2 - $200 a yard every day.

So I came in to this yesterday.  A cart full.  We didn’t get too many, you can see they all have the Yaya Han logo on them and they all say “Cosplay by Yaya Han” on the end.  They all cost $19.99 (on the Joann website, they actually have some that are even more expensive) and are not going on sale any time soon. Included in what was there are these:

7 metallic 4 way stretch fabrics. 1 of these is a print (the red scales??).  They’re very similar to the “performance fabrics” that are actually across from these in the aisle.  However, they’re extremely cheaply made and stick to each other.  I can already foresee the horror of having to measure these, all that loud peeling noise of having to separate it all from itself. The only really useful color that was there was the metallic black, which looks a bit like wet look leggings.  The unfortunate thing is that directly across the aisle is the exact same thing.  For cheaper.  You’re basically paying extra for her name to be on them.

Next is the stretch pleather and the twill.  The pleather was grey, that was the only one there.  It was VERY thin, I could see it pretty much only being used for a body suit or leggings, but the color was so odd I don’t know what costume would use it.  The thing was.  Again. It was cheaply made.  It was brand new just out of the plastic and already peeling off of the backing.  Truthfully, this was the one thing I was sort of excited about in this line and I’d happily use a 50% or 60% off coupon on a couple of yards if it was more substantial.  It’s the only thing in this line so far that I feel the price is worth it, if it was thicker. (Please note that Joann HAS a stretch pleather for $12.99.  It doesn’t stretch as much as this, but it works very well for nice tight sleeves) The twill is described as “corset twill”, however, it’s NOT coutil.  I could see it being a nice replacement for it, but it’s not as thick.  The weave is nice (you can see it sort of), but again, something that Joann already sells for $9.99.

And finally, the brocades.  They’re all polyester nylon blend.  The color range isn’t bad and Joann purposely put their peacock brocade on clearance because they were getting these.  The thing was, I was sort of hoping for a range.  Something different that wasn’t already there, something good for things like Game of Thrones costumes.  What we got was exactly what we already had, just 60″ instead of 45″.  Except for the second blue one (which is peacock feathers) all of the designs are the same paisley.  You’re basically paying $10 just for 15 extra inches wide. I want to see the rest of the collection, there’s a rib knit I found online in it that’s $29.99 and I need to see what the big deal about this is, when there’s rib knit at Joann for $9.99 already.  In my opinion, right now, it’s not worth it.  Don’t waste your money, it’s cheap, it sticks to itself, and it’s exactly what’s already at Joann.  The pleather is the only thing I would spend my money on and you can buy it online for cheaper. (It’s $15 at Mood and at Spandex World).  These should be out at all Joanns and others may have what we don’t so please feel free to add onto this post as you see fit.  But this is my personal review out of the package of the Yaya Han cosplay fabrics.

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actually the yaya han fabrics are terrible and heres why!!! i saw this on a friends of mines facebook and honestly couldnt believe it but what more to expect from yaya.. please be safe while buying this fabric if you still choose to!!!

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My god! That’s so bad!

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apparently there’s an important episode of football on this weekend

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