sewing a floofy lavender petticoat! while I talk about gender things!

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For some reason sewing historical(ish) foundation layers to me is like PEAK femininity, so for this project making a dreamy petticoat, I thought it’d be fun to talk about my journey as a non-binary person WHILE I’m crafting this pastel confection!! I’m really proud of the video production on this and I really hope you like watching!
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Hey! I'm Lizard Leigh! I'm a designer who turns abstract concepts into obsessively constructed cosplays. This channel is where you'll find every weird DIY cosplay build, shared with you in a detailed breakdown or build log! And when I say that, I really mean.... flying by the seat of my pants to make it work and catch that cosplay vibe lmfao.
We're building the airplane as we fly it y'all, and having fun getting WEIRD with original cosplay.
If you're new to making cosplay costumes, you're in the right place for cosplay advice- I've had a lot of time to learn a ton of things to keep me inspired and motivated for over a decade in this scene. Let's hang out and turn our big build schemes into some blessed seams!

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@divalea Жыл бұрын

The most helpful, de-confusing thing I read this year was, “Non-binary people don’t owe you an androgynous appearance.”

@karlaverbeck9413 11 ай бұрын

They also don't owe you an explanation. 😊

@xinvader_iceex 10 ай бұрын

This was very refreshing to see as a genderfluid person myself. I'm very femme presenting (mainly because I'm curvy) so many people will just not care about my pronouns because I "don't look nonbinary" Big flooffy dresses are fun sometimes! I'm still genderfluid/nonbinary no matter what I'm wearing! ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

@miippi 2 ай бұрын

YES! I never thought of myself as non-binary, because I have long hair because..my well hair grows. I have no attachment to my femininity in any way. But having to talk a lot more in english has made me think a lot more about my gender identy, in a way I never had to, because I speak natively Finnish, that doesn't have gendered pronouns. It never has. For me gender is this elusive social construct that people arbitraly follow or don't. Now in english I identify as trans, because I don't identify as female (that I was assigned at birth) but also not male. I'm just me. Something, somewhere. A being.

@pavarottiaardvark3431 Жыл бұрын

I love how you can shift from Punk Lizard Boi to floofy-purple-dress and then both are still totally you

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

honestly I completely agree, and also thank you 🥹

@asheronthehoise4813 Жыл бұрын

@@HeyLizardLeigh fr, you shift from androgynous to masc to fem so seamlessly!!

@Sleepy-Pile-of-Ashe 8 ай бұрын

Epitome of a shape shifter I love and envy anyone who is capable of that 🥺😭

@thedemencha147 10 ай бұрын

As a drag Queen, I came here for your sewing but I'm SUBBING for your honest & genuine vibes!!

@demonheart13 Жыл бұрын

You have now inspired my wedding colours. I'm Ace, hubby is straight as the sun sails. I do totes love him with all the love that isn't taken up by dragons and old books, but the thought of having a literal lavender wedding with some hidden Aces. My family would never know and my friends would smirk about EVERYTHING. Honestly, wasn't looking forward to planning this, the idea of wedding seem very unnecessary personally in but he takes being a Leo to heart so extravagant is the minimum. But adding some mischief is probably just what I needed. Thanks for the inspo, I will make sure a lavender bubble tea is toasted in your honor.

@KelseyDrummer 3 ай бұрын

Love it! I'm so excited for your secrets!😂

@OPFreak34 Жыл бұрын

I think my favourite thing hearing about queer journeys is just… the tremendous level of confidence everyone seems to gain once they are able to experiment with their gender. It’s just such a joy to see! Other than that this video is so calming and aesthetically pleasing! Facing exams in the upcoming weeks and this has just been the best and calming start into the day. Thank you!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for watching!! it’s such a project to put together these vids and I’m so so glad people enjoy them!

@colin5227 10 ай бұрын

I agree!!!

@PolyvoreThea Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your gentle talk about your gender journey! As someone almost twice your age, who just finally found all the new words and has realized I’ve been gender fluid my whole life it is uplifting to hear your joy in this video. And I’m never not gonna want to spin out a ruffle skirt from time to time. I still present fem and wear cottage core boho dresses all the time but I know it’s drag. And I hate wearing trousers. They are Physically difficult with my disabilities. And I don’t feel that how one presents has anything specific to say about one’s identity unless one wants it to.

@mockingjay478 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact: A close friend of mine in their 50's realised a few years ago that they're non-binary through conversations they were having with me, at the time in my late 20's. It was the total reverse to how people expect profound and life-changing advice to go, which we're both very happy to have experienced as it reinforces our beliefs about age not limiting someone's value or insight in a conversation. Plus, they've told me how grateful they are for taking the time to have those conversations! I'm glad you're going down your own journey and finding ways to describe how you feel!

@wintrygarden Жыл бұрын

This is DECADENT. Something so satisfying about giving yourself the time to really lavish all those little details with so much love and precision. And I really appreciate getting to hear about how cosplay has impacted and guided you as you continue to discover yourself and be who you are. Can't wait to see the whole project!!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

it really is such a labor of love every time, I just like making cosplays that I feel GREAT about from the inside out :’) and thank you!! I rly cannot wait to keep working on this one

@vivianafton5150 Жыл бұрын

The fact that you showed how to make pants, and then a skirt really makes my non-binary self so happy for some reason. I mean, i know a reason, cuz i will be making both too, yay, cosplay

@gretalewis1407 Жыл бұрын

As a cis person (I know thats a horrible way to start a sentence but here goes) I always knew that we needed more trans representation in media, but your experience has helped me understand WHY. Thank you so much, you are such an inspiration to me and can’t wait for more videos!!

@alicedeathbelle Жыл бұрын

Oh my god I totally get it! I want to be a voice for the trans community but don’t want to like speak over them y’know? But I feel it is important to clarify that we are cis because as cis people, we have no idea what it’s like to struggle with gender and so we should never try to speak for them ❤

@gold82792 9 ай бұрын

⁠@@alicedeathbelle💀

@richardreed87 9 ай бұрын

@@gold82792????

@XemeraldXD 7 ай бұрын

@@achaudhari101what? Who is getting hate for being straight?! Id love to meet them, that would be a worlds first!

@thebeholders9088 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Power to all the super cheap fabrics (it's all I ever use)! I really like hearing about you journey as a non-binary person. It's kinda of helpful with my own journey. A big thing for me figuring out my gender was the extreme need to cosplay Mollymauk(I was very fancy for Halloween) and other characters like Black beard from OFMD and a lot of other characters. Also skirts can be so fun, especially if you can spin around in them and they go poof.

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

skirts really are just so so fun! I love that cosplay has been part of so many people's gender journeys!! it's really such a great and wonderful thing!

@nimblenoor Жыл бұрын

This video started out with me on the floor laughing and at one point had me near tears and then nodding?? along with you?? as if we were just hanging out in my living room. So much of your gender journey has been similar to mine and it's been a joy to watch you find yourself and also make brilliant cosplays like this one. Thank you so much for sharing it all with us!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

noor this makes my heart so happy!!! it means so much to have you watching along friend 💜

@predictablychaotic 8 ай бұрын

Oh, my gosh, the boxes thing, *yes*. Also the 'less syllables'. I'm ace and on the aro spectrum, so with that on top of, like, all the other things, it's way too many labels and calling myself queer just works easier.

@SpringStarFangirl Жыл бұрын

I very much relate to what you're saying about the identity is a community idea. I am _technically_ a cis woman, but only because I just really don't mind that label. I feel this disconnect from femininity, but I also feel like she/her fits me in a way that no other pronouns do. I am ace and demiromantic and encephaloromantic and panromantic and quoiromantic and Jewish and autistic and all of those labels interact to form who I am as a person. I am not aroace in the same way someone else is because my quoiromanticism is messing everything up about wtf is romantic attraction anyway. I am not panromantic in the same way that someone else is because my autism blinds me to the external factors of someone's gender or sex. My Judaism throws everything out of whack as a queer woman. I pass as a white woman- similarly to how you do- but while I am a woman (to the best of my knowledge, at least) I am not white. I am of Middle Eastern descent, I am Jewish and a descendant of Jews who lost everything over and over. And I find my community anyway! I am so grateful to find the welcoming communities that I have and to have the accepting family that I do. And identities are a complex brocade of life experiences.

@shannonovitt7228 Жыл бұрын

I feel so validated in the amount of ironing I do in my projects. I just really like how nice it looks. And how much easier it is to handle.

@bellac6311 10 ай бұрын

i HATE ironing with a passion, but as soon as i start pressing one thing in a project...i cant stop

@sunstiitch3945 Жыл бұрын

So many similar gender journey/identity feelings AHH (and also, the petticoat is LOVELY)

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

YEAH MAN it is !! the journey is so so real! and ty!!

@Sleepy-Pile-of-Ashe 8 ай бұрын

Something that has stuck with me recently is that one of my best friends said to me in his truck, that "even though you identify as enby, you're still biologically a female. Even with surgery your bone structure is still feminine" it's one of the many things recently that has been causing me so much stress. So it's nice to hear the thing I've been missing for so long :)

@idasvenning3892 Ай бұрын

No living person has any reason to care about your bones (as long as they are whole) and archaeologists can only sex skeletons correctly like 60% of the time. Traditional gender norms are just mythology or the stories we tell ourselves about biology, and we can choose to rewrite the story if we want to.

@Textile_Courtesan Жыл бұрын

I want to thank you for the excellent sew along, it turned out magnificently. Heather from TV has had several instances where I don't agree with her views and it's brought me into conflict. I have been a long time customer of hers (bought my first TV pattern in 2003) but I've stepped away from her products since 2017. Unfortunately she does have some of my favourite patterns available and I see myself breaking down in the near future and getting two patterns that I haven't found alternative options for. I didn't hear about the Costume College kerfuffle, though. As a mom to a queer non binary kid, I recognize that you being open and on a public forum, I appreciate your experience and sharing them and normalizing being trans non binary. This stuff didn't really get talked about when I was growing up and some of my favourite comedians (Eddie Izard) were not open about their experiences until much more recently.

@sgt.sweetcheeks Жыл бұрын

It looks so GOOD! And I loved hearing about your relationship with gender and cosplay. It’s always so interesting to hear transmasc lesbians talk about their gender and experiences as a transmasc gay man because it's similar to mine but so so different at the same time (though cosplay didn't factor into my gender awakening mine was all due to getting into the TAZ fandom and the mcelroyism of calling myself a good good boy and realizing that actually yeah that's correct lmao)

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! and thank you x1000 for the transmasc solidarity!! this really means a lot to me because there's truly so much shared experience between gay trans men and nonbinary / gender-noncomforming lesbians, and it's such a meaningful part of queer community imo to talk about the big similarities and big differences! also boy howdy, glad that the mcelroys are still out here cracking so many eggs for us all hahaha

@threadsandpurrs Жыл бұрын

This is such a wonderful petticoat! I love how it moves and the soft lavender colors. Purple is a favorite of mine as well. I'm not sure which character you're making, but I look forward to seeing it develop.

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!! I’m super excited for this concept and I can’t wait to bring it to life! :D

@TinyDragonOnFire Жыл бұрын

This came out so beautifully! Look at that floofy poofy, bouncy flouncy, lavender loveliness! I'm in awe of the skills you demonstrated with this petticoat, it's so dang impressive. With regards to gender journeying, I've been feeling similarly over the last few years. There was never a lightning bolt revelation for me, it's just been a gradual dawning over time. I still hesitate to fully claim my nonbinaryness, though. I'd like to, but at the moment I lack the confidence, and I'm afraid of possible negative reactions ^_^' I'll get there someday. Thank you for sharing your story and your marvelous creations with us all!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you for taking the time to watch and leave such a kind comment!! it really is such a journey to figure this stuff out, and I genuinely hope that wherever we all end up on our gender adventure, we end up there with lots of community and support yanno!

@AKS-mp3vb Жыл бұрын

I did not expect to click on a sewing KZfaq video and get a gender journey video! Honestly love it, especially since some of what you said resonates with me and my journey

@reaverkai Жыл бұрын

Fellow maths lover here. It's the exact-science-y thing for me, very orderly? and geometry. Whereas I also love the arts, there's rarely a right or wrong answer, it's a wonderfully complex many times confusing grey mess

@vidoexperience8112 Жыл бұрын

I just found you from the short of this video, and I subscribed immediately. I love this process and am excited to delve more into your videos!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thanks for being here!!

@zuzonn. Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that you talk about your gender in such an open way. I think it can help people like me who relate to this on so many levels 💛🤍💜🖤 also the petticoat turned out absolutely amazing!!

@edoyle441 Жыл бұрын

Floofy spinny skirt plus gender feels? What’s not to love? As always your level of craftsmanship (craftspersonship?) is masterful. Cant wait to see more of this new build!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you friend!! it was SO fun to get those roof shots, though I was very dizzy by the end haha. I can’t wait to share more of it!

@squishyprincess1975 Жыл бұрын

My favorite quote by far *Exhausted but enthusiastic* “We’re gunna make a skirt” 😂

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

omg it was so real HAHAHA

@Brodie1238 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the tidying up at the end! It’s super calming and a nice ending to the video 😊

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

oh, that's wonderful to hear!! I'd had the idea right before I tidied up to film the process and see if there was room for it in the edit, and I'm really glad it was fun to watch!

@Luna-tt2ed Жыл бұрын

oh my goodness, these videos are such a fun time!! i soooo look forward to seeing all of the things from your channel from here on out. as a young queer artist, i always feel so inspired and revved up to create after watching. so much love! 💕💕💕 (also, dimension 20 foreverrr!)

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you!! i look forward to putting out more, I feel like I really figured out a lot about how to make videos with this one! :D

@EmissaryofWind Жыл бұрын

It's lovely to hear your thoughts, both about your creative process and the gender stuff! I love that a silly hobby where we dress up as princesses and wizards can change the trajectory of our lives and help us figure out so much about ourselves

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

right?? it's wild to think about the fact that back in college I really thought I was going to stop with this whole "hobby" once I graduated to focus on more "real" career goals. I'm so so glad that even though it was all fairly accidental ending up here, I never stopped doing the thing that made me happiest!

@asiabryant207 4 ай бұрын

Honestly I loved seeing the craft room clean up at the end.

@alyssapfluger4236 10 ай бұрын

What a beautiful project! I loved the gender conversation as well - its always so wonderful to hear about people's individual journey with identify and expression. Also the little cleanup montage near the end was SO satisfying.

@nachtstar Жыл бұрын

I love this petti. It's so floofy and I absolutely agree horsehair was a good choice. But I've gotta say though, zig zagging cord for gathering sure just felt like an OH!!! MY LIFE COULD BE SO MUCH EASIER moment. No more crying about double thread gathers for me!! Thank 😭

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

of course!! it’s SUCH a gamechanger!

@iliadele Жыл бұрын

I'm obsessed with how clear and detailed you express your process, it's so informative!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching!! :D

@LuckasSilver Сағат бұрын

Watching you handle the fabric, especially the ruffle, to show the lengths, made me think of having to re-roll the toilet paper after the cat got to it or it fell and unrolled itself.

@monsteramoon1 Жыл бұрын

I'm just over halfway through and just wanted to say that I've loved this video so much, every video of yours makes me want to get up and sew something!! Also thank you for sharing some details of your gender journey with us!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

it means so much when people say my vids make them want to sew!!! that's the WHOLE goal tbh!! I hope your project turns out great!

@Katzensushi Жыл бұрын

I just found your channe yesterday. I am so in awe so find someone in my age and with my gender topics in the same hobbie (cosplay) thanks for putting so much in words that i coud not word as easy atm since i am still in the coming out phase and still a little shy abt beeing oud, loud and proud.

@classic.calypso 9 ай бұрын

"Living your Fantasies! Be Careful of the Candle!" is like my adhd life motto and I'm glad someone finally had the balls to say it

@tibbynibby 8 ай бұрын

I know you’ve been struggling with this cosplay but I’m glad you’re having fun with it. You can see how much you love it even if there’s struggles

@evarya7099 Жыл бұрын

Hey ! Thank you so much for sharing your story Lizard 💙 it was wonderful to hear about how cosplaying helped you around figuring out your gender. And the petticoat is literally to die for congrats !!

@gremlin_ghost Жыл бұрын

I actually started cosplaying as an outlet to be feminine because i love feminity in theory, but not in practice. I like being performatively femanine, but the thought of doing that all the time. Absolutely not.

@DMTayag Жыл бұрын

Amazing job putting all of this together (the petticoat, the video and your thoughts!) I know zero about sewing and costuming and found everything here super engaging. All the best to you in your journey!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

it means so much to have you here watching along!! especially as I try and make my single-human video production be the best it can be haha, I love knowing that my buds still in the industry (who knows the labor that goes into all this) are here too!

@ashleighmarine7333 15 күн бұрын

I’m coming to this video having first watched your much later videos for this project. Just I have to see that I love hearing about your journey and the exploration of your gender. I’m a cis woman who has always felt perfectly at home with my gender but my sexuality was a JOURNEY. It’s so crazy looking back on experiences that I told myself I enjoyed and then realizing later on in life that so much of that part of my life was like performance art because of what other people and society in general told me was “normal” for me. These days I mostly tell people I’m aroace because it’s easier but personally I identify as “demi but only in theory” or, when I’m feeling particularly snarky, “gaze not upon me with your peasant eyes”.

@CrazyMelody669 6 ай бұрын

Follow you on tt and now I follow you here! In theatre, we often use "Stitcher" as a gender neutral "seamstress/etc". Thanks for sharing this!

@allisavercool227 Жыл бұрын

It's so weird and cool to see someone else with such a similar experience with gender and crafting

@sarahburke6739 9 ай бұрын

Hi! I just discovered you through this video! Your energy is really awesome, and I really enjoyed listening to both your experiences in sewing the petticoat, and your experience with gender expression! Thank you for posting 🫶 you are incredible. I’m 33 and non binary, and you are inspiring!

@KelseyDrummer 3 ай бұрын

Ok I've hoarding some lavender sheets for years wanting to make this exact petticoat. I'm too chicken to pull the trigger! Thanks for the inspo!❤

@cmrandom05 Жыл бұрын

always a joy to watch your videos!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thanks so much for watching!!

@BookCat18 4 ай бұрын

I rode that horse bridge today in sewing a lining into a drapey robe. Its bonkers but it works 😂

@Jedimanda Жыл бұрын

this is a GORGEOUS video. Beautiful work on the petticoat and the video itself.

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you so much friend!! I know my fellow content creators Feel Me on what a PROCESS edits like this are 😭

@Jedimanda Жыл бұрын

@@HeyLizardLeigh they are. Making youtube videos like this is an art.

@graphicchibi Жыл бұрын

Honestly, this has reinvigorated an old cosplay idea of mine back from when I was first starting cosplay. I'm butch but I think it might finally be time to put my years of sewing skills to the test and finally crank out some excellent lolita drag. Thank you for being an inspiration

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

lolita drag is a WONDERFUL genre of killer looks!!! I hope it goes great for you!

@Luboffin Жыл бұрын

This was an absolute delight to watch, 10/10 🎉

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you so so much!!

@heavy_yawns Жыл бұрын

This is your best video & your best sweater so far, which is really saying something.

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

this is such a glowing testimonial, thank you forever

@hannahfranke8047 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video, thank you for your vulnerability!! This was a beautiful project-- and the tidying shots towards the end made me extra excited to see the video about your space you've mentioned! As a side note, I'm a fellow D20 nerd and have loved watching you progress through the back catalog as I've binged your channel lately! If you've ever cosplayed your barbarian (or another TTRPG character) I'd love to see that content!! Okay bye 💜

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

ahhh thank you so much!! and YES tbh, my last new player character (an armorer artificer) I specifically made so that they'd be the kind of character I could cosplay! I'd love to make them some time!!

@colorsaremyfrends Жыл бұрын

I came across your reel for this very video earlier today (which i screamed and showed my partner)a and then a couple hours later this showed up on my home page and while I am suspicious about algerithms I can't say I'm not grateful. So excited to sub and follow you in a longer form as well as short form content!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

ahh this makes me so glad, thank you!! (and sorry I'm catching up on comments so late!!)

@holidayoreoreal Жыл бұрын

You should do a Rika cosplay from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! I think you would slay it and it’s pretty simple but super stylish and has heavy lesbian vibes

@madeleineheath6505 Жыл бұрын

Oh it's so gorgeous!

@anitapacheco8890 6 ай бұрын

The way you had zig-zagged over a thicker thread is my favorite way to get a strong gather going back to 7th grade home ec. 😊 early '70's.

@princessepaquerette9728 Жыл бұрын

Dimension 20 in the background ! What a great start of a video

@princessepaquerette9728 Жыл бұрын

Skirt is fun. It goes spinny !

@abbygeorge6928 Жыл бұрын

I love everything about this video. Thank you

@m.y.channel2665 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful petticoat and wondeful words. Thank you.💛 I love what you said about weaving a bit of yourself in the costume. And thanks to you a learned more about myself by reflecting my own Cosplay-Character-Choice. Thanks for such an inspiring video.🧡

@CaseyReneeCosplay Жыл бұрын

This video is absolutely amazing and I really enjoy this project!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you so much friend!!

@Wildclaw003 15 күн бұрын

As a transboy who used to be the only “will cosplay women” person in my big old queer cosplay group and also loves the floaty ‘’feminine’’ Cottagecore aesthetic this video is so healing. SKIRTS IS FUN!!

@SimpleNicks 5 күн бұрын

You might not see this, as it goes. But I'm just really thankful to have found a creator who genuinely feels like someone who I would vibe with. As a fellow nonbinary lesbian, my neurodiversity makes it difficult because people subconsciously will always clock you for being odd or weird in some way. They don't really realize it either. They don't see how they look at you. But it makes interpersonal connection difficult and so hearing someone who's self discovery and identify feels so similar to my own is really heartwarming I guess? It makes me feel less alone. It's hard to feel like you only exist in the reflection of how people see you. It's hard realizing as an androgynous nonbinary black person that people treat me better when my hair is longer. Or when I wear makeup. It's hard realizing that people can see you in a way you can't mask, they'll always know something is different about you. You can change you speech, you mannerisms, how much eye contact you give, how close you are- it makes you so hyperfixated on how you present yourself- and to still see the very moment someone thinks you're odd in someway is...hard. You're the honor student, the weird one in class, the artsy kid that get validation for people admiring their art and create an unhealthy dependency on outside affirmation in the crafts you make or the content you post. For a long time that warped my sense of self, and at 25 I have to unlearn all of that baggage and realize at the end of it I don't really know who I am. And also hope at the end of it, people will like me for me. This is all just a big ramble/vent I suppose, but watching videos of people like u make me feel a bit better, because I think you're pretty cool, and It gives me hope people might think the same of me someday.

@SimpleNicks 5 күн бұрын

I don't know if neurodiversity in the cosplay scene is a topic able to be explored, I'm a fursuit maker, and that definitely is something people do because it gives them confidence to be more themselves and find community. I don't know if it's a topic you'd ever explore, but Id be really interested in it.

@thisJgirl Жыл бұрын

This turned out so gorgeous 😍

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

thank you!! it really moves so nicely! :D

@GabeKrabbe Жыл бұрын

This was amazing to watch Thank you very much for sharing the cosplay, of course, but thank you ever so much for your journey as well. This comes at an auspicious time for a close family member; i think they'll benefit from watching this (even though they're not into cosplay, alas).

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

of course, thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a nice comment!!

@jessicabebenek6471 Жыл бұрын

I just found your videos and I am OBsessed. Can't wait to binge your entire channel

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

belated thank you so much!!! happy binging! :D

@samharvey5136 Жыл бұрын

What a magical transformation of such giant cylinders into such a bouncy petticoat!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

the most incomprehensibly large cylinders 😭 but it turned out great!!

@SunQueen-yp1dy Жыл бұрын

Go off with the Dimension 20 playing in the background 😊

@firespunalchemy Жыл бұрын

skirts IS fun, and honestly? still relates to gender discussion. more people should wear them, no matter their presentation, because the sensation of swishing a skirt is just so great (ymmv depending on source of dysphoria of course).

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

I 100000% agree!!

@alittlesewing Жыл бұрын

Hi gorgeous! When I have time I will watch the whole video, but for now, I saw enough to REALLY ENJOY this one. Love you!!!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

this makes me so glad haha!! I hope you enjoy the journey making this skirt!!

@SpringStarFangirl Жыл бұрын

Thinking about what you said "this is what you get for $4 a yard" and the fabrics I bought recently- 5.5 meters of interlock cotton knit for $10 a meter, as well as 3 meters of a lightweight synthetic knit and 2.5 meters of a lightweight lining cotton at $5.70 a meter... I think I made the right choice in getting those fabrics. The only reason I got the synthetic was that I needed that particular color, and I knew with how lightweight of a knit it was it would pair well with the cotton lining to make a nice bomber jacket. Also, snipping a piece of the interlock and burning it was way too much fun- for what it's worth I am not planning arson- and left me smelling like smoke for the rest of the night.

@caseyjude5472 9 ай бұрын

I really liked this skirt, both the color & the floof. Thanks also for sharing some of your personal journey. I think “queer” is just fine for the public. Don’t feel like you owe people explanations, nor is it your responsibility to educate. More detail for people you have relationships with can be useful -friends, close family & perhaps some coworkers. Strangers don’t need to know, probably don’t want to either.

@carsonlenore 7 ай бұрын

I love love love what you said about identity being about community and belonging and shared experiences and not about checking off boxes or precise fit (paraphrasing so apologies if I butchered what you meant). I've been going through some struggles figuring out my identity. In addition to just queer I like the label "bi-ace" despite not strictly adhering to the definition of either, so while it's a different identity, I found what you said about being a non-binary lesbian very validating 🌈💜

@veebeelights Жыл бұрын

I love hearing about other non-binary people's discovery journeys. Even though many people, me including, have had a different experience than yours, coming out on the other side feeling so much joy and confidence is exactly what most people I've known talked about.

@samsamsaigo1270 Жыл бұрын

Halfway through the video but I just need to say i RELATE TO HARD As a nb theater kid who was deeply into cosplay at some point wow I feel what you're saying It's just the envy cosplay that really gets me. I started cosplaying pretty young (like 13-14 yo) and of course my very first cosplay was envy as well. I didn't understood back then why i wanted to impersonate this character so bad, why it made me feel so much euphoria when I was wearing their clothes... Anyway I love your work, it kinda makes me want to get back into cosplay and sewing my own clothes again And who knows ... 10 years after making my first envy cosplay i just might do it again

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

this means so much to me, thank you for saying all this! the power of the envy cosplay is so so real… if you decide to cosplay again, I hope you have a great time with it!!

@spiritussancto Жыл бұрын

this definitely made me think about gender differently as someone who sews and does historical recreation and costumes, and is also enby and i'd really prefer people not perceive me as any gender. i used to think i just didn't want to be perceived, at all, just don't look at me. but i'm fine if i'm confusing crappy people and cool people think it's great

@IthinkIneedAhug 5 ай бұрын

You showing off the tiers and how long they are reminds me of Fantasy High Sophomore year "Toxic Masculinity is dead! I dance now!"

@brieoshiro 6 ай бұрын

I like soft and pretty things and love this dress! BUT the idea of wearing it myself...nope. That gives me waaay too much dysphoria. I'm not really "out" but I def know I'm not a woman. I'm just me tho. I like what I like. I enjoy painting a lot. And the idea that painting birds might be "gendered" is so weird. I just like birds. So I've had to talk to myself and say it's ok and it doesn't make me less who I am or prove I'm not trans or whatever. Hearing other people talk about this and their journey's and how we all experience gender and the world is so comforting. Thanks :)

@EPICMillieTV 4 ай бұрын

i love watching u tidy away lol

@NamiSparrow Жыл бұрын

Literally the time it takes to make a petticoat is the reason I’ve been procrastinating making them OOPS. Hells yeah the floof though!!! And omg I love that corset cover So Much, what pattern did you use for it? And ALSO love you for mentioning TV’s appropriative NONSENSE. 11/10 appreciate that so much ❤

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

it’s true, they seem so fun at first, and then you realize how long it’s gonna take…… and it’s suffering time lol. also funny you should say that because sadly the corset cover IS an old TV pattern 🙃 but I bet there’s lots of other good edwardian patterns out there!!

@gercunderscore4 4 ай бұрын

Flat felled seams, yes! Also enjoyed hearing about your gender journey as I sand this 3D printed hookshot.

@emdove Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, very informative and cozy, and interesting even to someone who, like me, has never sewn anything in their life 🌼 The amount of joy I got from seeing your Envy cosplay (and AFMD right after, and the Avatar bits) - if I’d been into cosplaying, that would’ve been my choice too, aged roundabout 14. Ten years later I belatedly realise why Envy was my favourite for a long time… Very gender 👌🏻

@CoolKaius 4 ай бұрын

I am an AFAB nonbinary white person who has also lived with pretty privilege, so I can relate to so many of your experiences!! When I was 13 putting on feminine (especially low cut) clothes made me feel uncomfortable in a way I couldn't describe. It was gender dsyphoria. I have also always been told I have a very feminine face and everything else. I hate getting any attention for being perceived as a woman or as pretty. It always feels so gross and wrong.

@TreatmentRoom2639 Ай бұрын

🤣 "Cozy lofi beats to over-complicate a craft project to" hit home a little too hard

@NocturnAlice66 Жыл бұрын

Omg I miss Pacific Trimming so much now that I moved out of the city. Sometimes I come back to NYC to shop there 😂

@NocturnAlice66 Жыл бұрын

Also this was such a lovely sincere and nuanced discussion💜 loved the video! There were so many times that I just wanted to chat about the things you were saying lol. I also have an unreasonable love of all things lavender, so that petticoat looks like an absolute dream! And that gathering method ✨✨✨

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

Pacific trimming is love and life!! and thank you for such a kind followup comment! 💜

@pattylovett4682 9 ай бұрын

Ah yes the horse bridge. I remember it well.

@greenecrayon Жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! :D

@Skyethestudent Жыл бұрын

I love it so much. You’re such a Great person. What you said about gender make actually so much sense, and your sewing is magic. I loved so much the last cosplay shorts I’ve seen and I’m so glad I watched the entire video. Thank you so much for making this 🙂

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching the whole video!! I can't wait to make more!

@NoiseDay 2 ай бұрын

Me: "I can't pick a favorite color, I love them all." This video: Me: "I'm listening."

@mariandenning6613 Жыл бұрын

Simply AMAZING!

@spilled_angel Жыл бұрын

1:48 We love Zac in the back… 😂

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

ALWAYS ZAC IN THE BACK!! can’t wait for neverafter tonight!

@KayDeeKeySull Жыл бұрын

Yesss watching dimension 20 as background audio!!

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

ALWAYS! It fuels me!!

@ZooCosplay101 Жыл бұрын

It looks amazing!! When you use cord to gather do you find the thread breaks less? I have a long strip of fabric to gather myself and the thread keeps breaking haha

@HeyLizardLeigh Жыл бұрын

yes!! since the cord is taking the stress and the thread just stays in place it’s way less prone to mishap

@veneficaeart 4 ай бұрын

For a polyester equivalent to starching ive had good luck with gelatin! It sounds gross but it works pretty well :)

@gabbywills98 6 ай бұрын

The way I spat out my drink as soon as you said you were 31 🙈

@starrykev Жыл бұрын

unrelated but shoutout to dimension 20 in the bg, i always put it on while doing art projects :))

@miippi 2 ай бұрын

I would have loved for the costume college silk road theme to be done well. Like talk about the fashion and fabric history of colonized nations. Ask people from those cultures to come and speak about it. Have discussions on WHY talking about this is so important and how it has impacted those cultures and what we can do to make sure that the knowledge is not lost forever, and we can preserve what we know now. I am from one of those cultures that was being erased in Europe. My mom has some knowledge on the fashions of our culture, but not a lot. My grandma who has dementia, and no longer speaks the language all of my family knows, but the language she knew as a kid has forced us to learn the language that is dying, just so we can learn as much as possible from the culture we come from.