Vendors

Farthingales Corset Making Supplies - Linda Sparks

Farthingales has been selling costume and corset making supplies online for over 15 years. They're a Canadian go-to source for corset bones, busks and coutil, hoop steel & tutu net and patterns. The owner; Linda Sparks is the author of The Basics of Corset Building and has taught over 300 North Americans how to make corsets.

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Lady Offredi - Ashley-Ann Offredi

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I've been sewing costumes since i was 16. The first dress I made was for a kids version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" and I made a green and white empire waist dress. I was so proud of myself. My sewing evolved into Steampunk because I love the Victorian era, love the grit of it and the imagination of the people of that time. There was nothing that couldn't be invented so I started to bring that imagination to earlier time periods as well. It helps put a little of me, and what Steampunk means to me, into the brand of my clothing. I think you can see that reflected a little in my work.

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The Grand Design - Carol Grand-Cowan

​Carol has always had a love of collecting rocks and minerals, nature’s own works of art. She began using them to create one of a kind “Healing Fashion” jewelry more than 15 years ago. Then, several years ago, she found her greatest passion when she discovered Steampunk. A cosplayer for over 20 years she began making unique Steampunk jewelry as accessories for her costumes but soon discovered that she had more jewelry than costumes. She than began selling some of her creations at sci-fi conventions and art shows along with her Healing Fashion jewelry. Soon steampunk took over a large part of her wearable art. Lately she has begun combining these two passions by incorporating gemstones into her steampunk designs. She has also recently added feathered hatbands to her line of steampunk creations.

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