Voting and Nomination season has started for our annual Temporal Entourage awards. We launched the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards at the end of 2023 as a way to celebrate our CommuniTea and all of the artists that help create this vibrant, kind corner of Steampunklandia. Whilst our Mysterious Council of Tea Drinkers and Time Travelers … More The 2024 Tippy Golden Teacup Awards
Saturday, November 16th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle) — 1 PM Eastern (Atlanta) Originally posted to our Patreon This is a weekend full of special guests and bookish treats. Tonight, we welcome our dearest Eve Riot for tea and shenanigans on our Friday Tea at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle), and tomorrow, I welcome the absolutely … More Sip the Tea with Special Guest Elizabeth Bear
Saturday, October 12th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 1 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Just in time for spooky season, I welcome delightful author, Leanna Renee Hieber, to come Sip the Tea with me! I am thrilled to sit down with Leanna to chat about creating art, balancing multiple artistic endeavours in a world that demands … More Sip the Tea with Special Guest, Leanna Renee Hieber
Friday, October 11th, at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 9:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Fetch the bedknobs and broomsticks! David R. Slayton returns as our special guest for Friday Virtual Teatime just in time for spooky season! We’ll celebrate David’s latest release, Rogue Community College, and unleash some extra cheeky tomfoolery. Bring questions for David and … More Friday Tea with David R. Slayton
My darling sparkle glitter unicorns! Whilst the newsletter is on hiatus*, I realize that a regular schedule of events is not making its way to you in any form! Quelle horreur! I am pleased as punch that posting the calendar to Patreon and our website is successfully filling in this gap of communication for now. … More October — November Calendar
Saturday, September 28th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) Posted originally to Patreon I am thrilled to welcome this month’s special guests, Maz Maddox and Kirt Graves, to come Sip the Tea with me on Saturday, September 28th at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) live on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Last year, dear Lady Junesquirrel introduced me to … More Sip the Tea with Special Guests Maz Maddox & Kirt Graves
My darling sparkle glitter unicorns! Whilst the newsletter is on hiatus*, I realize that a regular schedule of events is not making its way to you in any form! Quelle horreur! I am deeply chagrined by my oversight, but also, frankly, I miss seeing you, my darlings, at our varied and ridiculous events. Join us … More September — October Calendar
Registration is open! Continue your corset making journey with Madame Askew in a community focused on support, kindness, and whimsy. Madame Askew will share her insight, techniques, and tips for creating a well fitted overbust single layer Victorian style corset with functional boning channels (with an option for an underbust masc style corset) This is an Intermediate … More Corsetry 102: Single Layer Corset
My darling sparkle glitter unicorns! This week, Wednesday the 11th, at 5:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson)–8:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta), I shall host a special class focused on box pleats. We’ll explore all of the ways to manipulate and stack box pleats to create interesting and complex trims. You do not need any materials for this class … More Special Virtual Class: Box Pleat Fantasia
Sunday, August 18th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson)–Monday, August 19th, 9:00 AM ACST (Adelaide, Australia) I am excited to discuss this month’s Steampunk book with you, “Doctor Jack and Other Tales” by Karen J. Carlisle! This riveting collection of dark Victorian short stories, filled with engrossing mysteries and intriguing characters, launches the Viola Stewart mystery … More August Virtual Book Club
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 