Unveiling… The bernette b79 Yaya Han SEWING MACHINE!! Today I can finally present one of the biggest and most fulfilling project I have ever worked on… my own branded sewing and embroidery machine! https://youtu.be/YbMgRrDfHqg Last year, I teamed up with bernette and Bernina to create the ultimate machine for costume enthusiasts and garment makers, and after many months we are proud to offer the bernette b79 Yaya Han Edition which includes these features (and more): A work horse motor and intuitive “Bernina brain” computer Full sewing and embroidery functions with multiple hoops to stitch up ..read more

Hi everyone! After a jam packed summer, I am finally home for a while, and I’m really happy to share that I’m releasing a 2024 cosplay calendar! Some of you have already pre-ordered it - y’all are truly amazing - but I want to get the word out and encourage more folks to get a copy! I wanted to write a blog about what it's like to produce a calendar in general and how the 2024 calendar came together! (I also selfishly hope this post will convince you to purchase a calendar because printing costs have gone up a lot and I have to sell more stock to recoup the production investment. Thank you in ..read more

I went to Anime Expo to help promote the upcoming "Like a Dragon Gaiden" video game for Sega and RGG Studio! They tasked me to cosplay one of the characters from the game and OF COURSE I chose the Mad Dog of Shimano - Majima Goro! My favorite character in the Yakuza game franchise and such a fun cosplay to put together! What followed was Yakuza Chaos!! On Sunday at Anime Expo I had the most fun and frantic day of being Majima in the Like a Dragon Gaiden Battle Arena in the South Hall atrium! They brought in the castle background from the end of the Trailer and a REAL BATTLE ARENA along with p ..read more

2022 started off a bit rocky but it turned out to be a really eventful and great year for me! I went back to traveling and convention appearances and clocked in 16 events in 5 countries! Add in a Japan trip, a Greece excursion and couple of family visits to Germany and I truly was away from home for about half the year. So I am beyond pleased that I made 7 new costumes in 2022 and 8 additional new cosplay looks, adding up to 15 new shoots/outfits total! New costumes that I made: Due to my travel schedule, my crafting output was mostly concentrated in the first few months of the year and in th ..read more

A Shizun in the making! I’m thrilled to share my current costume progress of Chu Wanning from the danmei novel “ErHa” or “Dumb Husky And His White Cat Shizun”! Yes, I'm making another Chinese hanfu set in the fantasy world of Wuxia! And it is another all white outfit whoops! That was not what I had planned after Lan Wangji's costume, but I was deeply affected by the 2ha novel and loved Chu Wanning so much that I had to tackle this hanfu next. For Chu Wanning's regal robes, I’m taking inspiration from the elusive mobile game design and various official illustrations of the character but then t ..read more

I made a new costume! Netrunner Lucy Kushinada from the anime Cyberpunk Edgerunners! This 10-episode series is a Netflix Exclusive made by Studio Trigger based in the world of CD Project Red's Cyberpunk 2077 video game! And it is spectacular. I hotly anticipated Edgerunners since it's announcement and the anime did not disappoint my high expectations!! (Credit: Netflix) Once I realized I had everything in the house to make Lucy’s costume, it was on! This blog documents the process of this costume and I hope it helps/inspires other cosplayers! Project Lucy timestamp: 90 hours At first glance ..read more

I'm back from Katsucon, one of my favorite cons in the world, and it was super fun this year! I was lucky enough to attend as a Cosplay Guest and hosted the cosplay contest, lead a panel on my book, and do multiple autograph sessions. I also made some time in the mornings to walk around in costume and experience the unique magical atmosphere of Katsucon. Onto the photos! Friday - I wore my Lan Wangji costume from Modaosuzhi! I did a book panel, two hours of autographs and Opening ceremonies. This day really flew by! My Wangji hotel room selfies and a quick hello with fellow cosplay guest Alli ..read more

I'm really stoked to announce that I recently launched a new video series with Google for Creators! I was approached by the team in 2021 to create a series of Creator Insight videos for the Google for Creators YT channel! So far we have released three videos and there are more on their way! Scroll down to watch! Also, subscribe to the channel if you… ✔️ Love cosplay ✔️ Want to level up your content creation ✔️ Want to make money with cosplay I was also interviewed for the Google for Creators Blog! Now, let me talk a little bit about the work flow and what it means to me to work on this serie ..read more

Hi friends! As you know, I am a huge Demon Slayer fan and have already cosplayed a few characters from it. Well, for years I have had another cosplay plan from Demon Slayer, namely Daki, the Upper Moon Six Demon! I read the manga a couple of years ago but waited to see how her arc in the Entertainment District would be adapted in the anime, and this Spring we finally got her entire story in all its glory in season 2 of Demon Slayer! I started working on this costume in January 2022 and would have been finished already if I hadn't gotten horribly distracted with Belle, lol. But I am making ste ..read more

I just got back from my first International event since the Pandemic, and boy was it an adventure! Collected here are some of the bazillion photos we took! VidCon Abu Dhabi was held over four days in the United Arab Emirates and I had the pleasure of being a speaker for the panel "The sustainable creator" - an amazing Google For Creators project I was invited to join. Over the course of a month, Paul Bakaus and I wrote the presentation and presented it at VidCon, and we hope to share a video version of the Talk with everyone soon. The best part of this trip was spending it with the Google For ..read more