RebelGhirl Costuming is creating Sewing/Costume/Pattern Making Videos, Tutorials and Blog Posts
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patrons
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per monthHey all and Welcome! My name is Jennifer (or Jenni) and I am a professional costume designer and wardrobe stylist. Before I get into detail about what I'm doing now, I'd like to tell you a little about me. I am a 48 year old wife and mom as of 2010 - instant mom to my husband's three year old (at the time) and new mom to a baby girl in 2013. I grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and was always pushed academically. I have two degrees: BA Elementary Education and an MA in Christian Education/Youth Ministry which I used in three previous careers that still feed the foundation of my creative life. In 2003, after only one year of being a self taught seamstress and recreational costumer (aka cosplay), I sold my house, moved back in with my parents and pursued a Fashion Design degree full time at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. After crunching the three year program into seven quarters, I graduated With Honors in December 2004. In Spring 2005 I landed my first costume designer role (an all in one position) on a local Indie film. By 2008 I was in Atlanta (Hollywood of the South) working on Union films as a costumer, seamstress and set costumer - all rungs on the ladder on the way up to lead designer. I was on my way up that ladder when we got the news about Baby Girl. I thought I'd go back to full time film work after 6 months, but here it is five years later and I'm very happy staying home with the kids. Of course my passion for sewing, costuming and sharing that with others has never gone away. I'm now finding new ways to realize my creativity and vocation every day while being at home raising my two treasures.
l've lent my visual creativity to music videos, dramatic short films, commercials, feature films both union and indie, and theatre productions, as well as recreational costuming with a very special and unique group of friends. Now I aim to teach people how to make their own costume and clothing creations with tutorials and videos that break the process down so anyone can do it.
With your help, I can continue expand my creative work to focus on it full time while being at home. My goal is generate a full time income across all of my businesses, but also provide unique insights into my thought process, problem solving and behind the scenes views of costume building, eventually expanding into offering e-courses online right here - special exclusive access and views into what it really takes to design and build costumes and why proper technical sewing skills will help you get the best result!
"Why Patreon?" This platform lets me develop my tutorials and e-courses at a much more affordable cost with low tech effort than on a personal website.
YOUR SUPPORT will allow me to focus on showing more of my process, create tutorials, and even discuss it with you and answer your questions directly. With enough support, I will be able to return to the convention circuit and costume competitions, as well as take additional courses to expand my skill set into areas such as embroidery, beadwork, more advanced draping pattern making and other enriching educational events. All the things I learn I will apply to future projects share here in all their glorious detail.
All this in addition to some pretty cool discounts and special deals you can use in my Etsy shop that will only be available to my patrons.
On a more personal level, your support will allow me to do the creative things I love while managing my schedule and work to account for my invisible illness: autoimmune arthritis. My health is of utmost importance and reducing stress is key. The gift of being able to do the things I love while generating an income sharing my knowledge is very precious!
"How often will I be charged?"
I have it set to a monthly patronage charge. This means that you will get charged once per month. I will do my best to post as much as possible throughout the month. I will try to post at very least once per week, but I would ideally like to post multiple times per week.
l've lent my visual creativity to music videos, dramatic short films, commercials, feature films both union and indie, and theatre productions, as well as recreational costuming with a very special and unique group of friends. Now I aim to teach people how to make their own costume and clothing creations with tutorials and videos that break the process down so anyone can do it.
With your help, I can continue expand my creative work to focus on it full time while being at home. My goal is generate a full time income across all of my businesses, but also provide unique insights into my thought process, problem solving and behind the scenes views of costume building, eventually expanding into offering e-courses online right here - special exclusive access and views into what it really takes to design and build costumes and why proper technical sewing skills will help you get the best result!
"Why Patreon?" This platform lets me develop my tutorials and e-courses at a much more affordable cost with low tech effort than on a personal website.
YOUR SUPPORT will allow me to focus on showing more of my process, create tutorials, and even discuss it with you and answer your questions directly. With enough support, I will be able to return to the convention circuit and costume competitions, as well as take additional courses to expand my skill set into areas such as embroidery, beadwork, more advanced draping pattern making and other enriching educational events. All the things I learn I will apply to future projects share here in all their glorious detail.
All this in addition to some pretty cool discounts and special deals you can use in my Etsy shop that will only be available to my patrons.
On a more personal level, your support will allow me to do the creative things I love while managing my schedule and work to account for my invisible illness: autoimmune arthritis. My health is of utmost importance and reducing stress is key. The gift of being able to do the things I love while generating an income sharing my knowledge is very precious!
"How often will I be charged?"
I have it set to a monthly patronage charge. This means that you will get charged once per month. I will do my best to post as much as possible throughout the month. I will try to post at very least once per week, but I would ideally like to post multiple times per week.
Tiers
Interns
$1 or more per month ∙ 0 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You'll get Early News on new projects, new tutorials and freebies, all my general postings (not public) on what I'm designing and making right now, plus of course, all my public posts!
Stick around for a whole year and get a thank you gift!
Costumer
$5 or more per month ∙ 0 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You want to learn to costume or just generally love watching me create for me, my husband and my kids! You'll get everything Interns get, PLUS PDF project tutorials with photos to walk you through making your own projects, early access to progress videos/photos and a once a month Q&A chat via Discord/Google Hangouts for help with your own projects and general chat about sewing and costuming.
Bonus: Stick with me for 3 consecutive months and a surprise sewing notion or tool.
Costume Builder
$10 or more per month ∙ 0 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You are serous about costuming/cosplay and the craft of costume building (or sewing in general!) Seeing my creative process and technical skills helps you grow yours!! You'll get everything Costumers and Interns get, PLUS Behind the Scenes videos of my costume building process including shopping, pattern drafting, sketching; twice a month Q&A chat via Discord/Google Hangouts for help with your own projects and general chat about sewing and costuming, plus special project based Hangout Chats live as announced.
Bonus: Stick with me for 3 consecutive months get a Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!
Assistant Costume Designer
$25 or more per month ∙ 0 of 15 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You'll get everything Costumers, Interns and Costume Builders get, PLUS Weekly One Hour Q&A chat via Discord/Google Hangouts for help with your own projects and general chat about sewing and costuming, plus special project based Hangout Chats live as announced.
Bonus: Stick with me for 6 consecutive months and receive an Assistant Costume Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!
Costume Designer
$35 or more per month ∙ 0 of 10 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You are not a beginner costumer but need to push your skills beyond your comfort zone. You are a Designer but need to continue to expand your skillset with a Mentor who can help you think outside your own box! You'll get everything Costumers, Interns and Costume Builders and Asst Designers get, PLUS ONE private 15 minute Skype video chat/month, Email Access to me to discuss your projects and help (limit to 10/month including conversation replies!)
Bonus: Stick with me for 6 consecutive months and receive a Costume Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!
Producer
$50 or more per month ∙ 0 of 7 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You love what I do and want to help me teach as many people as possible the art of Costume Making, sewing, pattern making. You'll get everything from the above Tiers (if you want them!) PLUS my undying gratitude, thanks and love, shout outs in my Lives, and email access, plus Exclusive Content on here ONLY for Producers, plus other goodies and surprises along the way.
Bonus: Stick with me for 6 consecutive months and receive a TBA costume design or pattern book and a Costume Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!
Goals
$0 of $250 per month
When I reach $250/month, I will have a Live Q&A for all Patrons to talk about anything sewing/costuming related for one hour regardless of your level of support. ;)
1 of 3Hey all and Welcome! My name is Jennifer (or Jenni) and I am a professional costume designer and wardrobe stylist. Before I get into detail about what I'm doing now, I'd like to tell you a little about me. I am a 48 year old wife and mom as of 2010 - instant mom to my husband's three year old (at the time) and new mom to a baby girl in 2013. I grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and was always pushed academically. I have two degrees: BA Elementary Education and an MA in Christian Education/Youth Ministry which I used in three previous careers that still feed the foundation of my creative life. In 2003, after only one year of being a self taught seamstress and recreational costumer (aka cosplay), I sold my house, moved back in with my parents and pursued a Fashion Design degree full time at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. After crunching the three year program into seven quarters, I graduated With Honors in December 2004. In Spring 2005 I landed my first costume designer role (an all in one position) on a local Indie film. By 2008 I was in Atlanta (Hollywood of the South) working on Union films as a costumer, seamstress and set costumer - all rungs on the ladder on the way up to lead designer. I was on my way up that ladder when we got the news about Baby Girl. I thought I'd go back to full time film work after 6 months, but here it is five years later and I'm very happy staying home with the kids. Of course my passion for sewing, costuming and sharing that with others has never gone away. I'm now finding new ways to realize my creativity and vocation every day while being at home raising my two treasures.
l've lent my visual creativity to music videos, dramatic short films, commercials, feature films both union and indie, and theatre productions, as well as recreational costuming with a very special and unique group of friends. Now I aim to teach people how to make their own costume and clothing creations with tutorials and videos that break the process down so anyone can do it.
With your help, I can continue expand my creative work to focus on it full time while being at home. My goal is generate a full time income across all of my businesses, but also provide unique insights into my thought process, problem solving and behind the scenes views of costume building, eventually expanding into offering e-courses online right here - special exclusive access and views into what it really takes to design and build costumes and why proper technical sewing skills will help you get the best result!
"Why Patreon?" This platform lets me develop my tutorials and e-courses at a much more affordable cost with low tech effort than on a personal website.
YOUR SUPPORT will allow me to focus on showing more of my process, create tutorials, and even discuss it with you and answer your questions directly. With enough support, I will be able to return to the convention circuit and costume competitions, as well as take additional courses to expand my skill set into areas such as embroidery, beadwork, more advanced draping pattern making and other enriching educational events. All the things I learn I will apply to future projects share here in all their glorious detail.
All this in addition to some pretty cool discounts and special deals you can use in my Etsy shop that will only be available to my patrons.
On a more personal level, your support will allow me to do the creative things I love while managing my schedule and work to account for my invisible illness: autoimmune arthritis. My health is of utmost importance and reducing stress is key. The gift of being able to do the things I love while generating an income sharing my knowledge is very precious!
"How often will I be charged?"
I have it set to a monthly patronage charge. This means that you will get charged once per month. I will do my best to post as much as possible throughout the month. I will try to post at very least once per week, but I would ideally like to post multiple times per week.
l've lent my visual creativity to music videos, dramatic short films, commercials, feature films both union and indie, and theatre productions, as well as recreational costuming with a very special and unique group of friends. Now I aim to teach people how to make their own costume and clothing creations with tutorials and videos that break the process down so anyone can do it.
With your help, I can continue expand my creative work to focus on it full time while being at home. My goal is generate a full time income across all of my businesses, but also provide unique insights into my thought process, problem solving and behind the scenes views of costume building, eventually expanding into offering e-courses online right here - special exclusive access and views into what it really takes to design and build costumes and why proper technical sewing skills will help you get the best result!
"Why Patreon?" This platform lets me develop my tutorials and e-courses at a much more affordable cost with low tech effort than on a personal website.
YOUR SUPPORT will allow me to focus on showing more of my process, create tutorials, and even discuss it with you and answer your questions directly. With enough support, I will be able to return to the convention circuit and costume competitions, as well as take additional courses to expand my skill set into areas such as embroidery, beadwork, more advanced draping pattern making and other enriching educational events. All the things I learn I will apply to future projects share here in all their glorious detail.
All this in addition to some pretty cool discounts and special deals you can use in my Etsy shop that will only be available to my patrons.
On a more personal level, your support will allow me to do the creative things I love while managing my schedule and work to account for my invisible illness: autoimmune arthritis. My health is of utmost importance and reducing stress is key. The gift of being able to do the things I love while generating an income sharing my knowledge is very precious!
"How often will I be charged?"
I have it set to a monthly patronage charge. This means that you will get charged once per month. I will do my best to post as much as possible throughout the month. I will try to post at very least once per week, but I would ideally like to post multiple times per week.
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Tiers
Interns
$1 or more per month ∙ 0 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You'll get Early News on new projects, new tutorials and freebies, all my general postings (not public) on what I'm designing and making right now, plus of course, all my public posts!
Stick around for a whole year and get a thank you gift!
Costumer
$5 or more per month ∙ 0 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You want to learn to costume or just generally love watching me create for me, my husband and my kids! You'll get everything Interns get, PLUS PDF project tutorials with photos to walk you through making your own projects, early access to progress videos/photos and a once a month Q&A chat via Discord/Google Hangouts for help with your own projects and general chat about sewing and costuming.
Bonus: Stick with me for 3 consecutive months and a surprise sewing notion or tool.
Costume Builder
$10 or more per month ∙ 0 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You are serous about costuming/cosplay and the craft of costume building (or sewing in general!) Seeing my creative process and technical skills helps you grow yours!! You'll get everything Costumers and Interns get, PLUS Behind the Scenes videos of my costume building process including shopping, pattern drafting, sketching; twice a month Q&A chat via Discord/Google Hangouts for help with your own projects and general chat about sewing and costuming, plus special project based Hangout Chats live as announced.
Bonus: Stick with me for 3 consecutive months get a Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!
Assistant Costume Designer
$25 or more per month ∙ 0 of 15 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You'll get everything Costumers, Interns and Costume Builders get, PLUS Weekly One Hour Q&A chat via Discord/Google Hangouts for help with your own projects and general chat about sewing and costuming, plus special project based Hangout Chats live as announced.
Bonus: Stick with me for 6 consecutive months and receive an Assistant Costume Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!
Costume Designer
$35 or more per month ∙ 0 of 10 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You are not a beginner costumer but need to push your skills beyond your comfort zone. You are a Designer but need to continue to expand your skillset with a Mentor who can help you think outside your own box! You'll get everything Costumers, Interns and Costume Builders and Asst Designers get, PLUS ONE private 15 minute Skype video chat/month, Email Access to me to discuss your projects and help (limit to 10/month including conversation replies!)
Bonus: Stick with me for 6 consecutive months and receive a Costume Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!
Producer
$50 or more per month ∙ 0 of 7 patrons
Thank you for your support! Every penny counts when I'm creating/making and taking care of my family too! You love what I do and want to help me teach as many people as possible the art of Costume Making, sewing, pattern making. You'll get everything from the above Tiers (if you want them!) PLUS my undying gratitude, thanks and love, shout outs in my Lives, and email access, plus Exclusive Content on here ONLY for Producers, plus other goodies and surprises along the way.
Bonus: Stick with me for 6 consecutive months and receive a TBA costume design or pattern book and a Costume Designer's Goodie Bag of my favorite must have sewing notions/tools/thread and perhaps a surprise or two!