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Dallas Nagata White
@dallasnagata.bsky.social
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Semi-retired photographer; sewing & textile enthusiast; embroidery hobbyist; textile print designer; casual artist; degenerate gamer. 📍Honolulu, Hawaii
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That’s awesome! I just see them when I take my son to school, but it’s a struggle to get nice photos of them without showing the location 😅 This is one from yesterday:
A solo rainbow against a blue sky with white fluffy clouds
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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It’s rainbow season 🌈
A double rainbow against a blue sky with some fluffy white clouds above it.
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I miss the freedom of roaming with my real camera to photograph dramatic clouds.

This was shot with my phone while walking to pick my son up from school.
Dramatic dark clouds with a beam of light illuminating some of them. Electric wires and a street light pole are visible at the bottom.
October 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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After a total of three pharmacy visits, got it done. 🫡
A very tired mom sitting in her car, taking a selfie showing off the light blue CVS bandaid on her upper arm.
September 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Let's go depression and physical inactivity! 😎
CDC 2025 List of Underlying Medical Conditions That Increase a Person’s Risk of Severe Covid-19 Asthma Cancer Hematologic malignancies Cerebrovascular disease Chronic kidney disease* People receiving dialysis Chronic lung diseases limited to the following: Bronchiectasis COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Interstitial lung disease Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary hypertension Chronic liver diseases limited to the following: Cirrhosis Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Alcoholic liver disease Autoimmune hepatitis Cystic fibrosis Diabetes mellitus, type 1 Diabetes mellitus, type 2* Gestational diabetes Disabilities‡, including Down's syndrome Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies) HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) Mental health conditions limited to the following: Mood disorders, including depression Schizophrenia spectrum disorders Neurologic conditions limited to dementia‡ and Parkinson's disease Obesity (BMI ≥30 or ≥95th percentile in children) Physical inactivity Pregnancy and recent pregnancy Primary immunodeficiencies Smoking, current and former Solid-organ or blood stem-cell transplantation Tuberculosis Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications *Indicates presence of evidence for pregnant and nonpregnant women. ‡Underlying conditions for which there is evidence in pediatric patients.
August 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Happy birthday to @edfff.com ❤️
A handsome man in a light shirt and grey shorts with a nice beard is flying a rainbow kite in a park. The grass is brown, the sky is blue, and Aloha Tower is visible in the background
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Returning to my roots of buying art supplies as mental health treats. New cheap (no pressure) sketchbook from Ross for $6 and some pencils and erases from Daiso for like $18 (Daiso is not cheap anymore). And some LADS stickers for $14 because that’s what I use to disassociate from the real world.
A flat lay of items on a grey fabric. There is a top spiral bound light blue sketchbook that says CREATE in gold letters at the tips with a painted image of a Greek seaside village. At the bottom, it says “Premium Quality Sketchbook” 9in x 12in | 176 Pages. On top of it are two sticker sheets of the chibi versions of the characters Sylus and Rafael from Love and Deepspace, as well as a clear zipper pencil case with assorted items in it, including a yellow mechanical pencil, a couple of ballpoint pens, a white plastic eraser and a kneaded scented orange eraser, and a container of mechanical pencil lead.
August 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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We have a four year old now! ❤️ Spent his little family birthday picnic teaching him to fly kites and slide down the hills on cardboard.
A four year old boy wearing dark tan shorts, light blue crocs, and a beige cotton gauze shirt with red and black Lightning McQueen print is running through a brown patch of grass on a hill overlooking monkey pod and coconut trees lining the ocean. His back is turned toward the camera and he is looking up at a rainbow rectangular kite with green streamers flying against a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
August 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Kodachrome and her namesake ❤️
A fluffy white Japanese Spitz puppy lying on a wooden floor, sniffing at a roll of Kodachrome 64 35mm film. The background is dark, with blurry shapes and colors.
August 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Kodachrome Bear Nagata White
April 12, 2009 - August 2, 2025
A beautiful Japanese Spitz dog, white and fluffy, sits on a grassy hill looking down into Central Maui. The sky is blue with many scattered clouds. She is looking toward the left of the frame, alert and happy.
August 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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I finished my random lilikoi flower embroidery!

I stitched this on a vintage linen handkerchief with a drawn thread hem that I bought from a fundraiser for my fiber arts guild. It was very casual and not super planned out, but I wanted to stitch a little something for one of my friends 💕
A corner of a white linen handkerchief with a drawn thread hem finish, pointing downward, lying on a corkboard. There is a sculptural (slightly 3D) lilikoi flower stitched on it in white, purple, and green threads. There are also green spirals and the outlines of leaves behind it stitched in thin stem stitch. It's a little messy, honestly.
August 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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He wore it to the bon dance a little reluctantly…at the very least I should have added some little ties to the front to help keep it on a bit better since his shoulders are so narrow. Honestly, I should have just made him a jinbei instead 😅 But now that I can self-draft happi costs, I can make mine!
July 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Finally did some sewing! Drafted this happi coat from measurements for my almost-16-month-old, and it took two attempts, but it came out okay! I hand-stitched a blind hem for the bottom hem too. I’m so out of practice with sewing garments though….
A colorful toddler-sized happi coat with a black collar lying on a green cutting mat with a yellow grid. The print of the fabric is various Hawaii motifs, including pineapple, palm trees, shave ice, spam musubis, onigiri, lau lau, and a box of malasadas on a patchwork of blue, yellow, and green palaka plaid print. The happi coat is lying flat, reflecting its very rectangular shape.
July 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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In other news, I sprouted a grain of brown rice on a wet paper towel, and now my baby rice plant is growing happily in a non-draining pot that I keep flooded. Living up to my 永田 family name while living in a condo! 😆
A hand holding a sandwich ziploc bag containing a wet paper towel and a small green sprout with long white roots, held against a dark brown background. A rice shoot, about two inches tall, growing in soaking wet soil. The edge of a white pot with a yellow rim is visible in the background, against a white wall. Some green leaves of a vanilla orchid are visible on the left of the image, slightly blurry.
July 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Why is everything I love to make meticulous and time consuming?

Decided to embroider a lilikoi flower on a vintage handkerchief (one of several that my local fiber arts guild gave to me) as a gift to a friend. I love how it’s turning out, but I can barely work on it with a baby who won’t sleep. 🫠
A small embroidery hoop in a stand with a handkerchief mounted in it, and a lilikoi (passion fruit) flower in progress stitched in it with white and purple embroider threads.
July 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Lāhainā Noon attempt, except this was the flattest surface in my neighborhood with my five minutes of preparation, so there’s still tiny bits of shadow. 😅 Someday I’ll find a flat surface ahead of time…
July 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I was computer-less for a month, but @edfff.com built me a new one just in time for our 15th wedding anniversary today ❤️

(I got him something “crystal” as a traditional gift. His present is better 😅)
A laser-engraved glass keychain being held by two fingers in front of a blurry white and blue floral print curtain. The engraving on the glass is a portrait of a man and woman sitting in a backlit field.
July 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Doing my part to keep the pattern companies in business. (Except most of these were on sale so with the total it averages $5 per pattern 😅)

Never have to buy myself a pattern again, just need to make my new wardrobe with my fabric stash if my unhelpful little assistant allows it.
A top down photo of 20 various paper sewing pattern envelopes scattered on. Beige carpet with tan and grey patterns. A little baby boy sits near the top of the image holding a sewing pattern over his face. He is wearing white and blue striped shorts and a heather blue tshirt. There’s a blue plastic spoon on the floor near his feet. The bottom of a grey couch is visible behind him.
June 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Here’s an update from Simplicity that I got from this Reddit post: www.reddit.com/r/sewing/s/N...

So their ownership has changed but no imminent shutdown. I feel like the best action is maybe is to keep buying patterns to show potential buyers there’s value in keeping the company going?
A screenshot of a social media post by Simplicity Creative Group that says the following: Hello friends! We want to take a moment to share something important with you. Yes-we've seen the comments, the posts, the DMs... and we want you to know we hear you! Let us be super clear-it's business as usual at Simplicity Creative Group and we're moving full steam ahead! Our incredible team of 80 in New York is hard at work designing, drafting, and developing the next round of sewing patterns that we know you're going to love. The energy behind the scenes is amazing, and everyone is laser-focused on continuing to bring you the styles, the inspiration, and the support that have made this brand what it is today. In fact, last month was our biggest month of sales on simplicity.com (http://simplicity.com/)—and that's thanks to YOU. Your support, your creativity, your passion for sewing—that's what fuels us. And we're not slowing down. Not even a little. So, if you've been wondering what's next? More patterns. More community. More amazingness. The same brand you love is still here, thriving-and making sure you have the tools to keep creating. Keep sewing, keep tagging us, and get ready for more patterns, more inspiration, and more of what you love—-because we're just getting started. Thanks again for being part of this amazing community.
June 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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My attempt at a paper/bead lei as designed by Ben Franklin Crafts Hawai’i! It’s made using a flower paper punch with gradient cardstock, pony beads, and crochet thread. I thought their sample looked fun so I wanted to try it for myself.
A lei made of paper flowers and pony beads, draped on a golden pillow with green and pink tassels on the right side, sitting against a teal wall. The lei is made up of paper flowers that are shades of white, pastel blue, pastel lavender, pastel pink, and pastel coral. The pony beads between each flower are silver.
May 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Doing a closet clean out. This is before and after kids, but also a decade between these two photos 😅
Two images side by side: on the left is an image of a young woman in a cosplay (NoFlutter Sailor Pluto) with a long green wig, a white corset with black piping detail work, a poofy black and white shrug over her shoulders, layers of black and white short ruffled skirt, and a maroon bow on her front chest. She has red rose petal puffs in her hair. She is looking to the left while standing against a green-yellow tiled background. On the right is the same woman ten years later, natural dark brown hair in a messy frizzy bun, about 30lbs heavier, wearing an awesome black Bluesky tshirt. She is comically trying to pull the same black and white corset around her torso with several inches of space between the two sides. She looks at the camera with a resigned smile and raised eyebrows, standing in front of a white door.
May 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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May the Fourth be with you, Bluesky!

(This Mara Jade cosplay photo is a decade old 😱)
Dallas Nagata White in a Mara Jade cosplay. The photo is from her mid-thigh and up, with her torso facing to the left of the image, while she looks over her shoulder up and to the right into the light of a diffused flash. Her face is illuminated by a glowing purple lightsaber on the left. She has red hair, a beige linen cowl around her shoulders, and a black bodysuit, with a brown belt barely visible in the shadows.
May 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Finally actually put up koinobori outside! I didn’t hang it off my hallway balcony railing since I’m not sure about HOA rules, so it’s hanging over my legal grey-area hallway garden instead. 😅
A small koinobori, with four small carp banners hanging from a black and white plastic pole with a gold wheel at the top end next to colorful streamers, representing the five elements with pink, blue, yellow, red, and green. There is two large carp, one black and one red, and two smaller carp, one blue and one pink. The pole is tied to a beige railing with white yarn. Blue sky is visible in the background. Patchy sunlight is coming from the right side of the image, lighting up the banners.
May 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Infinity Nikki has customer dyeing now, so I made my mermaid dress into a rainbow.

Also, this photo mode is the only photography I manage these days.
A screenshot from the video game Infinity Nikki featuring a fantastical, ethereal character with long flowing blue hair, glowing blue eyes, and a delicate crown-like headpiece. She is dressed in a shimmering, elaborate gown with red, gold, and translucent fabric resembling flowing water and light. The colors of her outfit through to her hair are in a rainbow gradient. Magical effects surround her hands and dress, including glowing bubbles and ribbons of water, against a deep blue and golden background filled with sparkles and starlight.
May 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Baby had been playing with a car in the kitchen, then started freaking out, so I came over to find it gone. I checked under the fridge and stove before seeing he had stuck it through the broken window screen into the hallway outside 😅
A photo taken from inside a building through a window screen shows a small toy car on the ground outside. The screen has a noticeable bulge or warp at the bottom because it is broken, and part of the window frame and ledge are visible. The toy car is blue with some orange details.
May 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM