Jack Rabid
@sockmonkey613.bsky.social
Drag king. Drag queen. Historically adequate jingly little fool. Reluctant drag producer. Unbooked and unblessed. Internationally renowned, locally ignored. Sometimes I sew costumes and do wigs and makeup for Broadway tours.
I just need you to know, I was recently laid off from my day job, and this busty dragoness was instrumental in providing me with much needed laugh in the immediate aftermath when a friend was so blinded by boobs he ran to share it before catching up with the group chat
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I just need you to know, I was recently laid off from my day job, and this busty dragoness was instrumental in providing me with much needed laugh in the immediate aftermath when a friend was so blinded by boobs he ran to share it before catching up with the group chat
Genuinely before testosterone cured my chronic anemia (weird unintended side effect 🤣), my nose would get freezing cold from the AC in my office, and one day I said out loud to myself “okay, I bet nose warmers exist and I bet they look ridiculous.” And I looked them up. And… yup. 😆
September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Genuinely before testosterone cured my chronic anemia (weird unintended side effect 🤣), my nose would get freezing cold from the AC in my office, and one day I said out loud to myself “okay, I bet nose warmers exist and I bet they look ridiculous.” And I looked them up. And… yup. 😆
It’s not finished, but I got it finished enough to wear on stage to present Hall awards and that’s pretty impressive for getting my fabric 7 days ago.
I still need to hem the robe correctly and do some tacks to make things sit right, and I want to bind the seams inside the tunic. So to be continued!
I still need to hem the robe correctly and do some tacks to make things sit right, and I want to bind the seams inside the tunic. So to be continued!
September 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
It’s not finished, but I got it finished enough to wear on stage to present Hall awards and that’s pretty impressive for getting my fabric 7 days ago.
I still need to hem the robe correctly and do some tacks to make things sit right, and I want to bind the seams inside the tunic. So to be continued!
I still need to hem the robe correctly and do some tacks to make things sit right, and I want to bind the seams inside the tunic. So to be continued!
Now that I’m home and have taken a 4 hour nap, here are a few more construction photos for Elrond!
I got too busy to document progress well, but this shows the pattern I drafted. It’s a houppelande, so basically it’s a triangle from the armpits down, but I am proud of figuring out the HUGE sleeves.
I got too busy to document progress well, but this shows the pattern I drafted. It’s a houppelande, so basically it’s a triangle from the armpits down, but I am proud of figuring out the HUGE sleeves.
September 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Now that I’m home and have taken a 4 hour nap, here are a few more construction photos for Elrond!
I got too busy to document progress well, but this shows the pattern I drafted. It’s a houppelande, so basically it’s a triangle from the armpits down, but I am proud of figuring out the HUGE sleeves.
I got too busy to document progress well, but this shows the pattern I drafted. It’s a houppelande, so basically it’s a triangle from the armpits down, but I am proud of figuring out the HUGE sleeves.
*blacks out and when I awaken I have a fully made Elrond cosplay*
August 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
*blacks out and when I awaken I have a fully made Elrond cosplay*
Case in point, one of the main details I’ll be omitting is the burnouts on the sleeves and back of the robe. I have the type of velvet required to do them eventually (silk backing with rayon pile, thanks Sy Fabrics lol), but I can’t get the fiber etch anywhere that would deliver in time. So later.
August 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Case in point, one of the main details I’ll be omitting is the burnouts on the sleeves and back of the robe. I have the type of velvet required to do them eventually (silk backing with rayon pile, thanks Sy Fabrics lol), but I can’t get the fiber etch anywhere that would deliver in time. So later.
I should say, “finished” as in “wearable omitting details no one besides me will care about”. I’m a judge, not a competitor, so while I prefer to wear costumes which showcase that my talents qualify me to judge, I’m not going to sweat things that simply physically cannot happen before San Japan.
August 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I should say, “finished” as in “wearable omitting details no one besides me will care about”. I’m a judge, not a competitor, so while I prefer to wear costumes which showcase that my talents qualify me to judge, I’m not going to sweat things that simply physically cannot happen before San Japan.
I just spent a full day couching down silver thread onto the yoke of the tunic, which is far and away was always going to be the most time consuming part of making this outfit, so now that it’s finished I think by some miracle I am actually going to finish Elrond before San Japan.
August 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I just spent a full day couching down silver thread onto the yoke of the tunic, which is far and away was always going to be the most time consuming part of making this outfit, so now that it’s finished I think by some miracle I am actually going to finish Elrond before San Japan.
Also hilarious detail:
I discovered that the beads on the little ear locks are essential to keeping the square knots tidy, as they need the weight pulling down to keep them from distorting (explains why when I would tie them in my hair as kid it would never work lmfao)
Mine are fishing weights. 🤣🤣
I discovered that the beads on the little ear locks are essential to keeping the square knots tidy, as they need the weight pulling down to keep them from distorting (explains why when I would tie them in my hair as kid it would never work lmfao)
Mine are fishing weights. 🤣🤣
August 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Also hilarious detail:
I discovered that the beads on the little ear locks are essential to keeping the square knots tidy, as they need the weight pulling down to keep them from distorting (explains why when I would tie them in my hair as kid it would never work lmfao)
Mine are fishing weights. 🤣🤣
I discovered that the beads on the little ear locks are essential to keeping the square knots tidy, as they need the weight pulling down to keep them from distorting (explains why when I would tie them in my hair as kid it would never work lmfao)
Mine are fishing weights. 🤣🤣
Not perfect but it’ll do. Also this wig is impossible to photograph on the wig block lol
Ps, the circlet is kinda helter skelter, but only because I didn’t really pin it on well or precisely, I just wanted confirmation it would work. Still working on the charms for the back of the hair.
Ps, the circlet is kinda helter skelter, but only because I didn’t really pin it on well or precisely, I just wanted confirmation it would work. Still working on the charms for the back of the hair.
August 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Not perfect but it’ll do. Also this wig is impossible to photograph on the wig block lol
Ps, the circlet is kinda helter skelter, but only because I didn’t really pin it on well or precisely, I just wanted confirmation it would work. Still working on the charms for the back of the hair.
Ps, the circlet is kinda helter skelter, but only because I didn’t really pin it on well or precisely, I just wanted confirmation it would work. Still working on the charms for the back of the hair.
Me: Haha okay so now that I’ve plucked, dyed, hair dried and flat ironed this 24 inch long wig, let’s take a look at what he’s got going on in the back of his head, I’m sure it’s a braid.
The Internet: His hair appears to be baskewoven, my liege.
Me: His hair appears to be basketwoven. 😭
The Internet: His hair appears to be baskewoven, my liege.
Me: His hair appears to be basketwoven. 😭
August 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Me: Haha okay so now that I’ve plucked, dyed, hair dried and flat ironed this 24 inch long wig, let’s take a look at what he’s got going on in the back of his head, I’m sure it’s a braid.
The Internet: His hair appears to be baskewoven, my liege.
Me: His hair appears to be basketwoven. 😭
The Internet: His hair appears to be baskewoven, my liege.
Me: His hair appears to be basketwoven. 😭
We will see if I succeed. A lot of this hinges on how quickly the fabric arrives. If it doesn’t get here quickly, I’ll still make the costume, it’ll just be relegated to ren faire use.
August 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
We will see if I succeed. A lot of this hinges on how quickly the fabric arrives. If it doesn’t get here quickly, I’ll still make the costume, it’ll just be relegated to ren faire use.
Sorry this thread really got away from me but you must understand…
I’m at “BLOW ME TO BERMUDA” levels of frustration like… 24/7
I’m at “BLOW ME TO BERMUDA” levels of frustration like… 24/7
a cartoon of a wizard standing in front of a black monster that says " browse to bur muda "
Alt: Animated gif of Merlin the Wizard from the Disney animated film the Sword in the Stone— an old man with blue robes, a blue pointed hat, round spectacles, and a very long white beard— standing against a background of wizard clutter including books, a brown armchair, and a black suit of armor as he shouts “BLOW ME TO BERMUDA!!!” (Misspelled as “Burmuda” in the gif caption). Sparks and smoke billow from beneath his robes as he stands with his arms stiffly at his sides and is blown through the roof of his study, leaving naught but a stream of sparkles in his wake.
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July 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Sorry this thread really got away from me but you must understand…
I’m at “BLOW ME TO BERMUDA” levels of frustration like… 24/7
I’m at “BLOW ME TO BERMUDA” levels of frustration like… 24/7
They want an excuse to be lazy, be cruel, and never have to feel guilty. They don’t care that these are people. They don’t care that serving them is cheaper and kinder. And that’s why I’m exhausted and mad all the time.
July 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
They want an excuse to be lazy, be cruel, and never have to feel guilty. They don’t care that these are people. They don’t care that serving them is cheaper and kinder. And that’s why I’m exhausted and mad all the time.
Because the easiest way to do that is shoving the “offending” people in a concrete box out of their line of sight and pretending they don’t exist, and not having to confront that you might not be as good as you smugly think you are when you refuse to give $1 to a dirty dude who mutters and smells
July 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Because the easiest way to do that is shoving the “offending” people in a concrete box out of their line of sight and pretending they don’t exist, and not having to confront that you might not be as good as you smugly think you are when you refuse to give $1 to a dirty dude who mutters and smells