It’s been a while since I wrote here. Wanted to do a little retrospect on Labyrinths of Dreams – Hellocon Ry’s 10 year anniversary event in Helsinki, Finland. I’ve been going to each event since the start of when they were starting and I hope to continue this tradition for years to come.

I’m always so impressed how much the event improves every year and I love to see when they make it in a new location than the last one – giving us a chance to see Finland from several angles.

This time the event was set in a historical student’s building in the very centre of Helsinki. It was great in a sense that everything was within arm’s reach and the afterparty was very near the location as well.

The place was wonderful and even though it was a bit hot (understandable with the amount of people).

It was wonderful seeing vlogs about the event from other point of view as well as I regretfully had little chance to run around and see other stalls. But the addition of an artist’s alley was a great touch – I think it’s wonderful, that we celebrate the art that comes of the fashion and I hope to see it in the following years as well.

A fun thing I got to do was to create a couple of Moomin-related pieces for the event. I’ve acquired some of the fabric in my last trip and I got lucky finding a matching lace for it as well. The pieces were a hit and were first to go. I wish I’d gotten more of both the lace and the material beforehand, but I got a few more Moomin prints for a small skirt release for an upcoming EMIM anniversary, so keep an eye out for the next newsletter.

Speaking of recurring events – EMIM will take part in this years’ Nightshade and Ursa Major as well! There will be belts made specifically for Nightshade and I’ve send all pieces, that were left over from Hellocon for a second change at Nightshade.

Ursa Major will bring gobelin pieces, that I’ve been wanting to make for a while! (There will be more gobelin in the future, too!)

More releases to look forward to – Halloween! I didn’t think I’d have the time, but I managed to make a few pieces for a Halloween release – it will include a couple of Pumpkin themed jsks and custom sizing bat skirts!

On a more melancholy note – come next year – I will slowly stop offering Old Master’s prints in polyester. I will do an official post/newsletter about this, but I hope to bring some new surprises in stead. I’ve been looking for natural material options and I hope to offer a run of old favorites with those after the polyester versions are cut off. I will be offering Old Masters (including original 1st release prints) and the Orchard in natural materials for sure, but if you have any other of the past print releases you’d like to see in natural fiber version – don’t  hesitate to let me know!

Here’s a preview of the linen orchard version I had made for Labyrinth of Dreams (linen base fabric, linen printed fabric, cotton lace).

As you see – the second part of the year has been quite eventful for me. I’m still trying to find the best balance for me not to burn out again, I think I’m slowly getting the hang of it. Perhaps small releases over time is the best way for me.

I hope you all are doing well,
~Ze