Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 4hDoes your dog need a bone? Made the denim one as a sewing test (the sewing machine's motor subsequently blew up and I gotta fix it RIP). Then the leather one was a time trial test. For now, I'll have these at the night market I'm vending at this Wednesday. Boston, at Jacque's Cabaret. 051
Reposted by Armored Dragon DesignsArtie Universe | Boston Photographer @artieuniverse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm so proud to announce that I will be hosting my first event in Boston. I Am happy that my talent as a photographer has allowed me to uplift others! I am a proud pup. Please come and support me and my vendors! @fangedproductions.gay @armoreddragon.bsky.social @synecdochestudios.bsky.social 01210
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wheeee had to write a groveling email to Etsy support because they deactivated one of my listings when I’m positive it didn’t violate the policy they said it did. I’m betting what happened is an ai decided a mannequin torso was a real butt and was too sexy. 080
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’ve been making swatches for all the dyes I have and man, this is only like half of them I have too many colors. (Actually like 2x as many paint chips as dyes because I wanted examples for two levels of dilution. Some of the dyes are so strong that they come out nearly black when used straight.) 1131
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sadly this thing took 3 hours to hand sew, so I don’t think it will make sense to make many of them. I don’t think many people will be happy to pay that much for this. 040
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Leather dog bone! Finished stitching this up last night. The zig-zag stitches in the middle are because the leather had a couple scars there and I thought it would be fun to highlight them. 192
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Recently hung a set of modular display shelves that I'd made a number of years ago. Back when I worked at a laser cutting shop, I'd been working on a number of furniture projects. I ended up focusing on costumes after leaving the shop, but I am still very fond of the pieces I made. 081
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A pair of fallen leaves masks I made last week (I think, time is fake). One is fresh with the greens of summer, the other is turning to autumn. As always, made of leather, designed by me, cut with a laser, hand dyed, and available on my Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/6429... 1103
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Yeah it really does save so much pain. I’m looking forward to seeing what you make as you start making full use of the tool! Feel free to hit me up if you’d like to talk shop on techniques and tricks. 130
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dragon scale bracelet that I just mailed out. 171
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Anyway here’s what I was working on when the sewing machine let out the magic smoke. A harder project than I’d expected it to be. 060
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The internals looked fine, no masses of dust bunnies. I would have expected it to be easy to just swap a generic motor in since it just like gears onto a rubber drive belt. Now I need to decide if it’s worth buying a new machine that’s less likely to shit itself, or troll craigslist or whatever. 110
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The sewing machine I just picked up has started making a bit of a sad scraping noise from the motor side of the casing, and also giving off a noticeable burning smell. A repair place said they would expect $150 just for the motor if that’s what blew, plus the repair time. Sadface. 110
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Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Sadly my spike store was out of this specific style that I needed quickly. But I like the place well enough that I’ll say, if you want to make this sort of thing, check out StudsAndSpikes.com they’re great, they sell exactly what the name says.studsandspikes.comStudsandSpikes.com 030
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is why I am happy to pay more for a reliable supplier. Some of the failed pikes had their threads start too deep, so the screws couldn’t reach them through the leather. The rest just came basically pre-stripped, with threads too insecure to grab the screws even before being installed. 120
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I’m loving how this looks but holey flatcones batman this took 4 hours. Would have been a lot faster if the packs of spikes I got off amazon hadn’t had an actual 25% failure rate. I counted. 1100
Reposted by Armored Dragon DesignsMelita Curphy @missmonster.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wavewolf and Sentinel blank mask casts are available! These are sculpted in clay and cast in materials from @smoothon . Sand , paint and finish into your own wearable piece of art! missmonster.bigcartel.com 05814
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Hedgehog pincushion! The denim maybe wasn’t the best choice for that purpose, but I like how it looks. Trying to make a few small things to practice with the sewing machine, though this guy ended up needing to be mostly hand-sewn. 0142
Reposted by Armored Dragon DesignsAn Angry Scientist @anangryscientist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Massachusetts friends remember to go out and vote for Markey today. It’s daunting as hell to keep track of local races; do your best or leave it blank. But we gotta show up for out trans friends, here and all over the country, and a resounding defeat for Moulton is the best way to do that. 063
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Testing out the used sewing machine I just picked up. I must restrain myself from diving into the deep end with a complicated project. But I’m excited. 1162
Reposted by Armored Dragon DesignsClockwork Creature @clockworkcreature.bsky.social · 27/08/2026GOOD NEWS! Our flyering around the neighborhood paid off! Finally some relief after a very bad week and a half! Thank you to everyone who kept an eye out, who boosted our posts, and especially to the kind neighbors who found and returned the mask! 1840688
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A good thing to check! Though I'm not expecting to be trying to sew much leather with this. Almost everything I make is just too thick for a regular machine to sew through, so I set my designs up to be assembled in different ways. 010
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Picked up a sewing machine from Allston Christmas! Probably won’t become a core tool of my trade, but I’d wanted one to experiment with some things. (Padding on the big masks, linings, etc.) Probably it’ll see more use on personal projects, but that’s fun too. 3110
Reposted by Armored Dragon DesignsEmmacreatures @emmacreatures.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Since my health has been rather wonky, I cant work as much or as fast as I like. I have all these ready to ship and could use the funds! Feel free to comment or DM❤️ 05635
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026At a con dance once someone came up to me and just said “Hi I’m Mike, and you’re hot.” It very well would have worked if my boyfriend hadn’t been about 20 feet away. It still made my day. You can be very straightforward, especially with furries who are notoriously oblivious. 020
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Thanks! Though tbh I don’t even really think of it in terms of accessibility per se, it’s more just “what if wearing a mask was actually comfortable” and “I gotta wear my glasses to see so may as well build that in to the design.” But yeah I guess that counts as accessibility. 020
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026So glad to have found you again, your work with BullyBros was a huge inspiration. I hope health continues to get better for you! 111
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This pool toy was a menace at the party last night. 1271
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I mean I live here so. Not sure when the next vending opportunity will be, I’ll need to promote it better beforehand. 110
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Vending at a casual event in Boston. Pull up at the Alley Bar downtown before 9 to catch me! 2442
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Just speedran a collar and cuffs set. 0110
Reposted by Armored Dragon DesignsClockwork Creature @clockworkcreature.bsky.social · 21/08/2026URGENT! We just got a tip - someone saw a person carrying what looked very much like Tierney's head. The person boarded the 54 bus Southbound in Baltimore City. PLEASE boost this post! We might have any chance of recovering her if this post gets seen enough! 14709776
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I think they're all lovely not just the sparrow 010
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026As always, I'd love to make one for you! www.etsy.com/listing/1682...etsy.comDog Muzzle Mask - EtsyThis Costume Masks item by TheArmoredDragon has 226 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Cambridge, MA. Listed on Jul 13, 2026 010
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Pup muzzle in my Sea Breeze colorway. Most people get these with custom colors to suit their outfits or characters, but I am pretty happy with the couple "standard" color gradient options I put together. 172
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026aha good good, I did snag the last one of my fave color combo. 110
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026that sabertooth print had been tempting me for a while, glad I caught this before it was all gone! 120
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Put together a menu of the different colors of thread currently on my shelf. Someone asked about it when ordering one of these rolled leather collars, and I just liked how the composition came out. 080
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026what's the most space-efficient way to store 12+ rolls of leather that won't make me fly into a blind rage any time I need to pull one of the rolls out from the bottom of the shelf 300
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I don't make that many harnesses, mostly just do them for events. Last time I made one it took a long time because I was reworking my templates along the way. Thankfully this one looks to be going way faster. 130
Armored Dragon Designs @armoreddragon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Starting a quick harness for a bears and cubs event that I was invited to vend at this weekend. Sadly I gotta stop pounding on the floor for the night lest my neighbors knock down my door with an axe. 190