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Archimedes Azure Creations & Kittencrochet ‘N Such

Archimedes Azure Creations and Kittencrochet ‘N Such return to the Exposition this June


Archimedes Azure Creations specializes UV reactive and glow in the dark one of a kind jewelry creations! Joining forces with Kittencrochet ‘N Such, we are makers from Milwaukee, who combine forces to create the coolest geeky creations our imaginations can come up with!

Kittencrochet ‘N Such is a crochet wizard, creating original wearables, plushies, and so much more. Also a talented scent blender, Kittencrochet handcrafts soy candles that are distinctively geek and fantasy inspired

A curated collection of steampunk, gothic, fantasy, and geek jewelry, accessories, wearables, and trinkets- what treasure will you find at Archimedes Azure Creations? And Primarily crochet items of wearable accessories and other small oddities with bringing a small selection from other talented artists (that fit within the steampunk theme) with their permission.

Archimedes Azure Creations and Kittencrochet ‘N Such bring you a collection of steampunk, geek, fantasy, and gothic jewelry, wearables, accessories, trinkets, and crochet items for wearing on your person or using about your home.

Kittencrochet ‘N Such also carries a small selection of items from artists featured in their brick and mortar shop in West Allis, WI.

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As They Sew in France

As They Sew in France builds custom Victorian, Edwardian, Regency, and Steampunk clothing for men and women, and have a large ready to wear department.

As They Sew in France creates beautiful and unique pieces for any body type. They collaborate with the client to make a most amazing garment that will turn heads.

As They Sew in France also has a ready-to-wear department that includes: hi/low skirts, long skirts, vests, capes and accessories.

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Six Months until the Exposition!

We are now half a year away from passing through the looking glass into the 1893 Chicago Exposition turned topsy-turvy into a realm of absurdity, whimsy, and wonder! In another month we will be exactly half a year away so it is time to begin our weekly updates as we countdown to welcoming special guests Gail Carriger, UnWoman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and a number of other people who make Steampunk truly wonderful.


Program Updates

The Exposition is currently putting together the 2026 Program for your amusement and education. We list session descriptions as we countdown to June 12th, 2026, and should have the full and final schedule online by mid-April, 2026.

This week we added the following panels and presentations to the Schedule:

If you would like to propose a panel, gaming session, presentation, workshop, or other things for the 2026 Exposition Program, please fill out our Application for Presenters form.


Exposition Exhibitors

This week we highlighted the following exhibitors whom you will find in the Exposition halls.

 

We have four main exhibitor spaces:

There are still Artist & Writer Tables available in The Midway Market; to apply, please fill out our Application for Exhibitors form





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Dungeons & Dragons – “Silver Bell” (18+)

  • Games Master: Jodie Starks
  • Gaming System: Dungeons & Dragons 5e
  • Players: 2 – 8
  • Gaming Time: 3 hours
  • Sign Up at the main Registration Desk in the Atrium Lobby

A mysterious door, living artwork, and a ghostly curator. The key to the Silver Bell gallery has been taken by a cunning creature known as Chester. Our adventurers must travel through the paintings to find Chester and locate the key to exit this maze of halls. But beware, he is not so easily found. So bring your wits and weapons and be ready to travel through the gallery of the Silver Bell.


Meet Jodie Starks, a traveling bard with a real passion of enjoying time with friends and family (a performance really isn’t as much fun by yourself). She remembers the first time she was invited to play D&D, 2nd edition. Her entire family sat around the table and helped her role up her first character: a male, elven fighter with a wolf companion (some of you will know her inspiration for that). From there, she was hooked! After that, she ran games for family off and on for a while.

For the last seven years, she has ran D&D games weekly. In her free times, she runs one-shots for others. Although D&D is her system of choice, she is familiar with several (and have even run games in Pathfinder and 2d20). She enjoys sharing her passion with others and love to see new players get hooked. This last year she has become the GM for the YouTube stream, Dungeons & Dad Jokes.


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Captain Wiloby’s Emporium

Captain Wiloby’s Emporium hand makes clothing for men and women. Being inclusive, they build their clothing for every body shape

Captain Wiloby’s Emporium find unique and beautiful fabrics as they travel around the country and build beautiful and affordable clothing for men and women. They are also introducing a vintage line of special procured items they have found.

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Red Queens: Serial Killer Noblewomen (13+)

Presented by M. Leigh Hood & Dash Qualls-Gibeau

Royal and noble women with a taste for blood and terror are more than mere fantasy. They are historical fact. Investigate the terror these blue-blooded women inspired in their own lands and unpack their complex legacies as we dive into characters far more colorful than the Red Queen.


M. Leigh Hood is a rare beast of the Cincinnati wilds, most often found walking her monstrous hound, Shuck, or working hard to exacerbate her carpal tunnel syndrome at the computer. Her work appears in Fairy Tales Punk’d Volume II, Cincinnati Magazine, and the in-development MonThology project.


Dash Qualls-Gibeau – Part automaton, all intellectual dilettante, Dash Qualls-Gibeau spends inordinate amounts of time venturing to the past to get answers for questions as old as time . . . a bit of a polymath regarding the darker side of life . . . or death.


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Lady Heather’s Fashions

Lady Heather’s Fashions returns to Chicago this June with their handmade unique leatherwork, clothing, and accessories.

Lady Heather offers a wide variety of pieces to create an outfit you will love! Express yourself however you like with an array of leatherwork, clothing, hats, and accessories. With options from basic to elaborate, you can find many things to fit whatever you are going for.

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28 Weeks until the Exposition!

We are now 28 weeks away from passing through the looking glass into the 1893 Chicago Exposition turned topsy-turvy into a realm of absurdity, whimsy, and wonder! In another month we will be exactly half a year away so it is time to begin our weekly updates as we countdown to welcoming special guests Gail Carriger, UnWoman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and a number of other people who make Steampunk truly wonderful.


Program Updates

The Exposition is currently putting together the 2026 Program for your amusement and education. We list session descriptions as we countdown to June 12th, 2026, and should have the full and final schedule online by mid-April, 2026.

This week we added the following panels and presentations to the Schedule:

If you would like to propose a panel, gaming session, presentation, workshop, or other things for the 2026 Exposition Program, please fill out our Application for Presenters form.


Exposition Exhibitors

This week we highlighted the following exhibitors whom you will find in the Exposition halls.

We have four main exhibitor spaces:

There are still Artist & Writer Tables available in The Midway Market; to apply, please fill out our Application for Exhibitors form


The Exposition at Other Conventions

Last weekend members of our crew were time traveling with Doctor Who at Chicago TARDIS, promoting the Exposition, presenting a panel on “The Victorian Doctor,” and running games in their Gaming Citadel (pictured above). The game was a mash-up of Cubicle 7’s Doctor Who Role Playing Game and Chaosium’s Cthulhu by Gaslight to form Torchwood by Gaslight, an 1889 adventure in which players are “Agents of the Crown” in the ten-year-old Torchwood Institute, investigating sightings of aliens and their technology.





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Animal Tricksters: Myriad Tales of the White Rabbit’s Kin (13+)

Presented by M. Leigh Hood

Meet furred menaces to society and feathered guides to other worlds as we burrow into folklore and legend that may have inspired Lewis Carrol’s chronophobic bunny. It’s story time for the charmingly deviant and wildly disturbing.


M. Leigh Hood is a rare beast of the Cincinnati wilds, most often found walking her monstrous hound, Shuck, or working hard to exacerbate her carpal tunnel syndrome at the computer. Her work appears in Fairy Tales Punk’d Volume II, Cincinnati Magazine, and the in-development MonThology project.


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Dana Fraedrich, Steampunk Fantasy Author

At Dana’s booth, you’ll find her steampunk book series, of course, but also handmade scented candles based on her characters, handmade polyhedral dice, crocheted goods, handmade stickers, jewelry, handmade cosplay accessories, and 3D printed items.


Dana Fraedrich is a dog lover, self-professed geek, and author of the steampunk fantasy series Broken Gears, which includes the Amazon bestseller, Out of the Shadows. Dana’s books are full of secrets and colorful characters that examine the many shades of grey that paint the world. In addition, Dana creates in a myriad of other mediums. At Dana’s booth, you’ll find her steampunk book series, of course, but also handmade scented candles based on her characters, handmade polyhedral dice, crocheted goods, jewelry, and more.

Click on the banners to learn more about Dana Fraedrich . . . 


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