Create your own Custom Pasties

Saturday, Feb 7, 2026

12:00pm — 2:00pm

Pole Studio

Two-Hour Rhinestone Pasties Workshop with Kali Duality Join Kali Duality, Bellingham-based costume artist and performer, for a hands on two-hour workshop focused on designing and constructing your own rhinestone pasties. This class is perfect for burlesque performers, dancers, drag artists, costume makers, and anyone curious about creating durable and beautiful rhinestone pasties. Kali Duality has been creating custom rhinestone pasties for performers throughout Bellingham, selling made-to-order designs on Etsy, and sharing her work with performers and creators across TikTok & Instagram. Her background in costume creation and performance informs a practical, performer-centered approach that balances durability, comfort, and stage impact. What You’ll Learn:

• How to prepare and work with pastie base materials. She shares her favorite material as a base for creating a solid and sparkling base

• Rhinestone placement techniques for clean, professional results

• Tips for symmetry, design planning, and durability for performance

• How to apply and clean pasties to ensure durability and so that you’ll have your pasties for years to come

You’ll leave with a finished (or nearly finished) pair of rhinestone pasties and the confidence to continue creating your own designs.

What’s Included? Kali will provide:

• Pastie base materials

• Hot glue guns (several available)

• Hot glue (as much as possible)

• Glue for rhinestone application

• Rhinestone wax pen tools

• Heat guns (limited number available)

What to Bring?

• Your desired color of rhinestones (variety encouraged—sizes, colors, shapes)

• A hot glue gun, if you have one (helpful but not required)

• A heat gun, if you own one (again helpful if you have one, not required) but only rhinestones are required to bring—everything else will be supplied as much as possible.

Skill Level: No prior experience required. This workshop is beginner-friendly while still offering valuable techniques for experienced performers and makers.