athena - from my blue series part deux
cyanotype + embroidery
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Paul Bert - L’Année préparatoire d’enseignement scientifique, 1887.
For sale
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Another attempt at some sashiko! This one is in the same thigh-rubbing spot as previous, but on a different set of jean shorts. Given how much I have to wrangle patches in this particular spot, I'm genuinely tempted to just put one in right as I buy the pants, maybe with some cute fabric so it's gradually revealed?
I'm about halfway done here, and you can tell just how much drawing out the grid (in this case, with lines every quarter-inch) helped me get the pattern I was aiming for much more effectively than the last one, where I was freehanding the lines.
Originally, the plan with this one was to have all the zig-zags point the same way, but honestly? I kinda dig the tiered waterfall vibe on this one more! Quite the improvement, in comparison to the one previous, I'd say, and that all comes down to technique.
I really enjoy the process of sashiko mends, it's very satisfying to load up a few straight stitches onto the needle just so where they need to be, then smooth out the fabrics they pin together, over and over. Very meditative, which makes it a good way to keep the hands busy while listening to a podcast! (Like, say, my podcast, Paper Cuts, perhaps? :3) plus, after you're done, you get to return a piece of clothing to use you would have lost otherwise! Isn't that a delight on its own?
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I did some handsewing again. This time, I made a brocade pencil case for all my favorite pens and highlighters.
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work in progress 🌙 watercolor, gouache, and hand embroidery on antique cotton
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Black Viscount Moth - usually called the bat moth, scientific name Gothica morsus cranii
Indigenous to the Americas, the Black Viscount is found in mid-growth wooded areas, primarily feeding on nectar and sumac. They are very large - they can get up to fifteen inches in length. Despite the similarities in wing shape, they are not closely related to Luna moths.
They do not share the fame and sinister reputation of Deathshead hawk moths, being far less widely known outside entomology circles - which is unfortunate for humans, as bat moths are far more deadly. Deathsheads are quite gentle and are only legendary harbingers of doom because of their markings and squeaks. Unlike most other moth species, bat moths can be aggressive if threatened and cause severe reactions in humans. Just brief contact with the tails can cause dizziness and disorientation, and contact with the full wings can often result in nausea and vomiting. Adult moths do not have mouths - they have instead proboscises, used to suck liquid from plants or other sources. The bat moth proboscis is unique - it is rigid and doubles as a defence mechanism. A threatened bat moth can puncture skin with its “fang”, resulting in coma or even death.
They “hibernate” in the winter, and have a lifespan of up to five years. If you see one on a walk, be sure to admire it from afar.
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My first hand-sewn project bag, with sashiko style quilting to keep the sides upright.
This being my first bag, I made some rookie mistakes. eg: I forgot to hide my raw edges between the exterior and lining fabrics; so inside the bag, you can see raw edges.
But I did make a little pocket for a crochet hook!
Anyway, I'm extremely pleased with how it turned out--especially for my first try! I learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed stabbing this a bajillion times.
I'm also very excited to show off this bag: "I made it! It has a pocket! And inside is something else I'm making!" 😄🥰
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Details!🪡🐘
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maybe i’m just high so im being extra mean but to me the wigs and costumes in the live action atla are so absurdly hideous. they’re wearing polyester and printed fabric. the wigs are hardfront and PLASTIC!!!!!!! what the fuck is going ON
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Found 4 last (mis)prints of the ufo design, so I stitched up another one for either a wall hanging or another patch. The light beams are fun for back stitching!
I redid the art for this design a little bit ago to make it bigger for the glow-in-the-dark sticker version and I also wanted to re-stock the embroidery design with a full color variation. The original hand print above was for 4-inch hoops, but I'm thinking of making the new one for a 6-inch hoop. Do you have a preference size-wise when stitching?
[ID: A very closeup snap shot of a embroidery art piece featuring a small silver ufo lifting up a silver and spotted cow on a black fabric background and surrounded by a moon and stars in matching silver. The light beam coming down from the bottom of the ship and surrounding the cow in a loose cone shape is completely filled in with vertical lines of embroidery thread that shifts across throughout the back stitching from light yellow to bright yellow to a bright green-yellow. The stitching continues where there are lights in the ship with little colonial knots along the disc's side. End.]
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a desert to get lost in
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Long way to go…
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Just about finished with this Evil Dead/Army of Darkness themed vest. Up for sale soon!
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Okay, so brace yourselves gang, this one's a bit long as it's actually secretly 3 mends! First up, we've got some simple sashiko crosses with some nice contrasting bee-themed yellow fabric! You might not be able to tell by the way I've got that grid laid out partially in the progress shot there, but originally the idea was to have this one follow a pattern I'd found from someone on youtube that had a sort of 3 dimensional look to it, but I miscounted some stitches, and so had to stick with crosses instead.
As we can see here, it's pretty blatantly cleaner with the grid to use as reference! sure, my stitch length isn't exactly the same every time, but to be honest with you? I could probably only nail that with the stick and stitch patterns, they're at least roughly correct!
Unfortunately, I also mis-placed the fabric slightly in the process of that patch, so that leads me to the other two mends here! Coming off decorating that mask, I had a good bit of remaining embroidery thread in bi colors. Found a tutorial for the ceylon stitch, liked the way it came together, and since it's really great at squares, decided I could use another little bi flag, much closer to properly proportioned this time!
Last but not least here, we've got a flag for demisexuality, which, honestly? a piece of my identity I don't bring up much! I figured, though, in for a penny with the pride mends, in for a pound, and honestly, the little chevron wasn't even all that hard, I just adapted a crochet pattern for the stitch count. (Really, the hard bit was the purple stripe in the middle, as I had to chain all those single stitches together with only the black triangle as an anchor!)
I absolutely love the way this particular mend came together, even if it was mostly a recovery from fumbles. I swear, these jorts are cursed, they only got this sashiko patch because the normal denim patch I put on them previously wasn't the right size, either! Plus, after I wore them a bit more, the other side of the seam wore out, too, so I've still gotta apply a patch there, but hey, it's more wears than I would have gotten out of them normally anyway!
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