#solarpunk crafting

[suprsaturatd]

Shrimps is bugs.

#embroidery #hand embroidery #diy #shrimp #shrimps is bugs #sewing #shitpost #shitpost embroidery #shitpost sewing #visible mending #solarpunk #bucky crafts #bucky sews

[fennopunk]

Oh, I just realized I may have forgotten to show you a new craft project (or more like part of a larger one) of mine!

Crocheted wisterias!

This is very much still a work in progress. I plan on crocheting bunch of purple and pink (and maybe white and light blue?) flowers before making a green garland/vine thing and adding them to it and then hanging the whole thing above my bed.

As usual, I don't really have a pattern I could share 😅 I studied how others have made similar things, did some testing on what works for me, and basically created "a pattern" myself...

#solarpunk #diy #crochet #they're really good for stimming too! #my crafts

[queer-ecopunk]

After:

Before:

Fuck tiny pockets!! I finally got around to extending the pockets on these corduroy pants I thrifted over a month ago! My handsewing looks like shit but they're functional

#diy #anticonsumerism #sewing #fiber crafts #mine #ecopunk #solarpunk #sustainability #reduce reuse recycle

[orangesoda-fizz]

I will wear my clothes until they're literally falling apart. I will wear them until it's one thread holding it all together. And then I'll cut it up and make something new that brings me joy.

#fizzytxt #solarpunk #anti consumerism #anti capitalism #fast fashion #diy #crafting #upcycle #hopecore #do what you can #that's enough

[ideartz]

Got around to darning the holes in my sock heels! Now they're ready to wear in my favourite boots next winter too.

Also tried carving avocado pits! I let it dry for a few days, cut it in half and used a crafting knife to carve a lil bird. Nice and soft to sculpt!

#craftsofsiri #mending #fiber arts #knitting #solarpunk #avocado #carving #miniature #crafts #solarpunk crafts #diy crafts #diy

[hidefdoritos]

GUYS GUESS WHAT

I took my friend (who doesn't get out much and needs to have a quiet retreat space) to the library today.

I FORGOT HOW RAD THE LIBRARY IS.

-My library has private rooms with locking doors that you check out with your library card and then have keycard access to.

-These rooms are made of plexiglass for Obvious Reasons, but still. Rooms.

-I checked out a Lounge space and, guys, it's a balcony.

-It's over the main entrance to the library so you can see everyone coming in and out. The door locks so it's private, but it's also open air to the tall ceilings and has SO MUCH natural light.

-literally so much natural light the one exterior wall is floor-to-ceiling windows with a view over a fountain and a courtyard and the local shopping district. the sunset was rad.

-My laptop connected directly to the WiFi.

-There were so many people there! There are chairs spread throughout and a bunch of computers and people just chilled and hung out!

-My friend was thrilled to be able to navigate a quiet space with strangers who didn't speak to her, and then to have a retreat space.

-My library also has a Makerspace (!!!) and a Cricut machine (!!!) and I can email someone and get trained in how to use it!

-Someone was in the recording booth and I couldn't tell what she was reading but it sounded cool.

-There's a whole room along the side of the upstairs that's just for teens. Like literally just. The sign says that if you're not a teenager you should see the staff for other rooms. There wasn't anyone there when I stuck my head in but there's a giant whiteboard and orb-style chairs and

-sorry I forgot to mention that my balcony has not only a couch but also several big comfy chairs (like, I can sit on my chair and put my feet on it too and balance my book on my knees and it's STILL not too small of a chair) and a couple coffee tables and a corner where the sunlight isn't direct y'all it's so nice

-I'm so glad my tax dollars went to this, guys. We're stuck on campus for Thanksgiving break and we desperately needed to go somewhere that didn't cost money.

-for as much as I get on about the necessity of Third Spaces, you think I'd remember this.

-I also found out my friend likes Agatha Christie novels. She read me a section while I washed dishes tonight, and I think I'm gonna like them too.

#moss's musings #library #public library #go to the library #third space #solarpunk #kinda literally lol the amount of Vitamin D I got almost made up for the fact that it was dark at 5 pm #also they have a Craft and Chat on Monday nights and I've never been sadder to work on Monday nights. #the connections I could make!

[odielikefromgarfield]

yall look at what my library has

this is perfect for me, as a person who likes to dabble in hobbies. you can borrow a kit and learn to do it/if you like it so you don't invest in something that you don't stick with!

#library #books & libraries #adhd #hobbies #crafting #crafts #public library #community #solarpunk #odie barks

[roseredsnow]

Inspired by this post and a comment I've just realised it may be helpful for people just learning to sew and make clothes what's easier to start with and what's harder.

So offering my opinion as a cosplayer who's sewn a lot of things.

(Baring in mind this is as the most basic version, not taking into account pleats or collars etc)

Starting with easier.

- T-shirts and tops, fairly simple, you could literally a square/rectangle and leave bits unsewn for the sleeves and head and it'd still work, for the sleeves, it's just more rectangles.

(Will help to curve the holes though, especially for the neckline)

- Dresses honestly pretty similar just long rectangle, just means you're using more fabric.

With both of these if you want to take it in anywhere to make it more form fitting it tends just to be like a curve inward, just make sure it's all flat or you'll catch some fabric on the side you're not looking at and have to go over again and possibly have puncture holes depending on what fabric you're using.

-Skirts again pretty simple, it just depends how you want to do the waist, and making sure if it doesn't unfastened all the the way down that the top of the skirt can go over your hips.

- Trousers (pants) are hell, I know people that have degrees in fashion or costume making and still despise making trousers.

Important to remember that you're probably gonna need the back to come a bit higher up, if you find it riding too low add in a long triangle, you'll often find bought jeans with this done on purpose.

The inseam? Honestly I have no tips it's why I hate making trousers.

If you're using an elastic waistband pretty sure the rule is elastic the measurement of your waist, fabric to the measurement of your hips/the biggest oart it has to go over. Elastic will stretch but not all fabrics will.

- Jumpsuits/Dungarees, I haven't made many but the issues here is again the inseam plus making sure you don't give yourself a wedgie cause it needs to go over your shoulders as well, so probably like give extra length than you would for top + trousers and then take it in.

- Gloves are a nightmare, would not recommend, I only tend to make them for facepaint characters if I can't find some online that are long enough. You will have to unpick some thread between your fingers, I don't know what else to offer.

Almost anything that fits you when on and is just a pain to put on can be fixed with a longer zip, I have a dress that fits perfectly when on but because its fitted at the waist it won't go over my hips or shoulders unless the zip goes all the way to my hips, but it works.

Will eventually do like a proper guide to making stuff as simple as possible, I have both a top, trousers and cloak to make for an upcoming cosplay so that's gonna be fun.

#solarpunk #hopepunk #solar punk #clothes #sewing #diy #handmade clothes #crafting diy #beginer sewing

[losttimesnail]

textile collagey embroidery piece 🐻

all w scrap materials i had laying around. trying to practice using from my supply stash to gain inspiration, rather than buying new supplies.

took inspiration from visible mending, collage, and the fun textures involved in textile work!

planning to sew a cropped tee and apply this like a graphic on top :)

(link to my crafting streams)

#artists on tumblr #my art #my crafts #textile art #embroidery #sewing #cute art #hand crafted #crafting #crafts #craftblr #diy craft #diy #handmade #naturecore #animal art #hopecore #solarpunk #visible mending #hand sewn

[suprsaturatd]

Got to the end of embroidering these tomatoes and realized that I accidentally made um. Her....

#embroidery #sewing #diy #hand embroidery #solarpunk #tomatoes #totk #hylian tomato #tears of the kingdom #tomato #:) #it's just tomato!!! #bucky crafts #bucky sews

[fennopunk]

I made a new wrist loop thing for my cane!

I've been obsessed with making yarn plants recently, in general as an old low-key obsession, but also as an preparation for the craft fair in two weeks. AND! I learned how to embroider moss :D

#diaryposting #handcrafts #cane decorations #cripplepunk #solarpunk #my crafts

[rosymushrooms]

another thing i made recently! a heart shaped tote bag ❤️ one of my first projects made on my vintage singer sewing machine. it’s been sitting in storage for a while but i decided to pull it out and get it fixed up and in working order last week and i’ve been teaching myself how to use it since!

this bag was made from salvaged cotton i rescued from the side of the road 🤘

etsy // patreon

#i inherited the singer from my horrible grandma lol #she was a fuckin bitch but at least she had good taste in sewing machines #mine #my art #sewing #crafts #fashion #slow fashion #handbag #tote bag #textile art #fiber art #heart shaped #heart #heartcore #lovecore #solarpunk #traditional art #sustainable fashion #sustainability #upcycling

[ithidunes]

SPIKES.... DONE🎉✨

next up is making some side panels out of this rad plant fabric and doing pocket-flap overlays 👀

#fiber arts #sewing #battle jacket #alterations #diy clothing #WIP #I've got some (differnt) rad plant fabric I'm going to do the pocket-flap overlays with next #but i think ill have to take the pocketflaps off entirely to make it blend best so that's after I do these side panels in the back #green jacket #solarpunk #crafts

[ideartz]

How I mended a hole in knit fabric!

I patched yet another big hole in my reckless partner's sportswear and decided to document how I did it! I used an embroidery frame to help keep the fabric in place, but it can be done just as well without one. Other supplies are just a needle and some yarn. Here I'm using three strand embroidery floss.

I start by securing the fraying edge. Just stitching around the egde, all around the hole! If the edge is not straight, the parts sticking out will fold a bit when you tighten the stitch, but that's fine.

Here is the first step finished. Next, I stitch the two edges together!

There are a few different ways to do it, but the idea is to use the stitches around the edge to pull the two sides together with a ladder stitch. (This means that there's no tension on the fraying edge, just around it on the intact fabric!) I put the needle through two stitches on one side, then two on the other side and so on, always taking either the next two stitches or one previous and one new. Pull tight!

And voilà, the tear is fixed!

And here's another example with matching colours and finer thread.

#mending #visible mending #embroidery #craftsofsiri #tutorial #fiber arts #yarn crafts #solarpunk #solarpunk crafts

[arctic-hands]

I know Amazon isn't very punk–but given its chokehold on everything, kind of unavoidable at this point, especially if you're disabled and/or immunocompromised–and Etsy has its own set of problems, but if you need denim for patches and things or other types of fabric for crafting but you feel squeamish about cutting up perfectly wearable pants and such from the thrift stores, you can get fabric scraps from both sites for fairly cheap, even sometimes on prime. They tend to come from left over factory waste or independent fabric crafters and would otherwise be thrown away, so you're saving dye and sometimes synthetic/plastic fibers from leeching into a landfill and the environment. And Etsy claims carbon neutrality (an iffy claim in general, regardless of who's making it), and some Amazon shops also claim environmentally friendly.

You can also get leather scraps on both sites, which I have done for bookbinding projects. The only problem with that was that it was a grab bag of a pound of randomized embossed upholstery fabric, some in fairly equal sizes but some truly scraps. About two thirds of it was suitable for bookbinding, but out of that only half wasn't ridiculously ugly lol. Shouldn't be too hard to get fairly uniform denim scraps tho, especially if you're embroidering them into patches

#something something dumpster diving but like I'm immunocompromised and not doing that #punk #punk patches #patches #embroidery #upcycle #solarpunk #maybe? i think? #cripple punk #cpunk #fabric #crafting #fabric crafts

[chicorystart]

leafy~

#artists on tumblr #fiber art #fiber crafts #needle felting #sculpture #crafts #cottagecore #solarpunk #tiny house #my (unfinished) art