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Christian Dior Haute Couture Collection Spring/Summer 1957. Ghislaine Arsac wears "Saute-ruisseau" dress, jacket and coat set in gray wool from Chatillon Mouly Roussel. Straw boater with a black ribbon and embellished with a transparent veil.
Christian Dior Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1957. Ghislaine Arsac porte "Saute-ruisseau" ensemble robe, veste et manteau en lainage gris de Chatillon Mouly Roussel. Canotier en paille avec un ruban noir et agrémenté d'une voilette transparente.
Photo Frères Séeberger
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Today is Sunday, I have no plans, so let's dye some wool!
This is 1kg roving, blended from local (well, national at least) sheep breeds, the shop I got this from calls this blend "polar wolf". This will eventually be plyed together with the green fleece I got for christmas; I hope the different sheep breeds will take on the dye in slightly different ways, making for a uniform, but not too uniform colour.
It's really pretty! Honestly too pretty to be dyed, but needs must.
Now we will need lots of green dye.
And a BIG pot.
This baby holds a bit over 20 liters. Which, as it turns out, is not enough.
Luckily I recently dedicated another Big Pot to dying experiments.
I had already put all the dye into the big pot, so I had to roughly estimate how much wool I had left. Let's hope the stark difference in saturation is mostly due to lighting and my phone camera not liking green tones.
Now it needs to simmer for an hour or so.
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My haul from Carolina Fiber Fest! My first time going, and it was,,,, interesting to say the least. The parking was a solid Nightmare due to the super large dog show happening next door??? I think there were approximately 300 RVs and campers near this event lol. I'm thankful there was a security dude who helped me "cheat" a parking spot with traffic cones so I could actually unload my wheelchair, otherwise I would have had a hell of a time getting in.
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Guys, meet Coco ♡
So named for the protaganist from Witch Hat Atelier because a spindle is the closest I'll come to a real magic wand pen.
I can't wait to spin many magical things together ^_^
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Will you be leaving Tumblr?
Most likely.
From the looks of it, our data has already been compiled and will be handed over tomorrow (I don't have details, the article is locked behind an account creation pop-up) so there's little that can be done for what's already been posted.
I have very little faith that asking those giants to take out our data is going to lead anywhere. There is no obligation in the contract for them to do so.
And even if I were to opt-out, (if that's even going to work at all, remember how well "opting-out" of Tumblr Live worked?) do I really want to keep giving my engagement to a website that feels free to do that kind of scummy shit behind the backs of their userbase? No warning, no talks, no transparency at all? This sits really wrong with me.
So, unfortunately, I most likely will leave Tumblr.
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Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1957 Collection. Simone d'Aillencourt wears "Chaloupe" two-piece in "Real Shetland" by Rodier.
Christian Dior Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1957. Simone d'Aillencourt porte "Chaloupe" deux-pièces en "Real Shetland" de Rodier.
Photo Philippe Pottier
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I love you, supported spindles. I love you, drop spindles. I love you, manual treadle wheels. I love you, e-spinners. I love you, distaffs. I love you, wrists used as distaffs. I love you, spinning yarn.
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That post about using cotton thread for garment making drives me up the wall. Cotton thread fucking sucks. It’s not durable at all for every day clothing use. The only projects that you should be using cotton thread for 100% of the time is for things that are going to be exposed to high heat (ex. microwave cozies and pot holders) because it’s crucial that you use something that won’t melt. If you’re making clothes or costumes just use polyester. It’s fine. You’ll be fine.
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