#spider patterns

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Spider Webs

When I was a little kid I used to try and find "cobs" in funnel webs because I thought that must be what cobwebs were and surely the cobs must be nearby. I've always always loved spider and I've always been fascinated with their webs in some form or another, whether a child's inquisitive nature or simply admiring their beauty: how the sunlight glints off the strands, or how water drops settle on them like a string of pearls, or the patterns themselves.

All my photos, all unedited (I think; going off memory because I don't have all my working files on account of a external hard drive failure).

[sayxit]

Spooky Lace

[nemfrog]

"Section of a dew-laden orb-web. (Magnified.)" The Popular science monthly. May 1890.

Internet Archive

[humblegrub]

sewing patterns for bugs! (pt 2)

beetle plush pattern by ApothecaryOcto

simple fabric moth/butterfly pattern by willowynn

bee plush pattern by TooStuffedPatterns

snail plush pattern by willowynn

beetle plush pattern by MasterPlush

spider plush pattern by SugarcubeCherry

minecraft bee plush pattern by HabbiesAus

snail plush pattern by Delilah Iris

butterfly / moth plush pattern by Victoria Zhuk

garden snail pattern by DragonsGardenShop

[voidpumpkin]

seeing analyses of nimona is fun because they have really good insights and are analysing every inch of this movie but in virtually all of them there is a gaping hole where the very obvious messages and metaphors in regards to race and racism in this film lay.

Like tell me, do you believe the story of a brown man, brought in by a black woman in an attempt to fix the systemic issues in a system where ancestry is valued over merit, is framed for the murder of said black woman by a white woman who is fueled by paranoia that a black woman’s efforts might upend the system, the supposed threat this brown man and of dangers that don’t exist and a desparation to fulfill the legacy of a white woman who is a literal metaphor for the way bigotry is taught (in particular homophobia/transphobia). And thus the brown man is villanised for something he didn't do and is forced to find support and companionship in another victim of the system, with this story ending with the white woman willing to destroy everything than let the brown gay man and a trans girl change the system/her mind, has absolutely no racial implications or messages surrounding race.

[mamaspark]

Today I have pics of my quilt. Pattern is called Felix and is by Meags and Me.

Close up of Felix with the spider on his tail 😜

He is pretty chill about it. Off to do some more binding. Just got a few quilts back from my long arm quilter

(She loved her Highland Coos). 💚

[firework-heart]

FINAL UPDATE FOR THE SPIDER WEB SWEATER:

I FINISHED IT YALL!! wore it for the first time ever and it felt absolutely amazing. I didn't think I would love it that much but it is now my child. Thank you for coming along on this mini journey, I want to start a new top soon so stay tuned for that <3

pattern is made by @/aperpetualmess on youtube!!

[cephalosaur]

If I had a nickel for every time there was a teen superhero show in which the mc had a secret identity and his school bully had a first name that ended in -ash, I would have 3 nickels.

[tanuki-kimono]

Lovely article+illustrations by Kimono Ichiba (via Tanpopo <3), overviewing famous "scary"patterns... which are in fact often auspicious as traditional Japanese patterns ;)

I believe I have them all on the blog somewhere but it's nice having them in one place so let's go!

Spiderwebs (kumo no su)

In ancient China, spider were seen as auspicious messengers connecting Heaven to Earth.

As the spider catches its prey in its web, spiderweb came to signify "grasping happiness".

Apparently during Edo period, prostitutes and geisha used spiderweb patterned items as a good luck charm (meaning something like "this customer will come back").

A very famous spiderweb depiction is the Lady Rokujo ukiyoe [焔 honô (the flame of passion)] by female artist Uemura Shoen. Wisteria caught in the web could mean ``I hope [Prince Genji] will come tonight'' which is pretty sad considering her story T_T

Skulls (dokuro)

Exact name for human remains pattern is "nozarashi" (lit. "weather beaten") ie bones scattered in a field. This depicts a corpse turned to bones/unveiled from its grave by the elements.

Skulls are thought to ward off evil and bad luck. Bones can also symbolize a do-or-die spirit​, or hope for rebirth after death.

OP stresses a theory linking bones pattern to a buddhist saying 色即是空 shikisokuzekū "form is emptiness, matter is void, all is vanity​". An interpetation is that we'll all turn to dust one day so we're all equal.

Bones patterns are often seen during Obon (Festival of the dead) season.

Monsters, ogres and ghosts (yôkai / oni / yûrei)

Monsters patterns were then worn to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. Reasoning is: let's repel scary things by wearing an even scarier monster!

Fearsome monsters were especially use by people with dangerous jobs, like Edo period firemen.

Firemen often had the lining of their heavy fire attire (火事装束 kajishouzoku) embelished with lavish designs of brave heroes and fantastic monsters. It was both a talisman and a way to show that they did not fear danger or death.

Another reason behing monsters patterns is the Edo period love for "scary" entertainements, be it ghost stories, parlor or other types of games, art (see for ex. Utagawa Kuniyoshi), etc. And Edo city dwellers were all about being fashionable so a monster pattern would have been considered quite iki!

[wanderingsimsfinds]

🎃 Happy Simblreen and Spooktober 🎃

🖤 This is my gift for this Halloween season! Whether you use spooky patterns year round in your supernatural, fantasy, and magical saves, you only use them during spooky season in real life/in game, or they fit in with your aesthetic, I hope you can find some that you love 🖤

Introducing the Spooktober Collection

There are 300 patterns included (Spooktober 1-300)

Found under THEMED, GEOMETRIC, FABRIC, LEATHER-FUR

There are folders for 10 categories and each folder has sims3packs, packages, and PNGs for each pattern

Folders are: Animal (47), Body-Skulls (15), Food (23), Geometric-Fabric (30), Ghosts (36), Harry Potter (10), Mix (44), Other (39), Pumpkins-Jack-o-Lanterns (20), and Witchy (36)

There are MERGED package files for each category & one MERGED package file for all 300 patterns

Source: Creative Fabrica, Spoonflower, Society6, Adobe

🖤 DOWNLOAD 🖤

🎃 Preview Pictures under the cut 🎃

[the-wager-au]

@impactrueno I had to draw your adult Lydia's cartoon-esque dress, it made me GASP when I saw it 🕸🦇❤

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Earth Tones ~

[mrshargreeves]

Im not a vigilante, the vigilante is a random man... or woman

[trepppy]

you ever just combine two things you like for no reason

[humblegrub]

sewing patterns for bugs! (pt 1)

these are just some I found on etsy. please add more you know about!

giant tropical velvet worm pattern by LilLeviathan

aphid plush pattern inspired by Grounded by TheWeaversTools

tarantula pattern (there's a crochet version, too) by LarriecraftsNL

jester the snail pattern by Oddnest

bee plush pattern and fruit fly plush pattern by CirquellCuriosities

isopod plush that stays rolled up with snaps or velcro by CholyKnight

snail plush pattern by CholyKnight

moth and butterfly plush pattern by CholyKnight

dragonfly plush pattern by CholyKnight

[amingledyarn]

Cobweb Shrug, a free crochet pattern designed by Maria Teresa Trujillo on Ravelry.