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I made a classic 'make do and mend bag'!

Yay!

Oh god I needed a fast project. Yes, it's mostly solomon knots, but it turns out that stitch is scarier to look at than do, at least the way it's written here. Also, it's really easy to make it wider at the bottom, which will make it wider around. I'm leaving it stuffed with yarn to stretch the whole thing a bit, and honestly I really enjoyed it.

Anyway, this booklet has a knitting pattern for a hot water bottle and slippers as well, which aren't useful to me, but perhaps are to you.

British terms, as it's a Bestway pattern; pattern also includes vintage hook sizes in millimeters on the last page.

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Viking dresses by Savelyeva Ekaterina

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Recently, my sister finished the last of a set of Stardew Valley Cross Stitch for me. Today the frame I had made for it was finished and I wanted to share it with everyone!

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Vorja Sánchez (Spanish, based Barcelona, Spain) - Interventions series, Photography, Photo Drawings

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wax seal stamp pngs ♡

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My personal goal is to try and make fanfic binding as accessible to everyone as possible, so here are some resources on how to make a fanfic hardcover for under $25.

This is a barebones bind for the broke college students and such. Happy to field questions, too!

Here's a proposed budget breakdown:

Loosely organized thoughts:

Fanfic bookbinders often share typesets amongst each other. Never pay for a typeset for a fanfic.

You'll hear a lot about grain direction for your printer paper, but as a newbie on a budget without your own printer, settle for some nice 92 bright paper. If you like the hobby, splurge after but expect to pay at least 2-3x more for short grain paper.

Printing is a pain because some copy shops won't let you print intellectual property smut, and it's very expensive. You are better off bartering instead or looking for a free printer on Buy Nothing.

You know the thick paper wrapping that comes with online orders? It's a good weight for endpapers if you need to scrounge. Paper grocery bags or gift bags (birthday presents) might work, too.

Ask your local library to give you covers from books they are throwing out. Ask for outdated textbooks (those covers are built like tanks) or three-ring binders that are too busted to be binders anymore.

Obtain a used book that was mass produced (so your destruction of it does not impede anyone's access) and maybe even become a little vindictive with it.

If you can afford it, I recommend the Olfa SVR knife (~$10)

If you can afford it, upgrade your ruler to a t-square.

I really hope this resource is helpful! I want to stress how possible this is and encourage people to cherish what they love through art.

If you are interested in fanfic binding and have a little more disposable income, I have an affordable Fan Fiction Bookbinding Starter Pack that I carry on my site. I pack them myself and drop them 1x/month on the 15th.

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My first self-designed FPP quilt block! The pattern was destroyed in the creation, so it can’t be repeated!

The stars in her head are not the stars she swims through.

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Say it with flowers 🌻🌹🌷🪻

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via @indiarosecrawford

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Oh, uh. I guess I should mention that I’ve made this thing. Three months after release sounds like a perfect time. Untitled Tile Painter is a quirky little drawing tool that lets you lay down funky geometric Bauhaus-inspired patterns. It’s 50% a useful thing for actual people and 50% me wanting to stretch my UMG muscles on something. It’s also a little bit like a control panel of an alien spaceship, as far as UX goes. Give it a go, if it looks like your kind of thing! It’s entirely free and all generated images are yours to keep and use as you see fit.

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fun fact about languages: a linguist who was studying aboriginal languages of Australia finally managed to track down a native speaker of the Mbabaram language in the 60s for his research. they talked a bit and he started by asking for the Mbabaram word for basic nouns. They went back and forth before he asked for the word for “dog” The man replied “dog” They had a bit of a “who’s on first” moment before realizing that, by complete coincidence,  Mbabaram and English both have the exact same word for dog.

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crochet aquarium

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I woke up with the urge to quilt something a week ago. I have never quilted anything and don't know the first thing about it, so I have tried to ignore it.

The urge hasn't left me, and has only gotten worse.

It would be hand quilting since I don't get along with machines and don't enjoy, at all, using them. I do enjoy hand stitching, and would like to experience that link to the past. I would like to make a blanket, just once.

I don't need another intermittent hobby to take up space in my studio. But this would be so cute in pastel brights.