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i like the phrases "it's not for me," "it's not my thing," and "i'm not the target audience" because they're the most concise way to express "this thing that you enjoy has merits but idgaf about it" without being aggressive

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Remembering the time in college when I had thought the girl I was hooking up with was aware of my trans status

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Fair weather friends. This could be purely anecdotal ( maybe just my area) but companies felt quieter this year.

It means that society has shifted to a place where it can be risky to launch pride campaigns. They don't want a Bud Light or Target situation like we had last year. By no means do I like rainbow capitalism but these companies pulling out because of "risk management" is scary. I don't want to buy a tacky T-shirt or have their meaningless approval, but I liked the feeling that they felt bold enough to "support" us.

Good riddance, we didn't need those performative companies.

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Pride Themed Wallpapers🏳️‍🌈

I figured most of the Pride Flags colors would lend themselves well to these types of Backgrounds (and I was right!) ^^

Completely free to use, can be used for Video/Streaming with Credit (Vertical Versions under the cut)

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I-I'm sorry but I can't stop thinking about this

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Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.

It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.

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REBLOG IF YOUR BLOG IS A SAFE SPACE FOR AROMANTIC PEOPLE AND IF YOU THINK THEY ARE VALID

I want to see how many people actually are willing to say this and not just act like it

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small can badges for your emotional support plush ❤️ for shop update on june first

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Art Critic: the skull in the corner is artfully placed on the periphery of vision to symbolise the omnipresence of death, important thematically to the artist’s conception of life and mortality.

Actual Artist: aw shit, I got all this negative space, guess I’ll stick a skull there that looks pretty rad.

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Waiting in two different ways. (To the Anon who asked me to draw Penelope with a doll Ody, your Ask disappeared, but here it is! I thought she would gift it to Tele instead so :D )

Zoom in on Dolldysseus and Dollyphemus under the cut

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gio officialpenisenvy's DIY packer tutorial

are you transmasc and tired of shoving socks down your boxers? did you lose your penis in a freak accident and wish you could have your bulge back? do you know the basics of sewing and want to find out how to make a packer? you've come to the right place! i have been making and selling packers for a year, and this is my tried and true method for hand-sewing a packer in roughly half an hour, to results such as these:

MATERIALS NEEDED: felt in your choice of colour (if you want to use fabric, go for a jersey knit so it won't fray, and use more stuffing to make up for the lack of structure), sewing thread in your choice of material and colour, stuffing of any kind (i use acrylic batting, you can use an old pillow, cotton balls, fabric scraps cut into tiny pieces...)

SEAMS USED: a backstitch or running backstitch is the only seam you really need to know; i employ a gathering stitch and a whipstitch as well for aesthetic purposes, but if you only know how to backstitch you can absolutely make a slightly uglier version of this packer. if you're an absolute beginner, here is a helpful tutorial: just double up the thread and knot it for a stronger seam.

STEPS:

cut a piece of fabric approx. 25x25cm or 10x10in wide and fold it in half vertically, then draw a shape on the fold like the one pictured above, with the widest point measuring roughly 12cm or 5in and the smallest point (the shaft) measuring roughly 5cm or 2in

carefully pin the fabric and cut out the pattern along the shape you've drawn, leaving a small seam allowance of approx. 1/2cm or 1/4in (if you feel unsure in your ability to follow a small seam allowance, you can cut it larger and trim it to size later; if you're using fabric, a larger seam allowance is recommended)

sew alongside the seam of the shaft with a tight backstitch or running backstitch; you can tug on the thread after every stitch, so the seam will pucker up and give the shaft a more natural curved-inwards effect

close the top part of the shaft (the head) and the bottom part of the sac (roughly up to the marked X in the picture) with a tight and multiply-reinforced gathering stitch, almost like a drawstring effect; you can use a backstitch here, but it won't look as natural

turn the packer inside out and put your stuffing inside the shaft, packing it quite full (but not so full it has no give, as real soft penises are somewhat squishy); this might be tricky to do if you have short fingers like me, so you can use a pen or your scissors or any other thin elongated tool to help you get to the tip

stuff the sac a bit less than the shaft, and try to make two balls with your stuffing (you can see i have cut out two strips of batting in the first picture) so they look like two separate testicles

sew the sac closed: i used a whipstitch and pulled the thread tight so the fabric would gather and pucker like a real sac, but you can use a ladder stitch or a backstitch at your preference

to further separate the testicles, sew a few stitches down the middle of the sac, so the two balls will lay separate with a flat seam in the middle (pictured above you can see how the stitches should look from the back)

optionally, you can secure the very tip of the shaft to the very bottom of the sac with a few stitches, so the packer will stay folded and won't run the risk of opening up (of course, you can skip this step if you want your shaft and your sac to be able to separate like a real penis)

and here you have it, your packer is finished! you can wear it in your underwear directly on your skin, or sandwiched in between two pairs of underwear, or however you prefer. direct contact with water should be avoided as much as possible; the packer doesn't need to be cleaned daily, but a spritz with rubbing alcohol will kill most germs and get rid of any funky smells, and if it gets stained you can spot-treat it with a little water and soap and make sure it dries thoroughly.

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I’m building an inkle loom !(with help from my dad cuz power tools scare me)

And I’m gonna try card weaving!

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So, I’ve seen a lot of recommendations for the book Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom by Syne Mitchell. My god I love this book already and I’m not even to the fancy stuff yet! First off, I can finally stop looking up videos about how to do a hemstitch! And she actually explained how to do it for the start of the project! Every video I’ve found is focused on the end, so I didn’t realize you could just leave a gap between your header and your fabric to give you space to stitch. That seems WAY easier than trying to do it after the fact like I have been😅

On top of that, I never knew these words weren’t interchangeable before. I’ve always just kinda assumed they were synonyms…

I really appreciate getting specific resources for Scottish tartans. The first thing I did when I discovered there’s a free website that lets you design your own weaving patterns was try to recreate my own clan tartan. However, being both American and the only person in my family to never actually live in Scotland, I never knew about the register. I was going based off the teddy bear my mom still has that’s made out of our tartan and Google image searches.

But best of all is this! I’M GONNA PUT SECRET MESSAGES IN SO MANY THINGS!!!

And this is just from the first half of the book! I skimmed ahead and there’s patterns in here that need three heddles! There’s tapestry weaving! There’s bookmarks that double as READING LIGHTS!! I’m so excited try out everything in here!

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I crocheted a sheep bag for the stardew valley concert I'm gonna go to.

Her head is a small pouch and it can be detached and used as a keychain :D

It was freehanded completely, but credit to knottedneon for the original design/idea.

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smolweaving resources

a masterpost of resources to complement that post going around the other day with a glossary of several different kinds of small weaving. design your own potholder loom squares: https://friendlyloom.com/pages/potholder-design-wizard

make a pin loom: https://windsweptmind.com/2016/07/04/adventures-in-pin-loom-making-and-so-can-you/

warp a pin loom the regular way: https://adventuresinpinloomweaving.com/2018/09/21/choose-your-warping-method/

the diagonal way: https://howdidyoumakethis.com/square-pin-loom-speed-weaving/

fingerweaving

how-to: https://www.metismuseum.ca/fingerweaving/

another how-to: https://nativetech.org/finger/beltinstr.html

additional resources: https://jumaka.com/2019/03/finger-weaving/

tablet weaving

how-to: https://www.shelaghlewins.com/tablet_weaving/TW01/TW01.htm

another how-to: https://jumaka.com/2019/02/card-weaving/

personal favorite site for designing tablet weaving drafts: https://twistedthreads.org/

backstrap rigid heddle weaving

how-to: https://spinoffmagazine.com/backstrap-rigid-heddle-basics-get-weaving-handspun-bands/

3D printed rigid heddle backstrap loom parts:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6141824

3D printed rigid heddles for band weaving:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3999858

inkle loom weaving

how to build a loom from pvc and get started: https://littlelooms.com/a-free-guide-to-inkle-weaving/

inkle loom/rigid heddle backstrap pattern design: https://carolingianrealm.blog/PatternGenerator.php

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Nurture - Handwoven Green Hoodie Poncho

Stay fluffy, friends!