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Finished up another embroidery pattern test today (on the left). It’s a slight tweak of the original (on the right). Without the added complication of the multi-layered fabrics in the original, this only took about 2 hours to stitch up.

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New daily goal: Do a little something every day to get ready for the art market I agreed to table at this summer. I’ve never done anything like that before and have nothing even vaguely resembling stock on hand. I got my work cut out for me for the next month or so.

My embroidery art is generally gonna be too expensive for a market like this. But I can offer embroidery KITS with my designs at a much more accessible cost. So today I’m hooping up the first design to test it out & measure how much thread a kit would require.

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If you’re wondering why it’s been a minute since I shared any embroidery, it’s because my normal embroidery time has been taken over instead by “scheming” and “plotting”, truly activities which demand full attention if you want to do it right.

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“wacky” yes exactly the appropriate adjective lol

I think yours was the very last one I found, thanks to getting repeatedly “lost” navigating the house (aka, forgetting which doors I’ve clicked on already and then getting distracted re-reading stories along the way). A+ claustrophobia experience, well done.

HEY COME CHECK THIS OUT I WROTE ONE OF THE ENDINGS & IT BLASTED WAY OVER THE ALLOTTED WORD COUNT BY ACCIDENT LOL

papriqa.itch.io/slake-house

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The new house god has taken up residence in the office

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To the person who commissioned me & gave me the excuse to try a new iteration of the collar design, you are a gem, a treasure, a blessing upon me and my house

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Y’all I am overwhelmed at seeing my handiwork on display in an honest to god, real store - a SUPER COOL store, like if you’d asked me to imagine the ideal place I wanted to work with to sell my leatherwork, I probably would have described this. Carefully curated, 100% local artisans, goth AS FUCK venue in an old building with all the walls painted black & red velvet all over the place. Some of my favorite local artists are among those on display and I’m just… humbled to be included next to them. Completely blown away.

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Just a little quickie to use in patching up a ripped dress

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Feels good to just knock out a little mini project or two in between big pieces

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Getting in a little stash-busting with small projects before kicking off a bigger new one. This is my 2nd go at this concept because I liked the first one so much but it’s now in somebody else’s possession, and I want one for me!

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Day 27 DONE, expectations exceeded, can’t wait to give small children nightmares with it

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Day 26 suddenly in a panic because this is gonna be done in one more day and I don’t have another design in the queue

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Day 25 so close so close so close

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Day 24 my vision is finally coming together

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Day 23 starting to get into the “sad it’s gonna be over soon” stage of the project

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Day 22 tonight the problem of cold has been solved with a large amount of rum & fried potatoes

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Day 21 I complained the other day that it was "colder than a witch's tits" but literally tonight I could feel the sweat freezing on my nips on the walk between the gym and my car