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This was the last embroidery I finished. I had fun with all the details and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I had so much blue thread and white fabric I thought a piece inspired by fine porcelain would be fun.

Finished April 2025

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yay :3 i finished it

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The Little Knit Clementines are the perfect citrus-y solution for using up scraps of leftover sock yarn. You know, the little pieces that are too small to do anything else with? Knit with eyes and legs for cute little clementine friends, or leave them off for cute decorations!

This pattern is a stash buster, and any fingering weight sock yarn will work well for it!

The pattern is written for normal clementines and clementine friends (with eyes and legs), and is available for ✨free✨ on my blog!

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wip of eyeball tapestry,

macky 2023

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My friend wanted to have some really warm fingerless mitts form when he rides the motorcycle. So I made him these. They are made of a wool and alpaca blend which makes them super warm. This simple slip stitch pattern makes the fabric dense, which I hope will protect against the wind. Should I write up the pattern for these?

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Part 1 is done. I'm making this up as I go. Should I box in the first part or leave as is?

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Working on some socks!

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hey, did you know that the world is a better place because of your creations and art and writing, no matter how niche or how many people see it

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Bonus part 2 of the birthday gift: a bookmark featuring my first attempt at blackwork, using a free pattern from @loosethreadstitchery.

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it's blocking! i am forbidden from seaming them up unless i make satisfactory progress on my thesis. it's not finished because ribbing still needs to be added and steam blocked

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"Please be a dear boy and destroy this note." is a queer art piece I made for a textile art show that'll take place in July.

We often hear things like "queer is just a trend" or "there weren't as many queer people before", and you know what? Queer people have always been here. We've been here from the beginning of history.

So I took this quote from a transcript of a police raid in a queer space in 1934 (link, National Archive Catalogue reference: MEPO 3/758) and I referenced Wilde's green carnation.

And on top of that, I decided to use a traditional sardinian weaving technique (pibiones) to do the textile, AND I made a font based on the Olivetti lettera 32 font (the typewriter my mother used when she was young; I wanted a touch of personal/familiar history as well).

Because we have traditions. We have history. We've been oppressed, silenced, made invisible; but that doesn't mean we weren't here.

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better colour range visible here, this hand-dyed was perfect in this balaclava for my best friend

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Still not stretched to its full size but first half of the center panel is done. Now to pick up the provisional cast on and knit the same thing in the other direction... then a whole bunch more knitting the borders/edge

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Long time since I've done a wip pile look, but here we are!! Many sweaters, a few shawls, three (!!!) blankets

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I've spent nearly 6 solid hours sewing today (do not do this. especially if you have hypermobility issues.) aaand

quilt top complete!!!!!

going to spend tomorrow taking all the papers out of the edges and give it & the backing fabric a good press, then hopefully I can baste it on Friday morning!

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Blue Speckle colorway on SW Merino Sock base. I set up a tumblrina special on my shop. 20% off if you use the code TUMBLR20! I do have 2 more colorways coming out soon, just fyi if you're thinking about placing an order.