#folklore cross stitch

[hunnyshandmade]

i dreamt of you all summer long ♡

based on the Betty ornament on taylor's store !

pattern available here !

[badstitched]

Happy Yule, everyone! I hope the Yule Cat doesn't get you!

Find this new pattern in my shops, my Patrons on Patreon get it free!!

[racingliners]

Take 2 🧶

[jesperfahey]

my magnum opus

completed between august 2023 - november 2023

[jcookedotme]

Live laugh love but make it a little dark 🖤

[xgingersnapxshopx]

[stclements]

[elycasdel]

So, I made this jacket for me, I used it to Seattle N1, I’m so in love with it, the little cassettes were handy made by me and there are two of each over the jacket for each era. And the hearts, there’s one of each era.

I can’t wait to see her again in Mexico city N3 (08-26) I’m so happy to be able to live that moment again

💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙

[lake-lady]

Design by Kyoko Maruoka 🌸

[ihadthebestdays]

✨ no i could never give you peace ✨

forest pattern by: CozyEveningsStitch (from etsy)

[hunnyshandmade]

we can call it even. ♡

pattern available here !!

[badstitched]

January Patreon Pattern ~ Firefox

Based on Finnish lore, Tulikettu, also known as a firefox, is mysterious and whimsical at the same time. At night, his fur lights up like fire and as he trots across the snow, his tail sparks and creates the Northern Lights.

My firefox is doing a big stretch, with the galaxy and Northern Lights within him. Small backstitch detail is of the Vulpecula constellation, which is the "little fox."

Find this design on my Patreon, Tier 2 and up, until February 15th, 2024. Join here!

[jcookedotme]

The Spirit of Winter has returned ❄️

[xgingersnapxshopx]

[prince-kallisto]

So you know how in folklore, revealing your full name to Faeries was considered incredibly dangerous? As in, they could have power and control over you- to enchant or even change who you are all because of a name.

This lore doesn’t seem present in TWST, but I’m also sobbing at Silver, who if he even had an “original” name from the Knight of Dawn and Princess Leia, that name is likely lost to time. And even more, Silver clearly has no last name given in the main game

So in folklore, there were Fae tricking humans so they could “steal” their name and take power over them. But in Twisted Wonderland, would it be the Fae voluntarily gifting their own names to Silver? Like “Silver Vanrouge” where the relationship of father and son between Lilia and Silver is finally recognized by both of them. Or even the possibility of ‘Draconia’ being an additional last name since Malleus also became a son to Lilia. As an acknowledgment for their love as a family.

I would unironically love if Silver had an incredibly “clunky” name made up from the various Fae that we know. Like this family, this connection, isn’t perfect but the love is there. And it’s all represented in his name that’s stitched together by Fae from all walks of life, whose paths managed to cross just in time to meet this human boy

Anyway I love you Silver Crowley Draconia Vanrouge Zigvolt

(For those of you into the ship, “Zigvolt” can be tacked onto the end as well BSJXJSJF. Silver is collecting Fae names like Pokemon cards. Is he the one getting ultimate power (*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)??)

[kindestegg]

The plush under Collector's bed: A totally necessary analysis, trust me

So, as a recap of this scene, before King leaves to visit Eda and Lilith, Collector asks King if he could sleep with François that night.

King reminds Collector that only himself and Luz can hold François, and Collector obliges but asks that he at least leave François there to "watch over him", claiming he "doesn't like being alone".

King does so, and Collector seems satisfied. It's very telling of Collector's development that they never touch François after this interaction, showing respect for King's boundaries.

... Except! This sweet little angel is actually a master trickster! A liar and a fiend!

He had a plush under his bed the whole time!!! In fact I'm pretty sure every shot of their little bedroom planet has the underside of Collector's bed obscured UNTIL King starts to leave and we pan to see the beds from an angle which reveals the plush!

You know what this means, right? Collector could have easily pulled his plush from under his bed and cuddled up with that if he hated sleeping alone so much, but he didn't. Why?

Well, I don't think he was lying about being lonely. Loneliness seems to be a prominent common theme for Collector, both declaring his loneliness back at the start of O' Titan, during a vulnerable moment where he didn't expect anyone to hear him, so he'd have no reason to lie there...

And then also having this acknowledged by King in the current episode, who has been living with him for about two months now, so he would know Collector's state of mind better than most here.

So... what gives? Was Collector really only out to force King to give François to him? Why?

Well, my current theory about this is what François means in this scenario: a connection to King. We know François is very important to King and King does not hide this when he expresses to Collector how he won't let them hold him.

To Collector, being able to sleep with François is the ultimate foolproof way to ensure King won't leave them. First, if King eventually lets them hold him, it signifies King would trust them enough with this and hold them to a regard as high as Luz, which we know Collector seems to be jealous of. I... just realized I should probably analyze that too, huh. Well, all in its due time.

And second, even if King won't allow them to hold François, but leaves them close to Collector in their room, that already acts as a guarantee. A guarantee that King will come back for François eventually, that King won't leave them to sleep alone the entire night.

Whatever the case, François is a symbol, a meter to test their closeness for Collector and King, and considering how many times Collector has lost people they considered friends before (whether those were real friends - in the case of the titan babies - or not - in the other collectors and Belos' case -) and have been double crossed by Belos, it's no wonder they have trust issues and want to make sure King does care about keeping them company.

So... that's it, then? He probably threw his original plush under the bed and then lied to King he lost it and is now constantly trying to get King to let him either hold François or at least keep him close to him as a connection between him and King?

Well... yeah, but if you'd allow me, I'd also like to talk a little on the symbology of the plush here. You see, while we can't make out the full of what the plush looks like, it appears to be some sort of canine with pointed ears and a poofy tail. Maybe it could be a titan, even a plush replica of King, but... I don't think so. There seems to be no stitching around the neck to signify it has a skull like titans do.

See, I think this is a fox plush. And why it is important in a metatextual sense that it is a fox requires a look into lots of different possibilities, each enriching the narrative in a different way.

For one, in popular folklore, foxes are seen as tricksters, lying and cheating their way into what's most convenient for them. Villain or hero, the fox is always winning people over through tricks.

This would align with the very nature of the plush being thrown under Collector's bed: it calls back to the fact he's tricking King with this. And yes, while Collector does have his problem with "fibbers", I don't think he's above more harmless tricks, we've seen him joke around with King before, purposefully feigning ignorance to mess with him, and the very nature of how he splattered Belos was through him lying that he wasn't mad. He may dislike it when a major lie is told, but little lies and sarcasm are no stranger to him.

Another possible connotation is the fact that rabbits and foxes are naturally prey and predator. François is a rabbit, Collector's plush is a fox. King, the member of the species that was hunted by the collectors, holds the prey animal, while Collector holds the predator animal...

The position of the plushes is also important here if we go with this interpretation: François is on top of King's bed, indicating he does not conceal he is the prey here and is well aware of this. He says so as much: "this whole time I was scared of making him mad". In general he behaves like a scared animal around Collector, despite their efforts to put them in equal grounds and the fact they have spent so long together and made considerable progress in their friendship.

Collector's fox on the other hand is under their bed, signifying Collector has concealed their fox, or maybe more appropriately, buried and left the fox behind. They may be part of the species that wiped out all the titans, the predators that so mercilessly hunted King's species as prey, but they want no part in this. Their backstory seems to involve wanting to play with titans and denouncing the other collectors after all, likely being bitter at them for ruining everything and hunting their new playmates to near extinction.

Alternative readings also include a few possible pop culture references. A possible one is the prominent role of the Fox in the Little Prince. While Hunter is the one who has been nicknamed "little prince" by Darius, Collector still seems more thematically similar to the character, being a child who came from space:

The similarity also hands itself to the fact King does somewhat resemble a fox with his canine qualities and fluffy tail, and in the story, the Fox was one of the first friends the Little Prince makes on Earth, and the one to teach him how to approach someone who does not trust you yet, to "tame" them.

Yet another possible reference this could be is the Disney movie "The Fox and the Hound":

Which seems like something I should frankly make a whole separate post comparing the eerie similarities it harbors to the current dynamic Collector and King hold. But to summarize, if you don't know the movie, it follows a hunting dog pup and a fox pup that become friends at a young age, and their friendship must overcome advertisities unique to their species.

If this is a reference to this particular movie, this once again has a different reading: Collector is clearly the hunting dog here, not the fox. For him to keep a fox under his bed would signify he wants to keep King close to him, safe under his bed and protected. This could even be a call back to the very last scene the titular fox and hound in the movie share: Copper, the hound, positions himself above the fallen Todd, the fox, protecting him. The plush being under the bed to mirror this would make sense.

Whew! I think that's everything that I had in mind to comment on this particular tiny easter egg. Whatever meaning you take from this about Collector's mysterious plush, I hope I could at least inspire something in you!