#wefting

[pheere]

Lace Morgul Blade by Jonathan Pinchera

[lazylittledragon]

here's to self indulgence and cosplaying your own bg3 character

[freshstitches]

In my previous post, I talked about the stacked stitch technique and said the idea came from warp knit textiles. I promised to tell you more about these knits so here's some info.

The terms warp and weft come from weaving where they are used to describe vertical and horizontal threads respectively (image 2). As hand knitters, we don't generally use these words in relation to our craft, but they correspond to the 2 primary methods of knit fabric production. In hand knitting and on home machines, yarns travel back and forth across each row horizontally (image 3). This is also called weft knitting.

Warp knitting is a process where yarn travels vertically as the fabric is created (image 4). We, as hobbyists, rarely use this term because it is very tedious to do by hand requiring a knitting loom or a lot of patience. Each needle has its own spool of thread and the width of the fabric is essentially determined by the number of bobbins/spools used. Imagine intarsia, but each color is just one stitch wide. Each thread must constantly zigzag from needle to needle in order to create a sheet of fabric and not a series of disconnected crochet chains. This lateral movement is referred to as "shogging." Threads swing to the front of the needle (overlap) and move one unit to the side then swing behind each needle (underlap) and and move to the side one or more spaces.

Warp knits are known for being sturdier with less elasticity and than weft knits. They can be very dense like stranded colorwork or contain extremely large holes. They do not run or ladder, if a yarn breaks, the fabric will slowly unravel and only a small hole will form. 

As in weft knitting, many different textures and colorwork effects can be created using only a few, basic stitches. Tulle, athletic mesh, and flame stitch (image 1) textiles are all manufactured using warp knitting machines.

The cover photo belongs to the @vamuseum and shows a silk shawl from c.1850. I made the illustrations from scratch and I'm very proud of them, please share them so lots of people see them.

[scavengedluxury]

[thunderandsage]

i love you stories where the narrative device becomes a theme of its own, i love you magnus archives “who is listening?” tape recorders, i love you interview with the vampire “how does memory warp?” interviews, i love you house of leaves “this film never existed and yet the minotaur hunts me” academic dissertations, i love you i love you i love you—

[jewishcissiekj]

Jedi Masters as parents

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of The Clones | Shatterpoint | The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 13 - Jedi Crash | The High Republic: A Test of Courage

[funshinebf]

wolfwood has some pants now too!!

[dozydawn]

[kuzoux]

I got the drones tism

[gregorvorbarra]

I’m going to take decent pictures of it later once i’ve finished weaving in ends but I can’t wait any longer to show you all MY WEAVING

LOOK AT IT

[clockworkcreature]

Aaaaa almost there!

[kylejsugarman]

actually so fucked how ginny's stuff is still around the house, virtually untouched. we don't have a great idea of how long its been since she died, but all of her makeup is still in her bathroom. jesse uses a jar of her concealer in the second episode. is it expired?? is it unopened, meant to replace a nearly-depleted jar that was never totally emptied?? all those products sitting there, not moved since they were used for the last time. forbidden. like a child warned never to play with their mother's makeup. like a child pretending that if nothing moves, if u hold ur breath and stand perfectly still, nothing changes. a bug preserved in amber. jane's lipstick-stained cigarette still sitting in his dashboard ashtray. inventing permanence.

[rosiecowboy]

Since I'm posting on here again I might as well share my cosplay pics from this Saturday :3 unfortunately wasnt able to bring my shredder prop bc security at the con was being really funky about props, but I'll def bring it and get pics next con! Also pls ignore the wig/makeup kinda being a hot mess, this was like 12 hours into the con day 😭

Pics were done by my friends who dont have tumblr so 🤷

[gamebunny-advance]

Goat (Sketch)

So, I'm probs not gonna do anything too special for the anniversary this year. I just didn't plan for it.

But, I did recently make this sketch for a personal project I'm working on. Will I finish it? Who knows. Y'all should know better than to expect me to finish anything I start.

[unopenablebox]

donut breakfast + 5 hours of weaving class with a very kind chatty instructor who gave me excellent advice and was fun to hang out with + late lunch of fast food burger with extra fried onions + took a long nap on 🌸, forcing them to be cozy in bed with a book instead of working + now i write more fan fictions and roast some chicken thighs which i will eat for dinner with mashed potatoes

[sparklesmaug]

Oh shit I finished!