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Robot Diver
@RobotDiver@starlite.rodeo  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

Anyone have any thoughts on a good quality natural fibre sewing thread? I have some projects I'm working on and want to dye with Procion but don't want undyed poly thread showing up in the mix. Linen? Cotton? Sources? Possibly in Canada?

#sewing #fibreArts

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Robot Diver
@RobotDiver@starlite.rodeo  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

Anyone have any thoughts on a good quality natural fibre sewing thread? I have some projects I'm working on and want to dye with Procion but don't want undyed poly thread showing up in the mix. Linen? Cotton? Sources? Possibly in Canada?

#sewing #fibreArts

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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp last week

Ok garbage lighting here but the tentacles are done!!

I know I have done well when I walk into the living room and my husband immediately chokes laughing.

#costumes #sewing #halloween #AlienEarth

A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
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Sini Tuulia
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Also? That feeling when you buy a bunch of buttons because they're so pretty and then never use them for anything because they don't go with what you're making? And then, years later? Vindication!

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A very close up photo of the back placket of a flannel undergarment. The plaid pattern of dark green, very dark blue, lighter dark blue, a sort of gray blue and yellow goes nearly perfectly with the one singular multicoloured button sewn onto the waistband. The button has hues of the same storm grey blue, a bluish gray base, a bit of the same warm yellow and even the sort of white as a cool texture on top. It's like the button was made for the fabric, despite almost a decade separating their purchase dates. Sini's fingertips with long oval natural nails in frame for colour calibration.
A very close up photo of the back placket of a flannel undergarment. The plaid pattern of dark green, very dark blue, lighter dark blue, a sort of gray blue and yellow goes nearly perfectly with the one singular multicoloured button sewn onto the waistband. The button has hues of the same storm grey blue, a bluish gray base, a bit of the same warm yellow and even the sort of white as a cool texture on top. It's like the button was made for the fabric, despite almost a decade separating their purchase dates. Sini's fingertips with long oval natural nails in frame for colour calibration.
A very close up photo of the back placket of a flannel undergarment. The plaid pattern of dark green, very dark blue, lighter dark blue, a sort of gray blue and yellow goes nearly perfectly with the one singular multicoloured button sewn onto the waistband. The button has hues of the same storm grey blue, a bluish gray base, a bit of the same warm yellow and even the sort of white as a cool texture on top. It's like the button was made for the fabric, despite almost a decade separating their purchase dates. Sini's fingertips with long oval natural nails in frame for colour calibration.
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Sini Tuulia
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Also? That feeling when you buy a bunch of buttons because they're so pretty and then never use them for anything because they don't go with what you're making? And then, years later? Vindication!

#Sewing

A very close up photo of the back placket of a flannel undergarment. The plaid pattern of dark green, very dark blue, lighter dark blue, a sort of gray blue and yellow goes nearly perfectly with the one singular multicoloured button sewn onto the waistband. The button has hues of the same storm grey blue, a bluish gray base, a bit of the same warm yellow and even the sort of white as a cool texture on top. It's like the button was made for the fabric, despite almost a decade separating their purchase dates. Sini's fingertips with long oval natural nails in frame for colour calibration.
A very close up photo of the back placket of a flannel undergarment. The plaid pattern of dark green, very dark blue, lighter dark blue, a sort of gray blue and yellow goes nearly perfectly with the one singular multicoloured button sewn onto the waistband. The button has hues of the same storm grey blue, a bluish gray base, a bit of the same warm yellow and even the sort of white as a cool texture on top. It's like the button was made for the fabric, despite almost a decade separating their purchase dates. Sini's fingertips with long oval natural nails in frame for colour calibration.
A very close up photo of the back placket of a flannel undergarment. The plaid pattern of dark green, very dark blue, lighter dark blue, a sort of gray blue and yellow goes nearly perfectly with the one singular multicoloured button sewn onto the waistband. The button has hues of the same storm grey blue, a bluish gray base, a bit of the same warm yellow and even the sort of white as a cool texture on top. It's like the button was made for the fabric, despite almost a decade separating their purchase dates. Sini's fingertips with long oval natural nails in frame for colour calibration.
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Sini Tuulia
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

I didn't feel like trying the drawers on yesterday (I was cold and tired) so I threw caution to the wind and just finished them on without fitting... And thus it was only later that I remembered I couldn't just have a waistband that sits at the waist, but wanted one that sits on the high hip. And thus, I am now sending my regards to Sini of the Past while I unpick the waistband so I can add more length to it and regather the trouser legs on it again. 😆 Glad I used contrasting thread!

#Sewing

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Joachim
@joachim@boitam.eu  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Les réalisations de septembre-octobre, pour le froid (blouson), la demi-saison (chemise), traîner à la maison mais être assez présentable si je dois descendre faire une course (pantalon).

#couture #sewing #diy #faisLeToiMême

Détail du blouson qui montre l’usage du bord du tissu pour une décoration de l’intérieur de la bande de boutonnière
Détail du blouson qui montre l’usage du bord du tissu pour une décoration de l’intérieur de la bande de boutonnière
Détail du blouson qui montre l’usage du bord du tissu pour une décoration de l’intérieur de la bande de boutonnière
Photo du même homme sans son blouson. Il porte une chemise beige façon western avec des renforts d’épaule rouge et des boutons pression rouge.
Photo du même homme sans son blouson. Il porte une chemise beige façon western avec des renforts d’épaule rouge et des boutons pression rouge.
Photo du même homme sans son blouson. Il porte une chemise beige façon western avec des renforts d’épaule rouge et des boutons pression rouge.
Détail du blouson porté par le même homme, le col a l’air tout doux, il a un pins sur le rabat de la poche de poitrine
Détail du blouson porté par le même homme, le col a l’air tout doux, il a un pins sur le rabat de la poche de poitrine
Détail du blouson porté par le même homme, le col a l’air tout doux, il a un pins sur le rabat de la poche de poitrine
Photo d’un homme moustachu devant un miroir. Il porte un blouson en tissu chiné gris avec un col en fausse fourrure type sherpa, un pantalon fin brun/vert.
Photo d’un homme moustachu devant un miroir. Il porte un blouson en tissu chiné gris avec un col en fausse fourrure type sherpa, un pantalon fin brun/vert.
Photo d’un homme moustachu devant un miroir. Il porte un blouson en tissu chiné gris avec un col en fausse fourrure type sherpa, un pantalon fin brun/vert.
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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Ok on to the eyeball.

#alien #xenomorph #halloween #costume #sewing

The same helmet is on a gridded cutting mat on the floor. In front of it are several of 2.5-inch circles cut out of bright green sparkly fabric with a small blue-black pupil in each one.
The same helmet is on a gridded cutting mat on the floor. In front of it are several of 2.5-inch circles cut out of bright green sparkly fabric with a small blue-black pupil in each one.
The same helmet is on a gridded cutting mat on the floor. In front of it are several of 2.5-inch circles cut out of bright green sparkly fabric with a small blue-black pupil in each one.
A Caucasian woman’s hand is holding a bike helmet covered with a roller derby style “panty”, a stretchy helmet cover made out of white fabric with very small silver glitter on it. It glistens horribly.
A Caucasian woman’s hand is holding a bike helmet covered with a roller derby style “panty”, a stretchy helmet cover made out of white fabric with very small silver glitter on it. It glistens horribly.
A Caucasian woman’s hand is holding a bike helmet covered with a roller derby style “panty”, a stretchy helmet cover made out of white fabric with very small silver glitter on it. It glistens horribly.
swachter
@swachter@toot.boston replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Step 1: make a roller derby panty for my bike helmet. Fuck it, actually make two so I can…

Step 2: make one large eyeball and seven small eyeballs so the panty can be reversible because I’m extra af.

I had cut the irises and pupils as perfect circles (I have an accuquilt for the literal only purpose of cutting perfect circles) and then decided to use the flower shape for the pupils so it’s slightly irregular and looks not-quite-right. Then hand stitched the pupils to the irises to enhance the irregularity. Next will be sewing them onto the panty, hemming it, and it’ll be done.

#alien #xenomorph #halloween #costume #cosplay #sewing.

The finished irises. One is about 5” across and the other is about 2.5” across.  Both are bright green sparkly sequin fabric with a black pupil with deep blue microsequins.
The finished irises. One is about 5” across and the other is about 2.5” across. Both are bright green sparkly sequin fabric with a black pupil with deep blue microsequins.
The finished irises. One is about 5” across and the other is about 2.5” across. Both are bright green sparkly sequin fabric with a black pupil with deep blue microsequins.
The backside of a round green patch showing the stitching around the pupils
The backside of a round green patch showing the stitching around the pupils
The backside of a round green patch showing the stitching around the pupils
A larger flower shape, closer to 2” across.
A larger flower shape, closer to 2” across.
A larger flower shape, closer to 2” across.
A small subtle flower shape cut from blue and black sparkly fabric, held in a woman’s hand. It’s about 1” across.
A small subtle flower shape cut from blue and black sparkly fabric, held in a woman’s hand. It’s about 1” across.
A small subtle flower shape cut from blue and black sparkly fabric, held in a woman’s hand. It’s about 1” across.
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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp last week

Ok garbage lighting here but the tentacles are done!!

I know I have done well when I walk into the living room and my husband immediately chokes laughing.

#costumes #sewing #halloween #AlienEarth

A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
swachter
@swachter@toot.boston replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Ok on to the eyeball.

#alien #xenomorph #halloween #costume #sewing

The same helmet is on a gridded cutting mat on the floor. In front of it are several of 2.5-inch circles cut out of bright green sparkly fabric with a small blue-black pupil in each one.
The same helmet is on a gridded cutting mat on the floor. In front of it are several of 2.5-inch circles cut out of bright green sparkly fabric with a small blue-black pupil in each one.
The same helmet is on a gridded cutting mat on the floor. In front of it are several of 2.5-inch circles cut out of bright green sparkly fabric with a small blue-black pupil in each one.
A Caucasian woman’s hand is holding a bike helmet covered with a roller derby style “panty”, a stretchy helmet cover made out of white fabric with very small silver glitter on it. It glistens horribly.
A Caucasian woman’s hand is holding a bike helmet covered with a roller derby style “panty”, a stretchy helmet cover made out of white fabric with very small silver glitter on it. It glistens horribly.
A Caucasian woman’s hand is holding a bike helmet covered with a roller derby style “panty”, a stretchy helmet cover made out of white fabric with very small silver glitter on it. It glistens horribly.
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Melissa Fehr
@fehrtrade@toot.community  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

I sewed a test version of the FibreMood Denver pattern using leftover vampire lips lycra from my scraps drawer, so now I have an easy, low impact sports bra for stretching, walking, and e-biking.

To see what changes I recommend, head over to https://blog.fehrtrade.com/gallery/10321/a-test-denver-lips-bra/

#sewing

https://blog.fehrtrade.com

A test Denver lips bra

A white hand flips up the bottom of a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips so that the white lining can be seen.
A white hand flips up the bottom of a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips so that the white lining can be seen.
A white hand flips up the bottom of a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips so that the white lining can be seen.
A white hand holds a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips. A portion of the garment can be seen, including the zigzag topstitching on the elastic bottom band.
A white hand holds a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips. A portion of the garment can be seen, including the zigzag topstitching on the elastic bottom band.
A white hand holds a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips. A portion of the garment can be seen, including the zigzag topstitching on the elastic bottom band.
A white woman is wearing a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips and her face cannot be seen.
A white woman is wearing a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips and her face cannot be seen.
A white woman is wearing a sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips and her face cannot be seen.
A sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips is hanging on a clothes line against a white wall.
A sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips is hanging on a clothes line against a white wall.
A sports bra made of purple lycra with red fanged lips is hanging on a clothes line against a white wall.
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Daniel Menjívar
@DanielMenjivar@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Today, I found out about YKK AiryString Zippers. They have *no* zipper tape. Only problem is, you need a specialized sewing machine to attach them. Still, interesting advancements in garment #sewing! @sewing

https://apple.news/AP1sNX_TkRiewP7285iOZ5Q

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Daniel Menjívar
@DanielMenjivar@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Today, I found out about YKK AiryString Zippers. They have *no* zipper tape. Only problem is, you need a specialized sewing machine to attach them. Still, interesting advancements in garment #sewing! @sewing

https://apple.news/AP1sNX_TkRiewP7285iOZ5Q

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AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Build my own! #sewing #hat

Barman hat with kraft paper
Barman hat with kraft paper
Barman hat with kraft paper
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AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Hmm, find a free PDF bucket hat pattern, or design my own. 🤔 #sewing

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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp last week

Ok garbage lighting here but the tentacles are done!!

I know I have done well when I walk into the living room and my husband immediately chokes laughing.

#costumes #sewing #halloween #AlienEarth

A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
A Caucasian woman is standing in a foyer wearing a hot pink necklace made of thigh-length tentacles. She is grinning madly and the tentacles are all wiggly.
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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp last week

EEEEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE

#sewing #halloween #costumes #AlienEarth #xenomorph

Seven hot pink sparkly stuffed tentacles lie on a cutting mat on the floor. They are very  tentacly and glisten in an oozy kind of way.  God I love them.
Seven hot pink sparkly stuffed tentacles lie on a cutting mat on the floor. They are very tentacly and glisten in an oozy kind of way. God I love them.
Seven hot pink sparkly stuffed tentacles lie on a cutting mat on the floor. They are very tentacly and glisten in an oozy kind of way. God I love them.
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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp last week

This photo might show it a bit better.

#sewing #halloween #costumes

A hot pink sparkly tentacle on an ironing board with a bag of polyfil in the background. The tentacle is partially inverted, with the end of the tentacle stuffed and right side out, while the wider part is still inside out and folded over.
A hot pink sparkly tentacle on an ironing board with a bag of polyfil in the background. The tentacle is partially inverted, with the end of the tentacle stuffed and right side out, while the wider part is still inside out and folded over.
A hot pink sparkly tentacle on an ironing board with a bag of polyfil in the background. The tentacle is partially inverted, with the end of the tentacle stuffed and right side out, while the wider part is still inside out and folded over.
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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp last week

Ok here’s something I’m real happy I figured out on the second tentacle and not the sixth. You can stuff it *while you turn it*…so you invert the tip, put a bit of stuffing in, push the tip further in, add some more fluff, and repeat until the whole thing is done. So much easier than trying to turn the whole thing right side out and then struggling to get the fluff down to the very tip.

#sewing #costumes #AlienEarth #halloween

A photograph of the tentacle inside, showing a bit of fluff peeking out where the tip was inverted.
A photograph of the tentacle inside, showing a bit of fluff peeking out where the tip was inverted.
A photograph of the tentacle inside, showing a bit of fluff peeking out where the tip was inverted.
A woman’s hand holding a hot pink fabric tentacle.  The tentacle is inside out (as it was sewn) and there is a bulge visible where the tip has been inverted and stuffed.
A woman’s hand holding a hot pink fabric tentacle. The tentacle is inside out (as it was sewn) and there is a bulge visible where the tip has been inverted and stuffed.
A woman’s hand holding a hot pink fabric tentacle. The tentacle is inside out (as it was sewn) and there is a bulge visible where the tip has been inverted and stuffed.
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swachter
@swachter@toot.boston  ·  activity timestamp last week

Aaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha

#sewing #AlienEarth #eyeballSquid #xenomorph

An aggressively pink tentacle made out of hot pink glitterball fabric hands in front of a very messy sewing room. The tentacle curls at the end and is delightful.
An aggressively pink tentacle made out of hot pink glitterball fabric hands in front of a very messy sewing room. The tentacle curls at the end and is delightful.
An aggressively pink tentacle made out of hot pink glitterball fabric hands in front of a very messy sewing room. The tentacle curls at the end and is delightful.
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Melissa Fehr
@fehrtrade@toot.community  ·  activity timestamp last week

Let's be honest - I mostly sewed this FibreMood Lara sweatshirt as a vessel for some htv I accidentally cut WAY too big over the summer! 🙈

Despite some awful instructions, I'll def sew this again - I love the oversized fit & the big kangaroo pocket!

https://blog.fehrtrade.com/gallery/10319/a-looming-head-lara-sweatshirt/ #iwtv #sewing

https://blog.fehrtrade.com

A looming head Lara sweatshirt

Detail of the kangaroo pocket on an oversized black sweatshirt. A white hand is partially in the pocket and a white, interlocking VL symbol is on the sleeve.
Detail of the kangaroo pocket on an oversized black sweatshirt. A white hand is partially in the pocket and a white, interlocking VL symbol is on the sleeve.
Detail of the kangaroo pocket on an oversized black sweatshirt. A white hand is partially in the pocket and a white, interlocking VL symbol is on the sleeve.
A white woman with brown hair is standing outside wearing an oversized black sweatshirt with "The Vampire Lestat" scrawled on the chest in white vinyl. Her arms are outstretched and she's smiling.
A white woman with brown hair is standing outside wearing an oversized black sweatshirt with "The Vampire Lestat" scrawled on the chest in white vinyl. Her arms are outstretched and she's smiling.
A white woman with brown hair is standing outside wearing an oversized black sweatshirt with "The Vampire Lestat" scrawled on the chest in white vinyl. Her arms are outstretched and she's smiling.
A white woman with long brown hair is taking a selfie with her face partially seen, but her back is visible in a mirror. She’s wearing a black sweatshirt with a looming man’s face in white vinyl on the back.
A white woman with long brown hair is taking a selfie with her face partially seen, but her back is visible in a mirror. She’s wearing a black sweatshirt with a looming man’s face in white vinyl on the back.
A white woman with long brown hair is taking a selfie with her face partially seen, but her back is visible in a mirror. She’s wearing a black sweatshirt with a looming man’s face in white vinyl on the back.
A white woman with brown hair is standing outside wearing an oversized black sweatshirt with "The Vampire Lestat" scrawled on the chest in white vinyl.
A white woman with brown hair is standing outside wearing an oversized black sweatshirt with "The Vampire Lestat" scrawled on the chest in white vinyl.
A white woman with brown hair is standing outside wearing an oversized black sweatshirt with "The Vampire Lestat" scrawled on the chest in white vinyl.
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