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Writing Notes: Clothing Textures
When you think of textured clothing, you might imagine a scratchy wool sweater or a soft fur coat, but every clothing item has some kind of texture. The texture of fabric is often determined by the type of weave, so itβs a good idea to get to know the 3 major weave types:
Twill: The distinguishing characteristic of the twill weave is its diagonal rib pattern. Twill weaves have a distinct, often dark-colored front side (called the wale) and a lighter back. Twill has high thread count, which means that the fabric is opaque, thick, and durable, making it perfect for chinos, upholstery, and bed linens. Denim is a twill weave fabric, as are tweed and houndstooth.
Satin weave: The satin weave creates a fabric that is shiny, soft, and elastic with a beautiful drape. Satin fabric has a lustrous surface on one side and a dull, matte surface on the other side. Satin is perfect for haute couture-style dresses and clutches.
Plain weave: Plain weave fabrics, including canvas, taffeta, and muslin, are made by overlapping the warp and weft (vertical and horizontal threads) at right angles. This forms a criss-cross pattern that looks the same on both sides of the fabric.
Common Fabric Textures
The types of fabric youβll encounter when looking for different textures include:
Denim is a strong cotton fabric with a twill weave that gives it a subtle diagonal ribbing pattern. The diagonal ribbing is what makes denim fabric different from canvas or cotton duck, which are also sturdy, woven cotton fabrics.
Broadcloth is a plain-weave fabric that is traditionally woven from thick wool yarnβthe fibres of which felt together as the cloth is made. Broadcloth is sturdy, stiff, and resistant to wind and water.
Seersucker is a type of thin cotton cloth. The way it is woven causes the threads to pucker and bunch, creating crinkles. Seersucker often comes in narrow white and blue stripes and is popular in summer fashion.
Corduroy is a soft, durable fabric. It is distinctive for the tufted cordsβcalled βwalesββthat run in parallel along its surface. Corduroy is typically made from cotton, but it can also be made from wool.
Leather is any fabric that is made from animal hides or skin, with cowhide being the most popular.
Suede is a type of leather made from the soft underside of an animal skin. It is softer, thinner, and more delicate than traditional full-grain leather. Suede is ideal for footwear, jackets, and accessories like belts and bags.
Brocade is a particular style of jacquard fabric that uses additional threads to create a raised pattern, resulting in an embossed or embroidered effect. Due to the technique used to make it, brocade fabric is not reversible, and it may appear rough or unfinished on the underside.
Silk is a natural fiber produced by the silkworm. Silk is incredibly durable, with a shine and softness that are unmatched. Silk fabric is used for formal attire and accessories like pocket squares.
Cashmere is a type of fabric made from the wool of cashmere goats and pashmina goats. Cashmere is a natural fiber with an extremely soft feel and great insulation. Cashmere is significantly warmer and lighter than cloth made from sheepβs wool. Often, cashmere is blended with other types of wool, like merino, to give it added weight, since cashmere fibers are very fine and thin.
Jersey is a soft, stretchy knit fabric that was originally made from wool. Today, jersey is also made from cotton, cotton blends, and synthetic fibers. The fabric is usually light-to-medium weight and is used for a variety of cotton clothing items, such as T-shirts.
Flannel is a soft woven fabric typically made from cotton. It is a common material for plaid shirts.
How to Mix and Match Clothing Textures
Texture is an easy way to add visual interest to an outfit. By layering different textures, you can create a distinct look.
Identify neutral textures. Mixing and matching textures is similar to mixing and matching patterns and prints. In the same way that certain classic prints appear neutral, simple textures can serve as a neutral base for wilder textures. Denim, cotton fabric, leather, and suede are some of the most basic textures that play well with other textures. Neutral textures that are smaller and less visible to the naked eyeβlike merino woolβpair well with more attention-grabbing textures.
Consider a textureβs typical context. Textures evoke specific moods. Silk lends a luxurious vibe to any outfit. A plaid flannel shirt can look cozy with corduroy, but it becomes more serious when paired with a black leather jacket. Denim is a casual texture you can use to dress down other fabrics: Pair a satin tank with jeansβrather than something like brushed wool trousersβfor a relaxed yet stylish look. Think about the context in which you might wear a particular material, then pair that material with other textures to subvert expectations.
Mix textures, match colors. Sticking to a more limited color palette will give you free range to play with different kinds of textures. That doesnβt mean you have to dress in monochrome: You can use neutral colors to anchor your look, or choose two or three solid colors that work together.
Source β More: Notes β Writing Resources PDFs β How to Describe Clothing
10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing
New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas
If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas:Β
1. Sprained Ankle
A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.
2. Rib Contusion
A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.
3. Concussions
This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a characterβs judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.
I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.
4. Fractured Finger
A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.
5. Road Rash
Road rash isΒ an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.
6. Shoulder Dislocation
This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.
7. Deep Laceration
A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.
This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.
8. Burns
Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.
If you want to explore writing burns, read here.
9. Pulled Muscle
This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.
10. Tendonitis
Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.
This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)
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Expanding on the below concepts from a dream I had last September
Ig Iβm headed towards a haunted/manifestation of guilt idea hmm
β§βΛ π β© domestic prompts
ΒΉβΎ a basket of laundry left in a doorway
Β²βΎ a sticky note on a pillow
Β³βΎ colourful fridge magnets
β΄βΎ a laden clothesline
β΅βΎ plates of fresh-cut fruit
βΆβΎ towels warm from the dryer
β·βΎ the whistle of a kettle
βΈβΎ messy bedsheets
βΉβΎ books stacked on a nightstand
ΒΉβ°βΎ a cupboard of mismatched mugs
ΒΉΒΉβΎ fresh-brewed tea
ΒΉΒ²βΎ a sink full of dishes
ΒΉΒ³βΎ pictures lined up on a mantlepiece
ΒΉβ΄βΎ sun-warmed floorboards
ΒΉβ΅βΎ odd socks
ΒΉβΆβΎ overflowing paper grocery bags
ΒΉβ·βΎ a steamed-up bathroom mirror
ΒΉβΈβΎ dinner left in the oven to keep warm
ΒΉβΉβΎ a porcelain teapot
Β²β°βΎ mismatched cutlery
Β²ΒΉβΎ potted herb plants lined up on a windowsill
Β²Β²βΎ a stocked bar cart
Β²Β³βΎ a teeming closet
Β²β΄βΎ cold tiles
Β²β΅βΎ a shared bath
Β²βΆβΎ rooms decorated with trinkets
Β²β·βΎ a jewellery dish
Β²βΈβΎ shoes left by a doorway
Β²βΉβΎ a faded portrait in an old frame
Β³β°βΎ soft lamplight
Β³ΒΉβΎ the drone of a ceiling fan
Β³Β²βΎ homemade lemonade
Β³Β³βΎ a messy makeup vanity
Β³β΄βΎ faded coasters
Β³βΆβΎ lit candles
Β³β·βΎ frayed couch cushions
Β³βΈβΎ a blanket draped over a sleeping form
Β³βΉβΎ creaky stairs
β΄β°βΎ fresh-cut timber
β΄ΒΉβΎ an overgrown garden
β΄Β²βΎ a spare room
β΄Β³βΎ a medicine cabinet
β΄β΄βΎ jasmine bath salts
β΄β΅βΎ soft pyjamas
β΄βΆβΎ bare feet on cold floorboards
β΄β·βΎ sunday dinners
β΄βΈβΎ post scattered under the letterbox
β΄βΉβΎ family photos
β΅β°βΎ an old armchair
β΅ΒΉβΎ scrawled-on calendars
β΅Β²βΎ a roaring fireplace
β΅Β³βΎ reminders stuck to the fridge
β΅β΄βΎ boardgames
β΅β΅βΎ a dusty attic
β΅βΆβΎ smoke curling out of a chimney
β΅β·βΎ evenings on the porch
β΅βΈβΎ a record player
β΅βΉβΎ tangled chargers
βΆβ°βΎ a chipped bathtub
βΆΒΉβΎ a silver serving tray
βΆΒ²βΎ souvenir shot glasses
βΆΒ³βΎ a blackout
βΆβ΄βΎ movie nights
βΆβ΅βΎ a late dinner party
βΆβΆβΎ half-finished crochet projects
βΆβ·βΎ a loose thread on a sweater
βΆβΈβΎ dog leads hung by the door
βΆβΉβΎ a leaning coatrack
β·β°βΎ a grocery list
β·ΒΉβΎ patterned dishes
β·Β²βΎ bright teatowels
β·Β³βΎ an empty drawer
β·β΄βΎ vhs tapes
β·β΅βΎ documentary reruns
Quick odypen painting because Iβm missing them this Christmas Day
Finished the Viktor piece in time for his birthday!
Eroded Copper House!
I can faintly recall picturing something similar to this before, it might have been a dream, but I decided to make it in a creative world! I love the new copper grates, so I put them in on the roof as like a place to see the stars.
I love the grown-in look with all the moss, and I decided to add the pale moss since it fits with the stone walls.
Shader: Astralex
Dialogue Responses
"I could ruin you."
"Do it!"
"You wish."
"Yes, please."
"You could try."
"Empty promises."
"I'm already ruined."
"Let's ruin each other."
"And I want you to do it."
"Ruin? You're so dramatic."
"In a kinky way or a bad way?"
Bonus: "So, we're skipping the fixing and dive right into ruining?"
All the Dialogue Responses can be found here.
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Writing Notes & References
Alchemy β Antidote to Anxiety β Attachment β Autopsy
Art: Elements β Principles β Photographs β Watercolour
Bruises β Caffeine β Color Blindness β Cruise Ships
Children β Children's Dialogue β Childhood Bilingualism
Dangerousness β Drowning β Dystopia β Dystopian World
Culture β Culture Shock β Ethnocentrism & Cultural Relativism
Emotions: Anger β Fear β Happiness β Sadness
Emotional Intelligence β Genius (Giftedness) β Quirks
Facial Expressions β Laughter & Humour β Swearing & Taboo
Fantasy Creatures β Fantasy World Building
Generations β Literary & Character Tropes
Fight Scenes β Kill Adverbs
Food: Cooking Basics β Herbs & Spices β Sauces β Wine-tasting β Aphrodisiacs β List of Aphrodisiacs β Food History β Cocktails β Literary & Hollywood Cocktails β Liqueurs
Genre: Crime β Horror β Fantasy β Speculative Biology
Hate β Love β Kinds of Love β The Physiology of Love
How to Write: Food β Colours β Drunkenness
Jargon β Logical Fallacies β Memory β Memoir
Magic: Magic System β 10 Uncommon β How to Choose
Moon: Part 1 2 β Related Words
Mystical Items & Objects β Talisman β Relics β Poison
Pain β Pain & Violence β Poison Ivy & Poison Oak
Realistic Injuries 1 2 β Rejection β Structural Issues β Villains
Symbolism: Colors β Food β Numbers β Storms
Thinking β Thinking Styles β Thought Distortions
Terms of Endearment β Ways of Saying "No" β Yoga
Compilations: Plot β Character β Worldbuilding β For Poets β Tips & Advice
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the look of love (for writers)
"it's all in the eyes i was once told"
catching the stare of someone across a crowded room
subtle furrowing of eyebrows beyond a blank facade
coldness easing into warmth
a fond mothering gaze
corner of the lip nudged upward
forced glower/glare as they break underneath
batting their lashes, playful
a boisterous laugh
intrigue piercing the stoic
proud smugness at the other's success
lingering glances
a childish joy bursting through
pupils dilate
eyelids shut in a look of peace, calm and trust
look of longing/betrayal
"there was once a time when they were mine"
terseness
features fold into a scowl
an urgent flinching back
coldness returns (as though the warmth had never come)
lips part then purse
invasion of shock
slow stare at the floor
the ripple effect of a swallow
frustrated breath/sigh
bitter laugh in reminiscence
dread tearing through the seams of their composure
look of hatred
"darkness"
mean smirk- teeth bared grimace- scowl
dismissive gaze
gaze of contempt/impatience
threat lowering the voice
sardonic goading grins verging on manic
rolling one's eyes
flicker of irritation in the eyes
stares stubbornly ahead despite distraction
gritted teeth, clenched jaw
fierce biting remarks
even measured complexions betraying no thought
strangling oneself back from violence
utter apathy
murderous silence hanging in the stare
snobbish laughter
smiling at another's downfall
Spiderbit/Guapoduo Fluff or Fright: October 20-26
Do you love Spiderbit? Enjoy Fluff? Love Horror? This is the event for you!!!
This event will take place the week of October 20-26th and consists of fourteen prompts; one each day of the week for Fluff, one each day of the week for Fright.
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FAQ:
Q: Do I have to post just one prompt? Can I post on different days/late? A: You can post as many prompts as you like, and you can even use your own prompts, so long as they follow the theme of Fluff or Fright!
Q: Can I post on different days/late/early? A: You can post whenever you'd like! You don't have to post on the exact days if you need more time/want to post early, and you can even post a month late or however long it takes for you to finish. This event is to encourage people to create more Spiderbit fanworks-- it's not a homework assignment!
Q: Do I have to write fic? Can I post fanart/cosplays/edits/etc.? A: You do not have to write fic to participate! This event is open to any kind of fanworks.
Q: What tag(s) can I use? A: On Tumblr, you can use the tag "spiderbit fluff or fright," with the spaces. On Twitter or Bluesky, you can use "SpiderbitFlufforFright."
Q: Are there any rules about what kind of content can be included? A: Yes. No explicit sexual content, and keep the works focused on Spiderbit.
Q: Can I tag you on here when I post my work(s)? A: Yes! Please do! I can't guarantee I'll reblog all works, but regardless, be sure to use the tag and I'll go through it periodically throughout the week.
Q: Do I have to sign up/join a Discord/fill out a form? A: You do not! Feel free to just work on your fic/art/etc. and post it whenever you finish. There are no deadlines and no sign-ups; anyone can feel free to participate at any time.
Q: What if I have further questions? A: Send me an ask or a DM!
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Rip Hunter is my favorite character in DC comics because every time he appears in a comic without fail I always say out loud "what the fuck is this dude's problem?"
introducing my gf to legends of tomorrow and iβd forgotten that sara bedded the queen of france and every(?) woman in salem within a single episodeβ¦.. what a chad ππ
no but her rizz is truly unstoppable bc this is the same season where she also kisses guinevere so she really stole the girl of not one but two kings π
my favorite thing about Grimm is that the show ends with everybody working together for one cause, nobody dies, and I get to imagine that they all become one big happy found family for the rest of their lives
they are all a nice functional found family where Nick and Sean work out their differences. Adalind and Sean learn to co-parent. Meisner haunts them as a ghost and sings to Diana. Hank and Wu make bets at the precinct about how long it will be until Nick gets hurt (Wu always wins). Rosalee and Monroe raise three healthy, cute kids who everyone adores.