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christi - catholic - infp art, quotes, photos, poetry, memes etc messages are always welcome ♥

[bluesturngold]

[citadelofthestars]

@dandelion-de-deus

[memeuplift]

[throo]

Wh-what do you mean it’s from a birthday cake

[citadelofthestars]

girl who just took a cold shower voice: I'm going to eat so many fruits and vegetables, I'm going to go on long walks, I'm going to read 20 books, I'm going to grow herbs on my windowsill, I'm going to drink tons of water and fix my sleep schedule

[farewell-to-lorien]

Illustrations for Yukio Mishima's The Sound of Waves | Shiosai | 潮騒, by Lâm Tùng Nguyễn.

[sofiewilde]

Carl Vilhelm Holsøe (1863 - 1935) Interior with a Woman Seen from Behind oil on canvas

[apoemaday]

“As imperceptibly as Grief...”

by Emily Dickinson

As imperceptibly as Grief The Summer lapsed away — Too imperceptible at last, To seem like Perfidy — A Quietness distilled As Twilight long begun Or Nature spending with herself Sequestered Afternoon — The Dusk drew earlier in — The Morning foreign shone — A courteous, yet harrowing Grace, As Guest, that would be gone — And thus, without a Wing Or service of a Keel Our Summer made her light escape Into the Beautiful.

[gothhabiba]

see this is exactly what I'm talking about. this labour is so incredibly invisibilised that there are real human beings, walking about amongst us, leading normal lives, etc., who earnestly believe that machines can make an item of clothing from start to finish.

[rowanrightalong]

Hey just in case someone on here doesn’t quite understand how labor intensive making a garment is, here is a list of things that (to the best of my knowledge) cannot be done by machine alone, from a costumer/tailor in training

Cutting - in my opinion, the most labor intensive part of the process. The amount of time/effort needed varies depending on the pattern and if seam allowance is included or marked separately, but no matter what this process can not be done by machine. Each and every panel and piece of fabric that goes into a garment must be cut by hand by a person.

Pinning/clipping - pinning (or clipping) is the stage at which you align the pieces you are going to be stitching together and hold them together with — you guessed it! — either pins or clips. This can not be done by machine.

Stitching - the actual sewing. This can be done by a sewing machine, but that machine still needs to be operated by a human being.

Ironing/pressing - two words that mean the same thing. The iron itself is a machine, but once again, it needs to be operated by a human being.

Finishing - depending on the technique you use, there are certain finishing techniques that can only be done by hand. But, let’s assume we’re talking about fast fashion, which is usually just finished with a simple overlock/serger. Once again: these machines need to be operated by people.

These are just the basic steps to making a garment, and don’t include textile arts that I am not as knowledgeable about, such as weaving, knitting, and crochet. Also, it is important to note that there are a lot of things that can only be done by hand, such as certain stitches and decorative techniques.

Also, the machinery being operated in textile factories is not equivalent to a domestic sewing machine. We’re talking about one of these guys:

See that gray cylinder under the table, behind the knee pedal? That’s the motor. These machines can sew through your fingers bones and all and not even stop. The people in these factories and sweatshops are operating heavy machinery, and are subject to all the risk that comes with that in addition to all of the work I mentioned above.

Please respect textile workers and continue the fight to eliminate the use of sweatshops and exploited labor in the fashion industry!

[somethingaboutnoodles]

Keeping in mind a lot of these workers have quotas to meet, so they're expected to sew like 10 pairs of jeans in an hour when it would probably take me (a decent sewist) the whole hour to sew a single pair. They are very skilled workers AND as with much of factory work, subjected to extreme pressure to move faster and faster until they are putting life and limb at risk to meet arbitrary targets.

And then you complain about your clothes having loose threads.

(This post also doesn't cover grading & fit & design & sampling & fabric selection processes, which are also time-intensive and require extensive human skill! Though I do suspect grading & fit are being left by the wayside in a lot of these factories now in the rush to meet demand.)

[secretariatess]

You don't weave clothes, you weave cloth, and while you have machines that absolutely can do that, you need people to watch the machines. I've been to a weaving factory. They have people at every process, from the dyeing to the weaving. But the process of making the cloth into clothing will require sewing- see above.

As it is, there are still some things that are done by hand. Harrison Tweed is done by humans, not machines. Traditional kimonos are still woven by hand and require several different people in the process, all each specialized in a specific skill. Just to put one traditional kimono together. If you're looking for cheap weaves, sure, a machine can do that, but a human is still needed to operate the machine.

From what I've heard, there is no machine that can crochet. So anything that was crocheted was done by a human.

Machines can knit, and a lot of clothes are made with machine knit fabrics. But you still have the sewing process, and I'm pretty sure knitting machines still need human supervision and set up.

So basically, even with the textiles that can be done with machines, they still need humans involved in the process.

And it's not exactly like it's a slow paced environment. Also, with the size of those industrial machines, there's a lot of risk involved.

[weltenwellen]

Mary Oliver, from “Hum Hum”, A Thousand Mornings

[geopsych]

Another public service announcement. This time it’s air quality. Some of you are probably in it already if you’re in eastern Canada, New England or New York, but it’s sliding south, a huge mass of wildfire smoke. Please be careful. When it starts getting bad, especially, like when the sky gets orange or brownish, it’s best to run air purifiers in the house and wear N95 or KN95 masks when you have to go outside.

It harms your lungs and it’s especially bad for children (and pets!) or anyone with health problems. There are all kinds of chemicals in that smoke. It’s not only trees that are burning. The heat already makes it harder to breath. This makes it worse.

If any of you are experiencing it, feel free to tell about it in the comments. 💚

Also, throw out the mask every day and shower before you get in bed if you’ve been out or you’ll be breathing the particles all night. Stuff like that. It gets all over you, your skin, your hair, your clothes.

[so-i-did-this-thing]

It's a large (and shifting) smoke plume, so stay safe, folks. Look up how to make a "Corsi-Rosenthal Box" if you need an air purifier inside.

[fanfckery]

Today Minnesota is half in the hazardous zone, with AQI numbers as high as 1086 (Ely) and 923 (Deluth).

So it's definitely spreading a bit westward as well.

[itspileofgoodthings]

Pick a Sheftu (Mara, Daughter of the Nile) Romantic Moment(TM)

Being so Shook when he learns that Mara didn’t betray him that HIS voice shakes

When he COULDN’T kill Mara so he tells Nekonkh to take her out of his sight

When he’s watching Mara and N. converse and she grins and he Has to Leave

When Hatshepsut tells him to name his one condition and he picks up Mara

When he picks up Mara and carefully avoids hurting her shoulders

When he calls her Beloved

When he says that he is the only 1 who gets to kill the Libyan who beat her

When he says ‘oh no you’re coming home with me, countess’

When he gets mad about the lotus flower on his breakfast #angst

When 5 hours in the dark made him realize he loved her/what truly matters

When he Told Her Too Much and then Regretted It But Damn She’s Cute

Another one

Remaining time: 3 days 13 hours

[lordsausage]

shoutout to the words "overmorrow" and "ereyesterday". english losing these words was stupid. "the day after tomorrow" "the day before yesterday" clunky-ass constructions. revolting. i'm bringing overmorrow and ereyesterday back in my idiolect and there is nothing you can do about it

[tockthewatchdog]

if we ever lose costco, like if the good things about it ever get hollowed out, i think that will be the final blow to our national soul and we need to all just lie down and say goodbye with pride

[nixscriptum]

on fathers.

[eloquentedition]

[thesaltwatersmile]

I have a prayer request. I’ve been doing really well, and my prayer life has been booming. I joined a Bible study and am finding a lot of joy, balance and growth in my spiritual life for a change. Good things are happening for sure. Amidst all the goodness, there is still longing and emotional distance that I cannot correct with certain people in my life. There’s also fear and anxiety where there’s been none in the past. I’m very overwhelmed by this as I’ve started to have panic attacks. This is new for me. Please keep me in prayer as I continue on. God is sovereign over my life and I know He’s in control, but in those moments when all these thoughts come rushing into my head and fear takes over, I feel so overpowered and incapable.

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