Deepfried Anon

[some broad in her 30's Finnish] Ancient weapons, cute stuff, a lot of weird attempts at humor (Warning: I have occasional lewd humor/reblog scantily clad people)

[whatagrump]

why the hell did they write it this way

[belovedgoofball]

Do not ask for whom the pussy willow pops. It pops for thee

[byjove]

I’m not a perfect person, I wouldn’t even say I’m a good person. I wouldn’t even say I’m a person at all. What? No, that’s not despairing self talk. I’m 100 rats hiding in a trench coat. You hadn’t noticed that? Dude, it’s been so obvious this entire time. What the fuck, I didn’t even think I needed to clarify that.

[evilwizard]

i am so very proud to be the number one employer of orcs and big nasty ogres with spiky clubs in the great state of Iowa

[what-even-is-thiss]

I’m being advertised a hat that will set me on fire

[moonlightredfern]

Thinking about how wild it is that enshittification starts as a way for the rich to squeeze the populace for more money but ends up infecting everything so even luxury products decline in quality. They’ve got more money than fucking God now and for what? Literally they can’t even buy fun nice stuff for themselves because they killed craft.

Anyway this post is about Dhaka muslin but it’s also about everything.

The ancient fabric that no one knows how to make

Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we

[eldritchwyrm]

guess it's time to post agha shahid ali's poem about dhaka muslin

[the-final-sif]

Fun fact! Revival of Dhaka Muslin has been ongoing for quite some time. The headline of the above article is very very misleading, we know exactly how Dhaka Muslin was made. The process was very well documented. We know how it was made, but colonialism ruined the fabric's production area and devalued the skills needed to make it such that they no longer existed. But the process itself was not lost.

That being said, efforts to bring it back are underway, and they have been making amazing progress, and succeed in creating Dhaka Muslin yet again.

The Muslin Miracle: A passion for revival

It all began with a search for ‘phuti karpas’ – muslin’s unique cotton plant which is known to have become extinct. However, starting in 201

This is a pretty good updated article, it has a lot of the same info as the BCC one (which also discusses some of the revival efforts) but with more of a focus on that process, an update to the story, and it details some of the other ongoing projects working on the revival!

Here's the first weaver to manage to produce a finished piece in nearly 200 years, Al Amin.

His first piece was 300 threads, according to the article they have now been able to get into the 700s for thread counts, which is absolutely incredible.

Several projects are actually underway now each with different weavers and slightly different methods, producing fabric intended to meet or best the original!

And if you're curious, "okay but can it pass through a ring" yes! Yes they can!

All three of these photos are of pieces made in the modern century, photos by Wasiul Bahar!

It's a very time consuming process, and a very expensive fabric to purchase, but love and passion for it have been steadily bringing it back!

[evilwizard]

oh shit y’all. just realized i left my world-stupidifying crystal active on my porch for like, 12 years. gonna go turn that off

[evilwizard]

hm. the on/off switch appears to have rusted

[zegalba]

The Icemen Cometh for Vogue US (2010) Photography: Tim Walker

[lylahammar]

Zorella, the centaur pop queen ✨

Thank you to everyone who helped me by voting on her final design in the poll from last week! I'm so so so happy with how she turned out 🥰

[catonhottinroof-deactivated2023]

Lionello Balestrieri (1872-1958) 

Study for ‘Beethoven (Kreutzer Sonata)’

[weirdchristmas]

One of the best old meatball cards. Not Victorian, but that’s fine. Not everything good was made in the 1880s or 90s.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[drownedinlight]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: that hotline is forvo.com. It’s a pronunciation dictionary that allows you type in a word and see how it’s pronounced. They have multiple languages as well. Don’t see a word on there that you know how to pronounce? You can totally add it. Visit forvo. Help yourself.

[defectivegembrain]

that is much better than a hotline because you don’t have to actually talk to someone

[televisionenjoyer]

ok repeat after me: gluten free is not "diet culture". gluten free is not meant to "take the joy away from carbs". gluten free is a diet that allows people with an autoimmune disease to eat without inflicting further damage upon their bodies. we don't have to be condemned to eat the most disgusting and basic shit ever because we have celiacs. we deserve options too.

[motti-the-cat]

His wooden seat is vanishing from under him!

[hungwy]

[catasters]

[alexanderwales]

I used the phrase "waiting on tenterhooks" and then thought "what the hell is a tenterhook".

It's these things! So when you're waiting on tenterhooks, you're stretched tight like a piece of cloth. Very evocative, now that I know what it means.

[beyonce-knowles-carter]

TREASURE PLANET (2002)