Surviving the Homestead

baker, crafter, mother

[gargelyfloof118]

Washing Results:

Quick wash, Tap Cold-No apparent change.

Air Fluff-slightly damp, no apparent change

Quick wash, tap cold-no apparent change

Quick wash, cool-no apparent change

(Pink bunny is about to go into the dryer with clothes and dryer on low. I don't want to set the dye on the black tummied one yet)

Automatic dry on low- no apparent change

[gargelyfloof118]

Quick wash on warm-seems to have some bleeding. The upper right of the face and creases on the legs look dirty. Gonna run last bit on hot before this sucker gets a dryer treatment...

Quick wash, hot- the discoloration is gone?! Was it dirt or did it wash out??

Auto dry, medium heat-it looks normal. The coloring is definitely gone. There's no issues with the fabric that I'm seeing.

[gargelyfloof118]

The black tummy bun had to be washed about 5 more times. I had put it in with something that bled like crazy and amazingly, it all washed back out.

I mean. That's literally the worst bleeding I saw on this during the entire process.

Auto dry, high heat-no apparent change!!

Woo hoo! It's official! I'm in love with this fabric!

A reminder of the before testing:

And after:

I really don't see any changes. It feels about the same as it did at the beginning. The black tummy might not be ~as~ soft as the unwashed fabric? Maybe?

[gargelyfloof118]

Washing Results:

Quick wash, Tap Cold-No apparent change.

Air Fluff-slightly damp, no apparent change

Quick wash, tap cold-no apparent change

Quick wash, cool-no apparent change

(Pink bunny is about to go into the dryer with clothes and dryer on low. I don't want to set the dye on the black tummied one yet)

Automatic dry on low- no apparent change

[gargelyfloof118]

Quick wash on warm-seems to have some bleeding. The upper right of the face and creases on the legs look dirty. Gonna run last bit on hot before this sucker gets a dryer treatment...

Quick wash, hot- the discoloration is gone?! Was it dirt or did it wash out??

Auto dry, medium heat-it looks normal. The coloring is definitely gone. There's no issues with the fabric that I'm seeing.

[gargelyfloof118]

Washing Results:

Quick wash, Tap Cold-No apparent change.

Air Fluff-slightly damp, no apparent change

Quick wash, tap cold-no apparent change

Quick wash, cool-no apparent change

(Pink bunny is about to go into the dryer with clothes and dryer on low. I don't want to set the dye on the black tummied one yet)

Automatic dry on low- no apparent change

[gargelyfloof118]

I'm doing some testing with this minky that I got because the wash and care instructions are different from what I was using previously.

I'm making a couple of Little Guys ™️ based on THIS pattern I had saved a while back.

A few things I'm testing/have learned so far:

Checking to see if these fellas will melt in the dryer at various temps.

Checking to see if the colors will bleed (specifically the black)

Holy shit it doesn't leave as much fluff around when I cut it--no fluff in my sinuses

It sews a lot better because of the woven backing

I still need to find a good way to hold it together while sewing because it does shift

This stuff is incredibly soft and I sincerely hope it makes it through some regular wash and dry cycles. If it melts, it's going to be problematic for my brother when he needs to wash my niece's stuffies. I really don't want it to impact his routine.

[gargelyfloof118]

Test Fellas A and B!

Front and back photos as reference before washing.

Starting with the coldest settings on both the washer and dryer, I'll do the all pink one first with a load then attempt the one with the black tummy. Heat will increase after until I get one that gets mucky.

[gargelyfloof118]

I'm doing some testing with this minky that I got because the wash and care instructions are different from what I was using previously.

I'm making a couple of Little Guys ™️ based on THIS pattern I had saved a while back.

A few things I'm testing/have learned so far:

Checking to see if these fellas will melt in the dryer at various temps.

Checking to see if the colors will bleed (specifically the black)

Holy shit it doesn't leave as much fluff around when I cut it--no fluff in my sinuses

It sews a lot better because of the woven backing

I still need to find a good way to hold it together while sewing because it does shift

This stuff is incredibly soft and I sincerely hope it makes it through some regular wash and dry cycles. If it melts, it's going to be problematic for my brother when he needs to wash my niece's stuffies. I really don't want it to impact his routine.

[creekfiend]

one of the reasons I love mushishi is that the part of Japan much of it is set in reminds me SOOO much of southern appalachia, particularly the smoky mountains. and mushishi knows that people be falling off cliffs in the dark. that episode is the realest "community that lives on a thickly forested mountain" rep I've ever seen.

[gargelyfloof118]

If yall don't know about mushishi you're completely missing out on a whole Lotta cool ass lore and beautiful artwork. The music is ethereal.

[gargelyfloof118]

Okay my lovely herbalist buddies, did I gather enough mullein for the winter? Or should I look for more?

[the-jellicle-duelist]

i am about to bestow upon you the secret butter technique. i am sorry, but it is french. i am sorry again, this only works with cow butter. i am certain plant based butters wouldn’t work, and alternative animal butters may or may not work

has this ever been you: you have a nicely steamed vegetable, or maybe you want to make the best butter noodles, but you know that if you put butter on those it’ll just melt and you end with kind of greasy noodles or vegetables? don’t you wish it was instead a luscious buttery glaze?

introducing: beurre monté

you will take a small sauce pan, and begin heating it with 1-2 tablespoons of water (use very little water) and bring it to a hard simmer or boil

turn the heat down slightly, and add Butter. how much? however much you dare. (start with 3-4 tablespoons and go from there)

you are going to either whisk Aggressively or you can pick up the saucepan, still holding it over the heat, and swirl aggressively so the butter is skating around the sides of the pan

done correctly, you will have liquid butter that is still emulsified. you have made Butter Sauce. season it with a little salt, and toss whatever you want in it.

if you’re butter splits, i’m sorry. you didn’t agitate it enough to maintain the emulsion, and now you have melted butter.

you can use this knowledge to make other sauces by swapping out the water for another liquid. white wine becomes beurre blanc. red wine is beurre rogue.

you want to CUM? sweat minced shallot in a tiny bit of butter, add white wine and cook it out until it’s reduced by about half. then whisk butter in hard. a few flecks of minced thyme or fennel frond stirred thru, and you eat that with a nice seared fish? or scallop? or even shrimp? wow. you will Nut

your boxed mac and cheese game can also be elevated by cooking your pasta and making a beurre monté first, tossing your pasta in that and adding the cheese packet. wow. hey; you’ll cum

go forth now with this butter secret

[the-jellicle-duelist]

five notes?? this is why i don’t tell you all anything

[clickerpunk]

Strawberry snackies 🍓

[gargelyfloof118]

Jam update!

11 3/4 pints!

Plus ended up with a TON of fruit leather, some popsicles and 3 quart jars and a bowl full of fresh.

Definitely worth the cost of those two flats.

[gargelyfloof118]

My bun just discovered the backyard!

[bowelfly]

I've received a handful of commissions to draw people's pets and monks but this is definitely my favorite one so far

(blue death feigning beetles)

[bowelfly]

[gargelyfloof118]

I uh... had a bit of an accident

[gargelyfloof118]

Strawbebbies

[hope-for-the-planet]

70% Drop in Levels of Forever Chemicals Observed in Seabird Eggs Tracks Regulatory Success

These pescatarian birds are directly exposed to PFAS contamination due to the island's position near the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Over fifty years of data show a peak in PFAS (also known as "forever chemicals") content in seabird eggs in the 90s, followed by a decrease as regulations went into effect. The most recent findings show a 70% decrease of most common PFAS.

While continued vigilance a regulation is needed, this data indicates that regulations are working to reduce PFAS concentrations in marine ecosystems.

[sattarehi]

Yes!!!! I did a review of literature on PFASs in human drinking water about half a year ago, and there is a lot of really good progress! Please celebrate this, please don't let this solution be forgotten (at least so quickly) as the ozone layer or acid rain.

We are making genuine progress! Producers are dramatically altering how much they use PFAS and how much gets released in effluent, but also there's a lot better understanding of how to remove PFAS from the environment!

Environmental problems CAN BE SOLVED.

[gargelyfloof118]

I GOT MY MINKY!

I GOT MY MINKY!!!

It's softer than what I have been using! (Not totally sure I had minky before and can't double check because the brand is gone)

This is also the kind with the pile on the right side and a flat woven back on the wrong side. I'm really hoping it's easier to sew and holds better as well.

[ahedderick]

Your tags got me. I know that you mean it literally; "enough pink FABRIC to make a couple of STUFFED pigs," but it just somehow seems profound and metaphorical to me.

Look at that sunset! Enough pink to make a couple of pigs!

Look at my petunias! Enough pink to make a couple of pigs!

I'll probably spend three days repeating that under my breath, but it's such a lovely thought. Enough pink to make a couple of pigs!

Happy sewing! 🐷 🐷 🐷

[gargelyfloof118]

I GOT MY MINKY!

I GOT MY MINKY!!!

It's softer than what I have been using! (Not totally sure I had minky before and can't double check because the brand is gone)

This is also the kind with the pile on the right side and a flat woven back on the wrong side. I'm really hoping it's easier to sew and holds better as well.