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Corey Alston, an American fifth generation sweetgrass weaver who owns Corey Alston Gullah Sweetgrass Baskets in Ladson, South Carolina, and a basket from his store.

“This art form, characterized by the use of sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto, has been passed down through generations, with its roots tracing back to West Africa.”

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Charles Hillard, Reversing Manifest Destiny

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Bola Edun by Teneshia Carr for Blanc Magazine 2020

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Keep yourself safe while creating your crafty masterpieces!

Making cosplay and crafts is a great hobby, but, depending on what you're doing, it may carry safety risks as well. Before you get started on your next project, check out these safety resources so you can make sure you protect yourself while you craft!

General Craft & Cosplay Safety

Arbee Craft: "Craft Safety Precautions: Craft Safely With Our Top Tips and Rules!"

CosBond: "Cosplay Safety Equipment and Tips: Cosplay Survival Guide"

Punished Props Academy: "Tools and Materials Safety"

And Sewing is Half the Battle: "The Essential Cosplay Arsenal, Part 1 - Safety Equipment"

Ashweez Cosplay: "Safety Tips for Cosplayers"

University of San Fransisco: "Costume & Make-up Safety"

Kehoe Eye Care: "Crafting with Care: Understanding the Risks to Your Eyes"

EVA Foam Safety

Foam Order: "EVA Foam & Health: Human & Animal Safety Guide"

Resin Safety

Asian Joy Co: "Resin Safety 101"

Eye Candy Pigments: "6 Epoxy Resin Safety Precautions You Should Be Taking"

Steve McDonald Crafts: "Important safety information when using resin"

Resin Obsession: "7 Best Epoxy Resin Safety Tips You'll Read This Year"

Resin Obsession: "9 Facts Everyone Should Know About Resin Safety"

Woodworking Safety

York Saw & Knife: "Woodworking Safety Tips"

WoodWorkWeb: "The 10 Safety Rules Every Woodworker Should Know"

Dye Safety

Chandye: "Crafting with Care: Tie-dye Safety and Best Practices"

Textile Indie: "Natural Dyeing Safety - What You Need to Know"

Covid-Safe Cosplay and its admin are unaffiliated with any of the sites or authors linked above, we're simply sharing the information. If you have other resources that we missed, especially in other languages, please share either in the comments or a reblog!

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Art tip: gesso your fabric before painting on it

Art tip: if you dilute your gesso with water and paint an entire hat it will take a whole ass 24 hours to dry

Art tip: paint more hats

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I think we're on to something...

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Just three more panels to go!

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Finished! But is it fashion?

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Without hyperbole the sickest hat I've seen

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trinket holder hengelings for all your little objects

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Shadi Ghadirian Ctrl+Alt+Del (2006)

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Miloš Tomić's "Book of stains, holes, and patches." Posted here by an art books blogger; unfortunately the linkback there goes out to a broken website. Tomić's instagram is here.

[image ID: three photos of an art book, open to three different page spreads. the pages are made out of pieces of textile, each stained or torn or worn through in a different way. one has the neckline of a tshirt at the top. the pages are bound into stiff endboards. end image ID.]

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Made a new watch inspired by Metro Exodus. Titanium case and Soviet Nixie tubes from the 70s.

insufficientlyadvanced

i thought it said 2023 and fully accepted that they made a watch that showed the current year and nothing else

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Just wanted to say im sooooo obsessed with that shapely sugar bowl. I keep seeing him on my dash and every time I am delighted and covetous

he is delighted to be coveted

#please give him a pat on the snout for me

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bendy brush buddy

#that last angle especially makes me think this friend staring up at me would be a really effective reminder to fix my posture #I need to do neck stretches and save myself #ceramics

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better pictures of my papier mache cat i made when i was 17 (its cat-sized)

#aw hell yeah

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“You won’t allow me to go to school. I won’t become a doctor. Remember this: One day you will be sick.”

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Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl

This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their feelings about love (considered blasphemous).

Here’s the link

(via thexpotent)

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My linen quilt is finished!! This was made from all leftover linen from garments i've made- i always get way too much yardage, whoops- except the black. I was planning on using the black for garment things but then i had this quilt idea, so, pivoted.

This was a beast but im so so happy with how it turned out. Shes very moody.

It was machine pieced but hand quilted. I really fell in love with hand quilting while making this! Throwing on an audio book and just sewing for 3ish hours in the evenings was lovely and calming.

And if you ever want to quilt with linen, spray starch is your best friend. Lots of spray starch.

Also a lil banner i whipped up after from an extra repeat block i had!

#oooooooooooooooooooo #gorgeous #quilt

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LET ME PUT Y’ALL ONTO THIS BOOK

So the book is Reflections From a Flaxen Past by Kati Reeder Meek. It’s specifically an exploration of Lithuanian fiber art from the perspective of an outsider, she’s super clear about not being Lithuanian herself so the vast majority of the book just features other Lithuanian artists.

Very cool to see the many, many pictures of women weaving and spinning. Also a great inspiration book because again, there’s just SO MANY pictures of weavings.

I’ve seen a couple posts about weaving songs AND THIS BOOK HAS SOME both in the original Lithuanian and an English translation.

But my FAVORITE part of the book is ALL THE PATTERN DRAFTS. They’re all very pretty and there’s quite a few I haven’t seen before.

There’s a section towards the end that has a really extensive list of museums and other resources which is a little outdated since the book was published in 2000 but still mostly relevant. I have no idea how my grandmother found this book for me but I’m very excited to give it a full read.