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Crafty adventures and inspiration!

[hotdog-bananapeel]

Apparently she had no idea what the skeletons were doing.... I’m dead

[snootyfoxfashion]

Schrödinger’s Cat Cross Stitch Pattern from KookyCrossStitch

[toostuffedplushies]

A new friend is here, and it's a moth! I've been working on this fluffy moth for a little while, and I'm happy with how it turned out! I would like to make different patterns on the wings like maybe stars or hearts in the future!

[thecharmparlor]

Embroidery artist: Cherin Mayuka

[sleepytoycollection]

my mental health has been all over the place, but I made Centaurbie a skirt so I could redress her 

[earlgraytay]

Centaurbie makes the world a better place. 

[your-naked-magic-oh-dear-lord]

Am I having a stroke?

[thecharmparlor]

Embroidery artist: Cherin Mayuka

[nonasuch]

I wanna hear these Opinions on steampunk color palettes, if you’re willing.

tbh “the Victorians did not go to the trouble of inventing aniline dyes so that we could wear neutrals” mostly covers it?

they went to a lot of effort to bring affordable screaming bright fuchsias and acid greens into the world, and we should honor their tacky, tacky choices.

[captainlordauditor]

let’s not forget the tacky patterns, too

oh yeah

oh fuck yeah

(TELL ME that last one isn’t a steampunk look. just try and tell me)

[nonasuch]

yes! thank you, these are EXACTLY what i meant. tomorrow I’ll take a picture of the bafflingly tacky goldenrod-and-maroon gown I’ve got at the shop

also

this is wise, and correct.

[gothiccharmschool]

This is 100% true.

[squeeful]

Oh no, no those are tasteful compared to what wild color shenanigans the 19th century got up to.  Most of them being mid-century are only ~2 colors excepting the plaid.  By the 1890s, five colors per dress was the fashion.  They…didn’t all coordinate the way we would.  

PUMPKIN WORTH

I have seen mid-century dresses in electric blue.  Barbie pink

Black with photo-realistic brocade oranges.  Royal purple with GIANT POLKA DOTS.

Hey hey did you know lime green and lavender was a favorite color combo in 1895?

This one is not so much tacky as…vibrant

Okay at ~1903 it’s not really Victorian but I love the melting ice cream explosion look of it

This dress has faded but it would have originally been a quite eye-catching shade of violet.

Not that past eras were any less fond of colors even if they weren’t artificial dyes.  I’ve seen canary yellow Regency dresses and an 18th century man’s coat in turquoise velvet printed with leopard spots.  Steampunk isn’t really Victorian so much as it is ‘drapery store vomited on a sexy colorblind school marm’

Et le piece de resistance…

Yes, those orange blocks are outlined in green chenille fringe.

[nonasuch]

brb, saving that green one to my ‘Malfoy estate sale’ pinterest board

[star-anise]

Steampunk isn’t really Victorian so much as it is ‘drapery store vomited on a sexy colorblind school marm’

[systlin]

Pair a brightass fushia dress with a top hat and gears you cowards

MORE PUMPKIN ORANGE AND FRINGE YOU COWARDS

If you’re not using blood red and forty pounds of lace and trim what the fuck are you even playing at

[gehayi]

The Pragmatic Costumer calls this “The Hot Mess Dress.” It dates from around 1878. They say: “This dress has more trims than my entire collection of detash combined (detash or destash means all the little bits, pieces, and leftovers from crafting something)! On the outside alone I spot: black lace, bi-colored sandy-brown/cornflower-blue ruffles, tawny velvet, cream silk, beaded netting, cream lace, ribbon bows, ribbon rosettes, cornflower-blue buttons, and that fluffy lace collar.  For even more trim-tastic fun and draping pandemonium, here’s a shot of the back:”

The Pragmatic Costumer: “Trims were all the rage in the mid 1870s and 1880s, and this dress is raging harder, faster, and more extravagantly than most.”

And here’s a Worth tea gown from 1895. This really needs to be worn by a mad scientist. Especially one interested in fish.

[beyonce-knowles-carter]

Frozen II’s creative team traveled to Norway, Finland and Iceland for design ideas, and studied everything from haute couture runway shows and 1940s fashion to traditional Norwegian satchels and photos of “anything that feels crystalline,” Brittney Lee, visual development artist, added. “We try to be as thorough with detail as possible, down to the direction of the embroidery thread.”

“Elsa always has been floor-length everything, so with her iconic capes and long trains, her shape line is a very large, elegant triangle,” Lee said. “When we lose that length, it starts to not feel like her anymore.”

FROZEN (2013) FROZEN FEVER (2015) OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE (2017) FROZEN II (2019)

[prompoms-makes]

Simplicity 2290 - SUPER easy pajama pants from last weekend. Except the pattern does not want them to be called pajama pants? I dunno what’s up with that when nobody (when it isn’t a pandemic) would leave home in flannel pants

But they’re rainbow unicorn quarantine pants and I LOVE them. I’ve refused to take them off for the whole week. 🙊 And the flannel is labelled kids’ pajamas which is a total mood - I’d love to start an Etsy store for grown-ups where all the stock is cute and whimsical. I’m a long way from there, but one day!

[prompoms-makes]

Making my mister a binder - I’ve never made anything remotely like this but it’s coming together super well so far. This is SO exciting! The drafting guide is by Glitter Grandpa on Insta who you can find (along with their shop) here.

I also made unicorn quarantine pajama pants today. It’s been a very constructive sewing day!

[beyonce-knowles-carter]

Frozen II’s creative team traveled to Norway, Finland and Iceland for design ideas, and studied everything from haute couture runway shows and 1940s fashion to traditional Norwegian satchels and photos of “anything that feels crystalline,” Brittney Lee, visual development artist, added. “We try to be as thorough with detail as possible, down to the direction of the embroidery thread.”

“Elsa always has been floor-length everything, so with her iconic capes and long trains, her shape line is a very large, elegant triangle,” Lee said. “When we lose that length, it starts to not feel like her anymore.”

FROZEN (2013) FROZEN FEVER (2015) OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE (2017) FROZEN II (2019)

[prompoms-makes]

Kyo Kigurumi Pattern by Mokulen22

Would be easy to modify to other characters/styles!

[prompoms-makes]

Made a cute lil messenger bag at the end of my holidays - back to work tomorrow.

This baby is big enough to fit my 13” laptop with ample room to spare. I copied out the pattern/instructions too cause it’s one I’d love to make again. I think the next one I make will be for my boyfriend, but it’d be easy to make it more/less plain, add some applique and heaps of other decorations on the flap/sides!

You can find the pattern below - I’m not affiliated or anything lol but this is one of my fav project blogs!

Messenger Bag Tutorial and Pattern

Make this cute messenger bag pattern in any fabric to have a perfect, fun bag to carry to school, work or use as a diaper bag. Easy to follo

[prompoms-makes]

Simplicity 8160 (Usagi edition) seifuku is done and dusted!

I’ve been sewing for about 6 months so I’m trying to make things that are more complicated, and avoid making stuff I’m never going to wear. I also wanted to practice different things - I’ve never sewn with ribbon, haven’t done darts or pleats, or ruffles in knit fabrics. I was also convinced the knit for the top was gonna be see through... but I’m super pleasantly surprised!

[aruguula]

It’s okay to be a beginner at the things you are interested in. There is no reason to feel intimidated by people more advanced than you are, because they too were in your place at one point. Keep learning and growing and expanding in whatever it is that you love and let nothing and no one stop you. You don’t have to be at the same stage as someone else. You can just be at your stage and that one is okay too.

[skidar]

Have a dorky 1am bonding sketch cause I love them <3

[vinceaddams]

Please, I implore you, do not be intimidated by sewing. 

If you try to make a thing and it turns out bad then it’s ok, you learned stuff by doing that. I see so many people say they want to sew stuff but are scared of screwing up, but it’s nothing to be afraid of!! Find some cheap thrift store fabric or secondhand clothes to cut up if you’re worried about wasting costly materials, but please just try sewing the things you want to!