Qua·ple. /kwəpəl/ or /kwäpəl/. noun. Any configuration of four individuals in a committed polyamorous relationship. We did a podcast: And They Were Roommates! Check out @polycraftory for our etsy, crafts, and more!
Sorry for the long radio silence my friends, the last few years have really put our polycule through the ringer (but many good things happened as well!)
The Big Updates
We are married, we are 110% out of the closet in our day to day lives, and we have a new project: follow us @polycraftory! All of our links can be found at polycraftory.com (including the podcast links). We have started a crafting/cosplay/book blog that follows all of the crafts that we do as a polycule as well as our other interests and projects. The biggest thing we've launched is our Polycraftory Etsy shop where we sell queer and nerdy merch (including polyamory stuff!) We are also debating starting a tiktok so stay tuned.
Polycule Names
Now that we are completely out of the closet, we can use our real first names instead of the names we used on the podcast (though, I still also like our cute flower names so feel free to use either for Iris).
What's this?! Another Locked Tomb shirt!? We decided to celebrate Sapphic September by making another design for our favorite lesbian space necromancers.
We couldn't decide between blood red or a vibe-y gold, so we decided to offer both variants. Let us know which one you like best! You can find our new One Flesh One End shirt as well as our Death First to Vultures & Scavengers shirt right now in our shop (find the link in our pinned post!)
Hey friends! We've started creating a lot of new content and have a new blog @polycraftory! You can find all of our new links (including our queer nerdy Etsy shop and new booktok account) at https://polycraftory.com/
We are no longer as active on this blog, so if you want to keep up with our new projects please go give polycraftory a follow <3
Here is our complete guide to curling a heat safe wig!
We specifically figured out this method worked best when styling this wig for my level 3 Imogen Temult cosplay. She's from campaign 3 of Critical Role. There are many other methods to curl wigs, but this is the one that got the best hold and our desired look on this particular wig! Of course, then I decided to cosplay Imogen at level 13 first and her hair is totally different so this wig is going in storage but at least we got to make a useful tutorial first.
We already have a video version of this tutorial up on our Tiktok and Youtube that we will move over to Tumblr, but honestly I struggle The Most with learning from video tutorials. I prefer things written out so we wanted to make this sort of tutorial as well for accessibility!
Additional tips & all of the products we use are under the cut. Feel free to shoot us a message if you have any questions or want more tutorials on wigs!
What We Use:
Wig: Pastel Purple Wavy Lace Front Synthetic Wig LF5110 from Wig Is Fashion. It technically comes with a curl but we straightened and recurled it differently. Whatever wig you get, just make sure you check that it's heat safe before attempting this!
Silicone Spray: Mane 'n Tail Detangler. Yes, this is technically for horses, but listen, it works SO WELL on synthetic wigs. It keeps it from getting all static-y and tangled. We've only ever used this brand but it works really well so we're def sticking with it.
Setting Spray: Schwarzkopf Got2b Glued Blasting Freeze Spray. This makes sure the curls you spent hours making actually hold!
Crimper: SixRiver Ceramic Waver Hair Tool with 4-in-1 Flat Crimping Iron Plates. This comes with four ceramic crimping plates and Nic uses the one with the "most wiggles" on the lowest setting (320). You can probably use any crimper that goes low enough. Crimp it fast, you aren't holding it like with curls.
Curling Iron: Conair 1 Inch Curling Iron. We use this on "19", whatever that means because it doesn't actually have temperatures. Any curling iron with low enough heat settings will do, you might need to play with settings to make sure you don't melt the hair. Test it on the bottom of the lowest layer of hair where you could cut it off if you melt it. As with curls on human hair, different barrel widths will give you wildly different curl looks.
Teaser Brush & Large Tooth Comb: Honestly these probably came with one of our first hair cutting or wig styling kits so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Apparently the teaser brush is Revlon branded.
We aren't sponsored by anyone, this is just what we use! Feel free to substitute in anything that you have / know works well with wigs. We hope this helps! Please let us know what other cosplay or crafting tutorials you'd like to see <3
Hey friends! We've started creating a lot of new content and have a new blog @polycraftory! You can find all of our new links (including our queer nerdy Etsy shop and new booktok account) at https://polycraftory.com/
We are no longer as active on this blog, so if you want to keep up with our new projects please go give polycraftory a follow <3
We talk Nic's book taste, which is a liiiittle hard to pin down since they are such a mood reader! We give some tips on how to pick your next book if you also struggle with mood reading as well as discussing the themes that Nic enjoys across any genre.
If you want to read Nic's book reviews, you can check out their Storygraph account. We also have a video about their favs so far this year coming out later this week, so stay tuned!
This video was too powerful to upload directly to Tumblr, so we've brought it over from Youtube so it'd still be play-able right here. If you'd rather watch on TikTok, click here! While you are there, you can check out our other videos.
Also as a PSA: if you hate TikTok but don't want to wait for our videos to be brought over to Tumblr, you can also follow us on Youtube.
Hey friends! We've started creating a lot of new content and have a new blog @polycraftory! You can find all of our new links (including our queer nerdy Etsy shop and new booktok account) at https://polycraftory.com/
We are no longer as active on this blog, so if you want to keep up with our new projects please go give polycraftory a follow <3
We discuss Meghan's taste, which was the most straightforward to define: adult queer romance! We dive into the specific dynamics and subgenres that they are drawn to and tease them a little about their love for "high spice romance" aka very smutty novels.
If you want to read Meghan's book reviews, you can check out their Storygraph account. We also have a video about their favs so far this year already up on our TikTok!
This video was too powerful to upload directly to Tumblr, so we've brought it over from Youtube so it'd still be play-able right here. If you'd rather watch on TikTok, click here! While you are there, you can check out our other videos.
Also as a PSA: if you hate TikTok but don't want to wait for our videos to be brought over to Tumblr, you can also follow us on Youtube.
Hey friends! We've started creating a lot of new content and have a new blog @polycraftory! You can find all of our new links (including our queer nerdy Etsy shop and new booktok account) at https://polycraftory.com/
We are no longer as active on this blog, so if you want to keep up with our new projects please go give polycraftory a follow <3
We talk Gabe's taste, which basically boils down to: "That's fucked up, I'm into it!" From fantasy to horror to the only type of romance book they like to read (spoiler alert: it's monsterfucking), the central thread is they love fucked up lil guys and complex worldbuilding.
If you want to read Gabe's book reviews, you can check out their Storygraph account. We also have a video about their favs so far this year coming out later this week, so stay tuned!
This video was too powerful to upload directly to Tumblr, so we've brought it over from Youtube so it'd still be play-able right here. If you'd rather watch on TikTok, click here! We already have Nic & Meghan's taste videos posted there as well.
Also as a PSA: if you hate TikTok but don't want to wait for our videos to be brought over to Tumblr, you can also follow us on Youtube.
Hey friends! We've started creating a lot of new content and have a new blog @polycraftory! You can find all of our new links (including our queer nerdy Etsy shop and new booktok account) at https://polycraftory.com/
We are no longer as active on this blog, so if you want to keep up with our new projects please go give polycraftory a follow <3
The rumors are true and we aren't just disembodied voices who briefly ran a polyamory / relationship advice podcast. We are now on Tiktok @ polycraftory!
This first video is introducing us and what we plan to talk about (TLDW: mostly books, but also crafting, cosplay, board games, D&D, fav media, and more). You can check out our Tiktok for more videos now! We already have a video posted for each of us introducing our taste in books.
Psst: if you can't wait to hear our thoughts on specific books, we have links to each of our Storygraph accounts on our website: www.polycraftory.com
Hey friends! We've started creating a lot of new content and have a new blog @polycraftory! You can find all of our new links (including our queer nerdy Etsy shop and new booktok account) at https://polycraftory.com/
We are no longer as active on this blog, so if you want to keep up with our new projects please go give polycraftory a follow <3
Sorry for the long radio silence my friends, the last few years have really put our polycule through the ringer (but many good things happened as well!)
The Big Updates
We are married, we are 110% out of the closet in our day to day lives, and we have a new project: follow us @polycraftory! All of our links can be found at polycraftory.com (including the podcast links). We have started a crafting/cosplay/book blog that follows all of the crafts that we do as a polycule as well as our other interests and projects. The biggest thing we've launched is our Polycraftory Etsy shop where we sell queer and nerdy merch (including polyamory stuff!) We are also debating starting a tiktok so stay tuned.
Polycule Names
Now that we are completely out of the closet, we can use our real first names instead of the names we used on the podcast (though, I still also like our cute flower names so feel free to use either for Iris).
Excited to follow you peeps on this journey too and put in some financial support once I start my new job (so many new gym shirts!)
one question I have tho: are planning on picking „heel on wheels“ back up again? I recently listened to the first episode again and got very curious again - completely understand if not though!
We are definitely going to drop all existing Hell On Wheels on the public feed asap (we were planning to last week and then the household came down with covid 😭). We are considering continuing the series as well! They are much looser and shorter form than And They Were Roomates was (we really wanted to give Good Advice and it is hard to find time where all of us have the brain and energy), so HoW feels very do-able. We might even play with the format (like, record them as videos for tiktok but then pull the audio to use in podcast form maybe?)
Regardless, thank you for all the support, it means the world to us that people are still listening to ATWR and HoW 💜💜💜
We have so many new designs for pride month and we wanted to celebrate with a sale to close out our favorite month of the year!
10% off through the end of the month on our whole etsy shop! Need no further details?
Check It Out Here
If you don't know our shop yet, here's some of our designs!
Our last pride month drop is going to feature a bunch of pride flag variants on a whole new product, so stay tuned for that as well!
We are a brand new shop, so we'd really appreciate if you gave this a reblog or followed us! We are a little polycule of disabled queer creators and we really appreciate the support <3
Don't miss the last two days of our 10% off sale (It's already the last days of pride month!? What happened to June???)
Get Your Pride Dice Skater Skirts Here
We dropped our first all over print patterns just in time for the last two days of our sale! If you, like us, are queer and play too many TTRPGs (a polycule is just a built in D&D group) we have the perfect skirt for you! Don't forget to let us know if we don't have a flag you want. We are planning to keep adding and will add any requested flags asap!
Stay tuned for more pride dice products (short sleeve button downs? leggings?? tote bags??? blankets???? What do you want to see next?!) coming very soon! We've already ordered a sample of the short sleeve button down and I have my fingers crossed that it's as cute and comfy as these skirts ended up being.
I dunno if there's a rallying cry or some kind of ancient incantation I gotta bust out, but HEY TRANSMASC FOLKS AND TRANS MEN, EXCUSE ME PLEASE.
I'm a trans dude with a small-ish YouTube channel working on a video about the erasure of transmasculinity, particularly in the wake of the recent debacle involving a former YouTuber who I won't mention directly but his name rhymes with Sames Jomerton. His plagiarism of Alexander Avila and Jes Tom, and outright misgendering of ND Stevenson got me fired up about how often we're overlooked or merely an asterisk in queer discourse, so much so that even those of us in this community need to search high and low for resources on our history and health care.
So I'd like to hear from you. If you're comfortable, I'd love for anyone who's part of this community (and not a transmedicalist) to message me directly with something you wish more people knew about us, or an anecdote about one of your experiences (happy, sad, angering, your call.) A paragraph or two is ideal--for longer posts, I will likely not be able to include them in their entirety, but I will quote them where I can. If you'd like to be involved, please let me know if you'd prefer to be anonymous or to have your name dropped and socials linked; I'm hoping for the latter given that the idea is to shout out more artists and creators, but I want to give the anons space to be heard, too.
You can also help by recommending transmasc YouTubers (especially essayists) who could use more eyes! I'm looking for more creators to enjoy personally, and I'd love to shout them out if it would help them.
If y'all could reblog this, I'd be very appreciative, and if you read all of this, dog bless you. 💙 And an extra special thanks to @socksonat3am for being such a great friend with exceptional meme game. He blindsided me with a compliment so now I'm getting him back because he needs to know how talented and delightful and magical he is. Take that, Socks. Get absolutely treasured.
The security that comes from understanding that it isn't just you two versus the world, but knowing there is an entire polycule to lean on, hold up, and build with. That is magic.
5. He is in charge of bathtime and he lifted the ghoul tonight while singing “come with me and you’ll be in a world of baby sanitation” and I laughed so hard I snorted pasta
It doesn't mean you're doing polyamory wrong. It doesn't mean you're any less polyamorous. It doesn't make you a bad partner to be HUMAN and to feel these very normal human things.
Communicate, communicate, communicate.
The way to address these things is security and reassurance within yourself and within your relationships, and the best way to find security and reassurance is to talk these things out.
Polyamorous relationships are not for everyone. Monogamous relationships are not for everyone. Romantic relationships are not for everyone!!! We are all different people with different needs, maybe just stop trying to condense the human experience into a homogenous gray monolith!!! aaaaaaaa
