I Love Lace

I am autistic and I love lace. My main blog is @sturgeonposting

[bisonwares]

Showing off the Arapaima I made! (Pattern also made by me)

This was the test of the new pattern and I love her. 🎏💕

[worcestershirecheshirecat]

Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful. Everything about this is perfect.

[steampunkvampireworm]

i made her in real life

[quill-ting]

Australasian Quilt Convention 2026

There were some absolutely incredible quilts this year! I don't think I could pick a favourite, but here are a few of them.

[quill-ting]

Ok just a few more...

[pardalote]

It's been a while since I bombarded you all with a swarm of beetle photos. So here are some beetles I've stitched, including some little peeks under 'the hood'. :D

[astargatelover]

@onenicebugperday

[sioltach]

Geometric shapes with plant roots by Diana Scherer

[theinternetarchive]

'penelope unraveling her work at night,' silk embroidered with silk thread; dora wheeler, north american, 1886.

[cicada-heart]

beaded lobster earrings 🦞✨hand stitched with vintage & salvaged beads and rhinestones

etsy

[shuttletatted]

Made bag

[unidentifiedmammal]

this is just a prototype/concept testing thingamabob BUT.... This is spider silk embroidery! It's literally a tiny rectangle (less than a centimeter) but it's so shiny and pretty.

Collected from webs of the Joro spider, a type of golden orb weaver. Yes, it's naturally that golden

This is from the support threads, not washed at all. The sticky inner web wasn't used, as it's goopy and full of debris. The support threads are also the longest and the strongest, so i can pluck off 1-2ft sections at a time (usually combining a few separate strands into one thread)

And some photos of the back + the hoop contraption, made with spare parts:

Dunno what i'll do with this concept yet but i think the whole thing would look cool covered in these rectangles. It would be nice to embroider a joro spider with it, but I don't have the colors (and it'd be mighty complex) but we'll see

[batbetbitbotbut]

A minor stress of yarncrafts which I don't see discussed much:

There is a small tangle in your yarn. Topologically you know it must be a slipknot; if you give it a good firm tug, it should come undone.

Just how much force are you willing to stake on that?

[ub-sessed]

Every time I encounter a small tangle now, I say to myself, "Topologically you know it must be a slipknot."

[carolinawrenn]

Spring Light. Made by Stephanie Wilds.

[thejonderettegirl]

[theinternetarchive]

knitted textures from 'the encyclopedia of knitting,' lesley stanfield and melody griffith, pub. 2000.

[noxx-notions]

Playing with thread

Size 3, size 10, size 70, size 140/2

... and yes the last one was a bad time. Just wanted to see if I could do it 😂

[glazenewt]

New Sardines have dropped on my Etsy!

I know the photos arent the best they could be but have pity on a tired burnt out artist (bc of "real" job) T.T

You can see them, thats all that matters lol

[the-first-man-is-a-cat]

Harriet Powers, Pictorial Quilt, 1895, Boston Museum of Fine Arts

[beauetjoile]

Well my loves, it appears as though the answer to "Can the Big Pattern Company (Simplicity/Burda/McCalls/ect.) survive the death of JoAnn?" has come.

The answer is no. No it cannot. It has been sold to a liquidator just like JoAnns was.

So if there is ANYTHING you want I suggest you get it now. simplicity.com is currently having a pattern sale and I snatched up some that might be useful for cosplay purposes.

I am very glad these last couple of years I have built up my collection.

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Links to some of the adaptive clothing patterns on the Simplicity website:

Shirts that unsnap at the collar and arm for port access

Walker bags

Wheelchair bags

Imitation button-downs that actually fasten up the back with hook and eye closure, for people with limited mobility who still want to look nice

Fidget page. I know quilters often enjoy making these!

If you search the website for “Adaptive” there’s about 12 of these altogether. I don’t sew much but I might pick up a few just so I have them on hand if I or someone I know needs something like this. And as OP says, they’re on sale!

[luminar-a]

Lace makers of Tumblr: what’s your witchcraft level?

Novice: I have to focus completely on the work and cannot multitask

Apprentice: I can listen to music while making lace

Adept: I can listen to people while making lace

Witch: I can listen to audiobooks/podcasts while making lace

Dark Witch: I can watch movies/series while making lace

Expert: I can listen and talk to people while making lace

Supreme master of the darkest of all arts: I can READ while making lace

I don’t practice the obscure art of making lace

Voting ended onJun 8, 2025

Please reblog, there are not many lace makers out there and we need to reach the rest of our coven