#ash creates

[alex-makes-art]

I'm taking an elective course on the development of infants and young children. One of our assignments was to use trash to make an age appropriate toy. I decided to cut up some tshirts for yarn and crochet a stuffed toy.

This is Nasty Lump. He is very heavy and solid and unpleasant to touch. He wants to give me carpal tunnel. I am probably going to give him to a friend when the assignment is done for an adoption fee of $3: I want him out of my sight and I hope the low price affects his self worth. He is stuffed with more fabric scraps, hopefully making him washing machine safe.

I cannot possibly recommend against making and using tshirt yarn vehemently enough. Most unpleasant experience I've ever had with a textile and I will not be touching a crochet hook for a bit.

[silverhallow]

[benophieweek]

Prompts, themes and Arty Ideas for Moodboards and Instagram posts to follow 🥰

[aestheticballpit]

you ever wake up in a cold sweat and remember that you used to draw?

[sunshine201]

Dear Warner Bros I’d do anything to see her again 🥺

[the-ipre]

The Tea20! Ft. Dodecahedron Cups

[archivedsamwilson]

He done!!

[alex-makes-art]

Finally finished my first ever embroidery project! Design, supplies, etc are all.. from a dollar store kit.

My only complaints are about the type of fabric and the instructions included. The fabric wasn't bad, per se, but I'm not sure it's suited to a beginner project- the transparency meant I had to keep the back super neat, and the mesh build meant it stretched and warped very easily.

The instructions were worse than useless when making the french knots, although maybe I shouldn't have started with that 😅. I got the hang of it after looking up a separate tutorial that explained how to do the knots correctly.