#embroideryporn

[craftsbytwohands]

Found this lovely postcard in de vintage market and I wanted to give a twist to it... Wasn't so difficult to work with the paper,since it's strong so I could stitch easily. I love the colors scheme of the floss and the sepia colors of the picture. What do you think? #embroideryporn #mixedtechniques #bordado #postcard #mixedtechniques #mixedmedia #embroideryart #embroiderer #handembroidery #handmade #needlework #dmcembroidery #dmc_threads

[writingwithcolor]

Hi there! So the novel I'm writing one of three stories where the actions in one novel bleed into the next, and the consequences must be dealt with. The story takes place in an alternate universe where there is no racism, rather classism and speciesism. My main character in the first novel is a black human woman who is discovered to be one of the chosen at a young age. We will see her grow, learn, change, love, but then the novel ends with her being betrayed by her true love and dying. (Pt.1)

Her death will not be in vain as she will be reincarnated in the next novel, a girl born into a world with no knowledge of how she got there or who she is. She herself will not be black, I haven’t yet decided what her character will then look like physically, but I was wondering if the act of killing her off is playing into the sacrificial black woman troupe. She doesn’t necessarily sacrifice herself, but her lover is too far “possessed” to recognize her. (She is not the only black charact)(Pt2)

Betrayed Black Woman, Reincarnated into new Race

This feels like you’re not only betrayal for your MC, but also any reader, especially Black readers who finally get some representation, only to see them die and on top of that have their Blackness erased in the sequel. 

~ Alice

[craftsbytwohands]

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[daysendstudio]

*squee* #happymail from #abeusedbooks #embroideryporn at it’s finest! New book full of ideas... #mixedmediaembroidery #mixedmedia #needlepoint #threadpainting #ottawaart #ottawaartist #canadianart #canadianartist #wip #feelingstabby https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqtVL9ABUI/?igshid=zfg5gmupl8p3

[craftsbytwohands]

The Netherlands are well known for its Tulip fields; which are filled with different colors and shapes. These tulips I embroidered are inspired in the "variegated " kind .. they mean "beautiful eyes". #embroidery #embroideryart #bordado #embroiderer #handembroidery #handwork #crafts #embroideryporn #mixedtechniques #mixedmedia #tulips #tulipanes #broderie #variegated #mixedtechniques #postcard #springflowers #keukenhof #koningin #dmc_threads #tulipstitch

[craftsbytwohands]

Sneak peek. .. embroidery and an old postcard? ..... 😉 #embroideryporn #mixedtechniques #mixedmedia #embroideryart #bordado #embroiderer #embroidery #handembroidery #handwork #embroiderylove

[writingwithcolor]

Hey there! I've been writing my novel for a while, and my main character is half white half Japanese. (The whole character is actually inspired by my best friend!) I've been reading a lot about describing POC characters respectfully, avoiding stereotypes, but recently I've been seeing a lot of blogs saying it's weird and wrong for white people to try and write from the perspective of a POC. I'm just confused because I thought representation was important, but I don't wanna do anything wrong?

White Writers Writing From PoC Perspectives

PoC are not a monolith, and therefore, reasonable minds will differ when it comes to PoC representation in media.

When it comes to white writers writing from PoC perspectives, however, Readers of Color may be slower to read those stories, because 1) they’ve had bad experiences with previous works by white writers where they were depicted poorly, and/or 2) they may wish to support Writers of Color instead, who are often ignored in favor of white writers when it comes to writing PoC characters.

There isn’t a lot you can do about 2) except supporting works by PoC creators , but with 1) you can:

consume media created by the group you want to depict;

do your research on said group;

get beta readers from said group, and;

listen respectfully to readers when they’re critiquing you.

The above isn’t bulletproof, but if you do your homework and take your betas and readers seriously, it’s going to be much easier for PoC to trust you.

–mod Jess