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If there was a sci-fi novel with a megalomaniac billionaire who was the son of an Apartheid emerald mine owner, and he was privatizing space exploration so the public no longer has a say in it...you know that would be considered bad, right? The heroes would fight to stop SpaceX.

The fact that anyone considers SpaceX as anything other than a continuation of the transfer of public sector science, that was run for the public good, into the hands of billionaires is a testament to our propaganda. Having space exploration controlled by one billionaire is bad.

Remember in the 60s when rockets launched and the credit was given to the scientists and astronauts that actually made it happen?

Now it's given to the billionaire who pillaged NASA tech and is now using it as his playground and promotion for his cars. That's bad. SpaceX is bad.

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Just finished this 100% linen dress.

I adapted a knit pattern to crochet, then came up with this dress design. I finished it with elastic thread to maintain the ruched bodie and sleeve.

I love the way it looks!

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America has the circus, without the benefit of the bread.

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Ever notice that it’s the people that never produce their own content that leave the bitchiest comments?

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I normally DO NOT make amigurumi.

I usually make clothes - dresses, pants, sweaters, blouses, purses, etc.

But I do have a whole lot of time on my hands. So I started making a Baby Yoda doll. Mostly to see if I could.

So far I made his head.

I feel pretty good about it.

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At least I know that when the apocalypse comes my fiber skills will be more than mere hobby.

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I just wanted to say how ABSOLUTELY STUNNING your crochet dresses are! You've inspired me to start crocheting again!

That makes me so happy! I can’t wait to see your projects! ❤️

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I’m in Venice, Italy several times a year (lucky me!) and last year I went on a private tour of the Luigi Bevilacqua factory. Founded in 1875, they still use their original jacquard looms to hand make velvet. Here are the looms:

Here are the punch cards:

Some of these looms take up to 1600 spools. That is necessary to make their many different patterns.  Here are some patterns:

How many punchcards per pattern?

 This many:

Modern computing owes its very life to textiles - And to women. From antiquity weaving has been the domain of women. Sure, we remember Ada Lovelace and Hedy Lamarr, but while Joseph Marie Jacquard gets all the credit for his loom, the operators and designers were for the most part women.

So the other night during D&D, I had the sudden thoughts that:

1) Binary files are 1s and 0s

2) Knitting has knit stitches and purl stitches

You could represent binary data in knitting, as a pattern of knits and purls…

You can knit Doom.

However, after crunching some more numbers:

The compressed Doom installer binary is 2.93 MB. Assuming you are using sock weight yarn, with 7 stitches per inch, results in knitted doom being…

3322 square feet

Factoring it out…302 people, each knitting a relatively reasonable 11 square feet, could knit Doom.

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Hats!

I got bored and made some hats.

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Every Time

An artist mood

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Cotton Beach Cover-Up 100% Cotton 

Hand Made, Original Design

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For the record - this is NOT how you make baklava.

Hahaha jesus fuck

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I’m a self-taught crocheter.

Which means a bunch of people helped me along the way. My grandmother showed me how to make a chain, but nothing else. A friend showed me how to double crochet.

It took me 2 years to figure out how to turn a project, properly hold the yarn so my hand didn’t cramp, or decrease a row. Around the same time a yarn store owner (where I taught yoga classes and hung out at a lot) gave me a book of patterns with diagrams. And it changed EVERYTHING.

That’s when I started making lace and having fun, going beyond patterns to make what I wanted. I started with shawls, then bags, then dresses and pants and skirts and blouses.

Reblog if you’re a self-taught artist!

I’m curious ^^

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Went to Comic Con this weekend here in Germany. I’ve been cosplaying The Venture Bros. since, well, since the show first premiered. But this was my first time as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch. And my partner was a good sport of being The Monarch.

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I adapted Lisa Naskrent’s pattern Shawl of The Moirae into this dress. This isn’t the first dress I’ve made using this pattern, and it probably won’t be the last She is my favorite designer and all her patterns are amazing - go to her website www.crochetgarden.com or her ravelry page to look at her work and buy her patterns! She actually has diagrams!!! Which is helpful since I can not follow a written pattern to save my life! The thread I used is a 100% Plant Silk - it is not stretchy when warm like viscose or rayon, it is as bright and lustrous as mulberry silk, while being simultaneously lighter in weight and stronger. It is made in Greece by a company called Delfino and I always fill a suitcase of this thread when I visit. Click HERE to visit their website - but while the thread itself is very affordable, the shipping costs can be quite pricey.

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I adapted Lisa Naskrent’s pattern Shawl of The Moirae into this dress. This isn't the first dress I’ve made using this pattern, and it probably won't be the last She is my favorite designer and all her patterns are amazing - go to her website www.crochetgarden.com or her ravelry page to look at her work and buy her patterns! She actually has diagrams!!! Which is helpful since I can not follow a written pattern to save my life! The thread I used is a 100% Plant Silk - it is not stretchy when warm like viscose or rayon, it is as bright and lustrous as mulberry silk, while being simultaneously lighter in weight and stronger. It is made in Greece by a company called Delfino and I always fill a suitcase of this thread when I visit. Click HERE to visit their website - but while the thread itself is very affordable, the shipping costs can be quite pricey.