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Spaghetti Strap Top DIY Tutorial Perfect for Beginners

In this post, you’ll discover how to self draft and sew reversible spaghetti strap top. Love what you see ? Support me by snagging some cool items from my shop! Every purchase helps me bring you more awesome content. Thank you! Shop Now Welcome to my step-by-step sewing tutorial on how to create a spaghetti strap top! This easy and fun project is perfect for beginners and a great way to enhance…

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Child's Sock from Egypt, c.250-350 CE: this colorful sock is nearly 1,700 years old

This sock was discovered during excavations in the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus. It was likely created for a child during the late Roman period, c.250-350 CE.

Similar-looking socks from late antiquity and the early Byzantine period have also been found at several other sites throughout Egypt; these socks often have colorful, striped patterns with divided toes, and they were crafted out of wool using a technique known as nålbinding.

Above: a similar child's sock from Antinoöpolis, c.250-350 CE

The sock depicted above was created during the same period, and it was found in a midden heap (an ancient rubbish pit) in the city of Antinoöpolis. A multispectral imaging analysis of this sock yielded some interesting results back in 2018, as this article explains:

... analysis revealed that the sock contained seven hues of wool yarn woven together in a meticulous, stripy pattern. Just three natural, plant-based dyes—madder roots for red, woad leaves for blue and weld flowers for yellow—were used to create the different color combinations featured on the sock, according to Joanne Dyer, lead author of the study.

In the paper, she and her co-authors explain that the imaging technique also revealed how the colors were mixed to create hues of green, purple and orange: In some cases, fibers of different colors were spun together; in others, individual yarns went through multiple dye baths.

Such intricacy is pretty impressive, considering that the ancient sock is both “tiny” and “fragile."

Given its size and orientation, the researchers believe it may have been worn on a child’s left foot.

Above: another child's sock from Al Fayyum, c.300-500 CE

The ancient Egyptians employed a single-needle looping technique, often referred to as nålbindning, to create their socks. Notably, the approach could be used to separate the big toe and four other toes in the sock—which just may have given life to the ever-controversial socks-and-sandals trend.

Sources & More Info:

Manchester Museum: Child's Sock from Oxyrhynchus

British Museum: Sock from Antinoupolis

Royal Ontario Museum: Sock from Al Fayyum

Smithsonian Magazine: 1,700-Year-Old Sock Spins Yarn About Ancient Egyptian Fashion

The Guardian: Imaging Tool Unravels Secrets of Child's Sock from Ancient Egypt

PLOS ONE Journal: A Multispectral Imaging Approach Integrated into the Study of Late Antique Textiles from Egypt

National Museums Scotland: The Lost Sock

[anonymousdormhacks]

Top tier feeling is being so far down the arts and crafts rabbit hole that normal buying stuff doesn't even occur to you. "Wow I wish I had a crop top" okay. I have a pair of scissors, the ability to hem and a dream. That's basically equivalent "Oh no I need headphone covers" Bet. Came up with my own pattern for them "The tops of my OTHER headphones are peeling off :/" I have scrap fabric. Amazon can't touch me "I wish my jars were aesthetic and spooky" The stupid plastic halloween decorations at target aren't even going to compare to what I'm about to make with some black and gold paint, clay, and a pasta jar. And I'll have more fun doing it too

[batwynn]

Just a heads up, something really messed up is going on with Joann (fabric/craft store) and I highly recommend you don’t order online from them. Multiple people, including myself, have placed orders, had the entire thing or most of the order canceled by the store the same day while claiming the items aren’t in stock. However, they will hold the amount of your order for a month, in PayPal’s case, and not actually cancel it. I have called, emailed, and texted all of their customer service lines and only got one text in response that was just… a lie?

Obviously, they should not be allowing people to order stuff that supposedly isn’t in stock to begin with, but they should also actually cancel the order and not let a chunk of your money sit in limbo or never refund it.

Additionally, the twenty something items I ordered (to make a gift for a friend and for some Patreon stuff) were all very different things and there’s no reasonable way every single item was out of stock. And then they lied and said it was a payment issue:

When I spoke to both my bank and PayPal they said everything is up to date and perfectly functioning.

I honestly can’t tell you what, exactly is going on. But something is. And it’s bs. And I would highly recommend you find another source for crafting supplies if you can.

[sunshineandrosesnoraincamemyway]

thinking today about how much I love literally all fiber arts. I am hopeless at almost every other kind of art, but as soon as there is thread, yarn, or string I can figure it out fairly quickly.

I learned how to knit when i was eight, started sewing at nine, my dad taught me rock climbing knots around that age, I figured out from a book how to make friendship bracelets, I've made my own drop spindle to make yarn with, and more recently I've picked up visible mending. I've learned embroidery through fixing my overalls, and this year I've learned how to darn and how to do sashiko (which I did for the first time today). After years of being unable to crochet I finally figured it out last night and made seven granny squares in just a few hours.

I want to learn every fiber art that I can. I want to quilt, I want to use a spinning wheel, I want to weave, I want to learn tatting, I want to learn how to weave a basket, I want to learn them all. If I could travel through time and meet anyone in the Bible, high on my list are the craftsmen who made the Tabernacle.

I want to travel the world and learn the fiber arts of every culture, from the gorgeous Mayan weaving in Guatemala, to the stunning batik of Java, to Kente in Ghana. I want to sit at the feet of experienced men and women and watch them do their craft expertly and learn from them.

Of every art form I've seen, it's fiber arts that tug most at my heartstrings.

[plethomacademia]

Sweater: blocked

Hair: unbrushed

Embroidery thread collection: on full display

[kesbeacon]

It's the season for remaking, apparently. I made a black beanie with a subtle knit-purl pattern a couple of years ago, the first thing I knit after a few years of not knitting anything. I didn't wear it much, though, because it wasn't long enough and the yarn was a bit scratchy.

However, it's been freezing in the house lately, so I have been wearing it of an evening and became motivated to fix both of these issues. So I frogged back part way and inserted some stripes of a different colourway of the same yarn:

And then I decided to put in a lining. And not just any lining - a luxe lining that would also help protect my hair. So, dear reader, I lined it in silk jacquard. Specifically one tie's worth of silk. Specifically £1's worth of silk tie, because a local charity shop has a £1 tie bin. I had to do some canny piecing, but look at how economical it ended up!

Those scraps are literally all that's left of it.

[3liza]

where to get cheap FABRIC these days? assume I already understand the sources and options for items that can be turned into textiles like buying cheap drapes and thrifting, which are good suggestions. also btw if you do not already know, Indian textile importers go crazy on eBay rn. vintage or recycled sari silk (both fake silk and real mulberry silk) and woodblock cotton are both fantastic on eBay. but that's not what I need, rn I'm looking especially for velvet, silk velvet and rayon velvet particularly, in quantities large enough for bedding and drapes.

anyway here's some of the sari/saree that's available from India, I know a lot of my mutuals knit and crochet too, they have tons and tons of silk sari cut into yarn and ribbon too

[herearedragons]

WOOOOOOO THE BASE FOR MY PILLARS HOODIE IS FINALLY DONE

[methodwriting]

"hey i can probably whip that in a couple hours" NO. that's the devil talking, walk away

[bonyfish]

Pros of knitting a round yoke colorwork sweater from the top down:

Can try it on as you go and make sure it fits

No seams to sew

Small number of stitches to cast on initially

Cons:

Fucking none, it's a perfect sweater format

Pros of knitting a round yoke colorwork sweater from the bottom up:

Can use a sleeve as a swatch to double check your gauge and color harmonies, assuming there is colorwork on the sleeve cuffs

The yoke is often the most exciting part and leaving it for last is satisfying

Cons:

Had to use like 5 different needles to get the sleeve stitches off of waste yarn and join them to the body, playing a game of absolute musical chairs with interchangeable needle tips

Can't easily try it on as you go so you've just gotta hope you didn't screw up too bad and that it'll fit when you're done

Danger of running out of one or more colors of yarn at the yoke, which is arguably the most important part of the design

Gotta sew up the little underarm holes when you're done

I know I already pointed out that you can't try it on as you go but I will bring it up again as I believe it is the most salient point here

What if you bind off too tight and can't get the collar over your head? What then???

In conclusion why do my friends keep letting me knit sweaters from the bottom up

[gummi-stims]

A grandmacore red velvet 2005 furby stimboard, because the Emoto-tronic furbies all look like weird little grandmas to me /pos :)

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[sleepy-princess-craftery]

I'm very picky about textures and it's so hard to find a cute jersey knit comforter, so I just made a cover for the one I already had instead :) (ft. assistant jackie)

[bogboy420]

i feel like given the state of modern day clothing and fast fashion it's becoming increasingly important 2 erase the stigma of fabric crafts (e.g. knitting or crochet) idk there's less of it now but i still c ppl categorising it as a "granny hobby" or even just as "a girl hobby" fabric crafts of any kind do not hav a gender and also given how the price of clothing is going up and the quality of those clothes is going down it makes more and more sense 4 ppl 2 start learning how 2 make their own clothing items and other fabric items

ik it can seem very daunting at 1st, ur picking up a whole new hobby but it's ok 2 take small steps and work up 2 it, even smth as seemingly simple as knitting a scarf can help in the long run both bc hey now u hav a scarf but also bc of the skills learned that u can then transfer 2 other things

another thing is that sometimes 1 way of doing fabric crafts that a lot of ppl think is easier may not work 4 u, 4 me i love knitting but i can't 4 the life of me get my head around how crochet works and i always end up forgetting how i even managed 2 get anywhere w it part way thru and i get stuck, even tho a lot of ppl hav said 2 me that crochet is easier than knitting, 4 me personally tho it's the opposite so don't b afraid 2 try out crafts that other ppl think is harder if u think it might work better w how ur brain works, 4 me knitting is my go 2 but 4 u it might b different bc every person is different yk?

i think 1 of my favourite things abt fabric crafts is that if u get creative w it and hav the time and energy (which i understand not every1 does) u can make almost anything

feel free 2 reblog and say if u've made anything cool thru fabric crafts! let's start a reblog chain of positivity 2 let ppl know that fabric crafts doesn't hav 2 b this daunting scary thing and u can do so much w it!

[pls note this post is not meant 2 shame any1 who cannot do fabric crafts 4 whatever reason (cost, time cost, disability, ect) nor is this meant 2 shame any1 who does buy fast fashion the intention of this post is simply 2 b a positivity post 2 encourage those who hav been considering options other than fast fashion 2 think abt mayb making their own clothes and things if that is acessible 4 them and they want fabric items that r of better quality and more long lasting while also taking stigma away from fabric crafts and letting ppl know who r new 2 it that it doesn't hav 2 b this big scary thing]

[sewfastdyeyoung]

Hit 800 today. Slow steady climb...

Also you can find me on tiktok where I am currently sharing videos about reorganizing my sewing room. Once that is finished then more long format content to come.

[treevore]

god i fucking love fiber arts like talk about feeling truly connected to the long unbroken line of humanity we've been doing this since we started existing and SO many things (computers, for example) exist literally because of fiber artisans and craftspeople