#bespoke diy

[lesbianrey]

the DIY stuff that i see online to me feels increasingly less about making something functional because its cheaper with the bonus of customizing it and more about showing off how much free time & resources someone has to burn. i just think the spirit of DIY should ultimately be about achieving the ‘good enough’ factor. your DIY bookcase doesn’t need to look like an art installation it just needs to hold your books… and that is still a worthwhile goal!!

[thebespokejournal]

A fairytale-inspired beret

I would like to mention a beret inspired by ABC’s television series “Once Upon a Time.” I have tried this pattern by Leslie Dalton titled “Once Upon a Time”-Inspired Dreamy Beret” several years ago, and it remains one of my favourite hats. It is a romantic choice, while it remains a neutral and wearable fashion statement.

[thevellaunderground]

Exploring the Timeless Influence of Post-Punk Aesthetics

The post-punk era, emerging in the late 1970s, was more than just a musical movement; it was a powerful cultural phenomenon that left an indelible mark on fashion, art, and design. The aesthetics of post-punk are characterized by their boldness, rebellion, and artistic experimentation, elements that continue to resonate in today’s creative landscape. The Visual Language of Post-Punk Post-punk…

[leatherartbylisa]

Tassel Making During Nor'Easter, Making My Kimani Leather Tassel Earrings #shortvideo #leathercraft

When there is a Nor'Easter and orders must go out. Good thing we had power! #Making my Baby Kimani Tassel Earrings in Mayonnaise Deerskin Leather #leatherworking #leathercrafting 

This is a technique that I had developed many years back and through the years, have perfected it. I also make my Kimani Earrings using soft goat suede and I make them in four different lengths and in many colors. 

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Baby Kimani's on my Website: https://lisacantalupo.com/products/kimani-baby-leather-tassel-earrings-ss1101-bb 

To Shop my Collection of Kimani Tassel Earrings on my Website: https://lisacantalupo.com/search?q=kimani+earrings 

Kimani's in my Shop on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/sexyskins/?etsrc=sdt&search_query=kimani 

To check out some of my #leatherart: https://lisacantalupo.com/ and https://sexyskins.etsy.comShow less

[booscraft]

Website: https://www.booscraftemporium.com

Address: Church Road, Sevenoaks, United Kingdom

Boo's Craft Emporium offers a unique collection of handmade crafts inspired by the memory of Boo, the beloved bunny. Specializing in coastal-themed decor, resin pendants, hand-painted signs, and keepsake boxes, each piece is a one-of-a-kind creation designed to add a touch of charm and character to your home. Dive into our world of meticulously crafted items, where every piece tells a story of love, creativity, and the enduring spirit of Boo.

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[skandinord]

[hsmagazine254]

H&S Homes & Gardens- Crafting Your Kitchen: To DIY or Not to DIY?

The Kitchen Conundrum Your kitchen is the heart of your home, a place where family recipes are born and culinary magic happens. When it comes to revamping this cherished space, you’re faced with a delightful dilemma: Should you embark on a DIY kitchen creation adventure, or should you opt for the convenience of a fully fitted kitchen from a reputable company, promising swift installation in less…

[erinfirepixie]

Tutorial: LED Water Drip Illusion Dress with NeoPixels and Arduino

Check my latest tutorial on the Adafruit Learning System. I built a dress using NeoPixel LEDs and Arduino code by Phil Burgess: the amazing Oozemaster 3000 code. This code does a mind-blowing job of mimicking the way water flows, oozes, and drips, so this dress creates the illusion that water is constantly glowing and flowing over me. This guide builds on Phil Burgess’ Oozemaster 3000 guide,…

[thebespokejournal]

Simple jewelry, and simple luxuries

Although the Paris Olympics are partly sponsored by luxury brands, and will therefore feature as many shopping and travel advertisements as possible, you too can show off a new item or accessory without ever breaking the bank.

Crafts supply stores offer a large variety of bits and bobs to make jewelry. You can try replicating a trendy item such as the Pandora bracelet, for a tiny fraction of the cost; or, for something even easier, choose a pendant you like and a chain.

Your gift to yourself is likely to last years, while the price will soon be forgotten.

Enjoy your new definition of luxury, as I have.

[ranticore]

All your settings are crazy interesting to think about and currently I've been taur-brained. sorry if you've already answered this somewhere else, but who are the ones manufacturing their clothes? Or their mane and hoof care products, etc? Would it be humans who were already making similar stuff for normal horses, or are there some centaurs also in the business making more specialized and informed products (like shoes or horse-pants????) Surely there's an economic power imbalance in there somewhere between whoevers making the necessities and who's got to buy them.

(either way, being good at diy is probably a plus for them )

I mentioned it a little bit in the first clothing post i made but the examples given (aside from the classical dress) are all modern - basically, small tailor shops in Ironwall will bulk-order horse blankets from wholesale (usually international) retailers and modify them on-site for resale to centaurs, sometimes doing a same-day custom job for someone if they need it. this is considered kinda cheap, and not in the realm of formalwear/barely business casual. think t-shirt and jeans level stuff. but like you said, in a lot of cases centaurs would buy their own horse rugs to modify at home (basically you need longer straps that articulate at a different part of the body than stock). these specific alteration shops are usually some of the first businesses to pop up in cities/towns outside Ironwall whenever emmigrant centaurs have a decent presence, alongside herbivore food shops.

so yeah absolutely as a marker of class & a requirement for formal occasions, there is bespoke tailor-made clothing made to fit their bodies from the start and it is EXPENSIVE. especially the big classical style gowns, there's a lot of fabric there and it has to be cut well so that it doesn't entangle the legs or restrict the torso, and have enough petticoat/underskirt/etc so that there'll be no accidental flashing on a windy day. now modern commercialism/capitalism hit Ironwall in a very strange way - many centaurs remember the exact moment the first mcdonalds opened in ironwall in the 90s, as human resident % had gone up and suddenly Ironwall was a market and a consumer base.

(this one got so long that even I will concede to a readmore)

most people unable to afford the tailored stuff in the early 20th century would buy big cuts of curtain fabric and sew their own gowns for formal occasions/serving on a budget and those gowns would see use for decades. companies saw the potential to offer factory/sweatshop produced off the rack centaur fast fashion that resembled the very intricate classical gowns without any of the tailored properties/thick skirts/flexibility in the torso/etc. this is landfill junk and wears out quickly. in many cases it's a cheap human bodice/t-shirt/etc sewn to the bottom gown bit, which means there's a weak seam right at a point of great articulation, and the clothes will catch/snag in odd places because the muscles underneath are different too. in terms of the economic power imbalance - yep. it's a market but a small one, without much competition, and multinationals can easily outcompete the centaur tailors who offer services at middle or low price brackets.

and of course. there's always poverty tourism. you can buy fully bespoke, made-for-centaurs, designer... rebadged horse blankets, for the athleisure/sports-luxe fans

because centaurs as a market share are not very prominent still (that is changing tho), most of their own businesses are small and dynastic - one group running the same mane oil business since the 1700s, churning out the same basic product for a small but dedicated audience. these types of businesses rarely advertise and if they do it's by putting a tiny text-only ad into the paper with their phone number inserted. they are woefully ill-prepared to compete with external businesses turning their eye to Ironwall in search of new markets. but what they have that large multinationals don't is parochialism and loyalty to a brand, and access to a more readily exploited centaur work force. many will turn around and do a little song and dance "don't you want to support small centaur businesses? we'll go under if we have to comply with modern labour laws!"

because at the heart of centaur businesses is that old purifying work ethic, and because ironwall is 1. conservative and 2. largely self-governing, their labour laws are antiquated. they still have workhouses. and there has always been a lack of interest from the wider country's government to intervene because ehh it's the Ironwall culture to work hard, isn't it? and do we really want to insert ourselves into centaur business? humans actively seeking work in ironwall, then, make up two broad groups - those who seek to exploit these relaxed labour laws by opening a business, and those who know that 'poor' in other places is 'middle class disposable income' in Ironwall (like first worlders becoming 'expats' or 'digital nomads' in places with cheaper costs of living than their wealthy home nation - easily leading to gentrification).

Anyway so that's all the modern perspective; all of this applies for the other beastmen as well like the harpies and so on, though they have to live with the additional layer of most of their laws and products being about horses.

Historically centaur clothing was made by hand in the home, usually by the women in a social group, and made robust enough to last several generations of wear (with repairs). Because clothing would be passed down from mother to daughter, this resulted in colt bachelor bands being so fucking naked all the time. In traditional enclaves and pre-Florian settlements, a stallion who was accepted into his new herd would be gifted handmade kinetic clothing (bells, ribbons, feathers, anything that enhances the movement) by his new wives and his ability to keep his gifts looking nice would be judged for a set period of time (if you lose a bell that's bad luck buddy), after which he was supposed to return the favour by hand-carving them beautiful tail ornaments (as discussed in my historical clothing post - the ornaments would appear similar to welsh lovespoons in design)

this tradition got trampled over with the introduction of Florian's penal laws because tail ornaments could not be worn when the tail was fully covered and attempts at kinetic fashion fell flat when your nice trot is all hidden up by what's basically a giant tablecloth. but there does remain a custom of women giving men gifts to test their commitment (to heterosexuality), with the expectation that it'll be paid back with something nice and handmade. but commercialism comes for us all eventually.

finally on the topic of shoes, iron shoes are not super common anymore but in the victorian era, rope shoes were manufactured in the city to cut down on noise levels when streets were becoming full paved/cobbled.

they were not very good for the feet and required regular replacement because the rope would wear down, but that meant business for farriers was booming and became almost guaranteed when the famously and hilariously corrupt high councillors and lord protector began to pass increasingly strict anti noise pollution laws.

[yeoldecorprusarium]

Unfurnished version of Don's condo, bc I need to shove my cc into collections (again) before furnishing it or I'll go crazy. (I've given up on the big condo idea and decided to go for single apartments instead. I think it will be interesting). And since it's bare and pretty light in cc, I've decided to share it :)

Lot download: 150 Main Street (SFS, 11.2MB)

(The lot is residential, so you'll need to turn it into an apt yourself. I also use DRs for the apt door and the bamboo trees, so the lot will prob look a bit different in your game unless you grab those)

CC not included:

4t2 Eco Living Door by Ethan

Recolors of Honeywell's Bespoke Set in Cluedo's palette by Lotte

Recolors of Armiel's DIY Build Set (converted by Sofya) in Cluedo's palette by CuriousB.

Invisible recolors of Maxis' driveway by roddyaleixo.

This is my first time sharing a lot, so please let me know if you have any issues with the file.

@ts2lotmakeoverdb