#fabric art? i guess

[the-cinnamon-snail]

That moment when the show is so obscure you have to make your own things for it

Anyways I cross-stitched Redson's Samadhi Fire symbol because I could and I'm gonna turn it into a patch for my jacket :3

Obligatory back of the cross stitch under the cut

[salamispots]

more wips

[snifsnoof]

i am always begging people to draw more toy/living doll jimmy 🙏

hes one of them wind up dolls

[betweenblackberrybranches]

An old flyer for the commercial daycare of a certain furniture store that takes care of children while the parents shop... Blaubeerland🫐🌞🫐

[kirby-the-gorb]

[smytherines]

on one hand I am discovering that art can be fun! On the other I am making myself sad

[m-s-justice]

hey guys I've never played bo4 this is how Alpha Omega goes, right?

[stellar-collective]

new year new me *throws this at you and sprints away*

[fantasykiri5]

Chat which do we like more, with or without the extra little patches of colors (ignore that the bark edge on the top isn't finished- I'm gonna do it once I've figured put the rest of the bark)

[ask-zacharies-snackarie]

BODYSUIT bodysuit BODYSUIT

I finally got around to it. I said I was gonna do it and now I am. Under the read more.

First four pictures are the old suit, last three are of the new one.

The bodysuit used to be fucking BAD. In the desire to find lightweight fabric that wouldn't overheat me, I went and got this fabric that was.. just the worst. It was too thin, not very stretchy, and it RAN.

Any raw edges exposed to a force stronger than a gentle tug would separate and become unrepairable. Imagine your costume fucking separating at the seams cause something pulled on it a little.

I got most of the way before I said "this sucks ass, I'm restarting." So I went to Joanne's and dropped another 70 dollars on this wonderful modal knit thats discontinued as fuck. It's thick and doesn't show sweat until it's reaching clinical levels due to the modal fabric on one side and the spandex on the other! It absorbs it and disperses it so it doesn't show on the outside.

I definitely did get hot in that costume, but way less than I expected. Honestly I got cold more often than not @_@

N e way it's just a bodysuit pattern I modified to add the split in the middle. It clasps at the bottom and I think I went overboard with the snaps cause for some reason I was convinced they would pop so easily. They didn't lmao.

The gloves on this costume are part of the sleeves, so I can't free my hands lest I want to take off the whole suit.

The buttons are 3d modelled by me, printed, sanded, and painted by hand because I was pissed that no one sold buttons that looked right and I refused to compromise 💪💪

Evidently as you can tell, the ruffles are also sewn into the collar and actually did not give me any issue with the stretch when putting on the suit!

[sorren-sews]

made a pair of blue dragon armwarmers! very cozy, and a huge improvement compared to my first attempt at this concept.

i learned a new technique to hand-cut each scale. then i machine sewed the lining and hand-sewed it all together with a sturdy blanket stitch :]

[akkivee]

hitoya had to eat some really spicy ramen (made with carolina reaper peppers if yk what those are lol) for a shot at winning this vintage watch for his collection and tbh, i don’t think he’s allowed to criticise kuukou’s methods anymore after this LOL

[pearlwingdraws]

Moth pin/brooch

A couple people asked me how I made this so I figured I’d just make a little post explaining it.

Before I start I WOULD like to disclose that the pin I’ve made is hugely inspired by the one by TheClosetHistorian (on YouTube) and you should definitely consider checking out her video if you want more instruction or like that format better.

I made a little graphic showing some work in progress pictures as well as materials and techniques used in the different areas. I will type it out in more detail below.

1. First draw out the shape I want on a piece of felt. Add some guide lines for different parts of the design. I layered mine double because it’s quite thin. I used an (unused) dish rag, so don’t worry about the quality of your felt.

2. I start off embroidering the “neck area”, using turkey stitch. Starting from the bottom up, I use a dark turquoise floss, then later mix in a lighter shade.

3. Next I sew on the beads. String on 5-6 at a time and then go back and tack them down with small stitches. I don’t know much about embroidering with beads, so this may not be the “correct” way to do it. The types of beads I used are size 11/0 seed beads and delica beads, as well as bugle beads and Miyuki’s Tila and half Tila.

4. Sequins. I recommend using flat ones instead of the ones I used. I work from the bottom up, trying to get a nice silhouette with the bottom layer, as this will form the outline of the finished piece.

5. After finishing with the sequins, I do some more turkey stitch around the top, so it covers up that edge where you can see the tread. Optionally you can do the whole thing with sequins if you want.

6. Next thing I did was some French knots, just above the turkey stitch in a contrasting color. This is just for some textural variety and decoration, as little “spots”. You can really add them wherever you’d like, or not at all.

7. Then I just finished embroidering the thing. Don’t know what the stitch is called, it’s just making little stitches beside each other until it’s all filled in. I did a little gradient because I felt like it.

For the legs and antennae, i also just winged it. The legs and antennae got layered double in wire and twisted before adding the beads and sequins, then I just used the very tip of my round plier to curl the remaining ends into round little “feet”. Then stitch them securely to the backside of the pin.

I finish it off with another layer of felt, this one painted with a fabric paint I happened to have lying around, both for some extra strength and to match the color scheme better. I cut little slits to fit in a regular safety pin (I recommend get a proper pin/brooch needle) and stitched the backing on with very dense stitches. Pictures below.

Extra suggestions:

If you don’t have sequins, or want a different look, you can embroider the whole thing. Alternatively you can fill the whole space with sequins if you don’t want to embroider it all. You can of course do any shape, size and color scheme, whether based on real life moths or just fantasy!

Lastly I just want to thank everyone for the love you’ve shown for this silly little bug 💖 it means the world to me, and it has really inspired me. I wish I could sell these, but I don’t think that’s really an option for me right now. I’ll let you know if that changes in the future, but until then, I hope those of you who have the interest to make your own find this helpful.

[roboticchibitan]

Quick, say something beautiful about the stars! I have an Idea!

This coat

With this spoonflower fabric of the Carina nebula as the back

And plain black fabric that's been embroidered with silver metallic thread with celestial themed designs for the rest.

I need quotes about the stars cuz I am considering being extra as fuck (hello when am I not) and embroidering quotes about the stars on the facings of the front opening and sleeves (the parts on the inside that give those areas a little extra structure. You can see the sleeve facing in the picture, it's the brown(?) Fabric on the inside of the sleeve opening) cuz that won't show all the time but it'll be neat when it does

I will be couching the metallic thread cuz FUCK doing a million miles of backstitch in metallic thread.

I plan on wearing this all the time to become a local cryptid but I am especially trying to finish it in time for our Ren faire in October! I'm going to lie to small children and say I'm a space witch and the stars tell me their secrets and I tell them mine :D

[reksink]

Strangely Cladded Wizards

[yarapara]

It’s summer in Efteling! Time to enjoy and it looks like Pardijn is doing the same with her new Summer dress 🏖️✨🏖️