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To be fair,
the lyocell process uses a different chemical soup than the rayon process.
Compared to rayon, lyocell soup is less toxic, more reusable, and more energy efficient.
So lyocell *is* environmentally better, even before you consider the effect of using different plants as the source of cellulose. And in addition to being less harmful to the environment, it’s safer for the factory workers.
So if you’re committed to using a cellulose fiber, it’s better to get lyocell for those reasons.
but, yes! The final material will behave exactly the same, because it’s all cellulose.
You cannot iron or machine-launder seacel or tencel or lyocell, for the same reasons that you can’t use heat on rayon.
But when you see all the advertising saying how lyocell is antifungal, cooling, biodegradable etc. etc.,
(and the exact same thing is true of rayon),
that isn’t really *about* lyocell versus rayon.
It’s about lyocell versus POLYESTER.
because obviously cellulose can never replace natural fibers,
but it CAN do everything polyester does, plus all these things that polyester can’t!
Lyocell could completely replace polyester forever, and the world would be a better place!
But, critically, polyester is
1.) dead cheap
2.) part of the Big Oil empire.
Back when rayon was first invented, people were making the exact same talking points.
But Big Oil was like “well, if you don’t care about the environment, we’re the dramatically cheaper option… and if you DO care about the environment, here’s all these scary facts about the nasty rayon Chemical Soup! And your precious cellulose supports the logging industry! Checkmate, haha!”
and so, nothing changed.
Now we have lyocell, which has the exact same qualities and is more Idealogically Pure.
Right now it isn’t that common or popular, because it hasn’t found its niche. It can’t compete with luxury fibers!
But if we all just looked around and saw how fucking much polyester fiber there still is in the world,
and realized that all of it could be replaced!!! with lyocell, or with something else,
we could just STOP USING POLYESTER FIBER and it would be a major win for the planet.
No more polyester fiber
“Bamboo is antifungal”
Because it’s rayon
“Eucalyptus fabric is cooling!”
Yeah, because it’s rayon
“We make clothing called seacell out of seaweed!”
Yeah I looked on your website it’s made by the lyocell process, which means-
-wait for it-
It’s fucking rayon!!
Listen. There is a list of actual plant fibers that are directly made into fabric: cotton, linen, ramie, some hemp. I’m sure I’m missing a couple.
But if you’re wondering “huh how did they turn that plant material into fabric,” 99% of the time? It’s RAYON.
All rayon is made by putting plant material in chemical soup, dissolving out everything but the cellulose, and turning the cellulose into filaments/fibers.
The source of the cellulose has zero effect on the eventual fabric.
Rayon made from bamboo or eucalyptus or seaweed is not any better than rayon from any other sources.
Don’t let companies mislead you!
#fuck polyester fiber#yarnblr#craftblr#yarn#fibers#synthetic fibers market#seacel#tencel#lyocell#lyocel#rayon#yarn crafts#environmental impact#fabric#fabric qualities#fabric industry#oil industry#big oil#long#mini rant
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(Please let me know if I’m bugging you with all of these asks. I saw your post about wanting inspiration so I’ve been brainstorming.)
What about a yarn monster made from the leftovers of bygone craft projects with a young lady who’s begun to learn to knit? (Totally not self-projecting here, what are you talking about/j/)
sometimes you’re sitting in your nice comfy armchair just working on your knitting when the amalgamation of past scrapped projects comes alive off the cutting room floor and is smitten with you because it’s full of the remnants of the love and effort you put into your craft
#click for quality cause mobile is stupid#monster boyfriend#semisolid ocs#exophilia#monster husband#he’s made with love you could say#and scraps of fabric stuffing and cut yarn#and you’re not bugging me at all btw#I love your suggestions
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I wanna show you the coolest thing ever:
My grandma made all of this from scratch and SURPRISED me with it!!!!!
The red is fabric is textured and the edges of the collar actually go up naturally. It doesn’t look real!!!
She even added Oblivion on the zipper pull because she knows that’s my favorite keyblade 🥺
To make things more incredible:
SHE PAINTED EVERY. SINGLE. SQAURE ON. And it looks and feels PRINTED.
I am never taking this thing off. I can never repay my Grandma. 😭😭😭 I have never in my entire life seen a more perfect replica of Roxas’s fit. Everywhere I had looked online they just didn’t look the best. This one looks real, like it was pulled out of the game, and it’s actually so comfortable (I can see why Roxas wears it every day in Twilight Town.) I didn’t use any filters on these photos, the colors are actually that perfect.
#Roxas my beloved#the best character in the game#the best grandma in the world#THIS IS ART#kh#gaming#Roxas#Roxas jacket#kingdom hearts#absolutely perfect#‘my heart belongs to me!’#‘who else will I have icecream with?’#I spent the whole night (got it late last night) giggling histerically because I was so happy#I couldn’t sleep#sewing#fabric#high quality#work of art#gorgeous#accurate#the sleeves even come down to the perfect place on my arms#kh2
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SYDNEY: Good? RICHIE: Yeah. Great.
#thebearedit#sydrichie#sydney x richie#richie x sydney#richie jerimovich#sydney adamu#the bear fx#HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME#it should be all about them looking at each other and seeing one another for REAL finally#but idk they radiate hatefck turning into angst with feelings with no help from me#an actual otp material here!!!!!! the finest quality of emotional fabric!!!!!!!#the producers should just give the af up by letting ayo and ebon do their magic idc#*btw happy golden globe queenieeee#shitty things i do for love
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From the guy that brought you girlfriends in skirts, let me introduce …
Wives in dresses! On todays episode: Guitar Wife
Once again based off of @eurovisijan ’s idea
(Ref and a photo of Jan I don’t have the source for anymore)
Slightly sluttier version:
#Vee is the one who coined Guitar Girlfriend I’m just rolling with it <3#having so much fun with these!!!!#who should I draw next?#OH NO HE‘S HOT#Jan in stockings was something I didn’t know I needed#this fabric sent me into multiple graves but it turned out so good????#still hate drawing fishnets tho rip#linden draws#jan peteh#joker out#joker out fanart#click for better quality
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i would buy so many more shirts from artist if they were transparent on the printing process. please i need to know if it's a digital on demand print that will flake off in a few washes or a good screenprinted shirt where the print lasts longer than the shirt itself. please tell me in your product description i am begging.
#idc how good quality the digital print is they are just pressed onto the fibre and eventually will detach#meanwhile screen and block printing fades but seeps into the fibre deep enough to always stay there. I have screenprinted shirts that lasted#me years and than i cut the print out and kept it as a fabric patch#please I can't afford to buy shirts that look nasty after 5-10 washes
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more rannettposting haiii
#“NOOOO PLEASE RAZOR DON'T MAKE ME INTO A MARKETABLE PLUSHIE WITH LOW QUALITY FABRIC AND MULTIPLE DESIGN ERRORS” “my honest reaction:”#razor genshin impact#bennett genshin impact#rannett#benzor#genshin impact
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Tesscyn drawing I made awhile ago and never posted
version with her canon colors:
#smolldust#my art#digital art#murder drones#murder drones fanart#tessa elliot#tessa James elliot#cyn#cyn murder drones#cyn md#absolute solver#solver of the absolute fabric#flesha#tesscyn#cynessa#glitch productions#glitch#liam vickers animation#I fell as though tumblr fucked up the quality so that’s fun /s#Sorry bout that#Partially unfinished cuz I’m lazy
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Naur because why the costumes in r*p are so horrendous good god what was the budget? Three peas and a leather boot?😭
#this is me outing myself as a rop hater#‘oh but it looks so good’ girl WHERE#Literally they went well what’s the easiest way to turn a flat square piece of fabric into a dress? chest pleats!#fucking cast yourself into the fire#I will not be silenced🗣️🗣️#it’s especially horrendous for the dwarves and the elves#like yeah if you do a lot of mental gymnastics you can argue that the costumes are on point for the lesser men of middle Earth#but the rest?? jail#disa my love you deserved so much better#elves too like the issue is not with the quality of the fabric (which is shit btw)#but with the construction of the garments#like yeah no wonder they look fucking horrendous you didn’t try shit#AND it has such a strong impact on the worldbuilding too💀#anti rop#anti rings of power#tolkien#Ngila Dickson your genius is unmatched#lotr#the silmarillion#tolkein#pro Tolkien#tolkien elves#lotr costumes#costume design
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#kirby#daily kirby#my art#digital#hal laboratory#nintendo#guess who got the happy meal toys it's meeeeeeeeeee#(partner had a friend of a friend who happened to be in the area)#(also that guy if you see this: thanks and lmk if you want me to draw you a kirby 👍)#they're remarkably good quality considering I'm used to kids meal toys being like#a sheet of cardboard or whatever lol#the hands are even two layers of sewn fabric instead of a single layer of felt#they're very cute and nice and I love them#favorites
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Lance and his new merch for his home GP 🫶
#lance stroll#he's giving absolutely NOTHING in this photoshoot and I love him ❤️❤️❤️#the color suits him so well he looks so soft 🥰🥰#canadian gp#the image quality is messing up the fabric but oh well...
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Remilia Scarlet bjd !! ( source ! )
#ට#stims#sensory#visual stim#beige#white#black#red#blue#bjd#ball jointed doll#bjd sculpts#doll#sewing#fabric#hands#art#remilia scarlet#please ignore how low quality the middle one is lol
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slay king. i guess
#they really didn't lie about the tumblr crunchifying. click for better quality if you want#fanart#art#dc#my art#tim drake#red robin#dc art#dc comics#uhh.#trying this new thing i like to call 'poasting'#if you couldn't tell it's supposed to be kon holding a polaroid or whatever#'but mike that pose isn't possible' shhh forget that.#'but mike that isn't a canon outfit he ever wears' hush boy. it is in my heart.#you can pry the triangle nose from my cold dead hands#should i like. make a watermark#i have got to get better at drawing shoes#and hair. and legs. and lines. etc etc#oh and fabric#man i want toast#with butter#okay i gotta stop procrastinating and hit post#if you read all this then go drink water or something
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Fearnie’s done :)
#critical role c3#critical role#cr c3#bells hells#fearne critical role#cr fearne#fearne calloway#this took me a total of 9 hours#learned a lot#dress isnt perfect and im not as fond of the fabrics but o well#she’s pretty#tumblr dont butcher my image quality challenge
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I've mentionned him in passing in the last costume log blog post as some ill-fated first attempt at a fursuit head, so it's only fair I actually showed him off at some point: here's Uncle Uncanny the Nargacuga in the flesh.
I started him in late 2020 as a little technique-learning project during a time where cons were dead and costume motivation was an all-time low. It's a funky little Nargacuga head all made from scratch! He's lined and everything, and I'd be crazy to call him bad because I know objectively he's a very handsome boy for a first attempt, but he always looked a little... funky. Despite all the flaws though, he was so dang fun to make that he paved the way for the Wurmple partial and other future projects, and was an invaluable learning experience! I'd never bring him out though because the actual WEARING experience is a hot mess. Like, the materials are so bad he's periodically falling apart despite never taking him out to an event. He's so hard to breathe in, too... So back to storage you go! Speaking of, good lord please periodically check your costume storage to make sure everything's a-ok. He's been in the same dry closet as everything else for years and for some reason the plastic bag he's been stored in was just casually FLAKING APART in a sticky, blooming mess (while everything else was just fine, including some other ANCIENT pieces in similar bags) . My hands feel so gross and smell like copper but he's survived just fine, thankfully. Seriously, though. Check your storage.
#fursuit#nargacuga#monster hunter#original content#ok seriously though sourcing materials during pandemic SUCKED#He's terrible superstore upholstery foam. terrible general fabric store fur.#terrible leftover EVA foam eyes because getting plastic for the eyes in 2020 was hell! terrible leftover plastidip to weatherproof them!#Barely joking when I say the best quality material on him is the lycra for the lining that was leftovers from another costume project
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>checks care tag >"hand wash cold or dry clean ONLY!!!" >checks fibre content tag >"100% plastic! :) :) :)"
#girl you are going in the cold water delicate cycle you'll be fine#the ONE redeeming quality of plastic fibres was supposed to be that they were EASY TO WASH#(the one time I would recommend paying attention to the care label is when the garment is very structured#or has a lining or interfacing or padded cups or some other element that might be a different type of fabric#which may shrink or expand at a different rate than the shell#in that case if you toss it in the machine it may lose structure or its shape in the process#also anything with natural fibres; anything that is very fragile from age or very delicate; or anything that says 'DRY CLEAN ONLY'#I WOULD hand wash in cold#and if the care label says 'hang to dry' or 'lie flat to dry' there's really no reason not to)#(also if you're hand washing in cold always hang to dry.)#(this has been Back To School Life Tips With Mary Pea Soup)
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