#flicked locks

[milkweedman]

We're here now

Both fit in my hand but are far too big to enclose with my fingers. Forgot to include something for scale unfortunately.

I have a few more bits of prepped fiber still so I'm gonna finish spinning those and adding onto each, but almost done with it !

I think I'm gonna ply these singles together into a 2 ply. That's been my tentative plan since I started, but I haven't gotten more sure about it--I just don't think anything else would work really.

It's all wool (well... little bit of milkweed. I mean cmon) but several different breeds--mainly shetland, with a significant amount of jacob, and varying amounts of ouessant, debouillet, merino, an unknown and very strong longwool, and then many other bits and bobs. All that to say, the texture and softness and durability and elasticity and drape and every other possible quality changes with each color change, so I'm a little unsure what to do about it. I don't think I want to chain ply it--at least a 2 ply will sort of even out the textures--because then it would stand out more. I suppose I could 3 ply it just by turning one ball into a plying bracelet and holding it alongside the 2nd ball, then turning most of the remainder 2nd ball into a new ply bracelet and holding alongside the remnants of the 2nd ball, etc etc. But I would rather maximize my yardage than do that.

That said I do think this would look sick cable plied. But then I only get half the yardage. I'm going to consider it once I've plied it into a 2 ply--if I don't like the look of it, I'll cable ply it I think.

Anyway, pleased with how much I've done. This is all fleece that I've dyed with natural materials, or else its the natural color of the wool--so no acid dyes or anything particularly toxic. The vast majority of it was flick combed a couple locks at a time, but some of it came from scraps of other projects (so, I had already prepared it into rolags or hand combed top) and a little bit was roving I dyed. So it has been a lot of work. Most of it was spun in the car at stoplights. A little bit in parks or just sitting in my car parked somewhere. I've probably filled and emptied the mini spindle 30 or 40 times.

Colors peeking through. Having such a good time spinning this.

Also, we came up with a name for this spindle which I've had and not named for too long. It is, predictably, Mini. Which is short for Minifred (like Winifred, but, yknow. Mini.)

[sigmasemen]

“NOT LIKE THAT.”

sae itoshi x reader

— tags: NSFW, slowburn smut, very short one shot, grinding, first time, established relationship, gender neutral!reader, sub!reader, dom!sae.

— taglist: n/a currently.

— characters: sae itoshi, reader.

— word count: 909.

— extra notes: this is a repost from my thread from here, but i still haven’t written a part two. definitely not as fancy since it was originally a twitter thread.

sae never considered himself a sexual person. of course, he had urges like any other person would. that was human. but anytime a person on his team would loudly talk about how they had a fling for the night, sae would tighten his expression before looking away.

so having a partner wasn’t much different at first. romantically and schedule wise, yes. but they hadn’t gone any farther than a few longer kisses on the couch by the 3 month mark. 

if you cut open sae’s skull and checked into his mind to see the reason, you would find the fleshy mush of his brain. romantically though, you would see an almost awkward romantic feeling. not feeling like you’re good at anything (beyond soccer) included sex.

so… could he pleasure someone else? 

that thought was small. he wasn’t thinking about it every waking second. not knowingly at least. so when he was resting on the couch after a long day of practice, being hit with the noise of water hitting the floor didn’t trigger that.

the only physical response he had to that was shifting.

the only verbal response he had to that was a hum.

the only mental response he had to that was a clear image of his partner’s body. and with a delayed response, his body shot up and his hands gripped the couch. 

sae crossed his legs (for undisclosed reasons) and tapped his arm rapidly. fuck him and fuck everything. 

was he supposed to sit and deal with it? handle it on his own? ask them about it?

all were way too embarrassing. it almost felt like it would be better to crumble on the couch and ignore it.

still, the image persisted. it grew more clear and even turned into a scene. sae couldn’t sit here and wait. he forced himself up and into the bathroom, opening the door slowly and closing his eyes as he walked in. 

“can i come in?”

“…you’re already in?” a soft laugh from his partner. it was making that image beckon him. “did you need something?”

should he try to fire off an excuse? “can i join you?” he might as well do what came naturally to him, plainness.

“oh.” there was a bit of stuttering that came out, then a nervous laugh, “yeah! uh, come right ahead.” 

sae pried his eyes open at that. the fog on the glass made it impossible to make out anything beyond a silhouette of them. it only urge him to strip himself at a quickened pace. a pace that got him in the shower within a minute.

it was worth it to force himself up because he couldn’t stop staring. not just at their chest or ass, everywhere. he wished in that moment to have photographic memory. he’d just have to settle for memorizing their body with his hands.

a hand reached out to their hips, dragging them closer. his chest pressed against their back and his eyes stuck to their neck. it was impossible to look at them directly.

“sae..?”

“you look nice.” 

“just nice?”

“i—” he let out something that was a mix of a weak laugh and a shaky sigh. “stunning. beautiful. i like seeing you like this.”

“i could say the same. i haven’t… we haven’t seen each other like this. i know we’ve seen each other topless but…”

“this is more intimate.” 

another moment of quiet. sae didn’t know how to continue with them. he had to try at least. push out that worry of not being able to satisfy.

his hand grasped their hip, then slowly moved up towards their chest. with no clue what to do, he squeezed. a gentle one, only enough to elicit a yelp. his eyes stuck on their expression. he didn’t even notice himself move closer when he squeezed again. 

“trace your finger sae, please.”

sae didn’t need to be told twice. his finger delicately traced around their nipple. the pants only grew louder. they bent forward to hold themself up against the wall. sae couldn’t help but kiss the liquid draining down their back. he also couldn’t help his finger inching closer to rub their nipples in circular motions.

“more, more…” the motions grew faster. their noises only became more clear. weaker. he couldn’t stop himself. sae moved his spare arm around them. his dick pressed right against their back. 

“i love your body,” it was stated as a fact, “i wish i could say it more. i think you deserve more than just a few kisses.”

“then give me more.”

“…maybe when we’re out of the shower.”

“you’re gonna get me to come from only stimulation on my chest?” they laughed, “i need you sae. i need—”

sae pulled them into a kiss. not a particularly good one, but the desperation of how firm he was pressing was enough to make up for that. the weak noises from both sides was enough to drive them both crazy. he needed them in every way, they needed him in every way.

they were the first to pull away. breathless with sore lips. “i want more. i need more.” 

“can we move this to the bedroom instead?”

“we’d have to dry off after this.”

“i can change the sheets after. can you let me enjoy more of you?”

“as long as you let me enjoy more of you.”

and for the first time in a long time, sae said the word, “please.”

[pikachuinhightops]

my dumb ass just realized why they are called the tower princes

[b0tster]

Okay so as someone who has never played an AC game, and only has passing familiarity with souls-like games, do you think it'd be enjoyable if I was only into mechs? Is it more Mechwarrior plodding big pew pews or is it basically a sekiro reskin?

in terms of gameplay its vaguely soulsy but it is def a big pew pew game first and foremost! i havent played mechwarrior but i think you would enjoy it!

[botchallthethings]

It's interesting to me how noticeable the color difference is between the combed fiber and the combing waste (I plan to experiment with combing and carding the waste from the first batch, so it's not truly waste). There's also a noticeable difference in smell—the waste smells more animal-y.

This is from an alpaca's first shearing, and I think they meant that it had literally never been sheared. There's not a lot I've been able to find online about processing alpaca fiber specifically that would indicate it's harder than wool, but one mill refused to process cria blankets because it takes "a labor of love" to process cria fiber, and I can only assume it's because the fiber from birth, if not sheared, can really stick together at the tips. I've been essentially flick-combing the ends to loosen them before actually combing, otherwise there's no hope of getting the fiber off of my combs. And man, is it HARD to get the fiber off of my combs compared to the slightly greasy wool I've been combing on my other combs. I've given up on trying to use a diz. Just getting the fiber off takes all of the strength I've got in my fingers.

[baddingtonbitch]

she was fucking twisted for this

[garoujo]

soggy bf soggy bf < 3 hes so funny i’m sucking his dick ..

[silentgrim]

so happy w all the FREE infants cc thank u sm for ur time much love to u!

[grub-s]

working with mohair: deeply unsure. it’s so silky and slippery and fine and so, so stubborn. i am enjoying the tussle in a sort of “wrestling a friend with whom you have sexual tension way” - it’s sort of fun but also deeply serious and a little bit dangerous. mohair !!

[milkweedman]

Made a mini supported spindle, more out of curiousity than anything else. It does actually spin very well and very finely. Was a pain to make though--there's really nowhere to hold while whittling it, and as a result of that it's very wonky (shaft is kind of triangular, tip is off to an angle even though what i started with was completely straight, etc). I decided to forgo the bulb mostly because i didnt think i could actually carve it lol. As a result i also used it without making a temporary cop, which, even though it's quite small, does definitely slow things down. Might try another one at some point and see if i can add a bulb somehow.

Also featuring the second most recent spindle I've done, as size comparison. That one is about average size for my spindles, but much smaller than the commercial supported spindles i've seen--a bit more than half the length of your average supported spindle. So the mini one really is quite small.

[guzmapkmn-archive]

Ok I quit i hate this game

[animutate]

[theadventurek9]

Now showing : How to piss off the dog

Alternative title: How I got locked in the bedroom

[punk-pins]

my boss and I having a psychosexual moment and then not being able to talk directly about it it’s driving me insaneeeee

[flecks-of-stardust]

went wiki diving based on what i already know, and also a few things i know i'd never find on my own. what the fuck.

so straw has a canon design now too, huh

[littleapocalypsekitten]

A feature I would like to see from tumblr - something that I might even *GASP!* pay a small feel for! Is some kind of feature that immediately blocks all potential followers of any of my blogs who do not have any posts. Or, you know, tumblr makes a feature wherein a person must have at least one original, introductory post on their blog to show that they are, indeed, a human being before being allowed to / unlocking the ability to follow others. I am so absolutely SICK of reporting and banning these spam / porn bots! They are TEDIOUS!