#fuck sleeves

[justactgaussian]

This list is fascinating to me.

I wouldn't consider myself an expert on sewing, but my mother is and so was my grandmother. Over half of this list is something I learned at such a young age that I would have never thought to explain it to anyone. Written out like this I can see that it's obviously not something everyone will know from the get go, but it wouldn't have occurred to me otherwise.

It makes it so clear to me why I prefer beginner tutorials for almost any type of craft when they're written by people who are only just out of the beginner face themselves.

Things I wish I had read in "beginner" sewing tutorials/people had told me before I started getting into sewing

You have to hem *everything* eventually. Hemming isn't optional. (If you don't hem your cloth, it will start to fray. There are exceptions to this, like felt, but most cloth will.)

The type of cloth you choose for your project matters very much. Your clothing won't "fall right" if it's not the kind of stretchy/heavy/stiff as the one the tutorial assumes you will use.

Some types of cloth are very chill about fraying, some are very much not. Linen doesn't really give a fuck as long as you don't, like, throw it into the washing machine unhemmed (see below), whereas brocade yearns for entropy so, so much.

On that note: if you get new cloth: 1. hem its borders (or use a ripple stitch) 2. throw it in the washing machine on the setting that you plan to wash it going forward 3. iron it. You'll regret it, if you don't do it. If you don't hem, it'll thread. If you don't wash beforehand, the finished piece might warp in the first wash. If you don't iron it, it won't be nice and flat and all of your measuring and sewing will be off.

Sewing's first virtue is diligence, followed closely by patience. Measure three times before cutting. Check the symmetry every once in a while. If you can't concentrate anymore, stop. Yes, even if you're almost done.

The order in which you sew your garment's parts matters very much. Stick to the plan, but think ahead.

You'll probably be fine if you sew something on wrong - you can undo it with a seam ripper (get a seam ripper, they're cheap!)

You can use chalk to draw and write on the cloth.

Pick something made out of rectangles for your first project.

I recommend making something out of linen as a beginner project. It's nearly indestructible, barely threads and folds very neatly.

Collars are going to suck.

The sewing machine can't hurt you (probably). There is a guard for a reason and while the needle is very scary at first, if you do it right, your hands will be away from it at least 5 cm at any given time. Also the spoils of learning machine sewing are not to be underestimated. You will be SO fast.

I believe that's all - feel free to add unto it.

[hotcinnamonsunset]

a whale of a good time🐋

[araneapeixes]

Uh Oh....the ladies have entered their 4th pint stage

[britcision]

Whooooooo’s ready for another conspiracy theory btw!

That ^? That’s Laios’ shirt

Think about it

Laios wears that style with the lil collar and v neck

(The height of the collar on this shirt is… interestingly variable from panel to panel, but that happens. It’s collared enough to show up under his over shirt later)

Kabru and Mithrun ran into Laios’ party’s old packs and took their shit

Mithrun got spidered the fuck up

Kabru a) has no spare clothes on him and b) is not that much bigger than Mithrun; he’s bigger, but not quite “swimming in his clothes” bigger

The only other Canary bigger than Mithrun is Lycion

And. Well. We know it’s not his.

Other options in the area are: Thistle, one of the few people tinier than Mithrun, and these guys

Yaad’s too short and his shirt is too fancy, Monsieur Mannequin has his elbows out, and if Delgal is wearing similar it’s a layer deep, so I doubt it

That’s Laios’ fucking shirt

And Mithrun’s wearing it for the full rest of the series so I mean whether Laios even noticed or not he’s probably not asking for that back

This is as usual entirely meaningless trivia I just like to make useless connections and enjoy the idea of the final dramatic showdown and Mithrun’s just stolen Laios’ shirt

[elzorton]

When you're chilling in the tiki bar and the idiots you're gonna send to the moon gives the nightmare-cautionary-children's-tale a nuke.

[chitinleg]

got him off-balance!

[skullfragments]

soooo i've been real busy this past month and change working on this monster of a painting! it was originally for the GO Ref library study club but clearly took much longer than i anticipated😅

for those of you who don't recognize it, this is based on one of my favorite historical paintings, Judith Beheading Holofernes (1620) by Artemisia Gentileschi. i love the Baroque period and this painting (as well as her other works) makes me insane. here it is Good Omens style so maybe all of you can be insane with me <3

"Aziraphale (and Crowley) Beheading the Metatron"

(non-bloody and non-glowy versions under the cut)

[meteortrails]

obsessed with the contrast between how openly and blatantly law carries the impact corazon had on him vs how reserved and secretive he is about his family and flevance. like he tattoos his whole body and designs his Jolly Roger and names his crew in honor of corazon, but the only marks of his home he carries with him are his skill as a surgeon and the hat he’s had since he was a kid. he even keeps two of his names a secret!! idk there’s just something about this sort of external focus law puts on the grief that he can actually act on and assign specific blame to, vs. the much more internal nature of the grief that he can do nothing but carry with him alone. but then again, by a certain measure the mere fact of his continued existence is one of the most obvious declarations of his grief over his family and his country that he could possibly make, so who knows!

[gayspacemonk]

so funny that at one point Hannibal and Will were both trying to manipulate each other into killing Mason but Hannibal was about to fold first bc he was Extremely Down Bad and Mason was just that infuriating to him

[crustyfloor]

IVAN'S A FUCKING FUCKER FOR NOT EVEN CHOKING TILL PROPERLY HE WAS GENTLY HOLDING HIM IN PLACE

(it kills me because Till probably thought ivan was gonna give him one last out or something hence why he closed his eyes in what i feel like is acceptance)

[sexymikayla3]

[copepods]

fabric study ft. peb

[uwuwha]

Gigi... I love you Gigi... hello Gigi...

[butdaddyilovehimmm]

SUITS 1.07

I need to kiss whoever styled him in this black shirt.

[deliriuxe]

I like putting him in little outfits like some decrepit barbie doll I dug out of the depths of my basement

[deoidesign]

I met the me who made different choices