#it’ll be fixed though

[bloodybitsnbobs]

It’s begun

[strawberryteabunny]

lolita laundry tip: blocking your lace

This is something that really helps to make any dress with cotton lace look nicer- in the first pic, the middle row on the bodice and right side neckline have been blocked, and in the second photo all the lace has been done. In the third photo, the upper section has been blocked and the lower section below the waist seam hasn’t (I know I need to lint roll this dress, sorry!)

‘Blocking’ is a finishing technique commonly found in knitting and lace-making where after you wash your piece, as it dries you pull it into the correct shape so that after it dries it maintains that shape. For lace especially, this changes the lace from a scrunched-up state, opening up the stitches so you can see the beautiful pattern. Technically, proper blocking involves putting the item on a special mat and pinning it into place, but for my lolita I’ve found that you can just do it by hand.

This is done after washing, but while the garment is still damp- I generally wash my dresses in a machine (on a normal or gentle cycle, cold settings only) and then let them air-dry, and that’s when I deal with the lace. If I put them in the dryer or let them dry as is, the lace would dry in the ‘scrunched up’ state rather than being neat and flat (this has to be done every time you wash the garment).

To block- hold the seam or edge of the garment in one hand, and gently tug at the lace with the other to spread it out into shape. Only use enough force to get the lace to spread out, and be careful not to pull so hard you damage the seams or fabric! Then just let the dress air dry.

If you need to fix scrunched lace on a dry dress, I’d suggest steaming rather than ironing. If you gently steam the lace until it’s damp, then wait a couple seconds for it to cool off, you can re-block it, but personally I find this more tedious than blocking out of the wash since you have to watch out for the heat.

This technique is generally just for natural fibers- if you own wool or cotton sweaters they will also benefit from being gently pulled into shape before drying (never put wool in the dryer as it will shrink!). Synthetic lace, however, maintains its shape and can be machine-dried as long as the rest of the garment is also dryer-safe.

[lady-merian]

I recently found an erasable pen. a) this has not really solved my Inktober problems (and may in fact have somehow increased them since it was the day I found it that I first missed a day and then missed several subsequent days). b) there comes a point where something has been erased enough times that it ceases to be erasable. :/ c) it’s funny how different it still is from pencil. With pencil I can more easily get variety in shading. d) Faramir.

[chloesimaginationthings]

Do you have a tag for your young morioh comics? Because of your recent creepies I wanted to revisit but I was only able to find 3 of them :(:

I didn’t realize all my young Morioh comics didn’t have the “Young Morioh” tag, so I’ll fix that today and you can use that to find all of them!!

On TikTok too I have a dedicated playlist for young morioh in order! ^^

[rainedroptalks]

Fictional sisterhood my beloved

[yeehawbvby]

My ACNH island is VERY slowly coming together (been working on it since.. I think July? Maybe august?)

I’m really happy with the progress I’ve made except I’m now one of those people whose island lags because of the amount of stuff in some spots lmao 🧎🏻‍♀️ it’s a worthy sacrifice though imo because my orchard is the culprit and it looks banging!!

Either way. BEHOLD

[its-all-papaya]

feeling sad about having nothing to post for lando’s birthday….. i have things to say (fictional au lando gets to celebrate his birthday in dad lando soon) but instead i will say i hope in the future i am well enough to post for all the days that are fun and significant.

[r-18g]

i think what i want to eventually do is move my doujin recs over to a neocities site, since i won’t have to worry as much about things getting randomly shut down? (looks directly at cohost…)

this’ll be a while off, but i’ll probably end up shelling out $5 a month so i can make two different sites on the same account? yeah…

[rgboys]

The difference between the bow I made with the wrong measurements vs the correct ones…. Crying 😭😭

[lucifer]

I’ve legitimately had a rotten day today. :(

[chibishortdeath]

So much happening in the world and in my personal life at once and I am completely unable to do anything about any of it. I am completely exhausted. I need to move out, but I can’t.

I’ve been stuck with a headache for a few months.

[theweirdhybrid]

Me, a fool: Hey I should write a fic about Ace’s death and how everyone is coping with it

Me a few weeks later, having written way more than just them coping, and emotionally devastated from the drafts alone:

[stylishanachronism]

Quilt math :(

[fingertipsmp3]

Just remembered another fucked up paint story (will put in tags because idk I like talking in tags more than actually in the post)

[theonlythingimfuckingisstupid]

sending an ask to remind myself to send you a different ask lmao

(i will send you ask game questions soon i prommy) <333

you're so smart <2

[wickedghxst]

okay i Have to have some sort of out of wack hormones or something.