#one stitch at a time

[freebooter4ever]

[zeldaelmo]

Hi there! Happy 1st of December aka the start of my Advent Calendar story!

Beta read by the bestest @silentprincess17 .

Reblogs are very much appreciated to get the whole thing started... 😊

Summary: Zelda is taking over the fabric store from her mother and struggles to balance traditions, new ideas, and financial problems. The last thing she needs in her sewing class is a guy who disagrees with her every word and threatens to ruin her favorite time of the year: Christmas.

One Stitch at a Time - Chapter 1

Zelda blinked some moisture into her screen-dried eyes and glanced through the big shop windows onto the street. The motion that had caught her attention was a businessman rushing past, his black leather suitcase raised above his head to shield himself from the downpour.

A mixture of mushy snowflakes and big raindrops splashed against the windows and Zelda sighed, mindlessly clicking a few times on the two big screens in front of her. Sleet, which would probably last until she closed the shop.

Bad weather was bad news. It meant no one came in to shop for Christmas-themed fabrics to sew Santa stockings, placemats, or Christmas dresses. Nobody would come to buy wool for scratchy Christmas sweaters either. Bad weather meant people ordered their things online instead of buying them in the small, lovely fabric store in Ruto's Road.

Who knew, maybe even the attendants of the sewing class that started today might drop out if they had to come here soaked through with wet feet… Goodbye extra income, hello debts.

[theembroiderycart]

“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible!”🦋✨

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

days like these is for knitting till my hands fall off with something soothing buzzing in the background or getting so lost in writing that the rest of the world falls away.

[andsewingishalfthebattle]

Novice sewing pattern: Cut out shapes. Line up the little triangles on the edges. Stitch edges together. We've also included step-by-step assembly instructions with illustrations.

Novice knitting pattern: yOU MUSt uNDerstANd thE SECret cOdE CO67 (73, 87, 93) BO44 (63, 76, 90) 28 (32, 34) slip first pw repeat 7x K to end *kl (pl) 42 * until 13" (13, 13, 15) join new at 30 pl for 17 rows ssk 27 k2tog mattress lengthwise BO and sacrifice a goat to the knitting gods. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WANT "INSTRUCTIONS," I JUST GAVE THEM TO YOU

[channnel]

What if they were friends 🥹

[tamagoneko]

yes i made myself sad drawing this ;w;

[gotham-snark]

Wooo Batroidery #3 Red Robin! Based on Juni Ba's incredible Boy Wonder series 💛

Talia issue next (I'm super excited to do that one)

Need to do Dick too for the complete set

Damian

Jason

Messy back work under the cut

Why tie the floss off when you can just drag it to the other side of the hoop for one stitch 🤷‍♀️

[basilpaste]

"It wouldn't feel right to... do this without giving us both some time, I think."

〔Sif looks away from you.〕

"But!" You stumble over the word, "Um! Later doesn't mean never!!"

〔You clumsily reach for one of your earrings and take it off. Even when you sleep, you wear studs. It feels kind of strange to go without!〕

〔You're not sure why you picked up the chain in the House. But... it gives you the chance to do this.〕

〔You hook it through one of the chain links and carefully slip on the back.〕

"So... until we're both ready. Until we know for sure! How about a promise?"

"A promise?" Sif echoes.

〔With all the caution in the world, you slip the chain around Sif's neck. They don't flinch. And... neither do you.〕

"A promise to come back to it eventually. We have time."

〔You do have time! Real, moving, twisting time! To think about things!!〕

〔Sif clutches the earring around his neck and smiles shakily.〕

"A promise."

[puppyeared]

(yes I know siffrins cloak grows sleeves when its convenient but I wanna play around with this)

[freebooter4ever]

[egophiliac]

Of the TWST cards you own, which is your favorite (or favorites of you can't decide)?

(not that I'm still salty over that, nope, no way)

seriously though, this turned out to be harder to answer than I thought! I did actually manage to pull Stitch Lilia (THANK YOU TWSTFEST for the free bonus keys!) and he's absolutely adorable, I've literally been doing random battles just to watch him surf around and high-five Stitch. a fine addition to the Lilia collection!

in terms of proudest/most unbelievable achievement, that is 100% when I somehow managed to pull every single Scary Monsters card except one (only missing Rook!). I think I used up all my luck on that one, but at least it was for the Halloween cards! (after Scary Monsters and Glorious Masquerade, I'm so afraid of what this year's Halloween event is going to be, what if they look amazing how am I supposed to save my keys nooooo)

if I REALLY have to pick one, though...there is actually one card that I think I would call my favorite! he just makes me happy every time I look at him. :>

[zeldaelmo]

I wish all my followers and readers who celebrate a Merry Christmas! Enjoy your time and the food! I had a blast posting this story and I'm proud that I once again made it. :)

Chapter 24

"Okay, so…" Link leaned closer to her, whispering in Zelda's ear while they walked up the stairs to Castle Town's old town hall. "Am I expected to follow all the silly rules, too? Or is it just a funny dress up?"

"It's obviously not historically accurate or we wouldn't come together as an unmarried couple," Zelda answered, her tone light.

"Scandalous!" he interjected, a grin playing on his lips.

She rolled her eyes but the snippets of the juvenile song the band played inside coaxed her to grin despite his always underlying teasing. With a light squeeze, she let go of his arm so that he could show their tickets. "Most people like to hold up as much of the original atmosphere as possible, even if everyone knows it's fake. So you will have period typical dancing and games, and a lot of people have fun assuming the roles that come with the period, too."

"Huh." His gaze flickered to the right and left, then to Aryll and her partner who entered the ballroom in front of them. "I might need your help so that I don't make a fool of myself." His head then tipped up to the row of chandeliers at the ceiling. "I think I've underestimated this whole thing a bit."

[outer-stars]

happy anniversary ISAT!! ⭐️

you'll have to forgive me for doing something simple, i only just realized this morning because i have a memory like a...like a...sif (sieve)

headcanoning that the party sometimes gives siffrin a piece of clothing to wear over their cloak as a way to help ground them in the present (and cuz they're a family who loves eachother)

[fruit-punk-art]

A Wood Paneled Basement, 2024

Marina Constantine

Glass and plastic beads, found quilt squares, sewing thread and childhood artifacts on acrylic and cotton yarn

[yes-asil]

Started watching Detective Conan from the beginning again