#or at least I'm assuming it's a high quality fabric from the weight of the folds

[dripping-moonlight]

[pumpkin-pi-e]

So if we took advantage of being able to make Aizawa to fall asleep by doing the Lilo and Stitch thing, could we find a way to escape? Like if Hizashi isn’t there and we got Aizawa to knock out for a few hours could we get out or would Aizawa wake up and stop us? And what would they do if their darling did try to escape?

Hello, anon! Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

While that particular prompt wasn't necessarily yandere, I don't suppose you'd be able to take advantage of Aizawa's penchant for fuzzy fabrics. Being bundled up might make him a little drowsy since it evokes feelings of safety, coziness, and comfort, but I doubt he'd let his guard down around you for them to take full effect. Shouta certainly won't underestimate you. Any darling of Aizawa is likely a cunning little fox. Meaning, he isn't going to take naps and actively put himself at a disadvantage. Your careful evaluations and quick intellect are some of the more charming qualities you possess, and Shouta loves that about you. However, he won't allow you to use them against him. In the fluffy headcanon, the dynamic between the three of you is different. Without needing to worry about possible escapes, Shouta relaxes in your presence and succumbs to his weakness for all things downy. Aizawa falling asleep in your company signifies the VAST amount of trust he has for you—a trust that darling assumably hasn't earned. Realistically, there's no way he wouldn't constantly be on edge, even when he's relaxing. Shouta's just waiting for you to try and escape. It might be disheartening to hear, but it's the sad truth. You'll have to forgive his lack of faith; the hero industry has taught him it's better to be safe than sorry.

It's only logical that you'd try to run—not yet understanding the depth of love he and his husband have for you.

It's the only rational response. Aizawa would be more skeptical if you didn't try.

[“Hello, yes? My darling is broken. They haven't tried to run once, and it's fucking with my mind.”]

So, now we have a basis for why he won't open himself up to vulnerability, at least not yet. Shouta is ready and willing (and impatiently waiting) to let himself be defenseless around you and do cute couple activities like lazy midday naps, but now isn't the appropriate time regardless of the comfy scarf you knit him.

[Not unless he bound you in metal alloy and hugged you to his chest the entire time.]

Aizawa is such a backwards yandere. For as long as you don't attempt it, he won't trust you. Obviously, you're plotting something.

Oh? You need ‘alone time’ in your room? Why? So you can scheme your little getaway? Tch. Typical darling.

Moreover, if Aizawa did indulge in a nap, he'd need the solace of locks and heavily bolted doors that probably require a retina scan and DNA matching. It's no secret that heroes make a good living for themselves. No price is too high, and no countermeasure is too drastic when they have something sweet and invaluable to protect. Financially blessed enough to splurge on a high-tech home security system, I'm talkin’ some serious Tony Stark shit.

‘Lochlan,’ nicknamed ‘Goddess,’ served as their eyes and ears when the Pros were away from home. 24/7 real-time surveillance meant the heroes could check in with you from their phones at the tap of a button. Shouta and Zashi often sneak a peek between their classes to see darling and get that little extra boost to help them through the day. The workday is long, and both heroes feel the loss, missing your lovesome weight in their arms. And most importantly, ensuring you ate breakfast and lunch.

Lochlan, who you've affectionately nicknamed ‘the snitch,’ essentially tattles on you via motion detectors and those cameras you can't find for the life of you.

“Kitten, get away from that door.” The firm reprimand came from everywhere and nowhere, making you jump out of your skin.

“You march that cute caboose to the kitchen and get you some grub.” Hizashi orders. Enthusiastic, babying, and frustratingly complacent.

You groan, ditching your plans to stomp in the direction obediently.

“After they return that safety pin to the bathroom closet.” Aizawa clips. His tone lets you know you're in for a scolding when the heroes return home.

Erasermic spends a good chunk of their day working, so the two-way communication system is a godsend when it comes to keeping in touch. More importantly, ‘keeping you out of trouble,’ as they’ve phrased it. Their voices kept you company during meals—filling you in on the odds and ends of their daily commute, (along with the many joys that came with educating today’s youth.)

“I wake up to my desk covered in w’s.” Eraserhead grumbled from the small rectangular screen of their Google Nest Hub Max centered on the kitchen island. “I swear these are the most irrational bunch of kids I've ever worked with.” Shouta explains how his problem children cover his workspace in cutouts of the letter ‘w’ whenever he takes a nap, has a quick lunch consisting of jelly snacks, and any other activities that involve taking care of himself.

“Uh-huh, so whaddya do ‘bout it?” Mic asks, his voice thickened with mirth and barely withheld laughter. God! His husband is hilariously dense. It's honestly endearing how much 1A cares for him.

“I gave them extra hours of training. If they have the time to deface school property and slack off, they haven't been pushed hard enough.”

“Babe—” You listen to Yamada snort and clarify the meaning behind the letter ‘w’ as your work on finishing your sandwich.

“…Oh,” Shouta mumbles.

Continuing with the impossibility of escape: even if you somehow managed to immobilize him, you wouldn't exactly benefit from it. These two spared NO expense. Any areas they don't want you meddling in are accessible only through fingerprint scanners.

Kitchen cabinet with sharp cutlery? Locked.

Medicine cabinet full of meds that could make a certain Erasure Hero unbelievably drowsy? Lockity-locked.

They may be soft, but they're incredibly anal about keeping you out of places they consider ‘dangerous.’ Whether that ‘danger’ pertains to them or yourself. I suppose you'd get a few hours of peace where a lovesick Erasure Hero isn't trying to cuddle you (and sneakily get his cologne all over you), but other than that? Zilch. Nada.

And in response to a poorly constructed escape attempt, the heroes cuddle you rather aggressively in their stingy little paws. They aren't temperamental because of the effort itself. Instead, they're huffy over the implications you want to leave them.

“Where would you even go?” A testy Hizashi demands.

“What’s out there that you want so badly?” Shouta is much calmer than his spouse but equally desperate for a motive. “You know we’d get you anything you asked for.” His voice is soft as ever as the hero lightly squeezes down on your hand. Aizawa and Hizashi each have one, and they look up at you with matching expressions of quiet desperation as you sit on their laps. “What do you need that we can't bring to you?”

You had watched a few too many spy movies and foolishly aspired to copy their fingerprint with tape. You put in the odd request to hold hands and then not-so-covertly rubbed at their fingertips to transfer natural oils that would hopefully fool the scanner. Meanwhile, Aizawa gave his spouse a decidedly overt look of exaggerated exasperation. Do you think they spent a small fortune on shoddy security that you could dupe so easily? Have a little faith. If not in the heroes themselves, at least their desire to protect you from outside danger—their determination to keep you inside.

If I didn't specialize in soft yanderes (and if they weren't such patient husbands), maybe they'd give you a genuine punishment besides taking one of the many comforts they've provided to you away. In a nutshell, their disciplines can be boiled down to, “Maybe you don't need quite so many throw pillows.” additionally, “You can have your game back in a week. And in that period, I expect you to reflect on your reckless actions.” Moreover, if it was a minor offense, “Kitten, you’ll be helping Zashi and me with dinner. Go wash your hands and come straight back.” Of course, Shouta can't send you off without a forehead kiss.

On the bright side, every situation provides an opportunity to learn! Don't think of it as a punishment. Think of it as a lesson in appreciation for the luxuries the heroes have so graciously provided. Your time outdoors will teach you to be a little more thankful towards them and the comforts of your shared home. Nature is one our greatest teachers, after all!

“Y’know, a lot of folks don't have such nice amenities. Ya feelin’ me?” It makes little sense to the heroes why you're anxious to escape the warmness, love, and soft furnishings they've given you.

“Kitten, we don't think you take our feelings into consideration.” Conversely, he and Hizashi always consider yours—from the type of laundry detergent they use, mindful of your skin sensitivity, keeping the fridge stocked with foods of your choosing. Ensuring you have everything you need for your monthlies, skincare routine, and physical maintenance. They keep you stored on aromatherapy in case of anxiety. You even have a little thermostat in your room so that you can regulate its temperature to the coziest setting for you! Dinner is always, always your pick. “In other words,” the finality in his tone worries you. Both heroes act like they're about to deliver bad news. “We feel as though you've been highly ungrateful. And it isn't fair to us.”

If you're going to act so unappreciative, perhaps you should go outdoors and see the harsh realities of life outside your cozy home. They don't leave you out there long—just overnight. Long enough for your tummy to start rumbling after only a light breakfast before your attempted getaway, and long enough for you to shiver and pine after your warm bed with its velvety blankets and mounts of pillows.

The pair come and get you at six o'clock sharp the next day. Shouta roused you from unconsciousness as he lifted you toward his chest, murmuring soft words you can't make sense of this early. You're groggy and blinded by the morning sun—instinctively curling up in his arms in search of heat while Hizashi inundated you with woeful kisses, rambling about how sorry they were. The heroes usher you inside, and you all but dissolve when the house receives you with incredibly warm arms. Shouta cradles you deeper in his chest as you melt against him. He's still whispering sweet nothings as Hizashi races to set the table. Hizashi and Aizawa encourage you to eat as much as you want, and they spend the entire day spoiling you. They're softies at heart; your punishment was as difficult for them as it was for you. It's unlikely they slept at all, hence the group nap you take while piled on the couch.

Think malicious compliance where they give you precisely what you thought you wanted, and then you learn how much you don't.

Imagine EM asking Quora the following, “So, hypothetically speaking, if I were to custom-build a home with absolutely no means of escape, how would I go about this? Hypothetically.”

[20dollarlolita]

I was referred to Spoonflower for sweet loli print fabric. Now, the prices are hella expensive (sadly) but I do love some of the designs and may buy some in the future. However, I'm a little stumped on some of the fabric choices; I got their fabric sampler to see them for myself, but some of them feel really similar. Would you mind doing a brief review on the Spoonflower fabrics available and saying which ones would work best for lolita? I really value your opinion!

I’m going to do the best I can, but I don’t have their sampler, so I’m going to be grabbing samples of similar fabrics out of my beloved Fabric Science Swatch Kit. The fabric samples I’m showing are of fabrics that I assume are similar to the Spoonflower fabrics. They are not samples of the Spoonflower fabrics. I’ll be as complete as I can, but I might be a little off just from lack of information. Normally, I’d just order the swatch samples and review them, but I’ve got $6 in my checking till I get paid on Thursday, so that’s not happening in a timely manner.

So get ready for tons of pick glass shots!

If you’ve got a Joann around, this is probably going to be comparable to the Keepsake Calico, Novelty Prints, and Country Classics lines. Probably.

Without any other real information (because Spoonflower doesn’t provide thread counts, fabric weights, pick glass shots, or any other useful information), I’d guess that you’re going to want to trust them and not use it for garments.

Plain-weave fabrics like this frequently get the YOU CANNOT MAKE LOLITA OUT OF QUILTING COTTON with four shout poles on the end, kind of treatment. I make lolita out of this kind of thing all the time, but I don’t spend $17.50 a yard on it. Spoonflower’s poplin is less than $3/yd more than this one, and if you’re already shelling out the big bucks for Spoonflower, fabric, don’t limit yourself to a fabric that’s this cheap.

We all know what shiny satin is. I’ve talked about its applications in lolita before, but again with the “if you’re shelling out the big bucks, don’t get the wrong fabric,” advice.

It turns out at J J Pizzuzio didn’t include a sample of shiny polyester satin in their swatch kit, but here’s some blue acetate bridal satin just so I have a picture with each of these entries. Consistency and all that. Expect the Spoonflower fabric to be thinner and shinier than this.

Satin and lolita go together about as well as tuna fish and banana: you CAN make it work, and it CAN taste/look good, but you’re going to do a lot of work to get something that works okay AND a lot of people still won’t accept it just based on their preconceived notion that it won’t work.

Kona’s a brand of quilting fabrics. They’re the highest quality solid-colored quilting cotton that Joann carries, and a lot of the premium quilting prints are printed on Kona cotton. 

Their Kona cotton is 4.5oz per square yard, while their other plainwoven cotton is 3.2oz for the same amount. This means that the Kona is (in the literal sense, at least) heavier. Usually, to get a fabric of the same thickness to weigh more than another fabric of a comparable thickness, you have to get more threads into a square inch (thread count). To be physically able to fit more threads into the same space, you have to use finer, more tightly-spun thread and a tighter weave. A fabric made of a tightly-woven, fine thread is going to move more smoothly and have more body, and a more even drape, in addition to being more opaque. This is why, in general, high-quality fabrics weigh more per yard than their less expensive counterparts.

There is a distinct visual and wear difference between clothes made from lower-end quilting fabrics and the higher-end stuff. It is still a plainwoven cotton, which has a distinct movement that some people don’t like, but it’s much smoother in its movement and drape than the lower-weight ones.

Poplin is different from the standard quilting cotton. It’s got very fine horizontal ribs, due to the way the fabric is woven, and that changes its properties.

The horizontal ribs are barely visible up close and aren’t visible from a distance.

This weave means a few things. A balanced plainweave (like a quilting cotton) supports itself (think about the stability you get from the bottom of a basket). For garments, this isn’t a good thing, because it makes them hang somewhat oddly. the unbalanced poplin weave gives it more structure in the lengthwise grain than the crosswise grain. This lets it move a lot more like clothes you’d buy in the store, and gives it a step up in terms of professional look. This is the fabric I’d recommend for lighter-weight lolita. Poplin will look slightly different and hang slightly differently depending on if it’s cut on the lengthwise grain or the crosswise grain, so keep that in mind when you’re ordering it. Assuming Spoonflower has normal poplin and not some strange sideways-weave, the ribs should be horizontal when you place the pattern lengthwise, so if your print runs horizontally (border prints), you’ll have it cut with the ribs going vertically. This doesn’t really matter, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

Swiss Pique, which is what they have here, is a knitted fabric. Pique can also describe a kind of woven fabric, but this is the knitted Pique. It’s pronounced pee-KAY, BTW, and it’s on the list of Fabrics I Have Pronounced Wrong In A Job Interview, which is why I’m mentioning that.

I apparently don’t have a knit pique swatch, so we’ll just say this is making up for poplin getting two pictures. I know I have a pique polo shirt…somewhere…. Pique knits have a sort of ribbed, rough feeling. They have a texture that looks like little diamonds up close.

I don’t think it’s a super useful fabric in lolita, even for cutsews. The pique texture is very distinctive and the drape is a little crisper than the usual knitted lolita.

Chiffon is sheer and light. I did a post about it here. It’s sheer, but the grain is stable (meaning the threads stay aligned in straight lines and in a straight grid, instead of shifting)

You can read the paper that says ���swatch” behind the fabric. There’s lots of lolita you can make out of printed chiffon. It’s very in style at the moment. It’s a bit of a pain to work with, but as long as you are careful and don’t rush, it’s a very rewarding fabric.

Gauze is also sheer, but unlike chiffon, its grain tends to shift (as they mentioned).

Look at how swoopy that grainline is. Try tracing it. It’s like spaghetti!

Gauze isn’t a particularly useful lolita fabric. It looks lumpy and sometimes cheap, and the grain isn’t stable, so washing it’s a nightmare. On a side note, I’ve looked into it, and there’s no scientifically sound benefit to buying organic cotton over regular cotton. If that’s your thing, it’s your thing, no shame here, but it’s not my thing.

Crepe de chine is semi-sheer and has a pebbly, wrinkled surface. OFC I have over a hundred swatches in my swatch kit and none of them are crepe or crepe-back satin or crepe de chine

Which is fine, I guess, because this isn’t on the list of fabrics that I’d suggest for lolita, anyway.

Faille (pronounced “file”) has a horizontal rib, like poplin, but it’s much more pronounced.

It’s usually shiny. The ribbed texture means it has more drape in the vertical direction, and more body in the horizontal direction. It’s usually a drastically different color when rotated 90 degrees.

Those pronounced horizontal ribs make it tricky to work with and pattern if you’re not used to it, especially for skirts. It’s not a common lolita fabric.

Oh, lookie here, it’s a knit! What kind of knit? Jersey? Interlock? Ponte? Rib? Such information.

I’m just being pedantic here, but these are all knits. Obviously, Spoonflower is talking about a smooth knit, but they don’t provide info about how much it stretches or what kind of knit it is, and that’s just going to bug me.

Without a sample of this, I can’t say if it’d be good for lolita things.

Twill! A twill weave is different from the plain weaves that the woven fabrics have had up until this point. This gives twill some unique properties.

Twill fabrics have the threads in one direction skip a thread every time they make a stitch. This skipped stitch is called a float. Because of the way that the fabrick skips threads, a twill weave can put more threads inthe same space, making a heavier fabric. The floats also make the fabric drape better than a similar weight fabric with a plain weave.

I have several dresses from some major brands made of twill, and I really like it for skirts and hair accessories. The thicker fabric really helps bows to stand up. It’s a very good fabric for certain lolita applications.

Jersey is the standard t-shirt material. Giving it a spandex part does some amazing things for stopping it from stretching out of shape.

Jersey is soft and smooth and hangs nicely. Out of all Spoonflower’s knits, this is the one I’d be most likely to get for cutsews. You could probably make other fun things out of it, like socks and tights.

Okay, this one would probably make good cutsews, too. Here’s the difference between the two:

Cotton breathes better than polyester. You can tell by the weights they offer that this one is a slightly lighter fabric. Since they mention 4-way stretch, I’m going to assume that the poly jersey doesn’t stretch lengthwise. In a lot of form fitting garments, having that lengthwise stretch is really good.

I think Spoonflower prints their cottons with a different process than their polyesters, which I think is slightly better than their poly prints.

It’s sort of a toss-up between the two jerseys, and I’d really like a hand at a sample of the two so I can get better info, but I’m working with what I’ve got.

Super fun for blankets, because it doesn’t fray and you can make a no-sew one.

Not super great for lolita, though. I talked about that very briefly in this post.

Linen is super crisp. It’s got body.

The cotton content should reduce the wrinkling that linen normally has. This fabric on their website looks slightly textured. I think linen works well for lolita, as long as you’re careful. My Wind Waker skirt (which I don’t have a picture of) is made out of a linen/poly blend and I love how it moves and hangs.

This would work for lolita if you’ve got a design in mind and it takes into account the slubs (changes in thickness of threads) and work it into your design. I personally wouldn’t get this just due to the cost. 

Interlock knits are special because the back of each stitch is identical to the front.

In jersey fabrics and ribbed fabrics, a stitch that is a knit stitch will be a purl stitch on the backside. In interlock knits, there is another knit stitch directly behind each knit stitch, so the face and reverse of the fabric look the same.

Interlock knits are denser, thicker, smoother, and more expensive than a similar jersey or rib knit. It doesn’t curl up at the edges like jersey. It works well for t-shirts and other apparel.

This one, however, is also organic cotton, and has been certified organic. Since the organic certification process is not free, some of the cost of this fabric is going to come from the organic certification process. If you know that you specifically want interlock, this is going to be your fabric. If not, I suggest getting one of their less expensive knits.

Sateen fabrics are matte cotton fabrics, or fabrics similar to cotton, that are woven with a satin weave instead of a plain weave.

Remember how the twill weave skips a thread (making a float) and that makes it more dense and more flexible, and gives it a different surface texture? A satin weave skips 4-8 threads, making long floats. The long floats make the fabric much more flexible (more drapey) and makes it shiny.

When you use a satin weave in a shiny fiber, like (filament) polyester or silk, it makes a very shiny finish and we call that fabric satin. If you use a satin weave in a matte fiber, like cotton or linen or (spun) polyester, it makes sateen.

Sateen fabrics are GREAT for lolita. They’re more flexible than plainweave cottons, but usually have a similar weight. They’re not shiny, but do have a subtle luster that looks very refined. This, the poplin, and the twill are going to be the three woven fabrics I recommend most for lolita.

This line is just the mandatory me whining about organic cotton. Wah weh waah. Moving on.

Minky is super soft and super fluffy. It’s great for blankets (except tied blankets. Like 25% of my job is me telling people you can’t make tied blankets out of minky.

It’s fluffuer on one side than the other side! This doesn’t matter for us, because there are very few lolita applications for printed minky.

Lycra (the name brand for spandex) has 4-way stretch and is often used for performance.

This is bathing suit fabric. I assume it’s an interlock knit (just basing that off bathing suits I’ve owned). Lolita bathing suits used to be a thing. If you feel that it is your calling to bring them back (please do!), this is your fabric.

Twill again! This twill is 8oz per square yard, and the other twill was 5.6oz per square yard, so this is going to be like 30% heavier. 

Think anything you’d want to use canvas for. Tote bags, structured accessories. Probably not garments. Maybe boned waistbands and corsets?

(Full disclosure: this is a picture of a cotton canvas, not a poly, but it IS a canvas weave)Canvas is plainwoven, so it’s got more structure than twill, and twill has more drape than canvas. This canvas is also heavier than the heavy twill, so you can use it for the same kind of accessories. Choosing between this and the heavy twill would probably come down to if you want cotton, or if you want a recycled poly.

Velvet is a nice fabric.

Velvet’s a nice lolita fabric. It’s refined and commonly used in classical and some gothic lolita. I think their velvet has a shorter pile (how long the little hairs are) than this sample.

Velvet is a directional fabric, so make sure you took that into account when you figure out how many yards you need.

Like suede! But fake!

It’s soft. It moves nicely. It does the “slightly different blotches of color spaced unevenly through a fabric” thing that makes a fabric very difficult to use in lolita.

I don’t suggest it.

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AND WE ARE DONE. This took me way longer to answer than I thought it would. Spoonflower is a great resource for us lolita folks, because indipendent designers make all kinds of cool and unique prints that we can sew with. You can get your own fabric printed there, too.

Considering the service they offer, their prices aren’t too bad. Kona solids are $9/yd at Joann, so I’d guess they charge $10/yd for the printing, which is an amazing deal when you take into account that they need to 1) make a profit and 2) host all the designs on their site and 3) do small-batch printing, which is an expensive process.

Again, the Rules of Budget Lolita, #3, just because something is worth the money doesn’t mean I’m going to spend the money on it, and #4, just because something is more money than I’ll EVER spend on it, doesn’t mean it’s overpriced. They also sell $5 swatches, and fat quarters, so you can get small cuts and make accessories or appliques.

They have a lot of options that work really well for lolita, so they’re a good site. They’re also waaay too expensive for me, so I’ve never ordered from them, full disclosure. Anyhow, hope I was somewhat helpful here!