#sewing memes

[katadastical]

The absolute chokehold these scissors had on me when I first started learning to sew

[kittydeathcult]

[h3llofaday]

Y’all know I’m a seamstress but I haven’t had an actual for me sewing project in so long it feels like I’m going crazy…like I need a needle and thread in my hands RIGHT NOW or I will start screaming

[dancingchopines]

Finally fixing the hole in this one pair of jeans that I have!!! I have been putting this off for weeks. And I fixed this skirt too. I thought the jeans would be harder but I don’t think it is going too badly.

[africanmorning]

[girlblocker]

[retrogamingblog2]

Pokemon Patches made by Adorablush

[cozycraftzbl]

The borzoi army is coming along nicely

[jelsah27]

MC: *counting money*

Ace: Where did u get that much cash?

Mc: Well let's say I found certain... goods that many will pay a premium for.

Deuce: Don't tell me-

Sebek: *comes out of nowhere* HUMAN! HAVE YOU ACQUIRED THE GOODS I REQUESTED?

Mc: Of course, Sebek. Do you have the amount we agreed on?

Sebek: *passes envelope*

Ace: Hey wait a sec-

Mc: *checks inside then nods and pulls a Malleus plushie and a small black dragon plushie from their bag* Pleasure doing business with you. If you want another, I can do other forms, but it will cost you extra.

Sebek: A PERFECT REPLICA OF LORD MALLEUS! HUMAN, YOU HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. A PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU. WE WILL DISCUSS MORE LATER *runs off clutching the plushes*

*Ace and Duece staring*

Mc: Yeah, Prof. Crewel taught me how to sew. I decided to use it. You should see how much Iida pays me for anime and game merch.

Azul: *appears from behind a wall* Would you like to make a business deal?

[batclawsss]

Crocheting: this is so much fun and I love it :)

Knitting: this is fun I think

Sewing: God Is Real And He Desires Nothing But My Suffering

[tomicscomics]

05/03/2024

Gotta love the confidence.

___

JOKE-OGRAPHY:

1. When St. Joan was captured by the English, they spent months dragging her through one of the most overtly biased trials in history. This included many sessions of questioning, where her accusers sought to build their case against her. During their second session, she was asked about her youth, and whether she learned any trades. Joan answered with charming confidence. In W. S. Scott's translation of the trial manuscript, it reads, "Questioned as to whether she had learned any craft or trade, she said yes; and that her mother had taught her to sew; and that she did not believe there was any woman in Rouen who could teach her anything in this matter." However, in W. P. Barrett's translation, it reads, "Asked if in her youth she had learned any craft, she said yes, to sew and spin: and in sewing and spinning, she feared no woman in Rouen." I thought that wording had way more character, so I based this cartoon on Barrett's translation.

2. Sewing and spinning (wool) are skills used to make fabric and clothes. Thanks to her mother's training, Joan is so confident in this field that she declares she fears no woman, as if the lawyers are about to bring out a sewing expert to test her in a tailor-to-the-death gladiatorial showdown.

3. Joan in a tailor deathmatch:

[h3llofaday]

Yet again feeling the primal urge to put two pieces of fabric together

[great-and-small]

[trek-tracks]

especially in the past, where they used to CUT and SEW people like GARMENTS!!!

[fractangle]

Behold, The Meme Jacket

This jacket arrangement position is called "LOOK AT MY ARMPITS."

Here's a close-up of the collar and lapels with the jacket laying normally:

The snaps on the lapels hold them open, but can also be snapped closed, which is nice on windy days.

Here's the front of the jacket as it's intended to be seen:

I was very particular about how I designed and arranged these: much like how the back only has color in the middle, I wanted to keep the bright colors to the center. The two brightly colored patches are meant to read like a two-panel comic, or some sort of call-response thing, whatever. The patches along the bottom are meant to read left to right, almost like a four-panel comic. (The Awesome Face patch is just there because it fit.)

What's not obvious from these pictures is that there are inside pockets, which connect to the zippered side pockets! I don't tend to actually use this feature very much, but it does make the pocket space hugely tall in there.

Another feature I don't tend to use very much is the zip-off sleeves. I think I've only ever taken the sleeves off once (plus a few times when sewing patches on, to make it easier to reach where I was working).

The googly eye buttons are holding up moderately well - I might need to replace one of the eyes by next year. If you're gonna do this yourself, you gotta put a metal keyring of the same size behind the googly eye! Wrap the keyring in a piece of fabric (I used the tubular bit from the bottom edge of a t-shirt), and sew it to the button band. Then, glue the googly eye onto the fabric with enough glue to also glue the fabric to the keyring. (I used superglue for this.)

All in all, it's been an incredibly fun project, and one that I get lots and lots of use out of! I'm sure I'll add to it at some point, but I'm calling its current state "done (v1.0)".

[cozycraftzbl]

The army is growing