Tagged by @flyingwiththebirds :D It’s been an age since I’ve done anything on tumblr other than lurk, but I love some self-indulgent Q+As

rl status: in one (and very happy :3)

fav colour: depends on context but generally pale aqua

3 favourite foods: char kway teow (tasty noodles), chorizo and nashi pears (they’re kinda expensive for fruit here, but I make a point of buying them when they’re available)

Last google search: spectacled petrel (weird looking bird)

Time: 9:48am

Dream trip: I get overwhelmed by the number of places there are and how short life feels, so ecologically, Antarctica and the sub-antarctic, because it feels important to go… soon. And illustrate the hell out of everything I see. Unfortunately trips there are understandably expensive. Otherwise, probably Japan!

Craving: It was chocolate an hour or so ago… not an ideal breakfast (I didn’t)

Tagging: any of the 5 people that still follow me here haha

prisonhannibal:

making art is just like showering………can’t get up and do it, can’t stop when you’ve started. you want to crawl out of your skin if you don’t do it often enough. everything in the world is the exact same

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pterribledinosaurdrawings:

bug shaped noodles.

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incendavery:

i think if i go too long without drawing my heart gets all gunked up

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wastelesscrafts:

Visible Mending

Introduction:

Visible mending is a decorative way to fix up an item. Instead of trying to make your mend as invisible as possible, the idea is to make it part of the garment’s design.

Visual mending is not a single technique: it’s more of a mindset. If you’ve got an item you love, it deserves to be mended, and if you’re going to put that love into stitches, why not show them off?

That being said, there are some specific techniques that are popular with visible menders. Let’s take a look!

Sashiko:

Sashiko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery that is used to both decorate and reinforce fabric. In visible mending, sashiko is often used to cover up holes with patches or to reinforce thinning fabric. This technique uses a variation on the running stitch.

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Some resources on sashiko:

• SashiCo on YouTube: sashiko livestreams and information on the cultural aspect of sashiko.
• Written tutorial by Upcycle Stitches.
• Free sashiko templates by TheSpruceCrafts.
• Fixing jeans with sashiko by Soluna Collective.

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Embroidery:

Regular embroidery is also a popular technique to accentuate your mends. Check out my embroidery 101 post to learn how to get started. You can embroider patches, or use embroidery to hide or accentuate any stitches you’ve made to fix holes. Embroidery’s also a great way to cover up stains.

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Patches:

There are many ways to add patches to a garment. My tutorial on patches is a good place to start if you want to make custom-shaped patches to sew on top of your fabric. You can also sew your patch on the inside of your garment and have it peek out from beneath the hole you’re trying to fix. Fun ideas for this are lace or superheroes.

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Darning:

Darning is a technique used to repair holes in fabric by using running stitches to weave extra fabric over the hole as to fill it up again. While traditionally darning is done in an invisible way by using the same colour of thread as your fabric, you can also use contrasting colours to accentuate your fix. Check out this written tutorial on darning by TheSpruceCrafts.

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Conclusion:

Visible mending is a creative way to fix up your clothes and give them some personality at the same time.

You should be proud of the fact that you took the time and learned the necessary skills needed to mend your clothes! Show off what you did!

A fun side effect of wearing these obvious mends is that people will notice them. They’ll remember your fixes the next time they’re faced with a hole in their wardrobe, and it will make them more likely to try it for themselves.

These are just a few ways to visibly mend your garments. Want more inspiration? Check out Pinterest or r/Visiblemending on Reddit.

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chuckdrawsthings:

let’s go girls 🤠

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great-and-small:

I hate that I’m always trying to find cool biology themed stuff to wear but all the “nature inspired” clothing companies just have like two crossed arrows or a minimalistic mountain on a sweatshirt. Fucking lame, that’s barely even nature-adjacent. Put the life cycle of a salamander on a jacket, put hyena skeleton patterns on leggings, put a damn field guide of birds of prey on a peacoat and THEN you can have my money. Do NOT give me a shirt with a leaf on it that says “stay wild” or some bullshit I would much prefer clothing that broadcasts to everyone around me how many teeth an adult Jaguar has or how some pitcher plants can catch and digest rats.

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