Threadly Intent

These picket patches seem more appropriate for end of week 7 of this strike.
#BCGEU #strike #blockprint #handmade

Crocheted pumpkin hanging in a tree

Crocheted pumpkin hanging in a tree

Hand holding a hollow crocheted pumpkin-shaped pouch

I can’t resist alliteration, so I’m keeping my hands busy during my picket shifts with these picket pumpkin pouches now that we’re into the spooky season
#bcgeu #strike

Several rows of fabric patches printed with 'Baby's first strike' and a dinosaur hatching from an egg

all the first batch was claimed before my shift was over & I've got the next batch drying in the studio for tomorrow. I might just make a dent in my scrap bin at this rate!

several rows of multi-coloured patches with a block printed dinosaur hatching out of an egg. The patches include the text "Baby's first strike"

Keeping busy during the #BCGEU strike with these fresh picket patches. Can't believe we're half way through week 5 without a serious offer on the table.
#blockprinted #memade #strike #labour

Fixed some timing and needle alignment issues but holy moly did the previous owner ignore those. This base plate is actually punched all the way through! I didn’t know a needle could do that!

A computerized sewing machine laid on its back with the bottom open, showing exposed circuit board and gears

Picked up this old MemoryCraft 5000 as part of an auction lot and while the internet tells me it’s not worth getting running, a win98 vm isn’t a huge obstacle and all the machine itself seems to need is new oil, a fresh fuse and ~30 years of compacted lint removed. Not today landfill!
#sewsky

Close but different brand, this one specifically is a Read Pleater ☺️

Two images of a vintage Reed pleating machine. The first image shows the machine empty and mid-assembly, the other image shows the machine with fabric inserted and visible running stitches holding the pleats in place

New post up about making my green smocked dress, I adore the results of hand smocking and this pleating machine really sped the process up vs my first fully hand-done attempt, but what a time commitment! with.threadlyintent.com/gobsmocked/
#sewsky #smocking #sewing #vintagesewing #vintagetools

I love making myself stupid little things to decorate my work areas

🧐 If a wall lizard were an entomologist, it would probably be pretty tempted to snack on its collection I figured...
#blockprint #linoprint #printmaking #testprint

Back view of a capelet, featuring a large design with 2 entwined snakes

Front view of a capelet, featuring a crescent faced moon design

It was a pain to make that big Auryn appliqué, but I love how it turned out! My sister LOVED this one 🤩
#memade #sewsky #slowfashion #cape #smalldesigner

Thanks! A lot of stops and starts on this one, glad to have it finished and out of my to-do bin!

Bright green dress posed on a sewing mannequin

Bright green dress posed on a sewing mannequin

The dressmaker posing in a bright green dress with bulging pockets

I adore this comfy smocked dress. With 4 roomy pockets that beg to get loaded up I’m already thinking of this as my cargo dress 👗
#sewsky #smocking #memade #slowfashion

hummingbird sitting in a hawthorne tree

Look at this little cutie! I love that there's always a hummingbird or 2 around this tree, but I've never managed to get a photo before!

#hummingbird #birds #nature

unfinished green dress with heavy hand smocked (gathered) areas

Letting myself go full on with the fabric manipulation on this one. I finished the smocking on the waist like 3 years ago and left the bodice as a problem for future me until last month 😅
#smocking #handmade #sewsky #workinprocess #cottagecore

I was in the woods when I stumbled upon a ruined old cistern where various mice and woodland creatures were having a weekend-long solstice feast.

They welcomed me with an acorn cap full of dandelion liqueur, but I don't don't how to tell that's not enough fuckin booze for me, I'm huge you dumb shit

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Photo of a tiny, round bird perched in a hawthorn tree

Photo of a tiny, round bird perched in a hawthorn tree

The tree off my balcony has gotten some particularly cute visitors

wishing all the homophobes a super uncomfortable month

Ayup.
All the LGBTQ+ 'phobes

Wrap cape in 3 different shades of blue. A dual faced moon is appliquéd onto the front left chest, 2 entwined snakes appliqued onto the back of the cape can be seen in a mirror behind

I just realized that since my sister isn't on Bluesky, she can't have her gift spoiled by me posting it here!
Her fav colour is blue, the twin faced moon and twinned snakes in the Auryn are nods to her being a Gemini.
The hood has so much volume, I like to think of it as a kind of privacy setting 😘

I'll never get tired of watching steam rise on a chilly morning

a delicate, largely complete leaf skeleton sits on jagged oregon grape leaves

forest-scape with large, mossy tree trunk in the foreground

fallen tree with decaying stump

trees with harvested bark sections visible

One more set from Francis King Park

budding fern

two moss covered stumps

a moss covered stump surrounded by lush vegetation

moss covered tree branches or roots snake across a ground that is littered in dead leaves

Some more photos from my visit to Francis King Park

dense moss and ferns are interspersed with saplings in the dappled sunlight

If spooky's not your vibe, this one is bursting with life

Rotting stump in brightly lit sunbeam in front of dark empty forest

Another in the same spooky forest aesthetic

Dark forest looms behind a well lit tree and hillock of moss & ferns

Just sifting through some inspiration/reference photos from a visit to Francis King Park and slightly obsessed with how this one came out

they should make number-shaped crackers, so when you eat them you can say you're crunching numbers

Photo of the front of a tarot deck case, covered in fluffy felt. A multicoloured belt wraps around the middle where it meets in an oak leaf shaped clasp. Above the belt is a fused glass cabochon depicting a stylized femme portrait in sharp profile

Unfolding the front of the tarot case, exposing the inner silk cushions and leather wrap layer

Fully opened tarot case, showing the deck nestled into the center of the leather wrap as well as the supporting silk cushions

I love making tarot cases, maybe even as much as I love making witch hats. Making my deck a cozy, protective home really helps me feel connected to a new deck.
This one is made of alpaca felt, leather, silk, cotton and a fused glass cabochon, all materials were scraps &/or sourced 2nd hand 🥰

Probably reasonable with a bit of practice, getting a consistent thickness & density is the hard part. I avoided that using the woven then boiled wool fabric instead of straight felted fibre here. Not sure how well that fabric would work for capeline stretching and blocking, but now I'm curious!

profile view of a large witch hat made of a soft, fluffy fabric

Sneaking in a profile shot because