Sewing in the Thunderdome

I also made San's mask, but she is a big one! I really like how the matte red beads helped highlight the silver lined and pearl finishes of the details.

The last of my Ghibli bolos (for now) is No Face from Spirited Away. I have been saving mother of pearl chips that looked toothy just for this. There is something very interesting to me about a being gaining more defined features as it becomes insatiable, and how it's relationship to the decadent and luxurious becomes both disgusting and horrifying. He has muskrat fur hair, a mask made with some charlotte cut 13/0s, and some freshwater pearls on the bolo tips. The edging was meant to look like gold nuggets but the color looks more amber against the black.

My Stella: Akemi Takada CD-ROM Digital Gallery

steiff ~ Taube the pompom Pigeon (1953-1958)

Autry Museum of The American West, Los Angeles, CA

Some of my kurama faces

women have always wanted to fuck the beast

Simplicity Sewing Book Revised: Plus Tailoring, Crochet, Embroidery, and More. Simplicity Pattern Co. Inc., 1972. 

If anyone is curious, here is a comprehensive blog post by Cathy Chen for MaggieThread that goes into the history of American Thread Company :)

[ID: July 1. Too tired. END ID]