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🌺 please call me cerah! this blog is my space to talk about my fiber related hobbies including spinning, sewing, natural dyeing, weaving, & anything else historical, fiber art, or generally costuming/crafting related. I'm also interested in the solarpunk movement & may occasionally post about that!

🌺 I have a big interest in history, specifically ancient Egypt, the Minoans and the Mycenaeans, and pre-Rennaisance Italy (1370-1430ish, which is my chosen time period and area playing in the SCA. hi from Calontir!)

this is a side blog. my main is @skylark-whaleshark. all asks & messages are welcome, feel free to say hi!

this blog supports women's rights, trans rights, the lgbtq+ community, people of color, and anyone that finds themselves in a vulnerable position.

Racism, transphobia & terf ideologies, homophobia, antisemitism, and alt-right ideology are not tolerated here.

🌺 how I tag & sort things:

#letters from skylark

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lil-leviathan

Back on the face of the earth! I managed to take exactly zero photos of my camping trip so just insert a fun SCA event into your mind where some amount of weaving happened.

Im back on the dice train! Two sets are in the pot, one of which I fear may not turn out well due to pressure fluctuations, but we shall see. I'm super hopeful for both and the second one especially took a lot of prep time.

lil-leviathan

The dice that came out of these molds RULE!

#not fiber arts #(kinda)#those turned out incredible!!

owlspinningyarns

finished a shawl, blocked the shawl, took pictures of the shawl

very, very pleased with this one. it's soft and drapes amazingly, the gradient flows like i was picturing in my head and i was able to make the shawl i wanted

pattern is Knitting By the Pool by Romi Hill. great pattern, not so complicated i couldn't watch something while knitting while being just complicated enough to make sure my brain stayed engaged. also an excellent pattern for a gradient. i could see making this pattern again in another gradient, possibly for gifting purposes

yarn is a handspun 2 ply laceweight 100% BFL gradient from Hilltop Cloud's Never Ending Gradient Club. i used around 90 grams for the shaw,and i extended the last section by 8 rows. the yarn is from the beginning of my study of consistency in spinning lace and gradients so i can see the areas i was looking to improve at the time and how i would handle them now. still i'm very happy with how the yarn knit up

now to figure out what my next knitting project will be

#knitting #wow!! amazing work!

skylark-spinner

quilt time quilt time

skylark-spinner

the cats are beginning to take shape!

skylark-spinner

great news! the cat heads have turned into full cats!

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The quilt has been quote, bound, and run through the laundry freshly baked! Unfortunately a piecing seam did pull when it got washed, so I have to fix that and then pictures

skylark-spinner

It's done!!

#letters from skylark #my cat has lovingly provided cat fur on it again already despite me just washing it last night

nonbinaryjudean

oh btw since its pride month heres some knitting and crochet patterns for you. these are all free. note that i have not MADE or TESTED all of these.

so there are a lot of patterns for soft prosthetic breasts for breast cancer survivors, but there's no reason you cant make yourself some boobs:

Ravelry: Knitted Knockers Double pointed needles pattern by KnittedKnockers.org

Ravelry: Knockers (Crochet) pattern by Claudia Barbo

Ravelry: Tit Bits pattern by Beryl Tsang

Ravelry: Quick & Easy Round Knocker pattern by Janet Dawson

patterns for packers:

Ravelry: Perfectly Reasonable Packer pattern by Janet Dawson - this is a pattern i have actually made. i found it really easy to make and to customize/adapt for different yarns.

Ravelry: Soft Packer pattern by Marian Fournier

Ravelry: Trans Masc Packer pattern by Marcy Fank

Ravelry: Knit Packer pattern by Finn Beaton

fun pride themed patterns:

Ravelry: Progress Pride Flag Cutie pattern by Nicola Newt

Ravelry: Transgender Symbol pattern by Sara Allen

Ravelry: LGBTQ+Equality for Shawl pattern by nycraft craftivist

Ravelry: Pride & Trans Pride Flipsy pattern by kawaiicuddlebug

Ravelry: Transitions Trans Pride Cowl pattern by Elizabeth L. Schell

Ravelry: Trans Pride flag handwarmers pattern by Cassian Lotte Lodge

Ravelry: Protect Trans Folks Tapestry pattern by Ashley Gorecki

Pride Flag Knitting Chart! — TINA TSE KNITS

Ravelry: Pride Flag Hearts pattern by Grace Grommes

Ravelry: Pride Headband pattern by Indie Child

Mini Pride Progress Flag Free Crochet Pattern – Unicorn Hideout

Free patterns: Bi Bee, Enbee, Lesbeean – With Love, Feli

things are rough but we will get through it. happy pride month💙

#reference #inspiration #happy pride month!

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skylark-spinner

quilt time quilt time

skylark-spinner

the cats are beginning to take shape!

skylark-spinner

great news! the cat heads have turned into full cats!

skylark-spinner

The quilt has been quote, bound, and run through the laundry freshly baked! Unfortunately a piecing seam did pull when it got washed, so I have to fix that and then pictures

#letters from skylark #it's basically done!#my quilting work is. quite bad I won't lie #but in my defense it's the second quilt I've ever made and it was a bit of a hassle to do on my treadle #but I finished it all yesterday. so happy pride month to my cat quilt

ofchaosgoddess

I figured out it's possible to use my modern (2010s Janome) sewing machine feet on my antique (1910s Singer) sewing machine. this is important because now I don't need a quilting guide specific for my treadle, yippee!

#letters from skylark #presumably I can do the reverse too. will require further experimentation

ghost-in-the-library

watched maleficient last night. has anyone explored the economic and material ramifications of getting rid of all your spinning wheels in one blow. you’re back to drop spinning now, and it takes roughly 6-10 hours of spinning for the yarn to allow a single hour weaving. everyone ought to be spinning, kids included. the housekeepers should be spinning. people waiting for their wares to sell should be spinning. guards on duty should be spinning. i must believe the only reason we don’t see all this spinning on screen is bc the camera loves watching the king’s descent into madness, which i agree with. that man is spinning something, but it ain’t fiber.

skylark-spinner

quilt time quilt time

skylark-spinner

the cats are beginning to take shape!

skylark-spinner

great news! the cat heads have turned into full cats!

#letters from skylark #ready for quilting :)

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skylark-spinner

quilt time quilt time

skylark-spinner

the cats are beginning to take shape!

#letters from skylark #i will not be taking comments or questions about the amount of threads i haven't clipped

quilt time quilt time

#sewing #quilting #letters from skylark #pattern is the cats on cats pattern but I scaled it up larger

heliotropist

Just an FYI to my quilting friends here who have been following the Artemis II--new free FPP (foundation paper piecing) block from Quiet Play Designs.

Foundation paper piecing patterns designed for the modern quilter, full of colour, geometric designs and a touch of whimsy.

#quilting #sewing #reference

hellenhighwater

The tent is up!

hellenhighwater

This is a vevor 16.5 ft bell tent (it's gone up in price since I bought it but it's pretty reasonable value for money) painted with latex exterior house paint, the cheapest stuff they had at menards. I used a folding foam mattress on top of the four storage bins my gear was packed in as a cot--quite comfy and practical; I'm going to cut a sheet of plywood as a bin topper and do that again for sure. The guyline shorteners are just sections of 2x2 furring strips, cut and painted. There's documentation on the process for nearly all of this here already.

#not fiber arts #more on this gorgeous tent #I also have a vevor! they're great!

hellenhighwater

The tent is up!

#not fiber arts #would you be willing to talk about how you put together the porch? I have a similar tent and want to so something like that!#overall huge insp. I need to decorate my tent more

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scribefindegil

as someone who wants to make Every Art And Craft, Ever, All The Time it's actually suuuuuuch a relief when I come across a technique that I don't vibe with aesthetically. my pile of Things To Learn is endless and ever-growing and normally every time I see a new thing it's like well. there it goes. on the infinite pile. so on the rare occasions i see something i DON'T have a fervent and immediate desire to learn I'm just oh wow I don't like this. thank fucking god.

#this was me with tatting. I don't really like the look of the lace it produces #but the actual technique is what got me because it looked fun. and it is fun

the-merry-otter

A MERRY A.S. 61 TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE!!

#society for creative anachronism #sca #happy AS 61!!

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