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String doesn’t just spring into being, as someone studying textile history the process of creating string is labor intensive. It starts with either shearing an animal that you have to raise and treat well in order to get good fiber from or growing plants that you have to take care of and harvest at the right time and then processing their fibers to align them and separate them from other plant matter. Then you have to wash and treat either kind of fibers, which might sound like an easy process but this is probably the most labor intensive part. Only then can you start spinning them into thread. Hand spinning is a complicated process that requires a lot of skill, training, and intuition. Before machine spinning, people spent their lives learning to spin. For the string to be red string it must be dyed, with natural sources for red being either plants like red madder, or cochineal beetles used to make carmine. Dying requires a lot of chemistry knowledge, toxic chemicals, and skill, and often takes a lot of trial and error.

💞Ships Week 2026: #21– #40 💞

Welcome to day 4 of ships week! Here are your next 20 ships from the last year, from #21 to #40:

21. Jegulus 0 James Potter & Regulus Black, the Harry Potter universe

22. Steddie -4 Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Stranger Things

23. Wolfstar +1 Remus Lupin & Sirius Black, the Harry Potter universe

24. Flambert Robert Robertson & Flambae, Dispatch

25. Suselle Susie & Noelle Holiday, Deltarune

26. Megop +71 Megatron & Optimus Prime, Transformers

27. Hansry Henry of Skalitz & Hans Capon, Kingdom Come: Deliverance

28. Satosugu -18 Gojo Satoru & Geto Suguru, Jujutsu Kaisen

29. Kriselle Kris Dreemurr & Noelle Holiday, Deltarune

30. Zosan -15 Roronoa Zoro & Vinsmoke Sanji, One Piece

31. Ghostsoap -11 Simon “Ghost” Riley & John “Soap” MacTavish, Call of Duty

32. Landoscar +26 Lando Norris & Oscar Piastri, Formula 1 drivers

33. Billford -32 Bill Cipher & Stanford Pines, Gravity Falls

34. Ineffable Husbands -30 Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens

35. Timkon +29 Tim Drake & Conner Kent, Young Justice

36. Abstragedy Gangle & Zooble, The Amazing Digital Circus

37. Rujinu Rumi & Jinu, KPop Demon Hunters

38. Merthur -2 Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Merlin

39. Bakudeku -13 Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Boku no Hero Academia

40. Narilamb -24 Narinder & the Lamb, Cult of the Lamb

The number in italics indicates how many spots a ship moved up or down from 2024. Bolded ships weren’t on the list last year. Art credits under the cut!

Well, wdyt? Did your OTP make an appearance? Any surprises? Tag your posts with #ships week 2026! Keep an eye out for a fan art edit and check back tomorrow for the final reveal of the top 1 – 20 ships 😱