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1y

My friend found this and posted it elsesocial so I'm posting it here because it is glorious.

Text Description: a reproduction of a late 18th/early 20th century newspaper item, titled Why We Oppose Pockets For Women
1.-Because pockets are not a natural right.
2.-Because the great majority of women do not want pockets. If they did, they would have them.
3.-Because whenever women have had pockets they have not used them.
4.-Because women are expected to carry enough things as it is without the additional burden of pockets.
5.-Because it would make dissension between husband and wife as to whose pockets were to be filled.
6.-Because it would destroy man’s chivalry toward woman if he did not have to carry all her things in his pockets.
7.-Because men are men and women are women. We must not fly in the face of nature.
8.-Because pockets have been used by men to carey tobacco, pipes, whiskey flasks, chewing gum and compromising letters. We see no reason to suppose that women would use them more wisely.

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1y

Today I was one of many who helped save two trucks of "we don't know how many" coming from a warehouse full of textiles that was going to be dumped. It was mostly lingerie fabric and trims, all perfectly good and usable. This is why I volunteer at the Lair! So much good shit is sent to landfill and we see .000000001% of it! If that!

I'm not mad at the people clearing the warehouse - it's a sad backstory and it must happen all the time. This is why community is vital, we need to link up and distribute resources that would otherwise be sent to the tip. With these resources we can share low cost and free items that help people make stuff they don't have to buy. We can take down capitalism... Well... A little bit of it.

#textilewaste #sewing

A photo of people picking up rolls of trims tipped from the back of a tilt truck onto the ground.

Photo of tubs full of hundreds of spools of sewing thread.

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44d

This free dress pattern hugs your figure without any closure! The secret is a shirred panel in the back.

You can customize the sleeve and dress length and even enter your own measurements to get your very own pattern!

https://www.dressdeveloper.com/sewingpatterns/dress-bergenia/

Woman twirling in a blue princess line dress with wide flaired skirt and a square neckline.

Back view of a woman twirling in a blue dress with shirred back panel

Woman in a blue princessline dress, hands in the pockets

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1y

Landscape in a match box.

Maybe not a very exciting scene, but the place means something to me. And now I can take it anywhere! 😊

#embroidery #sewing #craft #fiberarts #art

An aerial view of four fields (one in each corner) with a road going between them horizontally and a river going between them vertically. The image is embroidered with lots of French knots for trees in the hedgerows. The scene fits in a match box and is shown in the swan vesta box with a plant in the background.

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1y

Want to learn how to sew? Gathered magazine has put together a complete guide, including essential and nice-to-have supplies, patterns for beginners (we like the look of the DIY bookends and the duffle bag) and skills such as how to sew a button and basic embroidery.

https://flip.it/d.KWpp

#Creativity #Sewing #Lifestyle #Style #Fashion

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363d

Hey, I'm Lexi and this is an #intro post!

I'm leaning into wholesome living; #HomeCooking , #sewing , #making and #mending things, #composting and learning to #GrowYourOwn.

I'm rediscovering my love for #StarTrek and starting #gaming (#StardewValley style).

I'm wild about unicorns and love pink. Like, a lot. It's also unlikely you'll see me in anything but dungarees.

I'm late realised #ActuallyAutistic on the waiting list for a full assessment.

Alexis, a woman with bright pink hair tied back, wearing pink and white dungarees, leaning against a Triceratops behind it's frill. Behind them are trees.

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338d

This video has been a long time coming! Lots of work continually sidelined by my health issues…

I would appreciate it *very much* if you would watch it, share it, and leave a comment on #YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2auonh2xbTg

I have more videos coming, but it would be nice to get some feedback before I start editing the next ones. #sewing @sewing

https://mastodon.social/@dmblog/112892999183682149

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232d

Finally finished this jacket. I was gifted a bunch of upholstery fabric, much of it in smaller pieces, and have been challenging myself to find ways to use it. The jacket is lined and has five pockets in total.

#Sewing #ClothingDesign

Me standing outside in autumn leaf covered grass, facing the camera and striking a silly pose, wearing a brown coat with a hemline that's shorter in the front than the back. The coat has vertical panels that are made of different fabrics, some print and some solid, all in different shades of brown.

Me standing outside in autumn leaf covered grass, with my back to the camera, wearing a brown coat with a hemline that's shorter in the front than the back. The coat has vertical panels that are made of different fabrics, some print and some solid, all in different shades of brown.

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251d

I spent a bit of time today recovering from the weekend and clearing out my mending pile. This bag from Market Basket had some places where the panels were pulling apart from each other and the binding was falling off. I pulled off the crummy binding and replaced it with some nylon webbing, and ta-da, bag is useful again.

From a purely capitalist perspective, this is a terrible use of time, right? I could just buy a new bag from MB for, like, what, $5? $10? And I could have used that time in Economically Productive Pursuits to Increase The GDP, and someone in an exploited country could have made another one and shipped it across the ocean, and in a couple years that binding would rip and I’d buy a new one and we’d just keep doing that dance until the heat death of the universe.

Or I could spend the time and effort to keep it out of a landfill for a little longer. So I did. And it’s a small thing but it’s better than nothing. Bonus: bag is now significantly gayer.

We can fix things if we take the time.

#makedoandmend #fixityourself #mending #moveslowandfixthings #sewing #visiblemending

A close up view of the side of a Market Basket (local beloved grocery chain) insulated bag. The edge binding has been replaced with a strip of rainbow nylon webbing. A Caucasian hand is holding the edge so that both sides are visible.

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188d

#WeekendSewingClub holiday special… this is the face of a woman thinking “fuck you I won”.

I jettisoned the coat I started last week (energy too scarce to waste on a project that doesn’t excite me), and redirected attention to the water-resistant, bonded houndstooth wool, but with a ‘simple’ cape pattern (new look, N6768).

It was like sewing a tarpaulin. Should have been doable in two days, but took 5. My hands are TRASHED. I love the result. #sewing #tailoring #iMadeItMyself #ItHasPockets

Me, mirror selfie, wearing knee-length, high neck black/white houndstooth cape and a slight, but smug smirk.

The cape, hung up, buttoned right up to the neck, flat against the wall, emphasising the width, the arm-slits, diagonal section seams, and the big, black buttons down the front.

Detail of a pocket, set into the diagonal section seam, held open, because they’re damned near invisible otherwise.

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54d

Vier Quietschvergnügt Taschen genäht. Dieser Schnitt hat es mir sehr angetan. In die Taschen passt unheimlich viel rein. Die Innentaschen habe ich alle aus weißen Bettlaken genäht, Außenstoffe: ein Ikea-Kopfkissen, Küchenhandtücher und geschenktem Stoff.
#Nähen #sewing #Handarbeiten
@handarbeiten

Auf einem Laminatboden liegen nebeneinander vier längs-gefaltete Taschen in folgenden Farben: rosa mit kleinen weißen Punkten und pinke Tragegurte, lila mit großem weißem Muster und graue Gurte, blau-gelb-lila gesprenkelt mit Muster und blauen Gurten, große halbierte und ganze Zitronen auf weißem Grund und grünem Stoff, Gurte aus gleichem Stoff.

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169d

She’s done, Jim.

I lost the light before I finished her up but I’ll see if I can get to the library in the next couple days to get some better photos.

#startrek #handmade #sewing #tng #tngbag #notforsale

A small messenger bag with two side pockets. The bag has a red and black color scheme and the flap is colorblocked to resemble the Star Trek: TNG uniforms. A vinyl iron-on appliqué starfleet insignia completes the look.

Another view of the TNGbag, this one at a slight angle to better capture the shiny chrome of the insignia and the water bottle side pocket.

A photograph of the rear of the bag. There is a large red slip pocket extending across the back of the bag and connecting with the two side water bottle pockets.

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161d

Tentatively dipping my toes in the Fediverse, so here's my #introduction post!

Hey everyone! I'm Alice, developer by day and #multicrafter the rest of the time. My main interest is #crochet though sometimes I play with my #sewing machine too, and one of my goals for this year is to get into #knitting as well. I'm also going back to #writing again after years of avoiding it or, well, I'm trying to. I enjoy playing #videogames in what remains of my free time, last one I played is #baldursgate3 and I might start another campaign soon™️.

Gonna share a couple of crochet projects I'm particularly proud of. See you around the garden!

Bunny amigurumi made out of gray and white acrylic yarn, with safety eyes and nose.

Crochet cabled cardigan inspired by Taylor Swift's Folklore cardigan. It's made out of a beige or sand brown yarn, with accents in chocolate brown yarn. It includes brown star patches on the front and three buttons. The color scheme is inspired by the album Evermore.

Crochet bouquet blanket, displayed in its bouquet form. It's made out of soft chenille yarn. The main piece is green and has flowers in red, purple and three shades of pink.

Little crochet backpack. It has a navy faux leather base, flap and handles, while the backpack body is crocheted. The crochet part is a chevron pattern with a granny stitch, made out of navy and light blue macrame cord yarn.

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135d

Look at this brand spanking new beauty!

Over the past year, I have finished many machine sewing projects and my old sewing machine was no longer sufficient.
Coinciding with my wish for a new machine was the fact I was lucky to celebrate a "big" birthday with friends and family. They helped me enormously to reach my sewing machine savings goal, and today I visited my local sewing machine expert store to buy this new beauty.

First project? A small shopping bag, great to use as a cover for various gifts for friends and family!
#LeoniekeDoesNotNeedMoreHobbies #LTAACreations #Sewing #FiberArts

New sewing machine on a table, some fabrics with small squares/gingham behind it.

Fabric gingham bag on a turquoise cutting mat, all on a wooden table with bits and pieces surrounding it.

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117d

Michelle May (aka The Giddy Stitcher) makes videos about lots of different crafts including cross-stitch, sewing, crochet, knitting and many others. You can follow at:

➡️ @michellemay

There are already 70 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/michellemay/videos

You can also follow her general social media account at @thegiddystitcher

#FeaturedPeerTube #Crafting #Crafts #CrossStitch #Sewing #Crochet #Knitting #PeerTube #PeerTubers

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71d

The quilt is finished, really pleased with how it came out. The binding wasn’t a battle which was nice #quilting #sewing

A brightly colored geometric patterned quilt. It has a series of triangular blocks

A brightly colored geometric patterned quilt. It’s a close up of one of the blocks on the side

The back of the quilted folded up. It is a teal green color. The binding edge is lime green

A close up of the mitered corner on the quilt. The binding is lime green

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89d

I am not doing good at time management or indeed any approximation of knowing what day it is, but today was the last day to drop off art for the Somerville Open Studios and I managed to get this done just in time. Despite 1) running out of black thread (howwwww) and 2) goofing up the insignia the first time. Still. She looks good.

I probably did not need to agonize as much as I did over whether it’s the right shade of teal/blue but who am I even if I can’t overthink things.

#somervillema #art #sewing #StarTrek #handmade #StarTrekTNG

A messenger bag hanging from a porch railing. It’s giving “medical uniform from Star Trek TNG” except it’s like. A bag. Got the insignia and the little black waistline angle and everything.

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66d

Hey, crafty people! I almost forgot about Me Made May. I'm wearing one of my many Persephone dresses, by Made For Mermaids.
#sewing #meMadeMay #MMM2025 #MeMadeMay2025

I am wearing a strappy dress, print is flowers, Luna moths, crescent moons on black, over a white tee

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20d

I made shoes! A process thread...

@sewing

#sewing #shoes #shoemaking #sneakerkit

The same trainers from above

Mustard yellow high-top trainers viewed from the side

The same trainers on my feet, at a 3/4 angle

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This is very bad news for anyone who sews. The parent company who owned the big 4 sewing pattern brands (Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, Vogue) has sold them to a liquidator. Meaning that the business will get wound down and dissolved.
I own a number of these patterns and like them (much more than Burda), I can't believe this is happening.

I must admit I bought mainly Lekala patterns, others like indi patterns. Meaning that the Big 4 are no longer profitable?

https://craftindustryalliance.org/parent-company-of-the-big-4-sewing-pattern-brands-sold-to-a-liquidator/

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