I Don't Think We Talk Enough About The Fact Every Time Shouta Has Interacted With The Public/Press He

oh i can’t fucking believe this. the gods—they smote me. just smited me out of the blue. i’ve been smit. they gave me absolutely no warning before smating me. smoted my guts all over the place. with thunderbolts and everything. absolutely smurted me

You Were My Joker That Night

I recently saw a post lamenting how expensive sewing as a hobby is, which has been nagging me all day and of course now I can’t find it anymore.

It is, in fact, quite an extensive hobby and you can get bogged down by the capitalism monster thinking you need to buy a ton of things right away. You don’t! I’ve been sewing most of my life and have been slowly collecting tools and things as I need them but you can start off real small! Here are some random tips from me to you:

Sewing patterns: there are butt loads of free patterns all over the internet. Check out Mood patterns, Peppermint magazine, and your local library for the pattern bind up books if you’re lucky. However, indie patterns are totally worth the price, especially for beginners. They tend to have great instructions and better fit than the paper patterns you can find in stores and they come from people with a real passion for sewing. If you’re going more historical costuming, some of the free patterns can be finagled, but your best bet (besides drafting) is to purchase patterns depending on your era, just avoid Sense and Sensibility patterns. You can also find vintage patterns, but the instructions and fit are a tad different than you may be used to, especially for beginners. Shameless plug anyway for my vintage pattern shop.

Fabric: don’t be scared of your thrift store! Ive found lengths of fabric a couple times, but I always check for sheets and tablecloths that I like the look and feel of. You can get natural fibers wayyyy cheaper this way and tho it’s an extra step you can dye or overdye to get the color you want. The black fabric in this stack was faded so I dyed it darker black with Rit and the yellow I dyed with marigolds from my garden.

Notions/random bits and bobs: ask your friends and family! Sewing used to be basically ubiquitous and has gone out of style so as a result there are more vintage sewing supplies in the world than you could ever want and usually people hold on to them until they can find a good home. I’ve gotten so much random bullshit from my mom and grandmas and friends just by announcing that I love to sew. Obvi don’t be rude or conspiratorial, but esp older folks love to share their love of the craft.

Machine: cheapest is to inherit one, but you can usually find some older models at thrift stores or on Craigslist/fb marketplace. I found my serger for a decent discount from a company that refurbishes sewing machines.

I hope this helps anyone who is interested in sewing but scared of the starting costs. It’s a bit of a learning and cost curve, but the internet has helped break that down so much.

Kalì nifta

I almost forgot about this little piece I embroidered a while ago but didn’t frame until last week. It’s inspired by a traditional song from south Italy where my dad’s from.

Song under the cut

Kalì nifta

Ti en glicea tusi nifta ti en òria

cìevò plonno pensèonta ‘ss'esena

C'ettù mpì ‘s ti ffenèstra ssu agàpi mu

tis kardia mmu su nifto ti ppena.

Larilò larilò lallerò, larilò larilò llà llà……

Evò panta ss'esena penseo

jati ‘sena, fsichi mmu ‘gapò

ce pu pao, pu sirno, pu steo

sti kkardìa panta sena vastò

Larilò larilò lallerò, larilò larilò llà llà……

Kali nifta se finno ce pao

plaia ‘su ti vo pirda prikò

ma pu pao, pu sirno pu steo

sti kkardia panta sena vastò.

Larilò larilò lallerò, larilò larilò llà llà……

Ti en glìcea tusi nìfta, ti en òria

C' evò e' plonno pensèonta ‘ss'esèna,

C'ettu-mpì ‘s ti' ffenèstra-ssu, agàpi-mu,

Sti kardia-mu su nìfto ti ppena.

Evò panta ss'èsena penseo

jatì' sena, fsichi-mmu ‘gapò

Ce pu pao, pu sìrno, pu steo,

sti kkardia panta sena vastò.

Lalallalalero...

@erasermicweek Day 6: Appreciation

Stop being rude Mic

you gotta be able to say "die"

you gotta be able to say "suicide"

you gotta be able to talk about "sex"

they're uncomfortable topics, YEAH for SURE

because LIFE is uncomfortable. Death and suicide and sex and pain are straight up going to happen. not having words for the way it discomforts you doesn't make it more comfortable, it just makes you less able to reach out about it.

even more vital, you gotta be able to say words like "rape", "abuse", "queer" or "racist". cause we fought fucking hard to name those experiences. to identify "rape" as distinct from "sex" and "racism" as distinct from "acceptable behaviour" and "queer" as distinct from "invert"

like the function of communication is not to minimise immediate discomfort. we gotta be able to talk about stuff that's hard or sucks or causes difficult conversations.

Settle a bet.

autism blast

Eyoo some more mic💛✨️