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Just going to do a warm up sketch!
Yeah...warm up sketch.....okay now I have to color it!
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Decided to update Robin's look just a little, make them a little less...dull colored?? Anyway-obligatory tag.
@circuscountdowns
She stayed up all night finishing the embroidery of her gown and then spent the entire ball talking about the techniques she used and how long it took her
She slapped the visiting Prince's hand when he touched her shoulder because "that took me hours and I don't know where your hands have been!"
One of her maids introduced her to weaving and now she's skipping her lessons on statecraft to dye her own wool
She asked for a flock of sheep of her own for her birthday
Her quarters look like a textile goods shop
She hired a new maid to teach her lacemaking
She is the happiest she's ever been and her parents just want to her pay attention in her diplomacy lessons
(she is but she's always doing some kind of fibre craft at the same time and it annoys her tutor)
ETA: Everyone tagging this Sandry from the Circle of Magic books by Tamora Pierce thank you, I am now aware that the books exist, I was unaware of them before. Now; please for the love of god stop fucking tagging it
Also we can do with more fiber arts princesses. I just want more respect for fiber arts in general
you guys remember olney handkerchief, right? I confess I sometimes forget about our olney handkerchief for months at a time...
anyway.
since my last update on this project (when dinosaurs roamed the earth) I have actually made some progress. today I even moved the lace up another notch - which incidentally meant it was time to free the first bit of lace from the last few of its pins! I do love unpinning. I try not to fiddle with the lace too much after it's free - must keep it clean - but... just a little won't hurt...
Genuinely so ridiculously happy with how this turned out
EDIT since this got popular: Here is a link to the ravelry page with my notes/more info, and HERE is a link to the pattern (since it was originally free and has since been discontinued!)
PSA for all the people who have a pet Fibre Artist, whether you have a Knitter, a Crocheter or perhaps one of the more rare breeds like Spinners and Lace-Makers, make sure that they take frequent breaks from their craft by playing with them and taking them on walks since Fibre Artists are prone to giving themselves RSIs and Carpal Tunnel when left to their own devices for too long!
Since I drew Curufin, I wanted to make some proper designs also for other sons of Fëanor. But I had no time and when I had I didn't liked my sketches and ideas.
I don't understand how lace is made, but looking at the bobbins and pins and patterns … listen buddy I know math when I see it. This is A Math Thing. Obviously.
Right away I want to know:
Can I encode information in lace?
How much of an expert must one be to make your own patterns?
What about the creation of surfaces?
Knitting is more accessible, and people have been exploring math with knitting forever.
But what possibilities does lace offer?
What is the theory of lace?
An excerpt from Mathematics Magazine
Vol. 91, No. 4 (October 2018), pp. 307-309
Shows I'm hardly the first person to muse about this. Need to get my hands on the rest of this article, obviously.
I'm just in awe of the details in your ascended Astarion comic. Both of them not having their normal clothes or their cosy little house, DORIAN NOT MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH HIM. DORIAN WAITING UNTIL THE LAST SECOND TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE. WHEN HE KILLS HIM IT MIRROR'S CAZADOR'S DEATH SCENE. I'M GOING INSANE THANK YOU
Look at all the lovely leaves growing from my needles! Got a solid three hours of knitting time this weekend and am nearly at row seventy!
Next weekend I should get a ton more knit as my husband is taking the tiny tot to a marathon to cheer. Although I do need to put the second hank on the swift to wind, I'm hoping to get that done some time this week. Tiny tot has started sleeping well when put down at night, so that does free up an hour or two. Though I've been using that time for getting things done for work. A nursery school teacher's job is never done.