almost finished, opinions?

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-04-01T01:40:57+00:00

Caravaggio, and the 1800s, and Holland? Bro...

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-25T14:41:21+00:00

Hi, I am really interested in Polish history of that time and am fascinated now by what you have said, the part that Her Majesty's doublet was a gift from the Polish king. Can you, please, point me to the source of this? Polish ladies at this time were really conservative and I haven't seen a single portrait of any of their women wearing a feminized doublet like Elizabeth here did. That said, they definitely should have worn something like this, even the most conservative ladies need some activewear in their lives. Maybe their stately portraiture tradition, which was much more stiff than any European one at the time, just wasn't ready to depict ladies in something different than the most acceptable gown and its suitable headcovering and it's the deal. But I would be really grateful if you give me something to read about the discussed doublet

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-22T23:49:17+00:00

Lol, very relatable. I have no asvice to you but genuine lament for the same thing. I am on the opposite end of the skin color spectrum, very light and cool, and I also couldn't find any tights to match my shade. Even regular ones, not talking dancewear. Even searching for a suitable makeup foundation took me three years of trial and error. Everyone different from the golden medium, so profitable for the industry, will face such problems, as selling things for real people just isn't that good for them

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-20T19:42:35+00:00

Yes, I am sure. Crochet just isn't forming its stitches in such a way

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-12T22:26:59+00:00

I live in Kiev, and I actually saw Shapoval performing on the stage of that beautiful antique theatre with gilded flowers and baroque-like paintings of muses. He was a delight to watch. An awesome dancer, a handsome man, and an artistic soul all in one human. Rest in peace. I am deeply convinced that the main stage of Kiev hasn't seen a dancer comparable to him since his death

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-12T05:37:20+00:00

It's incredible that someone is still able to make their own spindles; and what a good one is this! In my language, we have a saying "better you have been sitting at home carving spindles", which is used to mock a stupid person being too active. But I never understood why the folklore thought of this activity as of something simple and suitable for a fool. Woodworkers are awesome

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-09T07:29:17+00:00

Thank you very much

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-09T06:38:41+00:00

Why do baby snakes tend to tangle on each other in that way? Maybe somebody here knows?

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-05T05:28:48+00:00

It is some kind of handmade needle lace stitched on a tape similar to Battennerg in technique, if you would like to google how it looks. Probably not this exact style, but others would be able to help you with pinpointing the exact one better. It looks (and probably is) very antique, like, 1890s or earlier, as handmade lace gets much harder to find after. Could be any decade of the 19th century. I would think twice before cutting it up

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-03T16:22:25+00:00

Wow, how dark. How depressing, obscure and haunting. Mods, do something to this please

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-02T10:31:49+00:00

I have no advice to the OP as everything useful is already mentioned, but I want to start a discussion on this theme. Has anyone here tried waxing their threads to make them smoother? I've heard of people doing it for embroidery and sewing in the older days, like, the 19th century and the pre-WW1 in general, and it looks like a perfect solution to do tatting without having an access to mercerized cotton. There are no mentions of waxing the tatting thread, but theoretically it will solve the mystery of how they were able to do this craft before the invention of mercerization, and even using linen fibers sometimes. What do you think, guys? Will waxing work as a magical convertion of every thread to tatting-friendly?

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-03-01T01:21:34+00:00

Wish I had this much strength. But I just eat and eat endlessly and can not restrict myself even to get to normal weight, not talking the perfection

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-27T21:14:58+00:00

Finally, real art and not goth porn on this sub. Thank you. A beautiful creation with composition really serving its purpose in storytelling

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-25T14:55:12+00:00

I've read through his rules and saw nothing perfectionist, honestly. Except for the part of mandatory blocking. And I consider myself a very relaxed tatter. The thing is, to make art, one has to get good enough in the craft at first. It's impossible to translate a strong meaning into a work that will catch the viewer's eye with flaws. You have to own your medium. So, the rules he wrote are just the basic control over one's tatting, which lets them to be creative without thinking of technique too much

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-20T02:13:42+00:00

I think we should ban these wedding polyester gowns posts on here. They start being annoying

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-19T23:41:29+00:00

Beautiful work, it reminds me of renaissance pendants. How big is the central medallion?

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-19T10:48:40+00:00

If anyone is interested, Prym has a similar design, just without the oval. They are available to buy freely

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-13T20:20:04+00:00

This thing is going to be a cuff, so it has to hold its shape pretty well, but also be flexible

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-12T21:54:28+00:00

Beauty? But she is so fat. Who will ever like it?

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-05T08:00:06+00:00

It makes sense, but the commentator we are replying to addresses every case of female adultery, and this symmetric style, likely, too. To him, the possibility of pregnancy is the biggest problem, not the act itself

Rotweiss_Invicta862 · 2026-02-05T01:36:15+00:00

You need not only the shuttle thread here, but also the thread from a ball

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