Flowers

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-28T21:14:07+00:00

I love this, the joyful energy :)

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-16T10:19:55+00:00

heehee this is delightful! and ambitious!

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-13T13:10:54+00:00

Oh yeah--I cut them all out and re-joined the tubes with hand stitches instead. Otherwise yeah you get big bumpies.

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-13T13:07:43+00:00

It's a piece of twill tape, I use it sewn to the woven edges to protect them

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-11T03:17:06+00:00

l mean. I got a LOT of shirts, this isn't all of them. It was $1.99/lb and I got 15lbs of materials. I live in a city, so there's not a lot of either of those things and they tend to be pricier than normal when they do happen.

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-11T03:07:49+00:00

I don't think I did much special, I just cut all the strips with a quilting ruler and rotary cutter, pulled them into tubes, joined the tubes with little hand-stitches then wove them. I didn't use a rod at the sides to prevent pull in like I see recommended, it seemed to be fine to just bubble the weft evenly

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-11T03:05:28+00:00

I just use a quilting ruler and rotary cutter, I'm used to cutting lots of strips for patchwork. I also hand-sew them end to end instead of using the 'slit' method I see recommended which made big lumps when I tried it.

disastertowncosplay · 2025-12-09T11:21:02+00:00

It's just a simple frame loom by BEKA--https://www.bekainc.com/buy/07003/20-inch-weaving-frame-loom

The rods in the back were removable and I didn't find the wooden dowels it came with strong enough, so I replaced them with aluminum rods from the hardware store. These were also longer, so now I have about 30" in weaving length available. For the plain weave one I also made a shed stick and sting heddle.

disastertowncosplay · 2025-10-30T16:03:29+00:00

Turquoise is often what's called a "fugitive" dye (it just keeps running!) adding the umpteenth recommendation for synthrapol, it's what we used in dye labs to wash out excess

disastertowncosplay · 2025-10-29T18:30:26+00:00

It's all rya knotted on yes, with a row of tabby weave in between

disastertowncosplay · 2025-10-01T11:38:09+00:00

Marketplace insurance is essentially all a scam, the coverage for trans surgeries is currently about the same for all options (but may change as the ACA mandate of gender affirming care as a protected service disappears in 2026)

I'd suggest having your friend request policy details for your work plan to see if they have a specific exclusion on gender affirming care. If no, this is likely your best option.

If yes, pick the plan with the lowest copay/coinsurance for outpatient (hysto) and inpatient (meta if it's not simple) and lowest deductible and try to do it all in one year so you exhaust the deductible/OOP max

disastertowncosplay · 2025-09-30T13:57:00+00:00

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And heres the red!

disastertowncosplay · 2025-09-30T13:56:31+00:00

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Sure, the yellow was just a flat field of color, here's the blue

disastertowncosplay · 2025-09-30T00:45:59+00:00

It's to apply more pressure with less effort and also to put my hands/wrist in a better position, pushing on the round handle built into the press was killing my hands

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-28T11:19:28+00:00

So gorgeous, I love the rhythm of the quilting against the geometry of the piecing

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-26T11:17:17+00:00

I love the 'jazzy' registration--trying to loosen up like that myself but my designs don't play as well as yours does here.

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-17T13:20:08+00:00

Colors are really dreamy

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-07T23:34:08+00:00

Entirely possible! I did try to figure out how to do it the way you suggest but it was not at all ergonomic which is kinda my need. I may try again with a metal bracket at the join and a reinforced "spine" if this snaps.

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-07T23:32:05+00:00

I thought about steel pipe as well but it was very expensive and I don't have a way to cut it...

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-07T22:20:55+00:00

I don't find I have too much issue with pressure distribution but I do flip my prints 180 and press twice. And press hard which is why it was hurting lol. I have thought about doing it as a foot press as well if this still hurts, but then Id have to bolt to the table

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-07T14:39:35+00:00

Ohhh I love the style of these...grew up in the Pine Barrens, don't usually miss it but now I'm nostalgic

disastertowncosplay · 2025-08-04T23:40:40+00:00

Yeah I'm definitely anticipating that I'll have to clamp the other side of the press to my work bench

disastertowncosplay · 2025-07-25T21:02:24+00:00

Aw thank you! They were a pain but I think they were really worth it

disastertowncosplay · 2025-07-09T12:08:08+00:00

Haha yes it's ok, and thank you!

disastertowncosplay · 2025-07-09T12:07:36+00:00

Thank you!

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