Title: Robe à l'Anglaise
Date: 1740–60
Culture: British
Medium: silk
Source: metmuseum.org
Crochet is all over fashion again this spring. Reminder that crochet cannot be done by machine, so someone had to make it by hand. There is literally no fast fashion brand that is paying a fair wage to the artisans who are doing that work, even taking local wages in other countries into account. And you can tell that by the pricing. I crochet faster than most people I know, and a jacket always takes me at least 20 hours. And dresses take 30-50. The smaller the yarn, the more hours it'll take to make something.
There are tons of crocheters on Etsy setting their own prices. Check there before you shop Target or Express or any other place selling on a rack.
A black dragón floating above the clouds
So others need not squint to read “On March 11, 889 CE, 17 year-old Emperor Uda wrote: ‘On the 6th day of the 2nd Month of the First Year of the Kampo era. Taking a moment of my free time, I wish to express my joy of the cat. It arrived by boat as a gift to the late Emperor, received from the hands of Minamoto no Kuwasahi. The color of its fur is peerless. None could find the words to describe it, although one said it was reminiscent of the deepest ink. It has an air about it, similar to Kanno. Its length is 5 sun, and its height is 6 sun. I affixed a bow about its neck, but it did not remain for long. In rebellion, it narrows its eyes and extends its needles. It shows its back. When it lies down, it curls in a circle like a coin. you cannot see its feet. It’s as if it were a circular Bi disk. When it stands, its cry expresses profound loneliness, like a black dragon floating above the clouds. By nature, it stalks birds. It lowers its head and works its tail. It can extend its spine to raise its height by at least 2 sun. Its color allows it to disappear at night. I am convinced it is superior to all other cats.’”
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Ok so this post is extremely long and I put it all together for my blogs Feeling sad page but as I don’t have a huge amount of followers I realize so many people are not seeing this information so I’m posting it here too!
alternatives without harming yourself:
- holding/squeezing ice.
- splashing your face with water.
- getting a rubber band and snapping it against your skin (this could hurt, though it’s better than other ways that people usually choose to self-harm).
- take a hot shower or bath.
- eat something sour. it will take your mind of the urge. (lemon, sour lollies)
- massage where you want to self-harm.
- get a red pen or red paint and draw/paint over where you usually self-harm.
- remind yourself as to why you shouldn’t do it. (scars, harms organs, leave memories etc…)
- describe what you are feeling. (is the urge/pain in your chest, fists, legs, arms, head).
killing yourself will not help. it is not a solution.
you have your whole life ahead of you. you have so many more years that you can accomplish things in. for example;
- having a family.
- getting married.
- to watch the sun rise.
- to watch the sun set.
- to save someone else’s life.
- finish school.
- get your dream job.
- to laugh.
- to smile.
- to go camping.
- travel to new places.
- to wake up every morning to the person you love.
- friends.
- family.
- to keep that promise you made.
- to accomplish a goal.
- to meet your idol.
- to listen to new music.
- theme parks.
- video games.
- chocolate.
- to be able to look back and say “i made it”.
what you’re going through is temporary.
in case you need to hear this:
- you are loved.
- you are wanted.
- you are needed.
- you are beautiful.
- you are handsome.
- you are important.
- you are not alone.
- you are okay.
- you are strong.
- you are worth it.
- you are smart.
- you are not a failure.
- you are useful.
- you are going to be okay.
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Text HOME to 741-741
for those who might need it
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the one that stuck out to me was “save someone’s life”
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you’re not alone.
Linden Frederick (American, b. 1953, based Belfast, Maine, USA) - 1: Haunted, 2014 2: Short Order, 2013 3: Off Main, 2011 4: 50 Percent, 2016 5: Police, 2016 6: Dish, 2016 7: Taxi, 2016 8: Triple, 2014 9: Rear Window, 2016 Paintings: Oil on Linen
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A vintage art studio that’s attractive and so organized, too.
An art studio in France is as it was, some 60 years ago.
