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sophia_sol) wrote2024-12-06 01:24 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2024-12-06 01:24 pm
5 things: capitalism, pei ming, handcrafting vs web dev, bird photography, nalbinding
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I have done too well at insulating myself from the relentless marketing of capitalism.....I forgot that black friday week is a thing and went in person to an electronics store on saturday to buy a new phone grip.
that store. had SO MANY. people, noises, flashing lights & images, maze-like aisles & displays, busy employees who couldn't stop to help me because they were already on a mission, etc.
I escaped with the phone grip I went for but. whew. that was a real experience.
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so funny to think about my feelings on a lot of characters in mxtx novels on my first read vs on subsequent rereads. the number of characters I found boring, irritating, or incomprehensible who I now adore!
this post inspired by thinking about pei ming, an asshole who sucks (affectionate)
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I have really been on a hell of a handcrafting kick of late. SOMEDAY I will get back to personal web dev! that's also a very exciting form of crafting!
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sorting through a recentish batch of bird photography I did, and gosh did you know birds are SO cute and photography is SO fun?! I'm verklempt
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Every time I watch a Sally Pointer video I get so fired up to do crafting! Her latest video is on a type of nalbinding, a technique working cordage into a bag or basket which has been used across the world and throughout history, back to the paleolithic era.
In this video she shows you how to make cordage from scratch, from whatever fibres you have available, and gives tips on what kind of fibre you might be able to easily access that's good for this kind of work.
Then she shows how to use the cordage to work both the single loop and the loop and twist variants on nalbinding, and walks you through how to use these methods to make a bag.
She demonstrates how simple they are to do, how adaptable to doing whatever it is you want with it, and how it's great to just do what feels right to you instead of following a rigid pattern. Perfection not required.
I really want to make myself a netted bag using this method now. And other useful "holding things" devices!
I have done too well at insulating myself from the relentless marketing of capitalism.....I forgot that black friday week is a thing and went in person to an electronics store on saturday to buy a new phone grip.
that store. had SO MANY. people, noises, flashing lights & images, maze-like aisles & displays, busy employees who couldn't stop to help me because they were already on a mission, etc.
I escaped with the phone grip I went for but. whew. that was a real experience.
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so funny to think about my feelings on a lot of characters in mxtx novels on my first read vs on subsequent rereads. the number of characters I found boring, irritating, or incomprehensible who I now adore!
this post inspired by thinking about pei ming, an asshole who sucks (affectionate)
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I have really been on a hell of a handcrafting kick of late. SOMEDAY I will get back to personal web dev! that's also a very exciting form of crafting!
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sorting through a recentish batch of bird photography I did, and gosh did you know birds are SO cute and photography is SO fun?! I'm verklempt
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Every time I watch a Sally Pointer video I get so fired up to do crafting! Her latest video is on a type of nalbinding, a technique working cordage into a bag or basket which has been used across the world and throughout history, back to the paleolithic era.
In this video she shows you how to make cordage from scratch, from whatever fibres you have available, and gives tips on what kind of fibre you might be able to easily access that's good for this kind of work.
Then she shows how to use the cordage to work both the single loop and the loop and twist variants on nalbinding, and walks you through how to use these methods to make a bag.
She demonstrates how simple they are to do, how adaptable to doing whatever it is you want with it, and how it's great to just do what feels right to you instead of following a rigid pattern. Perfection not required.
I really want to make myself a netted bag using this method now. And other useful "holding things" devices!
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That nalbinding is so cool!
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I saw my first loggerhead shrike yesterday and was very excited; love its apt little bandit mask!
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loggerhead shrike!!!! SO cool. I'd love to see a shrike someday!
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