Shattered Echoes -

I recently saw a post lamenting how expensive sewing as a hobby is, which has been nagging me all day and of course now I can’t find it anymore.

It is, in fact, quite an extensive hobby and you can get bogged down by the capitalism monster thinking you need to buy a ton of things right away. You don’t! I’ve been sewing most of my life and have been slowly collecting tools and things as I need them but you can start off real small! Here are some random tips from me to you:

Sewing patterns: there are butt loads of free patterns all over the internet. Check out Mood patterns, Peppermint magazine, and your local library for the pattern bind up books if you’re lucky. However, indie patterns are totally worth the price, especially for beginners. They tend to have great instructions and better fit than the paper patterns you can find in stores and they come from people with a real passion for sewing. If you’re going more historical costuming, some of the free patterns can be finagled, but your best bet (besides drafting) is to purchase patterns depending on your era, just avoid Sense and Sensibility patterns. You can also find vintage patterns, but the instructions and fit are a tad different than you may be used to, especially for beginners. Shameless plug anyway for my vintage pattern shop.

Fabric: don’t be scared of your thrift store! Ive found lengths of fabric a couple times, but I always check for sheets and tablecloths that I like the look and feel of. You can get natural fibers wayyyy cheaper this way and tho it’s an extra step you can dye or overdye to get the color you want. The black fabric in this stack was faded so I dyed it darker black with Rit and the yellow I dyed with marigolds from my garden.

Notions/random bits and bobs: ask your friends and family! Sewing used to be basically ubiquitous and has gone out of style so as a result there are more vintage sewing supplies in the world than you could ever want and usually people hold on to them until they can find a good home. I’ve gotten so much random bullshit from my mom and grandmas and friends just by announcing that I love to sew. Obvi don’t be rude or conspiratorial, but esp older folks love to share their love of the craft.

Machine: cheapest is to inherit one, but you can usually find some older models at thrift stores or on Craigslist/fb marketplace. I found my serger for a decent discount from a company that refurbishes sewing machines.

I hope this helps anyone who is interested in sewing but scared of the starting costs. It’s a bit of a learning and cost curve, but the internet has helped break that down so much.

Cursed idea to draw(if you are so willing): mic with bangs.

mic with bangs except the bangs are just the end of his hair spike

leave your laundry on the floor for them

Bug lady

Shinsou Hitoshi, disheartened by his defeat in the Sports Festival, does everything in his power to transfer into the heroics course, with a little extra help.

A story exploring the "what-ifs" of Shinsou's training prior to his return, becoming more and more canon-divergent as my desperate desire to give Shinsou what he deserves runs wild.

Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Shinsou Hitoshi,Class 1-A & Shinsou Hitoshi,Shinsou Hitoshi & Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic,Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic,Shinsou Hitoshi,Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead,Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic,Class 1-A (My Hero Academia),everyone shows up at some point,Shuuzenji Chiyo | Recovery Girl,Kayama Nemuri | Midnight,Anxiety,Anxiety Attacks,Personal Growth,Quirk Malfunctions,Angst,Hurt/Comfort,Fluff,Class 1-A as Family (My Hero Academia),Implied/Referenced Child Abuse,Foster Care,Child Neglect,erasermic,Copious amounts of domestic Erasermic,Misunderstandings,MIC ACTUALLY BEING IMPORTANT IN THE STORY,Cat Cafés,Cats,Chatting & Messaging,Minor Original Character(s),Minor canon divergence,unfair representation of the foster care system.

Couldn't recommend enough. All about a hurt Shinsou being shown love by his new gay dads.

Let's play a game. Its called Fic Rec.

Basically, how you play, is we give each other fic recs so we can share and interact with this Fandom

Here I go

Fic Rec round 1

TW: suicidal thoughts

Summary:

Midoriya Izuku's bad relationship with heights started at a young age.

It had started festering when he first hurt himself falling.

It grew violent when he first learned what it felt like to fall out a window.

And it turned into cold hatred when he first learned that jumping didn't always mean getting away, sometimes it meant getting trapped.

But as much as he hated heights, Izuku thought it looked pretty from 30 meters up high.

It was also weird, he thought, that in movies they portray people as crying, screaming, whimpering, and being so emotional as they stand on the edge.Izuku just felt empty.

A sense of calm finality.

This was it.

This was how he was always destined to end up.

He closed his eyes and breathed.

"Midoriya, step away from the edge, kid."

And Izuku’s eyes shot open.

. . .

Yalllll I cannot even express how good this writing is. 100/10, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, whatever you call it. Its P R I S T I N E

we’re but humble little bugs in the wake of megamind

im laughing so hard because no matter what song you listen to 

spiderman dances to the beat

no matter what song ive been testing it and lauing my ass off for an hour