First, sorry for the lack of any posts for the last seven weeks. Hard to believe it’s been that long, but, oh, well. Amazing how it gets easier to avoid things the longer you avoid them.
It’s not that I’ve been all that busy. Just … I don’t know. But I’m back now and I hope I’ll be able to return to writing a new post every two weeks or so. Did manage to finish a present for my sister. It’s a crocheted detachable collar with sheep. My sister loves sheep. And she’s old enough not to have to be a grown-up anymore, so it suits her.
While not that much crafting has been done, I have listened to a lot of music. Some that I’ve returned to and some new ones.
Nightwish’s song The Islander. Listened to this a lot last year, then kind of forgot about it. Love the video, but one thing is strange. The men are dressed in coats and the woman is wearing a sleeveless dress. And she doesn’t look old enough to have hot flashes. Guess she has to be sexy, but the men don’t. No surprise there.
Another song I listened to last year was Trobar de Morte’s The Unquiet Grave. Love the clothing.
The rest are ones I’ve just recently gotten involved with. Imagine Dragons song Sharks. Good beat and fun video.
And for some heavy metal, there’s a couple of songs from Five Finger Death Punch: Wash It All Away and Judgement Day.
But my favourite in the last few weeks has been Shinedown’s song A Symptom of Being Human. There’s a line in it about getting his invitation to the lunatic ball. Now, I keep hoping to get my invitation. Just need to figure out what to wear. Decided awhile ago that the style of clothing I want to wear is punk goth Victorian gentleman with steampunk accessories.
Would that be a bit overboard? What am I saying? There’s no such thing as overboard. It would be the lunatic ball after all.
Besides, in the words of Vincent van Gogh, “Normality is a paved road. It’s comfortable to walk on, but no flowers grow.”
Now for the Dali jacket.
Tried the salt thing on the prints. It helped keep some of the colour, but not enough. Vinegar did actually work quite well, though. After putting them into vinegar, rinsed them in water and most of the colour stayed.
Was thinking of checking what Maiwa has for mordants. Here’s their website if anyone wants to check them out. They sell stuff that’s already made (the artisans are in India, I think) and what you need to create stuff yourself (fabric, dyes, etc.). Will go there soon.
And now to include what I’ve been obsessing over recently:
Sorry, again don’t know where I got it.
Think that’s all for today. Thank you for coming. Hope to see you again in two weeks.
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