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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

And since that's all I can do on the pants til tomorrow's mail, it's onto the shirt!

A pile of black fabric pattern pieces still pinned to brown paper pattern

arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I'm making build in under shirt suspenders because I'm now fat enough that belts don't like to work but I don't want falling down pants. They'll zip to attach to the waistband of the pants. However because I had to get 3in separating zippers custom cut I'm still waiting for them to be delivered.

Pinned fabric pieces with elastic inside them

The same pieces but turned right side out so the elastic extends out the corners to create the back portion for built in suspenders

The same piece after pressing and topstitching.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Sat down and wrote out my next steps in minutia. Sadly my handwriting is shit so I'll never have those beautiful aesthetic notebook shots.

A very messy looking notebook of to do steps for this project and a sketch of the pants

Same notebook different page, this one showing a flow chart of what is left to do

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

welp i forgot to post more yesterday but I did get the cuffs on! Because the boots are so tight I want a well fitting calf to the pants with some even stretchier fabric to like shrink wrap it to my legs. I attached the stretchier part by gathering it with a method I call using 1 fucktillion pins.

Two of the calf part of the pants resting on a sewing machine. One has pins in it.

The pinned piece going through the sewing machine, showing off the tight area I had to work with.

The cuff being attached to the leg using just so many pins

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Nows a good time to try them on before you lock that seam in with the flat felling (only possible on this one cuz the pant legs are roomy and short! Don't try to otherwise! It was still a pain this time!)

The mid progress pants being tried on in front of a Christmas tree

Flat felling yet another seam but this one is more awkward with fabric bunched up out of the way of the needle.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

After that is the inseam! I l managed to get the front pieces an inch shorter at the bottom than the back despite this not being a problem with the mock up?? At least I can just cut it down? But what the fuck. I always sew this in 2 parts, out from the center each time to make sure the seams line up

The bottom edge of the inseam showing the pattern pieces not matching up.

Sewing the inseam from the center out to keep the other seams lined up perfectly

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

After the side seams the next step is butt and the bottom of the crotch! I flat felled these as well (pro tip: bring pants down to double check your work against as you go! Def helps with the fly) Here's where I started putting the pins on the correct side and finally remembered to change my needle

Close up of finished pants to check against as I work. They have a trans pride belt

Another close up of a sewing machine about to do a flat felled seam but this time the pins are on the correct side.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Fuck up tax! The first two pics are things going right (tho don't sew with your pins trapped underneath! That's part of why my first seam looks so shitty!) and the second two pics are my fuck ups. (don't worry I'll pick them out and fix them)

A sewing machine close up on the needle which is over to the side and about to sew parallel to an existing seam

Close up of where I didn't keep the stitches parallel and had to suddenly move the needle over creating a jagged seam

Pic of the back of the seam showing the back fold not fully caught so you can see the raw edge

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Anyway the fabric I'm using has more stretch than I realized so I'm kicking myself that I still don't have a working serger. Instead I'll have to make due with a zigzag stitch and a stretch stitch for the flat fell seams. (cut down one side of seam allowance and fold under the other to hide edges)

Black fabric with pins and a small zig zag stitch

One side of the seam allowance trimmed back

The other side of the seam allowance folded under to hide the raw edge and create a flat fell seam

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Cosplay thread time! (I gotta get myself a ring light tripod, then I can take vids and just ramble in real time) But anyways I cut out the pieces for Drifter yesterday (thanks new cutting table!) and this morning I set up my space to actually put stuff together

Pattern pieces pinned to black fabric on a sewing table set on top of short bookshelves

The same pattern pieces but cut out now on a kinda messy kitchen table with an open laptop in the background.

The same kitchen table but with a sewing machine set up on it and YouTube going on the laptop.

The best mug in existence beside the sewing machine and in front of more pattern pieces.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

The thin walls and slight outward slope cool my coffee just a hair faster which is perfect for me. The handle might be mass production standard, but it fits my fingers perfectly. It makes me so fucking content every time I drink from it. Thank you tiny Japanese grocery with tinier home goods section

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

This mug is literally perfect for me: small enough to fit in my tiny child hands, but light and airy. The pattern is ever so slightly indented with just a hint of friction to the slightly matte black glaze. The white sections are translucent and glossy.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

So, big picture-wide? Not important at all. But fuck the big picture, it's the small things that are important! and this? This is *the perfect mug* and every time I use it I am so fucking happy.

The most perfect mug in front of a plastic plate of eggos. It's small and slender for a mug with repeating, slightly textured black and white geometric pattern.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Hahahahahha I have no idea how I did it but I managed to modify this code enough to do what I need! (this only took like 2 solid days of desperate confusion)

Strip of leds, lit up cyan with one part lit up white

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Ok so I *can* actually still solder! My iron just isn't powerful enough to reliably do 18g, which is disappointing, but 30g will be fine. (I had been putting off practicing because it hasn't been working at first and I thought I'd completely lost a skill after neglecting it for a decade)

A small computer board held in an alligator clamp with soldered wires coming off of it

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I had a hell of a time getting the supports out of the grey handle pieces, but this stuff is coming out much better (dry filament really does make a huuuuuuge difference!) as I get more printed and the electronics show up in the mail I'll add to this thread with how I'm constructing it!

the blue sword tip held in the poster's hand to show off the top

The same piece showing the cross section that will hold the supporting half round rod and a LED strip

The inside of the sword tip. It's rough, but not as badly cleaned up as the grey handle insides. there is a pile of support trash in the background

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

But Killian and Liz were kind enough to go out and pick up some new filament (IC3D's Blue Razz translucent recycled Petg) for the blade while I was too sick to leave the house! It's printing BEAUTIFULLY (especially compared to how janky the first layer after supports was acting in my old grey petg)

spool of blue translucent 3d filament on a 3d printer. The label on it says "IC3D R-PETG 1.75mm"

The sword tip in the middle of being 3d printed with the blue filament. It's almost done, but gyroid infill is still visible.

Two mirrored halves of the sword, one is cleaned up mostly and one still has a brim of trash fiber around the edge

The same pieces but flipped upside down to show the support structure and how it gets cleared away

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I printed the handle first because I already had petg in grey and I knew it would take a few prototypes to actually get everything fitting right (as you can see I need more work! Next version needs more clearance for those wires to bend and to cover more of the area around the usb-c port while!)

a small computer board resting in half a grey 3d printed handle for the sword. also a grey cat in the background!

Picture showing one of the issues with this version of the handle. There is not enough clearance for wires to bend and feed up into the rest of the sword.

Picture showing the two grey petg halves put together to show where the usb-c port is. There is a significant gap around the port.

Both halves of the grey petg 3d printed handle are together but not screwed down.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I did all the modeling myself which has been a learning curve (it's very baby's second 3d printed cosplay prop? The first stuff was super simple, but now I've seen what's out there and I wanna do it ALL)

Screenshot of a 3d model of a cosplay prop sword in fusion360

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Mostly this holiday I've been really sick, BUT, I've been working on updating my Hyperlight Drifter cosplay dispite that! It's coming along really well and I'm learning a whole lot about new techniques and materials! (below is just testing out the brightness and colors w/leds!)

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I don't think I even shared the gif I made for my phone background? (pro tip: phones fucking hate gif backgrounds. You will have to reset it every weekish. It is worth it to have a pixel rotom bounce around your phone.) (I just love rotoms so much, you guys) (they're so good)

Gif of a pixel art rotom bouncing around with a purple sky and twinkling stars behind it

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Been having a lot of feelings about this kid. (not super happy with this for a number of reasons (one coat white paint marker when??) but it's done and that's the important thing)

Drawing of Naoto and shadow Naoto reflected

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

What's the point of 3d printing your own d&d terrain without making at least a little over the top! This set wasn't meant to have a spinning floor, which is why it's mildly janky looking, but it's functional. I'm doing something fun with the colorful highlights

Half painted d&d miniature circular room with a spinning floor

The same mini room in an earlier state of painting

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Found some good cosplay wip pics of me from a decade apart. A lot's changed for good and bad, but I'm happy I'm still making cosplays

a young man using an angle grinder and throwing sparks in a crowded basement

the same man but older spray painting a skull prop on the back porch.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

‼️Calling all Cosplayers‼️ Repost with your favorite cosplay picture of yours! Found a lot of good pics of me, but I gotta say this it my fav.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Genevieve agrees with the fact that it's break time, but disagrees with my choice to try and paint d&d terrain, only Genevieve petting time now!

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Ok so I've been having a lot of feelings about androids/robots today so it's movie rec time! Mars Express is a really fucking good movie. It's a noir about a private eye duo (struggling tough as nails veteran Aline and an android with the memories of her dead friend Carlos)

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Obligatory voting sticker selfie (also I dyed my hair last night and wanted to show it off)

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

also shout out to Jun Erio for being completely unaware of the genre he's in. just. this man is utterly convinced he's in a gay buddycop story with some light supernatural elements mixed in for spice. (he's the one in the background and a good boy)

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Why do I love it? -The art is gorgeous (def recommend playing on a tv or laptop rather than phone!) There's so much emotion in everyone's talk sprites -The music is stellar -I love me a narrative that does not allow passivity from it's viewer

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Fuck it! I got reminded about the existence of Paranormasight and now the urge to go shake everyone I know and get them to play it is clawing its way up my throat! So here we go! Please read this thread while imagining me grasping your shoulders and digging my fingers in!

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Witch's blue (also by cookiecad) is definitely stronger! Nothing broke while removing supports and I'm in love with how sparkly it is!

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Ok! Found the downside to this print/filiment: I imidiately broke part when trying to get the supports out. Nothing some superglue can't fix but it is fragile along the print lines. Probably gonna get a spool eventually tho cuz trans pride!

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Def next time gonna get a whole spool of this, the dual color doesn't work as well when the filiment twists before it gets to the nozzle! However bed adhesion is good and the color is still gorgeous!

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Let's see if there's enough in this sample to finish the print I want.

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Instant Thai tea powder in coffee is def worth giving a try if you want a tasty vehicle for just so much caffeine and sugar at once. (also good for when you run out of real cream for your coffee)

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Welp. Guess it's mine now? It's a little bit too femme for me, but so was my body once upon a time! Nothing some paint can't change. I think it's the right height, but uh, I don't know shit about bikes?

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arahith @arahith.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

There's a bike on the hillside behind my work's dumpster and the road?? If no one claims it by the end of the work day I'm grabbing it. It'll just get thrown out if its left there over the weekend so? Maybe 35 will be the year I learn how to ride a bike.

A hillside with a bike mostly obscured by brush

Closer up Pic of the bike tangled in plants

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