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Susan Goldstine @sgoldstine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits Warning: swears past the swipe! I’m #excited that two years after knitting this, I finally made the mounting block and hung it on my wall. I’m #proud of the design. More details in alt text. I’m hoping to post the illusion knitting chart on Ravelry soon-ish. 🧶 #knitsky

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Liv Ross @livrunsfast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’ve missed my first ever #ShowMeYourKnits theme posting by being off gallivanting around w/ my visiting BFF 👯‍♀️ 💕! Not to worry, the community took over 🥰! What are you working on, what are you most PROUD of, what are you excited about? These are the socks I’ve made in the past for bestie 🧶🧦

A pair of handknit socks on a pair of feet. Surf Wax socks by Summer Lee in light blue & coral Coop Socks Yeah!

A pair of socks on a pair of feet. Hermione’s Everyday Socks in cream speckled yarn with teal and magenta contrast heels, toes, cuffs.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If, in the late #1860s, you happened to be in the market for a pair of silk embellished heeled boots and you had the wherewithal to shop at Jean-Louis François Pinet, which boots are you choosing? Gold and burgundy, black floral embroidered or leafy brocade? #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A pair of heeled burgundy silk boots embellished with a gold floral design

A pair of heeled black silk boots with a multi coloured floral design embroidered over the surface

A pair of heeled boots made from a cream silk brocaded with a busy leaf design. The boots button up one side

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Did you too see it drifting all night on the black river? Did you see it in the morning rising into the silvery air?” Odette skateboard for DROP IN: Skate Deck Art Show 🎨

Odette - black& white skateboard design of Odette's transformation and the Swan Maiden in folklore.
Illustration is a football skateboard shape. At the bottom curve is a black border followed by a porcelain edge filigree pattern with dashes/ lines. Inside the curve is a constellation design mimicking the star patterns of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria known as the "Swan Prince" castle. Grey stars on a white background with fine line ink. Above the border is a metal embossed moon medallion in grey with daisies and a moon. Large stylized white waves morphing into magical energy as they transform Odette are overtop the body of a painted outlined swan turned to the left with its wing folded down with speckled grey patterning mimicking vintage ballet costume patterns.
To the left of the swan is a large silver sacred heart with jewels, radial background, a sword vertically piercing it and an arch with three jewelled stars. Below is a rendered and outlined oval link chain winding behind the elements. To the right of the white swan is a faceted 8 point metal star with fleur de lis arm segments and a large diamond in the middle. Flying through the chain link is a Russian striped folk arrow. Above is the black swan counterpoint Odile flipped in reversed. Over top is a paisley like folk pattern of Russian like embroidery of flowers, vines and curved tear drops in flat toned greys. Above is a matching mirrored medallion of daises but with a sun instead for the time restraints of the spell from the ballet. The top curve is a tangle of branches/dark leaves in black on a lighter black background. Overtop are white fine line inked chamomile flowers in reference to Tchaikovsky's sister Aleksandra who inspired his ballets and the area of Russia they grew up. The border is split into white on the top & black on the bottom. Behind both swans are walls with a tile pattern of black 8 point stars lined in white on a grey background framing an empty space doorway is shaded wall moulding.

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Leslie Levings @leslielevings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Friday, 9/25 at noon pacific! A shop update of fossil mugs, pond vessels, seals, and a few other treats. See you tomorrow! Leslielevings.bigcartel.com

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 25/09/2026

33 years ago today, the Stranger stepped onto the dock of Myst Island for the first time. We can still hear the water splashing against the pilings.

The dock of Myst Island from the original version of the game. A wooden dock ends at a spiral staircase that leads up to giant gears on a hillside. A ship is sunk in the water on the right, and parts of buildings are visible on the left.

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Philip Allfrey @drpda.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today looking up details to correctly cite a scholar I found she's also made some art. #DHMakes This is Interference Pattern II by Frances Rothwell Hughes. She started each square when she had time to embroider and stopped when interrupted by her newborn www.francesrothwellhughes.com/interference...

Detail of textile artwork, showing 6 by 4 squares. Each square shows the same pattern in different stages of completion, ranging from dashes, to diamonds, to a complex geometric pattern filling the entire square.

Framed textile artwork consisting of 4 rows of 25 squares. Each square contains a different number of embroidered stiches in black thread.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I often think of this as a sunrise dress, its fiery layers of tulle replicating the striations of early morning. Today I was treated to this display on my stroll through the lanes, mirroring the Callot Soeurs colours of c1910 #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A full length image of a c1910 evening gown made from layers of pink and orange tulle and with gold embellishment at the bodice and hem. It has a darker pink stole

A photograph that I took this morning of a fiery sunrise in shades of yellow orange pink and purple with the silhouettes of trees in the foreground

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026

Happy mushroom season!

A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".

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laura @ mica art market @lauraillustrates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

been thinking lately a lot about quilts so here's a repost of my sheep who is sewing one :)

illustration of a cute white sheep sewing a colorful, multi-patterned quilt on an old sewing machine that has yellow, green and blue folk art flower patterning

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Professionally Nosy @professionallynosy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My Rage Against the Machine/Les Mis mashup is complete. This is my interpretation of the quilt guild’s summer challenge “quilt with your interpretation and/or feelings towards our current ‘democracy’” all hand stitched.

Quilt hanging on a card catalog. Neutral background with navy cursive appliqué “Do you hear thr people sing?” The background is embroidered in red starting light and getting bolder the lyrics to “killing in the name” the quilting effect is a focused sunburst from the center.

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RunningAmuckDesigns @runningamuckdesign.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Autumn in the Sierra Nevada foothills is still pretty warm, so I’ve learned to make transitional pieces. I made this Key Cardigan Tee by Degen last year in Rosa Palmer Brusca yarn. #showmeyourknits

Woman poses in a hand knit cardigan and hand made skirt. Cardigan has a gold Greek key motif down the fronts against a base forest green yarn. Skirt is high waisted and features a black and white houndstooth pattern.

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

VICTORY TO THE CRAFTERS ONLY ONE KINDA POTTER SHALL REMAIN: ACTUAL POTTERS NOT THOSE WIZARD IMPOSTERS HOORAY

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Elmo Excited in Fuego

ALT: Elmo Excited in Fuego

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This feels like a quietly appropriate approach to autumn dressing, a loose early #1880s ‘at home’ kind of gown in reddy brown challis, a lightweight blend of wool & silk. The Watteau pleat at the back & panels at the front are embroidered with pale forget-me-nots #newcanaanmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Partial view of the back of a reddish brown loose gown of challis. It has a high collar, slightly puffed sleeves at the shoulder and a broad pleat centre back embroidered with small pale flowers

Full length view of the red brown early 1880s at home gown. Long sleeved, with high collar. The floral embroidery continues down centre panels and around the collar, cuffs and pockets

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Finally watched this and can't recommend it highly enough. It's free on Youtube atm

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Pride Official Trailer #1 (2014) HD

YouTube video by FilmIsNow Movies

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Henri @henriwords.com · 20/09/2026

Tangentially related, I occasionally challenge myself to find the letters A-Z (hard mode: in order) in a single walk…

A grid of 26 square black-and-white photos each depicting a letter of the alphabet in order, formed of things found in public

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The amount of local craft groups using AI to advertise is actually baffling. If only creatively making things was a hobby of some sort 🤔

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Liv Ross @livrunsfast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s the Equinox again 😳?!? Where does the time go? We’ve got falling leaves in the Northern hemisphere 🍁& emerging blooms in the Southern 🌻. Show me your GOLDS & AMBERS. I’m feeling decidedly autumn 🍂. Sommerknus (in winter worsted 😬) & Sophie scarf in Cascade sport 🧶. #ShowMeYourKnits

Hand knit jumper in goldish-mustardish yarn handing against a blue door. It has textured stripes including ribbing, eyelets, broken rib, stockinette.

Small hand knit garter stitch scarf in rusty orange, rolled up like a croissant.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This ro gauze summer kimono has a dramatic composition centered on a powerful carp leaping through stylized waves, rendered with the fluid brushwork and tonal gradations characteristic of classical ink painting tradition. Taisho period (1912-1926), Japan

This ro gauze summer kimono represents a masterful fusion of traditional sumi-e painting techniques with ceremonial textile design, creating a work that transcends mere clothing to become a wearable meditation on natural dynamism and spiritual transformation. The dramatic composition centers on a powerful carp leaping through stylized waves, rendered with the fluid brushwork and tonal gradations characteristic of classical ink painting tradition.

The carp motif carries profound symbolic weight in Japanese culture, representing perseverance, courage, and the potential for spiritual transformation - themes embodied in the legend of the carp that becomes a dragon after successfully swimming upstream and leaping the falls at the Dragon Gate. This makes it an exceptionally appropriate choice for a youth's ceremonial garment, as it embodies aspirations for the wearer's future strength and achievement. The dynamic composition, with the carp's powerful upward thrust breaking through the horizontal wave patterns, creates a sense of movement and energy that speaks to youthful vigor and determination.

Aesthetically, the design demonstrates sophisticated understanding of negative space and compositional balance, with the flowing water rendered in gestural brushstrokes that seem to capture the very essence of liquid movement. The technique of freehand pigment painting on the delicate ro gauze required exceptional skill, as the open weave structure would have made precise control challenging. This technical virtuosity, combined with the garment's larger size suggesting it was worn by an adolescent rather than an infant, indicates this was likely a very special ceremonial piece, perhaps marking a significant coming-of-age milestone during the crucial transition from boyhood to young manhood.

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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 18/09/2026

Share if you agree

Fat little chihuahua puppy (maybe?) looking extremely round and smiling lying on a tan fleece blanket

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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

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frank: print witch @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

please check out these super-cute linoprint illustrations I created for @nationaltrust.org.uk's locations across Wales, because I am v proud of them frankduffy.co.uk/project/nati...

an illustration of spooky things - a fire with witches dancing around it in sheepskins, a tailless black sow, a headless floating white lady, some carved turnips and a fairy, all surrounded by apple pealings

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Spectacular Roman octopus mosaic from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

My photo shows a monochrome Roman floor mosaic depicting an octopus. The octopus is composed of small black tesserae (tiles) and has eight writhing arms with suckers and narrow curling tips. It is set against a white tesserae background. This octopus detail comes from a monochrome marine mosaic featuring Triton with a cherub and various sea creatures which include the octopus, dolphins and a cuttlefish. From the floor of the women's changing room at the Central Baths in Herculaneum.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 14/09/2026

I knitted these! It took me ages! Please clap!!

Photo of a pair of hand-knitted socks with black bats on an orange background, with black heels and toes, resting in a wooden floor.

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Abi Stevens - comms open @abistevensart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's my birthday 🎉 so in Bluesky tradition I'd love for folks to repost my art today! 😊 #artistSupport #illustration #darkArt

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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

✨And the unicorn sweater is finally done ✨

Image of me in my unicorn sweater i have been knitting on and off since February like an insane person

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 12/09/2026

Posting my porn on main. www.etsy.com/listing/4429...

A massive antique drawer unit with 370 (THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY!!!!) drawers standing alone.

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Liv Ross @livrunsfast.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Good morning knitters ☀️! Continuing the seasonal transition, show me your SCARVES🧣! Perfect for a little xtra warmth or a huge pile of coziness! The young people in my life got obsessed w/ Sophie scarves last yr & I got carried away w/ photographing them 🧶🥐! Coffee & a croissant 😏 #ShowMeYourKnits

Four hand knit garter stitch scarves rolled up to look like croissants, surrounding a small plush croissant with a sweet face and corduroy legs.

Four hand knit garter stitch scarves rolled up to look like croissants, sitting on a plate with two actual baked croissants.

A green hand knit cashmere garter stitch scarf, rolled up to look like a croissant, sitting on a wooden table next to a small adorable plush croissant.

A small burgundy hand knit garter stitch scarf, rolled up to look like a croissant, sitting next to a small plush cup of espresso, with a sweet face and corduroy legs.

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Faith @faithschaffer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Happy #swordtember⚔️

Ink drawing- a woman sits in a tree with a sword on her hip. She is eating an apple from the tree. There's a face in the tree!! Woah!

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Dr Stephanie Brown @drstephaniebrown.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy Bayeux Tapestry day!! 🧵 Although it is usually presented as a story of kings and conquest, the embroidery itself was almost certainly the product of skilled female labour

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Challe Hudson @challehudson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Borage flower embroidered ca.1615-25. Where the central black anthers form a cone, silver threads remain, but the black silk is lost, degraded by iron in the dye, leaving just a pale brown stain and some holes in the linen ground. Victoria and Albert Museum T.13-1956 #FlowersonFriday

Close up detail of an embroidered flower with five petals of dark and light blue and a central column of dark silver that is now almost black. The flower grows from and is encircled by a twisting gold stem from which springs a green leaf. Above the centre of the flower the off-white linen ground onto which it was stitched is slightly discoloured, and the material pierced by several tiny holes, showing where stitches once passed through the cloth.

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Anya Chalina @anyachalina.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A little collection of dollhouses I drew recently.

The image shows a two-floor building with open walls. On the first floor there's a dining hall. There's a large table and a skeleton sitting at the table. There's a mural with a skeleton and an angel at the back and some arches with candles. On the right, there are two rooms: one is the reception with an arched window and a table behind the window, sofa in front of the window and a large human statue. A ragdoll cat is walking towards the door. Next room is a bedroom. The door to the bedroom has a lock on it. The bride is floating above the bed and a skeleton is looking at her from above the bed frame. In the center, there's a wedding ceremony hall with skeletons sitting on benches, a skeleton standing on a platform in the center reading a book and a groom waiting at the altar. There are murals on the walls with people and skeletons and a big statue of a crying angel. On the second floor, on the left side there are two rooms. At the very left side, there's a room with a broken wall. Birds are flying from an open cage, there's a shelf and some paintings on the wall. A skeleton is popping out of one of the paintings. In the next room, a skeleton is sitting on a chair and a cat is looking at it through a small secret door from the next room. There's a sculpture of an angel behind it. On the right side, there's a dressing room. The bride is sitting at the vanity table looking at her reflection but she sees herself as a skeleton. The room at the far right side extends to the roof. It has two large murals: one shows the groom and the shadow of the bride dancing and another one shows the bride holding a bird with 4 skeletons behind her. There are broken stairs leading upstairs. The wall is broken and there's a large skeleton climbing the wall. Upstairs shows the bride ringing the bells and a large skeleton behind the roof looking at her. Birds are flying in the sky and ribbons and cascading around the roofs. There's a horse on the left and a skeleton with angel wings.

The artwork shows a house in the woods. The house is placed in the center and has three floors. It’s surrounded by pines on both sides. There’s a gazebo on the left and a girl is sitting on a blanket near the gazebo offering a squirrel a fruit. There’s a passage made of stones going around the house and leading to a little lake on the right. Here is a swan and some ducks in the lake. On the right side, a girl is sitting on a blanket drawing an owl. On the first floor of the house here are three rooms: an entrance room with two dogs: Saluki and borzoi. They are laying on the floor. In the right there’s a living room connected to kitchen. A woman is sitting on a sofa holding her sleeping son. On the left side there’s a room with stairs leading upstairs. A young lady is walking up the stairs. On the second floor theres a library that extends to the third floor. The library has a mural of a woman on the wall and a ladder. Next to the library there’s a hall with a large mural of a woman with blonde hair. There’s a little nook next to the hall with sofas and a cat sitting on a sofa. Then there’s a bedroom with a bathroom. Upstairs, there’s a patio with a large crooked pine tree and a peacock sitting on a balcony boarder. Then there’s a tea room with floor pillows that leads to an art studio. A boy is playing a flute while sitting on a roof. Herons are flying left above him in the sky. The artwork is mostly neutral in color with much brown, green and beige. The house is drawn in art nouveau style with lots of swirly and floral decorations

The image shows a dollhouse artwork of a hotel. The hotel has 4 floors and is decorated in Art Deco style. The first floor has two rooms: a lobby and a tourist information room. In the lobby, a concierge is standing behind the front desk. A lady with a fancy white poodle is walking toward the elevator and a liftman is holding the doors for her. The room has some chairs, art objects and some luggage. Tourist information room has a round desk with a lady standing behind it. There is a table and two guests are sitting near the table. The room has some games and posters with various entertainment locations and events.
Second floor has three rooms: a master suite, a corridor and a smaller room. Master suite shows two rooms with an arch between them. A young man is smoking a cigar while looking away. A lady is holding a book while walking towards the door. The room has patterned walls and various furniture. A large bed is visible behind the arch. In the corridor, a hotel maid is standing next to the room housekeeping cart. On the right side there's a smaller room with yellow walls. A lady standing near the door. There's a big bed behind her with clothes scattered around the bed and the floor and a greyhound dog is stretching next to the bed.
Third floor has two rooms: a corridor and a dining room on the patio. The corridor has a sofa and elongated chairs. A man is standing next to a woman with his hand reaching towards her. A lady is sitting on a sofa. On the patio people are dining. There are three tables in the back and two tables in the front. The roofs of some buildings are visible in the background.
The top floor has one room. The room is a club with a big balcony and large windows. There's a stage in the center with a band performing. Dancers are dancing in front of the stage. Guests are watching the performance while having drinks.
The artwork is mostly dark blue, mustard color and turquoise. The artwork has a patterned frame.

The image shows a Victorian style house with different rooms and characters placed around the house. The house has three floors and 15 rooms plus balcony. There are 30 characters in the piece, 6 dogs and one cat. Rooms from top to bottom: balcony, master bedroom, hall, nursery, attic above nursery, butler's room, 2 servant rooms, study, dining room, hall, restroom, parlor, foyer, kitchen, pantry. Each room has various furniture and a different color scheme.

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Kythryne Aisling/Wyrding Studios @wyrdingstudios.com · 10/09/2026

Hello and thank you for doing this! I’m a full-time jewelry artist & have recently branched out into 3D printed jewelry organizers based on my original art, including this celestial kitty inspired by my three house panthers and the obsolete Felis constellation! wyrdingstudios.com/products/cel...

A 3D printed jewelry organizer shaped like a seated cat with star and moon cutouts holding earrings and other jewelry.

The 3D printer jewelry organizer from the previous image, next to a black cat with yellow eyes.

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Nat Gertler, man of easily-solved mystery @nat.gertler.com · 11/09/2026

The people who design modern newspaper banners are all cowards. (1910)

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Tami Wicinas @tamiwicinas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here’s my collection of completed monster magnets. These were a lot of fun and I have ideas for more.

Ceramic magnets sculpted as cute monster faces. There’s a goblin, beholder, Cthulhu, zombie, mimic, yeti, and skull.

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Kittie 🖤🦝 @tenredpencils1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

look who is wearing a jumper made with her own two hands on the first moderately chilly day of the season 🥲🧶💜

Me looking down own you sternly because the camera phone is on my nightstand. I have red hair and a black velvet headband. I’m wearing a cropped jumper with bell sleeves that i have crocheted in variegated yarn that is different shades of purple

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Anya Chalina @anyachalina.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you see this, QRP your green art 🍀

"Sojourn". This artwork is inspired by "Picnic at Hanging Rock". The artwork shows a ruin with young women sitting and standing around it. There are two teachers among them. They are skeletons. One is holding a chihuahua and another one is reading a book. The young women participate in different activities such as reading books, drawing, sharing secrets with each other, playing flute and admiring the surroundings. There are two dogs in the foreground and a bird that one of the characters is drawing. There are trees in the background and some rock formations. Two young women are walking towards the rocks. The artwork is mostly green and brown with some white and light blue accents.

The artwork is a cover for the upcoming TTRPG "The God's Favorites" by Joie Yong. The image shows a scene with a garden, animals, a woman holding a bow and some ruins in the background. On the left side, there's a deer with golden antlers laying on the ground surrounded by green plants and large flowers. On the right side, there's a woman (inspired by Artemis) holding a bow aiming upwards. She wears a long blue dress, a green decorated robe and has long curling black hair. There's a unicorn behind her looking down and a heron is standing on her shoulder. There's a large turtle hidden in the plants around the woman. In the middle ground, there's a river and a green serpent swims in the water with it's body forming arches. There are sunken buildings in the background and a heron is sitting on one of the roofs. A large pink dragon is cascading in the sky behind the ruins. The artwork is decorated with a frame and the frame has a large tree in the center with a peach-colored snake coiling around the tree. The artwork is colorful with some dark-blue accents and much greenery.

Commission for Ed Niedermeyer and autonocast. The artwork shows a scene with a city and an autonomous bus in the center. There are passengers in the bus. Some are sitting and some are standing. The bus has dome-shaped roofs. A man in a long coat is standing outside the bus holding a briefcase. Another man is selling some fake or stolen watch behind the bus. There are buildings and bridges in the background with a few more characters. All the characters are skeletons. There are some autonomous mini cars around the artwork. The artwork is densely decorated with patterns and tiles. It is mostly green, mustard, red and blue.

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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

'What about my harvest?!' - my second embroidered crop circle! These aerial landscapes have been so fun! This one was 35 hours, the knots took less time but the circles took longer than expected 👽 now available here with the first: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/collection/a... 1/2

An angled view of embroidered crop circles, made in golden thread shades.

An embroidery hoop containing an embroidered crop circle design. Its all in golden shades.

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Crumplings 🐌 @crumplings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Another large humpback sculpture - this time in a more whimsical colour scheme I've wanted to try for a while! Handmade from coarse paper mache, painted with acrylics, mounted on a wood & metal stand.

A large paper mache humpback whale sculpture photographed against a neutral background. It is painted in blue, turquoise, and purple hues, and has a clouded eye which gives it a mystical, ancient look.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Autumnal leaves cling to their branches against a darkening sky, bringing seasonal change in a mid #1880s silk kimono. This embroidered robe was made in Japan specifically for the Western market, worn informally as a dressing gown #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A mannequin styled in 1880s undress, with undergarments worn beneath a black silk kimono which is embroidered with leaves in shades of brown, pink and silvery beige

An alternative view of the 1880s undress ensemble with the black silk embroidered kimono worn over a pale corset

A photograph of the black silk embroidered kimono suspended to show the T shape construction with falling sleeves

A detail of the brown and pink embroidered leaves that embellish the black silk kimono

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Ainsel @ainselcrafts.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits is WIPs this week. I’ve been in production mode for the Pride event I’ll be vending at the weekend after next, so I think that means I should show off the selection of hats I’ve done. The Morse code on these says “love + pride”

A selection of knitted beanies in various Pride flag colors, most of them with black to create morse code colorwork.

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Erica Henderson @ericafails.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I finally get it. When recipes call for 1 clove of garlic they mean this one.

A very big garlic clove. It is 1/3 of the head

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Each of the separate components of this gown have survived so that the full effect is possible, from open robe to stomacher to petticoat. Stripes run this way and that in an abundance of fresh greenery, #1770s #philamuseumart #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Bodice detail of a 1770s robe consisting of a separate stomacher and gown. Here the stripes of the stomacher run horizontally with ruffled edges on the open robed dress with a narrow lace trim around the square neckline

Side detail of the green and white striped 1770s gown showing a different arrangement of the fabric, stripes running vertically with a band of gathered silk

Full length view of the green and white 1770s green and white striped silk dress. The figure is styled with accessories showing off the silhouette of the three piece gown

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A lady in red with a great silken swirl of skirt to mark the day of Jacques Fath’s birth, this a cocktail dress designed in the early #1950s. The small black details punctuate the scarlet #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A full skirted, long sleeved red cocktail dress in red satin with a narrow black belt. It has a fitted square necked bodice with black buttons and a black velvet neck tie

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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Liv Ross @livrunsfast.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Time for Year 3’s first round of ‘What’s on Your Needles?’ A chance to show off your WIPs, new cast-ons, almost-finisheds 🧶! For me, a reckoning… The 3 most recent (out of 16 😱; the worst it has ever been!); Snowflake Baby, My Gift to You Baby, now annual WYS Mom-Daughter socks. #ShowMeYourKnits

A little pile of in-progress hand knits. Small red and white lace sweater, yoke of a navy raglan cardigan, leg of a blues and orange striped sock.

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#FOFriday 🧶 and I have 2 items this week. A linen stitch cowl/snood in a gorgeous variegated yarn, and my Dragon shawl in harmonious autumnal colours. I love both of these, the dragon scales by @lavishcraft.bsky.social are gorgeous, a really fun knit; the cowl will bring sunshine to a winter's day

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