FanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶

Just thinking out loud.

I would like to see more handmade clothes in my stream. Not just what was finished the last few days, but things that get actually worn.

How about a hashtag to show things, made maybe long ago, maybe made by someone else, maybe inherited, gifted or bought. Just handmade by a crafter. And loved and used. Knit, crochet, sewn - or any other technique

Anyone else interested in something like this? Ideas for a good tag?

#fiberarts @fiberarts #slowfashion #handmadeclothes

Feb 3 at 8:32pmWeb
Show threadFanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶Feb 4

Wow, I hadn't expected that much feedback and interest.

Thanks for making me aware of MeMadeMay - I'd completely forgotten about that (but May is long ago 😉 )

Quite a few good suggestions about the tags- but I think I like #HandmadeWardrobe best, because it includes things that were gifted or bought from an artisan as well. I would like to promote all kinds of handmade textiles and show how it fits into everyones daily life.

@fiberarts #fiberarts #slowfashion

Show threadKerr Avonsen (she/her)Feb 4
@FanCityKnits Oh yes, that is a good point -- it is nice to show off things which were made by someone else too.
Show threadTriploidTreeFeb 3
@FanCityKnits you'll find #MeMadeMay good for this for a few weeks of the year. I guess most of us are proud of the thing just as it's finished, and then it becomes part of the wardrobe so it's just clothes and we don't think to toot about it...
Show threadMichelle / The Giddy StitcherFeb 3

@FanCityKnits Yes I love to see older projects too! I've been veeeeeeery slowly adding mine to a dedicated Pixelfed for the last few months, but like...veeeeeeery slowly lol.

Struggling to think of a clothing-specific tag, I'm terrible at naming things. Will have a think!

Show threadKerr Avonsen (she/her)Feb 4
@thegiddystitcher @FanCityKnits
What are the advantages of Pixelfed over Mastodon?
Show threadMichelle / The Giddy StitcherFeb 4

@kerravonsen @FanCityKnits Well since they're both part of Fedi, they're just different interfaces for the same pool of content.

With Pixelfed you only see media posts, which is either an advantage or a disadvantage depending what you're after.

I don't use it for browsing since I prefer to see text posts too, so if I find someone interesting there I just follow them on here instead. But I like having the account because it's nice to have a place that's JUST pics of my finished projects, it's pretty much just a record for myself.

Show threadKerr Avonsen (she/her)Feb 4

@thegiddystitcher
I'm not sure exactly what I want to DO in regard to my finished-object craft photos. As it is, I store them on my computer in folders by type, and that's my "record for me". Sharing with others is semi-random; if I happen to have finished something on a Wednesday, it will likely get photographed and posted to #WIPWednesday

My art is another matter; I have a mastodon.art account to post it to (but I haven't been posting anything recently, for Reasons).
I think some people use Pixelfed because they want it to show their portfolio (because you can group posts by Collections?) but I'm trying to use https://fluid-visions.com for that. (Not that it gets any traffic. Eh, it's a hobby. I'm retired.)

Fluid Visions

Fluid visions: from the far reaches of space, to the depths of the ocean

Fluid Visions
Show threadGrey LiliyFeb 3

@FanCityKnits @fiberarts Oh! That would be cool. No idea what you would tag it though. Lol.

Maybe some fashion folks have an idea?

Show threadOtherRynFeb 3
@FanCityKnits #memademeworn?
Show threadRachel WrightFeb 4
@FanCityKnits That sounds like fun!
I'll start... I'm rather proud of this crochet shawl, it has a lovely drape!
#crochet #fibrearts #MeMade
Show threadJillFeb 5
It's beautiful! And such a perfect green 💚
Show threadRachel WrightFeb 5
@Maypop.shop The yarn was bought in Kirkwall, so it's a souvenir as well...
Show threadBramblyBearWhufflingFeb 4

@FanCityKnits @fiberarts

I've seen #MeMadeWardrobe

Show threadMimFeb 4
@FanCityKnits @fiberarts That sounds fab. I really want to make a better stab at Me-Made May this year - I'm a slow sewist, and don't like getting rid of wearable clothes, so the process of replacing bought with me-made is ongoing, but this year I think I'll have enough to share things.
Show threadElena. (she/ her)Feb 4
@FanCityKnits Great idea! Let’s do it.
Show threadFanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶Feb 4
@theresmiling 👍
Show threadStephen Bannasch (316 ppm)Feb 4

@FanCityKnits @fiberarts

@sinituulia posts about the clothes she makes and used #handsewing in this recent post:

https://eldritch.cafe/@sinituulia/113945181671696010

Sini Tuulia (@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe)

Attached: 4 images Sunlight photos of the night dress sewing I did yesterday. Took the top of sleeve, arm's eyes and yoke section off my basic blouse pattern and then just cut a series of rectangles and straight lines. Sleeve slits by hand, some quick pintucks with the twin needle and overlocking with the viscose thread... And now about to relax with minutely hemming the rest of this ruffle by hand. #Sewing #HandSewing #Linen

Eldritch Café
Show threadSini TuuliaFeb 4
@stepheneb @FanCityKnits Hello, hi! I make pretty much all of my clothes these days and tend to use a lot of handsewing techniques even when it's not strictly necessary, because some things are easier by hand and I find it relaxing!