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Michelle
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No lace project is complete without displaying it on the cat who did everything in her power to hinder its completion
A finished piece of lace resting on a tabby cat. She is eyeing it with suspicion
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I started this piece in august and only just finished it so expect that I will share different angles of this same piece for a while
A piece of bobbin lace in a point-ground style displayed on worn denim
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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A close up of the lace on a blue denim background. You can see the stitches more clearly
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Finally finished the largest piece of bobbin lace I’ve made so far. Very happy with how it came out.

I learned so much working on it and it’s fun to see my skills grow as I progressed 🧶
A finished piece of bobbin lace on a mauve background. It’s about the size of a large bookmark, but probably twice the width. It is in a point-ground style with a border and abstract flower-inspired designs outlined in gimps. It’s a sampler from Pierre Fouche from The Adventurous Lacemakers
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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you don’t believe me check this shit Out
A white cat gently resting her paw on her brother’s leg
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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His medical stuff has been stressing me out so badly but he’s so good
A black cat snuggling his face with both paws as he sleeps sweetly
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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I’m almost done making this piece of lace and I’m very proud 🧶
A lace sampler that is almost done, all that’s missing is the bottom edge. It’s still messy but it displays distinct point ground work
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Y’all hated me because I told the truth! Now they are saying it more and more
Now that Mamdani (whom I love) won I will admit he has Lin Manuel Miranda energy He and Lin Manuel have the same energy but LMM seems to be faking it does that make sense
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Happy Halloween
Me, dressed as a witch but using basically just clothing I own already. It’s black and it’s flow-y with a witches hat on top
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Slowly but surely the lace grows
A more complete version of the previously shared lace sampler designed by Pierre Fouche
October 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I’m catching up on @nogodsnomayors.com and I’m so glad @mattielubchansky.com mentioned the only tweet from or about New York that has ever mattered

Katie McDonough, voice of a municipality
Katie McDonough tweets The ask the mayor calls are like “hi Brian, first of all thank you and I love you. You are my king. Mr. Mayor, you are a disgrace. I hate you. You must drink piss instantly”
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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I dyed a scarf kinda cool and I’m happy with how it turned out
A yellow scarf dyed with marigolds using a shibori method that results in a pattern of irregular white geometric shapes in the yellow
September 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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The lace is expanding horizontally
A sampler of point ground lace in progress. It is a pattern designed by Pierre Fouche
September 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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A smoking crab and it says “it’s always the fucking pivot to video”
August 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Using my cat for color balance to show off the new fabric i dyed
A white and tabby cat sitting on top of cotton dyed three different yellows using marigolds of different varieties
August 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Thinking to myself “surely $160 or so will convince her”
August 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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I love making lace!
Bobbin lace made using a spider ground pattern in white thread with black thread on the borders
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I’m gonna have to start wearing pastels or something
A pile of pastel pink and orange clothing I hand dyed with a caption that says The clothing I wear: with a collection of black and spooky emojis Vs The clothing I dye: with a collection of flower and peach emojis
July 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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I’m so happy with the colors I got from this dye bath.

You never know what will happen so I’m thrilled with this color and the gradients from the folds 🧶
Peachy reds gradient on white silk More peachy reds. The fold highlights the contrast
July 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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I’m dying’ out here!

Lac and pomegranate on silk satin
A peachy red gradient on white silk
July 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Brian is such a good journalist and host.

Shout out to the niche tweet I quote most often
A tweet by Katie McDonough which reads “The Ask the Mayor calls are like, ‘Hi Brian, first of all thank you and I love you. You are my king. Mr. Mayor, you are a disgrace. I hate you. You must drink piss instantly’”
June 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Did I tell you guys I do tambour embroidery now?
A tambour frame featuring a small pink flower and a larger stem with multiple blue flowers in progress. There are gold embroidery scissors and a tambour hook
June 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I’m gonna kiss his nose and no one can stop me
A black cat laying on his back reaching at the camera. You can see his little vampire teeth and his fluffy belly and his yellow eyes
June 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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I’m at work but imagine i photoshopped Jessica Ramos’s head onto this
Meme of the bear(?) going “hey guys! Guess who just got… yellled aaat!”
June 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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I just know so many stories like this
People who flock to fantasy conventions and signings make up an "inherently vulnerable community," one of Gaiman's former friends, a fantasy writer, tells me. They "wrap themselves around a beloved text so it becomes their self-identity," she says. They want to share their souls with the creators of these works. "And if you have morality around it, you say 'no."
January 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM