Sollenbum

Sollenbum, 10 months ago to FiberArts

Now I have cut the fabric for the second panel of the ma mian skirt 🌸 Next they need to be joined with a French seam down the vertical line. The pattern is OK matched right now so hope to be able to keep it OK after sewing. Will measure both panels before I do the handsewing of the hems and pleat. Think I'll have to calculate the pleats again, because I'm not entirely sure that they are equally long anymore 🤣

#Sewing #MaMian #Skirt #Hanfu

liztai, 10 months ago to random

Omg I am still hungover and sad after finishing #BloodOfYouth. I need a bromantic #CDrama to fill the void.

One thing the show made me realise was how much I missed classic #Wuxia dramas. So many CDramas revolve around romance - I miss heroic, adventuring around the jiang hu stories. There are precious few of them these days. So if you know of any do recommend me some!

Some shows that come to mind:
Ever Night
Joy of Life
Sword Snow Stride
Ancient Detective

#CDramas

ronsboy67, 10 months ago to random

Watching a #CDrama and very impressed by something I don't ever recall seeing in any of the 300 or so #KDramas I have seen - a male lead who chooses not to drink alcohol. The way #KDramas continue to glorify Korea's toxic drinking culture is a persistent bane for me

Sollenbum, 10 months ago to random

Have begun watching the Mysterious Lotus Casebook 🌸 Don't usually watch detective dramas, but decided to give this one a try because of Cheng Yi. Have watched 10 episodes and the bickering between Cheng Yi, Joseph Zeng and Aero Xiao is great fun. The drama has an overarching plotline but it proceeds in smaller detective stories that finish along the way.

#CDrama #MysteriousLotusCasebook #ChengYi #JosephZeng #AeroXiao

<Mysterious Lotus Casebook> on iQIYI! #iQIYI

https://www.iq.com/play/hg4cefqzed?sh_pltf=5&lang=en_us

liztai, 10 months ago to tv

I'm watching #BloodOfYouth and then #MysteriousLotusCasebook comes along and I can't help but think
a) bromance!
b) OMG everyone's so pretty!

Trying really hard not to get Shiny New #CDrama Syndrome 😆

#TV #China #CDramas

Sollenbum, 10 months ago to Flowers

I visit my parents' grave ever so often. They died many years ago now but I visit the grave with some of their oldest friends. It's a nice tradition and it gives me time for reflection.

#Cemetary #Headstone #Flowers #Parents

Sollenbum, 10 months ago to random

Spent the afternoon making body lotion 🌸 I have been running low on it for some time but only got my act together today. I have been making my own for years now. It is fun and I know what goes in it. I should think that it also saves me money, because I don't pay for marketing of products.

#BodyLotion #Cosmetics #Homemade

Large pot on a gas stove with glistening body lotion in it. There is a light blue whisk on the right side with a transparent handle. There is part of a pink kettle behind the pot.
There is a stove top with a large pot in the front with the water phase. There is a casserole behind it with the fat phase. In the back to the left is a pink kettle. There are whisks in the pots, both facing right.

georgetakei, 10 months ago to random

In the internment camps we learned valuable skills! Like how not to get shot for trying to escape, when we just running to use the public latrine on a freezing cold night.

timkmak, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

Are you finding Mastodon to be less vibrant/active?

I’m worried that we are not getting as much engagement on our Ukraine war reporting as we used to.

We’re trying to decide which social media platforms to continue posting on, given how much effort it takes to replicate across all of them.

If you want to send a signal to us that we should keep posting here, will you sign up for our newsletter? http://Counteroffensive.substack.com

I’m only asking Mastodon users today so we can gauge impact.

Sollenbum, 10 months ago to Cats

Molly is still doing better 😺 She is not licking her wound and she is moving around in a more active mannner. Last night, she even saved me from a spider that was running really fast across the floor. Molly the might huntress!

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #SeparationAnxiety

MaxAttax13, 10 months ago to fountainpens

How do you store your #FountainPenInk collection? I keep mine in an old makeup bag, but it's starting to get pretty full. #FountainPens

Sollenbum, 10 months ago to random

Took the time to clean out my pen and change the ink 🌸 I love shimmer inks so TWSBI pens with broad nibs are my prefered pen, because the shimmer does not clog and it is possible to take the pen apart to clean all the sparkles out.

This Dream Ink is extremely well behaved. It glides on the page and is intense in its colour. The shimmer flows through the nib without any problem.

#FountainPen #Ink #TWSBI

penfount, 10 months ago to fountainpens

#FPQuestion of the day:
What are your memories of your first pen? Do you still have it? Does it work, and do you still use it?
#FountainPens

Sollenbum, 11 months ago to calligraphy

This is a lovely article about handwriting. I still enjoy writing on paper and in journals. Fountain pens and inks make this particularly enjoyable.

#FountainPen #Ink #Handwriting

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/handwriting-style-personality-digital-age/674673/

Sollenbum, 11 months ago to FiberArts

Molly is helping me sew in the clasp in my full circle skirt 🌸🪡🧵 I quite like that there is no button in the skirt.

#Sewing #Skirt #Koi #CatsOfMastodon #Cats

Sollenbum, 11 months ago to random

If you are enjoying the drama, "Hidden Love," you might enjoy this article 🌸

https://embracingfiction.wordpress.com/2023/07/08/cn-hidden-love/

#CDrama #HiddenLove

Sollenbum, 11 months ago to FiberArts

Just spent some time this morning sewing 🧵🪡 golden bias tape to the bottom of this full circle skirt 🌸 I like to finish my skirts with bias tape at the bottom, because the seam is invisible when it is handsewn. Plus is it pretty that there is a pop of gold under the seam.

#Sewing #Skirt #Koi

mishamouse, 11 months ago to Cat

apparently, i haven’t done a proper #introduction yet!

i am misha. i’m in #NC, USA, but only because my wife’s family is from this area. i am from florida originally, and i hate what the fascists are doing to the place.

my #cat o’malley is my work-from-home co-pilot and best buddy. there are some pics on my page!

i enjoy #videogames, but i don’t normally consider myself a gamer. it’s just a fun way to pass the time. sometimes i play them on the #pc that i built, which was a super fun project.

i work in mortgages, but i’m the guy in our department that does all the #excel macros, data analysis, some database work, etc., mostly because i’m the only one in our group that understands any of it.

i’m introverted and nerdy, but am seeking to expand my social circle. i don’t usually start conversations, but get me talking and i can go for hours. my politics are left and progressive; i don’t like to “be political”, but the world we live in is political and we have to make it better.

Sollenbum, 1 year ago (edited 8 months ago) to Cat

This toot is a brief introduction:

I'm Henriette + cat servant to Mirah amd Masha 😺 I teach English + German in high school.

Hobbies = #ballet, #sewing, #FountainPens. Favourite book = "Daniel Deronda", George Eliot. I love Chinese TV dramas, but speak no Chinese. I marvel at beautiful, historical costumes and actors.

#CatsOfMastodon #CDrama

My Drama List: https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Sollenbum

Fountain pen inks: https://pin.it/7BURXdM

Homemade stuff: https://pin.it/4jKjsBr