it has its own separate post in the tarot section
i'm not sure i'm going to finish it? i have all the keywords and i did a prototype card in procreate i didn't really like. i think if i do them at all it'll have to be by hand on paper, in their target size. the problem is i've never worked in that size with that thick a line (if i want to preserve a woodcut look, like the historical mass TdMs). the figures have to be small enough for there to be room for some background/scene setting, while also preserving some interesting detail and facial features/expressions etc. it's surprisingly hard to do. kind of not feeling it right now.
but for whenever i do feel like it - i've already prepared all the templates with the titles in place. just need a pencil drawing per card, then i'll scan it all in and do the carving, that's the fun part. then some stenciled colors - easy.
another one-magazine tarot deck. i was so happy with the previous one i thought i'd try again. this magazine was way thicker than the shadowplay and it had a cooler aesthetic, so it should have been child's play but alas. there are fewer images of people doing things and interesting objects (or if there are - they're much bigger fashion photos, they don't really fit on the card size i need). but so far so good. i pieced together all the major arcana and the court cards. now i'm waiting for card sleeves so that i can start shuffling and using them and thus be motivated to do the hardest part: some scenic minors.
ultimately, because of the above issues, i know the minor arcana are going to be mostly pip cards (which i love), but before i can get to them, i want to do as many as possible full-scene cards, especially since i already have quite a lot of swords done that way. i want to see if i can get at least some of the other suits filled out before i hit the easiest stretch of making the pips. but yeah, requires some motivation.
the least thinky project, so perfect for miserable summer days. i've never done anything of this sort before but i had a few tshirts that were too gross to pass on but a shame to throw out. sashiko hasn't worked out for me this far. they made up a vaguely matching color palette so why not give it a go.
i'm just doing little squares, maybe i'll add some flair with embroidery/the quilting itself? it's going to be completely "me", so there's absolutely no ironing going on and only occasional pinning of pieces together (when joining the 2x4 strips into 4x4 squares). the stitches are somewhat even and not too big (all done by hand).
i don't really have an idea what to do with the quilt top once it's done. try to find some batting and finish it properly? attach it to this weird thin coverlet we have, use that as a 2-in-1 batting and back? attach it to the woolen blanket (entry below this one), so that it has a softer side??? (probably a bad idea). no idea but so far i'm having fun.
so last year i bought a kilogram of some unknown, vaguely carded fibre. it's got a very short staple and is frustrating to work with, but definitely going a bit easier since i got my own carding brushes to sort it out a bit. originally i wanted to knit a sweater with it but in preparation for that i did a practice one last year with store-bought yarn and i think i got that out of my system. so since i don't really have the patience for patterns and mostly just make rectangles of various proportions, i decided to make a blanket. with a kind of basket weave/checkered stitch. i hope there's enough yarn for it. if not, i'll frog the whole thing and maybe try weaving with it?
for now i'm just spinning three balls of singles at a time, plying them (turkish spindle saves the day), and knitting them up. it seems like there might actually be enough for a blanket? guess i'll find out sooner or later.
