friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Filed under: I've read a paleography book once, so I can read a manuscript, right?

Oh, great, en.wikisource.org/wiki/Beowulf… has folio numbers, so I can look for the folio with the word I want to read on bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?… and it's going to be easy, right?

* is not able to find anything remotely resembling that text on the page.

Wait, what's that number in pencil on the upper right corner? and why there are two, one of which has been struck?

spoiler: the right page was bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?…

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

@informapirata :privacypride: beh, perché no? è un argomento interessante ed è carino averne un'infarinatura generale.

Un giorno sull'internet qualcuno consigliava un manuale universitario sull'argomento dicendo che era leggibile anche per profani, l'ho preso e me lo sono letto.

@informapirata ⁂

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Filed under: #CraftingPersonProblems: my mother needed a #pompon (just one!) to finish one of her #knitting projects and I just made it.

And now I want to make ALL THE POMPONS, but I don't have any use for them (and I already have a box full of pompons from the last time :D )

@FiberArts group

#knitting #CraftingPersonProblems #pompon @FiberArts group

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glitchsoc - Collegamento all'originale
Today, my day was brightened by discovering that there’s at least one Star Trek fanfic on AO3 written in Old English, and it’s extremely well-done with translator’s notes that are worth a read in themselves.
archiveofourown.org/works/4243…

so. wē spacemen in geārdagum - Chapter 1 - indigostohelit - Star Trek: The Original Series [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

@pettter@social.accum.se

Thank you all for this thread, it's very interesting!

A good metaphor, to me, is that nets, social or otherwise, can work to hold up and cushion, and they can be used to trap and entangle. And that being two people caught in the same net can require forceful separation or conscious collaboration to untangle.

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Today's crazy project: homemade non-washi non-tape.

Because the washi tape I have easy access to right now has meh designs, and I don't really need to buy MOAR things, right?

Anyway, one A6 (landscape) sheet of tracing paper has been lined horizontally at every 15 mm, and I've added designs in cheap watercolour (if this thing works I may use the good or semi-good ones, but for the first attempt cheap will do) and waterproof ink .

In the fridge there is a jar with 0.5 g sugar, 1 g gum arabic, 15 ml water and 1 drop of lavender oil (as preservative); it will rest until tomorrow and then will go to the back of the sheet. (this is, or at least should be, water-activated glue, not washi tape glue)

And then I'll find out whether this thing can work or not.

There will be pictures, if it works.

#scrapbooking #mailArt

#scrapbooking #mailArt
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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

Il progetto assurdo di oggi: non-nastro non-washi fatto in casa.

Perché il nastro washi che riesco a trovare facilmente ha dei disegno un po' meh, e non ho veramente bisogno di comprare MOAR cose, vero?

Un foglio A6 di carta da lucido è stato diviso in sette striscie da 15 mm, colorato e disegnato con acquarelli economici (se questa cosa funziona posso usare anche quelli belli, ma per le prime prove va bene così) e inchiostri indelebili.

Nel frigo c'è un barattolo con dentro 0.5 g zucchero, 1 g gomma arabica, 15 g acqua e una goccia di olio essenziale di lavanda (conservante) che deve riposare fino a domani per poi essere spalmato sul retro della carta da lucido. (non è la colla tipica della washi tape, ma colla da attivare con l'acqua, tipo quelle delle buste da leccare).

E poi scoprirò se questa cosa funziona.

Ci saranno foto. Se funziona.

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale
Ma parlando di servizi delle #PosteItaliane, vogliamo citare il fatto che il primo ottobre io ho spedito due cartoline per destinazioni internazionali: una in India, arrivata due giorni fa, e una nei dintorni di Chiasso, in Isvizzera, arrivata oggi.
#PosteItaliane

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Today:

* finished Diego's cotton/wool jeans-like trousers (yes! I've even attached the belt loops that I almost forgot);
* cleaned the sewing machine when she refused to keep sewing the belt loops (uops, sorry dear, I knew it was time for our quality time together and kept postponing it);
* finished handsewing the binding on my new bathrobe;
* watched an hour long Irving Finkel lecture ( ❤ ) with @Diego Roversi and a lot of other mostly costuming related videos while diego ignored me; :D

and then

* completely failed to take finished pictures of anything because it has been raining the whole day;
* forgot to heat cure the SHINY BLUE paint on the pre-mockup for the Augusta Stays I made from an old pair of jeans (and then decided that rather than putting it into the cabbage box I might as well make something fun out of it);
* postponed editing the step-by-step pictures to be ready to publish the instructions for the jeans and bathrobe as soon as I'll be able to take finished object pictures.

@FreeSoftWear group @sewing group #sewing #costuming

#sewing #costuming @Diego Roversi @FreeSoftWear group @sewing group

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale
italians talking about food

So, for lunch we had polenta, and for me it was just. perfect.

Which means that @Diego Roversi , who is from the south (i.e. Milan :D ) claimed it was the right consistency to build walls of.

But that has led to the idea of building a house of freselle kept together with val d'Intelvi (or Valtellina, or just any mountain area in the north-west of Lombardy, really)-style polenta, which I have to admit could actually work :D

@Diego Roversi
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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

italians talking about food and their close neighbors

@Paolo Redaelli @Diego Roversi yeah, more like 50 km than 100 km, and on a very clear day from the mountains that border val d'Intelvi from the south you can sort of see the reflection of the sun on the statue of the Virgin Mary on top of the Duomo of Milan (or at least that's what old people from the area claim) :D

But a) their polenta is soft and yellow, made of cornmeal, OUR polenta is firm and has grey specks as it's made from cornmeal *and* buckwheat b) as somebody born in Como I still hold a grudge with them because they destroyed our city walls in the middle ages (multiple times), and that's a pretty reasonable reason and time to hold a grudge, right?

@Diego Roversi @Paolo Redaelli
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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

Purtroppo la diretta streaming del #LinuxDay2022 è saltata per motivi tecnici ma tutti gli speech sono però disponibili nella piattaforma peertube di Linux.it.

Vi pubblico qui il mio intervento al Linux Day, quest'anno ho presentato Pixelfed:

:pixelfed: video.linux.it/videos/watch/9d…

Qua invece l'intervento di @oirasor che presenta Peertube e la sua esperienza come admin dell'istanza video.linux.it:

:peertube: video.linux.it/videos/watch/bf…

#linuxday #fediverso #Pixelfed #Peertube

Pixelfed - alternativa open source a Instgram

Video della community Linux italiana.
video.linux.it
@Rosario

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Felted slippers!

I still need to add a protective sole, but these are the reason why my feet were wet a few days ago :D

a pair of knitted and felted slippers, quite plain, blue with a black crochet border on top

The same slippers, one is turned upside down to show the black felted sole, with a raised round area at the heel.

@FiberArts group #knitting #felting

#knitting #felting @FiberArts group

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consumerism, in a slow sort of way; sewing, 18th century

This morning I finally started cutting the paper pattern pieces for my Augusta Stays, and have ideas for the fabric to use (most of which I already have).

And then the Dreamstress published this thedreamstress.com/2022/10/cal…

Do I need a nice 18th century red cape? NO
Do I need a full 18th century outfit? NO
Can you guess who's going to buy the pattern for a 18th century cape in the near future?
Can you guess who's going to make herself a full 18th century outfit in the next couple of years, including a red cape?

#historicalCostuming

#historicalcostuming

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

I now have a bathrobe with THICK huge french seams, and no finishing on the edges, whose improvised, zero waste, pattern has however been confirmed to WORK.

Tomorrow I'll find a way to bind the neck (probably from the bit of leftover fabric, because of course I didn't have the exact amount required for it to actually be zero waste :) ), hem the bottom and make a belt.

I should have really used flat felled seams, next time I'll try not to be lazy and do them :)

#sewing #ZeroWaste @sewing group

#sewing #ZeroWaste @sewing group

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Elena ``of Valhalla''

Ho un accappatoio con delle enormi, CICCIOTTE cuciture all'inglese e gli orli ancora non rifiniti, ma sufficiente per confermare che il modello zero waste che ho improvvisato FUNZIONA!

Domani devo decidere come rifinire il collo (probabilmente con un pezzo della stoffa avanzata, perché ovviamente non ne avevo solo la quantità precisa per risultare zero-waste), orlare il fondo e fare una cintura.

E sì, avrei dovuto usare delle cuciture ribattute anziché alla francese. La prossima volta vedo di resistere alla pigrizia e farle.

#cucito

#cucito

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Somebody(TM) should really write a tower defense game in fortran, called Fort Run.

Qualcuno(TM) dovrebbe scrivere un gioco del genere tower defense in fortran e chiamarlo Fort Run.

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

Paolo Redaelli

While #GTK bindings do exist for Fortran (github.com/vmagnin/gtk-fortran), astonishingly there are even #SDL bindings which are more useful to build games.
So it's "only" a matter of will power. And knowing what's a tower defence game is, of course😅

GitHub - vmagnin/gtk-fortran: A GTK / Fortran binding

A GTK / Fortran binding. Contribute to vmagnin/gtk-fortran development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
#gtk #SDL
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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

@Paolo Redaelli

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_de…

“Tower defense (TD) is a subgenre of strategy games where the goal is to defend a player's territories or possessions by obstructing the enemy attackers or by stopping enemies from reaching the exits, usually achieved by placing defensive structures on or along their path of attack.”

@Paolo Redaelli

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

#MastoConsiglio conoscete qualcuno che faccia manutenzione dei ferri da stiro a caldaia vaporella polti in zona insubrica (como / varese / dintorni / ecco, magari che non siano insubri extracomunitari che costano troppo :D )

il posto dove mia madre portava il suo fino all'ultima volta ha chiuso :(

e ovviamente oggi il ferro ha smesso di funzionare

(boost apprezzati)

#MastoConsiglio
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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale
You can tell how Star Trek: The Next Generation is set in a utopian future because every work meeting wraps up in at most four minutes with a decision about what the group is going to do, why they're doing it, who's in charge of doing it and who's supporting them in what ways, clearly communicated to all participants.
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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

I feel like I, upon discovering Mastodon, found the total, like, 5–6 people I wanted to follow and've just stuck with them for the last 3 years so I don't know how effective asking the greater Fediverse will be but

Does anyone know of any artists on here who either can do ASCII art or, while not the medium they usually inhabit, are willing to give creating it a try? 'Working on an all-text video game and could use someone who's open for commissions, right now.

#art #ASCIIart #commissions

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

aaaand my new bathrobe¹ has finally arrived!

two of them, even!

and a new linen t-shirt for the next summer, and a few viscose-ramie camisoles.

yeah, that whole “only buy what you need thing”, I think I may have heard of it :D

¹ some assembly required

#sewing @sewing group

#sewing @sewing group

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UFO (knitting / crafting), creepy/cute

This morning the internet greeted me with this

Comic: on the first 3 panels Death is saying: “You don't want to die with unfinished business. You'll be doomed to walk the Earth as a ghost. Let me be clear: leave NOTHING UNFINISHED.” in the last panel 3 persons a caption says: “Knitters: Weavers: Quilters: Spinners: Crocheters:” and 3 persons are pictured with anxiety sweat.

(provenance uncertain, but do look for Sarah Anderson, she's great)

I'm feeling cold sweats, do you think I should measure whether I have a fever? :D

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Jeans (and jeans-like trousers) with buttons are so much more stylish than ones with zippers, right?

Yes I do hate sewing zippers, why do you ask? :D

@sewing group #sewing #sewingPersonProblems

#sewing #sewingPersonProblems @sewing group

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Elena ``of Valhalla''

@zephyr on garments and other complex objects I find them difficult to do right and precisely. sewing them by hand helps with the precision, but sewing through the zipper tape is often hard.

Buttons and buttonholes, OTOH, are just a bit tedious.

Also, adding a zipper in the nice way usually means that it's embedded in the garment in a way that requires unmaking a significant amount of it when (not if) the zipper breaks, while buttons tend to either last more, or be easier to fix.

@sewing group

@zephyr @sewing group

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now wearing: one pair of WET wool slippers and a pair of hiking sandals to protect the slippers from the floor

#guessWhatImMaking :D

Sto indossando un paio di pantofole di lana BAGNATE e un paio di sandali da trekking per proteggere le pantofole dal pavimento

#indovinateCosaStoFacendo :D

@FiberArts group @FreeSoftWear group

#guessWhatImMaking #indovinateCosaStoFacendo @FiberArts group @FreeSoftWear group

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Elena ``of Valhalla''

@Siem :brynn_ghost_asexual: felted slippers: they have been in the washing machine, and I was keeping them on the feet to block them to shape.

I've decided that they need a bit more felting however, so I'll have to do this again the next time I wash a load of the right colour, next week, and then I'll take pictures of the finished thing :)

@Siem, heliotrope

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Elena ``of Valhalla''

@Siem :brynn_ghost_asexual: it feels good, until it starts to feel a bit wet and cold :) I should have done them a bit earlier in the season, but I was busy with other knitting projects (unsurprisingly :D )
@Siem, heliotrope

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale
itpol, sarcasmo, credo

Ma adesso che il governo si è impegnato a difenderci dagli extracomunitari, faranno qualcosa anche per difenderci da quelli che ci impestano sulle nostre strade? Tipo, non so, far pagare le multe arretrate, che se andassimo noi a fare certe cose a casa loro, non ce la farebbero passare liscia così!

#vitaDiConfine

#vitaDiConfine

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Epperò l'universo non collabora.

io: “dai, cerco a caso un libro nel mio inventario che non è collegato a openlibrary (e quindi probabilmente manca), così aggiungo un libro in italiano e aiuto un po' Lore”

RNG: pesca un fumetto / graphic novel in inglese, e per di più è il quarto volume, e su OL ci ne sono solo i primi due.

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

New project! (well, I had already drafted the pattern and cut the fabric a few weeks ago, actually).

I've started #sewing a pair of jeans-like trousers for my SO, in a mystery fabric that is probably¹ made of a cotton warp and wool weft (or vice versa? but that doesn't sound right) I had bought in 2018 because the description on the website sounded wrong (it was, in a good way) and it was cheap.

Pattern and instructions will be published.

And I've already sewed the pockets wrong. It can be fixed, but they won't be perfect.
(as if anybody other than me will care about the seam at the bottom of a pocket :D )

¹ tested with bleach and flame.

@sewing group @FreeSoftWear group

#sewing @FreeSoftWear group @sewing group

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

Nuovo progetto! (ok, in realtà avevo già disegnato il cartamodello e tagliato la stoffa qualche settimana fa).

Ho iniziato a #cucire un paio di pseudojeans per il mio compagno, in una stoffa misteriosa probabilmente composta da ordito di cotone e trama di lana¹ (o viceversa, ma non avrebbe molto senso) che avevo comprato alla cieca nel 2018 perché la descrizione sembrava sbagliata (lo era, nel bene) e costava poco.

Pubblicherò cartamodello e istruzioni, prima o poi.

E ho già sbagliato a cucire le tasche. Rimediabile, ma non saranno perfette.

(come se importasse a qualcun'altro come è fatta la cucitura sul fondo di una tasca).

¹ secondo quanto suggeriscono i test con candeggina e fiamma.

#cucire

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale
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Ecco cosa ho postato su instagram. Boost qua e maledettissime interazioni là graditissime.

(Scusate per l'assenza di alt text, fatemi sapere se ne avete bisogno)

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

I'm trying to make myself a pair of #knit and #felted slippers, designing my own pattern.

I've just frogged all of the work done today. except for the bit that had already been frogged and remade earlier in the evening.

Luckily I didn't spend *a lot of time* on it today, but still :(

At least, I'm working with 6mm tree trunks rather than my usual 2-3 mm needles :D

@FiberArts group

#knit #felted @FiberArts group

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The 1880s sports jacket is done!

A woman wearing a light blue linen-cotton outfit with an ankle length skirt with box pleats at the hem and a fitting jacket with a high collar and big applied pockets. Proper (almost) hiking boots (modern) complete the (historical) hiking dress, while the non-matching headgear and face mask interfere with the collar of the jacket (uooops).

Well, almost.

I still have to add half of the hooks and bars, and I don't have enough (nor I could go to buy them today), so the front closure is a bit strained; I have ideas on how to fix it, and on how to do it better the next time.

Also the pockets still need a bit of reinforcement embroidery on the upper corners.

Also, I need to finish writing instructions and publish them.

Same as above, this time one of the pockets is open to show a postcard peaking out.

However, the pockets are big enough to fit a postcard, which is quite fitting for #WorldPostcardDay :D and with some effort (not pictured) even a small watercolour pad / book to be able to do the victorian lady thing and take paintings while resting at the destination of the hike (yeah, right. as if I was able to draw, and I didn't just take pictures and trace those back home instead :D )

The towel and other necessary things go in the big pocket of the skirt, of course :D

And it needs a bit of washing and pressing after being manipulated for weeks, but the fit is better than it looks in these pictures, and I'm especially happy with the fit of the sleeve, which hugs the arm in just the right rest position, while also allowing a lot of movement.

Same as above, with arms stretched above the head; the jacket is still in the right position at the sides. We don't talk about the hook that has come undone at the front, that problem will be fixed :D

@sewing group @FreeSoftWear group #sewing #historicalClothing #costuming

#sewing #costuming #historicalclothing #WorldPostcardDay @FreeSoftWear group @sewing group

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