A dress I made 🕸️

Diy bondage cuff

of course I am hopelessly overtaken by the urge to be the hottest person in the local tesco

Melancholy Girls Club patches

*Also a reminder that my shop is having a 10%off sale for the entire month of June. Use code PRIDE10 at checkout.

Handmade with deadstock black denim & scrap fabric.

Supply Limited to gauge interest. (What you see in the pictures is what i have currently available)

Available HERE

Eye tw but I got bored and doodled on my shorts lmao

i guess it's scary to me when white leftists say that the punk scene is the scene where you wanna go if you're trans or a person of color or a drug addict or someone else who's been kicked down in life. cuz like, if you've lived in this scene, is it really where you wanna send people?

i got involved in my local punk scene and the problem is that people aren't actually focused on looking out for each other. punk is heavily white. punk is heavily abled. punk is heavily cis. i know everyone says "real" punk is this and that, but the problem is: i live in a punk house venue. i live in a house where punks throw punk rock shows weekly and invite other punks into our home to throw music and art shows. the DIY scene is a mess. it's full of abusers. it's full of enablers. it's full of queerphobes and tranny chasers. it's full of people who collect vulnerable traumatized people. it's full of people who will hand beers to recovering alcoholics and pass lines to recovering addicts.

this scene is full of people who scribble "this machine kills fascists" on every object they own and turn around and cower and say "I'm scared, can you come pick me up, there's some scary guys outside." because some black dudes listening to some rap posted up outside of the punk show. this scene is full of virtue signaling assholes who put antisemitic symbols on their "battle vests". this scene is full of half-assed "communists" who just want to brag about the big scary words they learned like "praxis" and "proletariat" and "bourgeoisie".

this scene is full of fake socialists who won't lift a finger to help each other, but will drag each other into hell instead.

the problem with punk as we know it is that it's whitewashed to hell and back, and the spaces created by these individuals are not centered around safety, but violence. yeah, you kill fascists, but do you provide meals for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, and harm reduction for the addicted? do you pass out extra blankets and clothes? do you help people get to the hospital? do you pat someone on the back when they turn down that beer? do you remember to not offer a baggie to the person who just got out of recovery?

no? then you aren't a safe person to be around, and you ain't punk. you are the reason this scene is unsafe.

Punk is about love <3

Photograph of me and my boyfriend at 2022 pride taken by photographer Arnis Balcus

Here's that crochet cardigan I was talking about! Apologies for the quality of the video it's ripped straight from my Instagram story lmao

fyi punk should be diy. if any of my followers wanna dress punk but feel like they cant because its expensive, here's the secret: a good punk look can and should be made out of literal junk. old bottle caps, safety pins. i recently asked my sister if she'd give me some spare key rings so i could join them up with mine and make a longer chain (its attached to my favorite pair of pants rn). if something doesnt feel shiny and pointy and punk enough, stab it with some safety pins. make your own patches out of spare fabric scraps. cut the logos and patterns off of shirts and turn them into patches. pick up some cheap basic embroidery stuff (thread, needle, bamboo ring, thats all you need--hell you dont even need the ring its just helpful) to sew your patches on & make some of your own. or just embroider right on your clothes! it doesnt have to look good. most real punk patches are self-made with wonky lettering. you can get a good leather jacket, denim jacket, vest, etc at your local thrift store. you can try chains like savers and you can try non-chain shops. (btw thrift shops arent just for clothes, theyre lifesavers in general. i got my favorite table for $15 at savers. its old and ornate with carved designs and shit. please shop at thrift stores theyre the best thing ever.) also, when i was younger i remember i made my own spiky bracelets out of studded ribbon (cheap, get it at joanns or some other fabric or crafts store) and safety pins to hold it together. dont waste money on fucking hot topic. you can make your own shit. thats what punk is all about. i promise anyone judging you for having handmade punk clothes and accessories is a fucking poser.

Like for real I am always one to strongly recommend wearing shit that shows off what you like and ignoring anybody who has anything to say about that, but also...you know a white cotton T-shirt and a pack of Sharpie markers are your best friends, right? And a quick trip in the dryer on high heat once you’ve drawn on the shirt will set the colours, right? If you’re feeling adventurous, you can get puff paint in many exciting neon colours. I picked up a bottle of additive to turn regular acrylic paint into fabric paint at my local dollar store, which also has a wide selection of acrylic craft paints. Heck, you can use just regular acrylic paint straight out of the bottle on heavier-duty fabrics, like denim. I have a whole bunch of hand-painted band patches made out of old pairs of jeans. Or you can paint directly on a denim jacket or a pair of pants, if you’re feeling it. 

If you want replica merch and your poison of choice is a Hellfire Club shirt, go fully in-universe and paint your own. Stick it to Netflix and Hot Topic. Become ungovernable. Be your own weirdly-endearing punk little freak. 

DIY Boots! (part 2)

ok soooo!! i did a post about customising boots a while ago! i have i guess a little update?

i ended up making the realisation that the chain on the boots sort of look a bit weird when they're that small? so what i ended up doing was taking apart a larger chain necklace i had (found from a charity shop) and putting that round the shoe :')

before:

and after:

i'm definitely a much bigger fan of this larger chain, not just because of how it looks or how it feels, but also because it's WAY easier to re-use chain! this is big enough that you can comfortably remove each individual link and add them onto each other - i literally didn't need to waste a single link of it!!

i hate that i don't even know what to look up for this bigger type of chain because it's SO GOOD but i have SO LITTLE LEFT

also i added some pentagram charms i bought off etsy :3

EDIT: IT'S CALLED PAPERCLIP CHAIN!!

Coffin Needle Book II

I was inspired by the needle books from the turn of the century & decided to make one with a spooky twist. The perfect place to store your needles or other small sharp implements.

Perfect for any fellow gloomy sewist or crafter.

Made with salvaged fabrics, salvaged cotton batting, dead-stock vintage lace and trim with a random button is had for the closure.

Available in the SHOP

*for the entire month of June, use code PRIDE10 at checkout for 10% off all orders*

repainted some patches :p