Expertise/opinion needed
Dear Visible Mending community on Tumblr,
I'd like you to meet this absurd face:
Why there a hat in the shot? Well......because this is my absurd, idiotic, ridiculous fish hat which I absolutely adore:
Yes, the giant plushie fish IS actually sewn ON TOP of the hat, and the overall result is EXACTLY as ridiculous as you're thinking. It's wonderful. Yes, I'm that person sometimes.
So I've recently started learning visible mending stuff, and remembered my horror and despair when I realized that my beloved absurd fish hat (which I got in high school during a Science Olympiad swap meet) had a large hole in the tail, one that was so big and in such a weird place that I had no idea (up until now!) how to address it.
So I decided to repair it using these Tumblr-learned techniques, and I'm actually pretty pleased with the preliminary result:
My question is: I'm considering adding a vertical/circumfrential set of stitches as well, but I'm also wondering if less is more in this case. Does this kind of mend require a set of stitches at a different angle to strengthen it, or is what I have sufficient? Thanks so much for any advice/opinions!
The absurd fish hat also thanks you....
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this dead fish hat i made is very hard to take pictures of but nonetheless i have tried. as much as i like how it looks i actually made it so large by mistake that im thinking of making it into a drawstring backpack instead
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i *had* to draw him in this hat.
idea from @existencebringsonlypain
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Soo-won couldn鈥檛 handle these angler skills
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Pezmeurto's new hat <3
Thanks to @empty-cryptid for finding this hat and wondering if Pezmeurto would like it. I think she would! Original hat below cut
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i assigned fish hats to my ocs
lore writeup and original hats under the cut
ekaitz: he likes fishing. he also hates the status quo and societal expectations. men (as in, everyone) fear him
valen: he has social anxiety
orca: she is a pirate and commits crimes. has definitely kissed women before kissing arelis
arelis: despite the satirical nature of the hat, when taken completely seriously it has boomer energy. also war crimes energy. this man has committed war crimes and is a boomer
ashaya: she's god. god girlbosses people.
ordell: self explanatory hat
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What if I, made the Magikarp hat.
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Drew one of my friends as a flatland OC cause why not! :D
(the fish hat is real tho)
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graaaahhh new oc new pfp new content
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It's that time, dearest firebender aficionados! Seize your destiny and decide on the seven participant-chosen prompts for the second annual Zhaozai Palooza!
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strutting around the city in a giant fish hat never felt so good
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