What A Strange-looking Crab

I have some free time… Let’s go over aemilia ars vs punto in aria vs reticella/reticello.

Important disclaimer: I am not a formally trained fashion historian and people REALLY don’t like to discuss this nomenclature, because it’s weird. I did what I could.

Okay, so, reticella was the direct precursor to needle lace (well… so was nalbinding, knotted lace, and netting, but different research topic for different day) and is a form of cutwork (carefully removing threads in fabric and then replacing them with decorative stitching instead) that got more and more ornamental and eventually evolved into punto in aria (first unknotted needle lace) which is entirely made by hand. However… sometimes, ‘punto in aria’ is used to refer specifically to non-geometric punto in aria designs (otherwise clumped together as ‘later’ punto in aria) that generally have more support, but still no true ground. When people are making that distinction, true needle lace that is solely geometric is also referred to as ‘reticella’. ‘Reticello’ is just a spelling variation on ‘reticella’ but I have seen it both ways.

While it’s possible to find some form of geometric needle lace/reticella/‘early’ punto in aria being made at most periods after the 17th century, the method was lost several times and had to be relearned (rich people are cheap, the upper middle class isn’t much better). (Needle lace regularly went in and out of fashion and the styles changed regularly based on region.) The only time geometrical needle lace really made a resurgence in fashionable circles was late into the 19th century, when the method was learned and distributed once again.

Because it was often worked in cotton, whereas the original was worked in linen (yes it was because of sharecropping and enslavement) and no one could be *absolutely sure* it was worked the same way as the original (and to sell to people as both ‘new’ and ‘traditional’) it was (re)named aemilia ars. Aemilia Ars was name of the Italian society that repopularized this style. The patterns they used are often later punto in aria designs (the ones that are less geometrical). So that’s why this needle lace can go by several names, based on my research and understanding.

I have no idea if working it in linen (which I do) or silk changes the nomenclature. (I don’t think so, but this is already confusing.) I’ve seen it several different ways and I don’t think there is a set definition anymore, but feel free to correct me if you know more!

And that’s how a wide swath of needle lace and cutwork embroidery is considered the same (unless it isn’t).

(It’s one of the few subsets of needle lace that isn’t named after where the tradition and stitches originated.)

HOO BOYYY here's more of the rest of the gang fellas!! I love how different their dynamic and appearance is in comparison to the Brit-Trio LEL!!

The Students of Illip Arts High, by Backbone

My nine spotted moth character Rowan! He is somewhat of a persona of mine!

plein airpril ⚓️

Atp I don't want revenge for Psyche or Medea or whoever, I just want them to all DIE and rot. If Eros gets to do whatever he wants and live happily ever after so be it. If Psyche is destined to be miserable for the rest of her life just because shes "God's beloved" so be it! This story has me so fed up I'm praying on its terminal downfall somebody take it down.

I’ve been working on my own httyd oc story just for fun, but I thought I’d share these :]

Idk what to call them, but these are just some notes for my own original species of dragon (more below if you’re interested!)

The goal was basically to create a dragon that has really good senses; all but sight (their eyes are kinda sensitive to light, which makes it difficult for them to see sometimes, particularly in full sunlight)

They usually don’t have to worry about light bugging them though, as they travel in small packs either at night or in drifts of fog

They are omnivores! They eat whatever is available, which obviously changes as they change location, but they prefer fruits and fish

I based the physical appearance on bats (you can probably tell heh)

I’m thinking these guys would be both tracker and mystery class

They have two sets of ears, but they only use the larger sonar pair when in extremely low visibility

They can use an advanced form of echolocation! The little hairs on their bodies let them sense vibrations from all sides

There’s more but I’ll be quiet now lol, just me being cringe and free <3

“I look at you… and I’m home.”

Twenty years ago, eight-year old me saw Finding Nemo and the first shark characters shown in a positive light in cinema.

Bruce inspired me towards a lifelong love of sharks and nature. This year, I’m receiving a Masters in Biology. I owe a lot to my comfort character and to the people who brought him to life.

So, thank you. You’ve saved my life in more ways than one.